Tag: ASEAN
Climate crisis, coronavirus and journalism research methodologies top latest PJR edition
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Climate crisis and the global coronavirius pandemic are key themes along with new research methodology strategies in the latest Pacific Journalism...
Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events –...
By Scott Waide
Papua New Guinea’s freedoms of speech, expression and access to information were challenged yesterday when Chinese officials barred both local and non-Chinese media from attending meetings...
Why Indonesia must ratify the global nuclear weapon ban treaty
By Deandra Madeena Moerdaning in Vienna
A year ago on July 7, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that pushes forward a...
Jokowi’s foreign policy becomes more visible, says ex-envoy to US
Indonesia's foreign policy under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has become more visible regionally and globally, contrary to popular assumptions from the early days of...
Josef Benedict: Rohingya crisis is a moment of truth for ASEAN
ANALYSIS: By Josef Benedict
Today, we are watching history repeat itself in Southeast Asia in the worst possible way.
Once again, the Myanmar military has launched...
ASEAN lawmakers alarmed at ‘blasphemy’ conviction of Ahok
Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta on the sentencing of Ahok to two years in prison for insulting the Quran.
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk
Parliamentarians...
‘Jakarta Conclusions’: action plan for Asian media
Experts from Southeast Asian nations have identified key challenges facing media in their region. They propose three fundamental areas of action for civil society, governments...
Timor-Leste plays diplomacy ‘catch up’ with ASEAN membership
By Tama Salim in Dili
Just 14 years into independence, Timor-Leste has secured membership of a number of international forums, declaring its intent to catch...
Brush up on perceptions of ASEAN trade partners, envoy tells NZ
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
New Zealanders need to catch up with reality about the country's trade partners in the South-East Asia region, says an...
Asian scholars crafting a non-adversarial approach to journalism
Report from Pacific Media Centre
"Mindful journalism" practice in the West tries to be secular and is practised without having any religious values. Moral wisdom...