Samoa’s Ombudsman on complaints over Observer story
Samoa's Office of the Ombudsman has received a number of complaints in relation to the controversial article “Suicide in Church Hall” published on the...
PNG’s student unrest hitting finances, reputation, says education chief
By Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's long standing university student unrest is costing the country's higher education sector financially, and is also...
Unitech student dies after PNG attack, campus buildings set ablaze
A group of men armed with bush knives attacked a student last night in the male dormitories at Papua New Guinea's University of Technology...
Fiji assignment enlightens aspiring climate change journalists
By Denise Yeo
A two-week journalism stint in Fiji, dubbed “Bearing Witness”, has lent new perspectives on the effects of climate change on AUT journalism...
Gujarati migrant theatre group keeps mother tongue alive in NZ
By Ami Dhabuwala
Migrants from Gujarat who are living in Auckland have set up a theatre and literature group to celebrate their mother tongue.
The group’s...
Kayak climate protest for Pacific targets PM Turnbull at home
Members of Sydney’s Pacific Islander community and supporters are kayaking down Sydney Harbour to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s harbourside residence today to protest against...
Students blame UPNG building blaze on clash ‘spillover’
When EMTV News arrived at the UPNG main campus yesterday, students were armed with bush knives, stones, sticks and metal bars as they chased...
Philippines President-elect Duterte ‘browbeats’ media in test of will
OPINION: By Amando Doronila in Canberra
Let there be no mistake about this. Since his proclamation by Congress as President-elect, Rodrigo Duterte has engaged the...
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu condemn Papuan rights violations at UN hearing
The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have condemned the "unresolved" human rights violations in West Papua by Indonesian security forces, saying they have continued in...
UPNG students clash with Uniforce officers, cars torched and library stoned
By Peter Solo Kinjap in Port Moresby
Students from the University of Papua New Guinea reportedly clashed with Uniforce Security Service guards today, leading to...
Images: Students accused of setting cars on fire at UPNG security...
Black smoke was billowing from the University of Papua New Guinea Uniforce security base at Waigani today after cars were set ablaze.
A UPNG staff...
Papuan citizenship promised soon for West Papuan refugees
By Charles Yapumi in Vanimo
West Papuans who have been living in Papua New Guinea for many decades will be granted citizenship soon.
The PNG Immigration...
PNG police in firearms refresher training to ward off public allegations
Senior police officers have been given a week's refresher training in the use of firearms following an uproar over the force opening fire on...
Indonesian digital journalist couple attacked at mayor’s house in Makassar
Two digital journalists based in Makassar, in the region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, have been attacked while attending an event held by Makassar branch...
Asia-Pacific climate change reporting skills need boost but media ‘lacking resources’
By TJ Aumua
Media experts say journalism institutions lack the resources needed to raise the quality and awareness of environmental reportage in the Asia-Pacific region.
Widely...
New Zealand PM’s diplomatic debacle and geopolitical hypocrisy over Fiji
ANALYSIS: By John Braddock
Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama used what would normally have been a bland official speech in Suva earlier this month to...
Court orders students to serve papers on UPNG in ‘ambush’ lawsuit
By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby
An urgent application filed by the Students Representative Council president Kenneth Rapa against the University of Papua New Guinea...
Otago Foreign Policy School tackles digital media political challenges
The Otago Foreign Policy School next month will explore the complex and evolving interaction between government policy making and “old” and “new” forms of...
Sri Lankan boat crisis reminds Indonesia of Rohingya arrivals
"Shoot me!" The voices of Sri Lankan refugees - a heartbreaking video. Indonesian authorities refuse to allow the 44 Sri Lankans leave a boat...
Asian human rights watchdog dismayed at lack of progress in Papua
After monitoring 20 months of the human rights situation in Papua and West Papua provinces under Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s administration, the Asian Human...