Tag: Funerals

RNZ News The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South...

The usually festive Christmas season in West Papua was marred by the death of beloved Papua Governor and Chief Lukas Enembe in an Indonesian...

By Diane Wilson in Kokopo Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has described the late Sir Rabbie Namaliu as a "shining example" of what politicians and...

Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura The chair of the Papua Customary Council (DAP), Dominggus Surabut, says the council along with a coalition of civil organisations have...

By David Robie A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the...

COMMENTARY: By Khaled Farraj This is not a lament for Shireen, nor is it a political article. It is not a press report, nor is...

PNG Post-Courier Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae has described Papua New Guinea's late Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil as a vibrant and visionary leader...

The global response to the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video: Al Jazeera COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views Nothing justifies the...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Levo in Port Moresby In all of the meandering years in the life of Papua New Guinea, 2021, which ended on Friday...

Rappler reporters Filipinos honoured the late Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III by lighting buildings up in yellow, tying yellow ribbons around trees and lamp...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has staged parallel protests outside the Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin, holding funeral-style processions to denounce...

By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Forty six people from Fiji's central division where the capital Suva is located, have covid-19 taking the...

By Praneeta Prakash in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says a breach in protocol in relation to the 53-year-old woman now testing positive of...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Teenager Edward William Kaile captured the mood of a grieving nation when he ran, carrying a Papua New Guinea...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The youngest daughter of the Somare family Dulciana Somare-Brash told mourners the state funeral for Papua New Guinea's Grand...

The Loop PNG livestreaming of the Sir Michael Somare funeral in Port Moresby today. Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Somare family has thanked the people of...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Sir Michael Somare. Founding father and three times prime minister of Papua New Guinea. Born Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, April 9,...

By RNZ Pacific The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has directed that a bronze statue be erected in honour of Sir Michael...

Widow Erlinda Echanis demands the release of the body of her husband, assassinated  peace activist Randall "Randy" Echanis. Video: Rappler By Rambo Talabong in Manila After...

By Anish Chand in Suva Political leaders are known to beat around the bush when it comes to answering serious topics and when faced with...

By RNZ News As the police worked to release victims' bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon. Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Vanuatu has never seen an outpouring of sorrow and admiration such as it witnessed yesterday. Many alive today may not...