Australian doctors to be flown into PNG’s quake-stricken areas
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says 20 helicopters have now been deployed on Papua New Guinea's disaster relief operations. Video: EMTV News
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RSF calls on Philippine state to ‘stop hounding’ Rappler in ‘laughable’...
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Philippine authorities to stop hounding Rappler, after officials confirmed that a previously dismissed...
Indonesian universities ‘ban’ niqab over fundamentalism fears
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A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils – with one threatening expulsion for...
Rainbow Warrior takes on fresh eco mission to Papua, Indonesia
By Astari Pinasthika Sarosa in Jakarta
The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is sailing throughout Indonesia - including West Papua - as a vehicle for environmental...
Step up efforts to support Indonesian women’s rights plea to Jakarta
By Sheany in Jakarta
The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, has called on the government to do more to protect women's...
Mendi wins PNG rugby league title in spite of earthquake devastation
By Sylvester Gawi in Lae
Papua New Guinea's Mendi Butterflies rugby league team has claimed the coveted 2017-2018 Coca Cola Ipatas Cup in Lae, dedicating...
Harsh response lessons abound in wake of PNG’s quake devastation
BRIEFING: By Sylvester Gawi in Tari, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's Highlands earthquake disaster has brought to light some of the many things that...
Challenges on the ground in PNG Highlands – what people really...
By Scott Waide, EMTV journalist and blogger
Survivors in Papua New Guinea's earthquake in the Highlands face tough challenges. And so do the relief agencies...
Counting the cost of PNG’s devastating earthquake – many uncertainties
SPECIAL REPORT: Shirley Mauludu in Port Moresby reports on the earthquake which hit parts of three Highlands provinces almost two weeks ago, leaving behind...
Fiji climate lead challenged Western consultants’ influence before losing job
ANALYSIS: By Megan Darby, deputy editor of Climate Home News
Fiji’s presidency of the United Nations climate talks was an unprecedented opportunity for the Pacific...
Indonesian protesters call for end to violence against women in Yogya
By Rizki Halim in Yogyakarta
Dozens of women held a rally at the Zero Kilometre point in Indonesia's Central Java city of Yogyakarta to commemorate...
70 PNG soldiers deployed in quake zone as death toll hits...
EMTV's Scott Waide reports from the earthquake zone.
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The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has deployed 70 soldiers from Port Moresby to...
Gallery: Yellow rose awards ‘celebrating change’ through women’s achievements
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The Zonta Club of Auckland "celebrated change" through its yellow rose awards on International Women's Day today.
Speakers included Michelle Kidd, QSM,...
Breaking the glass ceiling – two women top Vanuatu ministry
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade is proud to have two women appointed to the...
Driving the future – AUT launches NZ’s first electric bus
AUT News video
By Lucy Handford
New Zealand’s first fully battery powered electric bus hit the road today, thanks to a joint initiative by Tranzit Group,...
New Timor treaty will finally set borders to resolve oil, gas...
ANALYSIS: By Tom Clarke
Timor-Leste and Australia has signed a maritime boundary agreement at the UN headquarters in New York today, putting their long-running border...
RSF shines light on ‘forbidden coverage’ of women’s rights
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To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden subject” which sheds...
PNG’s earthquake death toll in Highlands now tops 75
By Sylvester Gawi in Limu village, Hela, Papua New Guinea
Thousands of people have been displaced and are still waiting for relief assistance in disaster...
Move to sack Tongan police chief lays bare ‘prohibited’ guns imports
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
A cabinet submission by the Police Minister to dismiss Police Commissioner Steve Caldwell has revealed concerns over an...
K150m released to PNG’s earthquake-ravaged districts in more relief efforts
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill visiting disaster-hit areas at the weekend. Video: EMTV News
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Provinces affected by Papua New Guinea's 7.5 magnitude earthquake...