Opposition will ‘not let up’ to planned seabed mining in Philippines
By Rachel E. Llorca in Manila
Fishermen from the archipelagic province of Romblon in the Philippines are opposed to planned deep sea mining ventures...
Philippines suspends deployment of overseas workers to ‘isolated’ Qatar
Rappler wrap-up on the Qatar crisis.
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Qatar after several Gulf states severed...
PNG’s Tekwie calls for stronger backing for women in Parliament
PNG Women in Politics founder Dorothy Tekwie pleads for change in this general election. Video: TVWan News
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Papua New Guinea's Greens...
Gary Juffa: Beware betrayal and evil puppets – choose warrior leaders
OPINION: By Gary Juffa
Everywhere one goes in Papua New Guinea, one is met with the hopeful, innocent faces of the future ... our children.
They...
Indonesia mobilises warships, intelligence forces to ‘block’ IS
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Indonesian Military (TNI) has begun mobilising its forces -- including warships and intelligence operations -- in northern parts of Indonesia...
Fred Wesley: Our environment message needs to be in every corner...
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley
Today is a special day. On June 5 every year there is a concerted effort to promote awareness on the importance...
Radio Tarana’s Khan honoured for services to radio, Indian community
Radio Tarana's honours video message from Robert Khan.
Pacific Media Watch
The founder and chief executive of New Zealand’s leading Indian radio network, Tarana, has today...
Paris climate agreement ‘still best avenue’ for solutions, says Forum
The European Union and China step up climate collaboration. Video: Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
The Pacific Islands Forum remains committed to the Paris...
Timor-Leste judge acquits two journalists facing jail for defamation
By Bob Howarth in Dili, Timor-Leste
A Dili District Court judge has acquitted two Timor-Leste journalists on a charge of criminal defamation on the grounds...
Trump’s pullout from Paris climate pact ‘threatens lives’ of Pacific people
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
President Donald Trump's move to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement is a grave moral injustice,...
Freedom struggle hero Barak Sope awarded Timor-Leste honour
By Len Garae in Port Vila
“I was fighting in the mountains and I heard your voice from across the ocean coming to support my...
Samoan airline deals at centre of Tokelau chopper purchase
By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland
Tokelau’s controversial helicopter buy was part of at least one major Samoan airline deal, along with plans for the establishment...
Closure of Manus Island will leave refugees in ‘limbo’, says Amnesty
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Australia's offshore refugee detention centres in the Pacific are facing further controversy as the gradual closure and demolition of the...
Hundreds left homeless after being evicted near PNG’s main airport
The EMTV News report of the eviction of the villagers.
By Godwin Eki in Port Moresby
Hundreds of poor Papua New Guineans have been left homeless...
‘No’ to deep sea bed mining plans for Pacific, says PNG’s...
Meredith Kuusa reports for TVWan News.
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Papua New Guinea's Catholic Church cardinal has given a resounding "no" to deep sea mining...
Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ killings spark row during NZ human rights...
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" has sparked further controversy in New Zealand at a public seminar delivered by...
Media ‘twisted comments’ about Chinese firm over tax, says Pōhiva
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva has hit back at reports that he told a press conference that “Chinese businesses in...
AUT appoints new head of Communication Studies school
By Olivia Allison
Auckland University of Technology has appointed a new head of the School of Communication Studies, the largest in New Zealand, the university...
Wrest back PNG from ‘globalised zombies’ and ‘life suckers’, says Juffa
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Popular Oro Governor Gary Juffa, one of the opposition leaders contesting Papua New Guinea's general election next month, has called...
Benny Wenda accuses Indonesian police of torturing Papuan official
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
Police in Indonesia are facing allegations of torture from West Papuan independence leaders after a prominent human rights commissioner was...