Tag: BenarNews
Trump funding cuts on media impacts on independent Asia Pacific outlet
Pacific Media Watch
One of the many casualties of the Trump administration's crackdown on "soft power" that enabled many democratic media and truth to power...
Evicted PNG settlement fears collective punishment over gang rape and killing
By Harlyne Joku and BenarNews staff
Residents of an informal Port Moresby settlement that was razed following the gang rape and murder of a woman...
Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital...
By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging...
Kiribati elections 2024: Polls open but ‘hype isn’t like other countries’
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead
The atmosphere in Kiribati is "very calm" and "the hype is not as it is in other countries",...
Indonesian human rights groups seek independent probe of NZ pilot’s death...
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura and Pizaro Gozali Idrus in Jakarta
Indonesian human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of...
Nations join ranks to delay deep-sea mining approval by UN regulator
SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephen Wright in Kingston, Jamaica
The obscure UN organisation attempting to set rules for the exploitation of deep-sea metals is facing a...
Vanuatu fights for marine protection at key UN deep-sea mining summit
By Stephen Wright in Kingston, Jamaica
Vanuatu has taken a leading role in a bloc of nations fighting to keep marine environment protection on the...
Indonesia accused of subverting Pacific push for UN rights mission to...
By Stefan Armbruster, Victor Mambor and BenarNews staff
An unheralded visit to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces by a leading Pacific diplomat has drawn criticism for undermining...
