By MAHINDA ARKYASA in Jakarta The Timor-Leste government has extended it condolences for the passing of Dr George Junus Aditjondro on December 10. Aditjondro was...

The Chinese naval training ship Zhenghe has travelled to Fiji on a goodwill visit. The ship is carrying 349 crew on board, including 169 trainees,...

By Cedric Patjole in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is calling on the state to use its veto powers...

OBITUARY: By Richard Lance Keeble Phillip Knightley, the investigative reporter who has died aged 87, was a wonderful storyteller. Once he told my students at...

Heavily armed Papua New Guinea police in camouflage fatigues confront students before opening fire on them on 8 June 2016. Image: PMC video The shootings...

OBITUARY: By Ruslan Sangadji in Jakarta Activist, researcher, scholar and former Tempo magazine journalist George Junus Aditjondro has died in Palu, Central Sulawesi. He was 70...

The Schlumberger seismic survey vessel, Amazon Warrior, seismic blasting approximately 120 nautical miles off the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Video: Nigel...

WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT: Bodies pile up in the Philippines as Duterte’s controversial "war on drugs" continues after the President tells citizens to deal...

By Margareth S. Aritonang in Jakarta After two years of running the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has still not fulfilled his campaign promise to...

By Dr Alexandra Wake in Melbourne As a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Kirakira in the Solomon Islands early today, triggering a...

A tsunami warning has been issued for several Pacific countries - including Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - following an earthquake...

Fear and Desperation: Refugees and Migrants Pour into Greece. Prizewinning footage shot in October 2015 – March 2016, Greece. Video: Rory Peck Awards Will Vassilopoulos,...

OPINION: By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby Many current Papua New Guinean parliamentarians are highly respected individuals in their own areas - successful in...

Rappler's Evening wRap on President Duterte and the death penalty. By Mara Cepeda in Manila A proposed measure seeking to reimpose the death penalty in the...

By Hotli Simanjuntak in Banda Aceh An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Aceh in Indonesia early yesterday morning, destroying buildings in Pidie Jaya...

By Debbie Singh in Suva A regional meeting to consider key Pacific priorities and responsibilities for advancing commitments under international and regional policy frameworks on...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate, the Media Association blong Vanuatu (MAV), in commending the recent passing of a Right...

By Abdul Qowi Bastian Sri Bintang Pamungkas was arrested in his home in Cibubur, in the outskirts of Indonesia's capital Jakarta, on early Friday morning,...

By Tevita Vuibau in Suva It has been more than eight years since Nimilote Baleiloa saw the body of his late son Josefa Baleiloa in...

By Talebula Kate in Suva A United States national has been deported after swearing at the President of Fiji, Jioji Konrote, last week, it was...