Martial law victim : ‘I wasn’t thinking of dying, I was...
From InterAksyon.com
ARCHIVE: Flashback to the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972: InterAksyon.com posted a series of testimonies from human rights victims of...
Cook Islands media call on ministers to ‘front up’ over issues
By Florence Syme-Buchanan in Avarua, Rarotonga
One of the Cook Islands' top broadcasters and newspapers want government heads of ministries and ministers to be more...
Fiji fishing village scene – dead on the beach
By Sikeli Qounadovu in Komave, Viti Levu, Fiji
What used to be a 30-minute walk, even up to an hour, to the best fishing spot...
Unity Group says it has the numbers for government in Vanuatu
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The Unity Political Group, currently camping on Pele island in Vanuatu, is concentrating on developing its Joint Policy Platform...
USP offers online journalism course at Vanuatu campus
By Harrison Selmen in Port Vila
The University of the South Pacific is offering for the first time one of its journalism courses to be...
PNG politicians urged not to meddle with courts ‘for power’
Papua New Guinean Opposition Leader Don Polye has urged his fellow parliamentarians and individuals not to interfere in court processes in a bid to...
Indonesian anti-terror law change ‘may override human rights’
By Edo Karensa in Jakarta
International human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Indonesia's House of Representatives to reject a draft...
Philippines at risk of ‘full-blown’ HIV epidemic
By Iris Gonzales in Manila
For decades, the Philippines had dodged the global AIDS crisis. Things have changed, however. There is now a full-blown AIDS...
NZ waits on fix-up plans for Vanuatu airport
By Len Garae in Port Vila
“New Zealand has been a strong supporter of tourism in this country and we are honoured to act...
Special UNESCO travel grants offered to Pacific educators for WJEC
The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, with its event partner Auckland University of Technology, is offering a limited travel assistance fund for up...
Vanuatu heat wave suspected cause for sudden death of fish
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Thousands of reef fish of different sizes and species have died suddenly on the reef at Pango village near...
Indonesia: Civilian supremacy, or civilian inferiority?
OPINION: By Dwi Atmanta in Jakarta
After nearly 18 years of reform, public recognition of the Indonesian Military (TNI) as both defender of the state...
Forum Fisheries Agency seeks answers to American withdrawal in Pacific
The Forum Fisheries Agency says a series of meetings in Fiji this week will attempt to find solutions for Pacific nations reeling from the...
Anti-TPP ‘death to democracy’ protests in Latin America … and NZ
Thousands of protesters in Chile and Peru - as well as in New Zealand - protested against the signing of the controversial Trans Pacific...
Fiji police chief suspends nine officers accused in Soko death case
By Ellen Stolz in Suva
Niine Fiji police officers charged in relation to the death of Vilikesa Soko after he had been in custody in...
Nikunj Soni: Vanuatu airport – flying into the abyss?
OPINION: By Nikunj Soni in Port Vila
Many people have commented on the saga surrounding the Vanuatu international airport and the termination of flights critical...
Bid to save 126 Indonesian workers facing death in Malaysia
Ministries are pooling their efforts to save 126 Indonesian migrant workers facing the death penalty in Malaysia for drug-related offences, say Indonesian officials.
The government...
Critics question motives behind O’Neill takeover on Bougainville affairs
OPINION: By Bougainville Freedom Movement
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has taken on the portfolio of Bougainville Affairs in his latest cabinet reshuffle.
O'Neill...
Both Fiji daily newspapers perform useful roles, says FMA
By Tevita Vuibau in Suva
The Fiji Times and Fiji Sun perform useful roles in Fiji society by balancing each other, says an executive...
Fiji Times a better newspaper with more reach, says Tebbutt poll
By Tevita Vuibau and Nasik Swami in Suva
The Fiji Times is publicly perceived to be a consistently better newspaper with better reach than its...