Tag: Corruption
NZ bars Australian investigative journalist working for Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Watch
An award-winning journalist whose reporting on a murder and corruption investigation got her deported from Malaysia has been prevented from boarding a...
Experts warn over Indonesian plan for fast track environmental deregulation
By Hans Nicholas Jong in Jakarta
Experts have warned that a slate of sweeping deregulation planned by the Indonesian government could prove disastrous for the...
Textbooks should highlight Marcos dictatorship atrocities, says Robredo
By Llanesca T. Panti in Manila
Textbooks should be changed to underscore the atrocities committed by the Philippines martial law regime of former dictator Ferdinand...
Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption
The Rappler video feed on the Ampatuan convictions last month.
For decades, the feared Ampatuan clan held sway in the impoverished province of Maguindanao in...
PNG police issue arrest warrant for former PM Peter O’Neill
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea police have issued a warrant for the arrest of former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.
According to EMTV News, the...
Indonesian journalists ‘bought, broken and soul searching’, says researcher
By Michael Andrew
The Indonesian media is contributing to resentment and racism toward Papuans, according to a human rights researcher and former journalist.
Andreas Harsono of Human...
Keith Jackson: Marape’s commitment to PNG a checklist for judging him
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson
Following the election of James Marape’s as Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, on Sunday, he issued a declaration on Facebook that...
Solomons PM under pressure to switch allegiance from Taiwan to China
By RNZ Pacific
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to switch the country's political allegiance from...
Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The party backing a presidential challenger in today's Indonesian general election claims it is reporting an independent US journalist to police...
Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua says that while last week's general election was peaceful, he claims it was also...
Former PM Morauta accuses Australia of ‘whitewashing’ PNG poll rigging
By Keith Jackson
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta has strongly criticised “foreign governments and organisations”, singling out Australia, for their assessments...
Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues
How UN agencies strive to put human rights at the centre of their work. Video: UN
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of workers from the Confederation...
Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC
NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces a K22 million (NZ$10 million) aid project to help polio vaccination for Papua New Guineans at the St...
Tahiti’s Salmon fined for defaming president with ‘vote buying’ claim
By RNZ Pacific
A senior French Polynesian politician has been fined for defaming the president Edouard Fritch during the election campaign in April.
The criminal court...
Nauru media ban on ABC targets Australian detention centre gag
There has been much wringing of hands over Nauru’s ban on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for next month’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ summit. But,...
Indonesian anti-corruption watchdog arrests nine, including House member
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have arrested nine people during a raid in Jakarta, including a member of the House of...
Presidential hopeful Prabowo urges people to accept election bribes
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabowo Subianto is encouraging people accept electoral bribes if they are offered basic commodities (sembako)...
PNG opposition demands PM O’Neill resign over Mendi torching riot
Oro Governor Gary Juffa speaks during the Opposition demand for Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's resignation. Video: EMTV News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's Opposition...
Time for Xanana Gusmao to step up and fix Timor-Leste’s problems
By Jose Belo in Dili, Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste's parliamentary elections on May 12 have returned Xanana Gusmao to the Government Palace in Dili in an alliance...
PNG condemned for sorcery attacks, police brutality and over refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have suffered repeated violent attacks and robberies by locals, says Human Rights Watch. Video:...
Tommy Suharto: Indonesians are ‘longing’ for return to Suharto rule
Talk to Al Jazeera in the Field programme features Tommy Suharto.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Suharto political dynasty is being revived in Indonesia, reports Al...
Tahiti incumbent defies corruption cloud to easily win election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In the elections held in French Polynesia over the weekend, the ruling party of President Edouard Fritch scored a decisive victory...