Hides landowners sign MOU with PNG government to end blockade
By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s Hides gas landowners from PDL 1 and 7 have signed a memorandum of understanding with...
Confirm ‘time frame’ for closing Manus Island detention centre, demands NGO
Young children are among the hundreds that are kept in the Australian detention centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island where there have been persistent...
Fiji flag to remain unchanged for foreseeable future, says PM
The Fiji government has announced that it will retain its current national flag, after more than year of debating about whether its colonial symbols...
Murray Horton: Spies given more powers in spite of their failures
OPINION: By Murray Horton
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) are being handed more powers by the New Zealand...
PNG govt delegation ‘satisfied’ with Hides landowner discussions
By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea government representatives have met with landowner leaders of Hides PLD1 and PLD7 natural gas field...
Jailed Vanuatu MPs may face longer sentences after new conspiracy rulings
Eleven former Vanuatu MPs and one lawyer have been found guilty of conspiracy in a bribery case in which they were originally sentenced to...
Students’ lawyer served with contempt charges over UPNG campus unrest
By Peter Kinjap in Port Moresby
The University of Papua New Guinea has served a contempt charge against the Students Representative Council lawyer Laken Lepatu...
Fiji awaits gold medal team to start national celebrations
The Fiji 7s team's Olympic win not only made sporting history for Fiji but it was also the first time an Olympic gold had...
PNG Immigration Office in Moresby risks closure over lack of funds
By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority in Port Moresby is risking closure due to a constant...
Human rights must be ‘to the fore’ in Indonesia ties, says...
Australia must consider human rights, including the military crackdowns on the West Papuan provinces, when pursuing closer ties with Indonesia, says the Melbourne newspaper...
Vanuatu hosts Melanesian province conference for Anglican archbishops, bishops
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The Archbishop of the Province of Melanesia, George Teteli, with other Anglican Archbishops and Bishops of Hawaii, and in...
Indonesia to grant export permit to Freeport in West Papua
By Gareth Tredway
The Indonesian government’s mining ministry is said to have recommended the granting of a new short-term export permit to Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg mine...
Philippine movement launched against summary killings in ‘drug war’
By Jimmy Domingo in Manila
Human rights activists in the Philippines have launched a movement to demand the immediate end of summary executions of suspected...
Joan Macdonald, tireless peace and social justice campaigner, dies peacefully
In memory of Joan Macdonald, 1932 - 2016
Joan Macdonald, nearly 84, a tireless and inspirational New Zealand campaigner for peace, human rights and social...
Benny Wenda’s planned visit to New Zealand now on hold
Trailer for the award-winning documentary The Road To Home about Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing...
Officials fail to resolve issues with PNG LNG landowners, gas flow...
Landowners in the PNG LNG project of Hela province expressing their dissatisfaction to a government delegation this week in Hides. Video: EMTV News
By Peter...
Pacific trade war looms as PNG warns Fiji to shape up
By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea has threatened to stop trading with Fiji because of "unnecessary" trade restrictions on PNG products.
Trade, Commerce...
Fiji gold in Olympic rugby sevens ‘mighty success’ for whole Pacific
Radio New Zealand's Checkpoint reports on the reaction to the historic Fiji win.
By Avinesh Gopal in Suva
The stunning gold medal win by the Fiji...
Climate change doco highlights Tokelau as world leader in ‘solar revolution’
The Asia-Pacific premiere of a documentary showcasing how the remote island dependency of Tokelau has became the world’s first solar-powered territory was screened this...
Leaked documents reveal children sexually abused at Nauru prison
This Al Jazeera report on YouTube says a leaked Nauru report highlights "appalling" refugee conditions.
More than 2000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted...