Tag: Lawsuit
Parkop calls on PNG to use state veto power to revoke...
By Cedric Patjole in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is calling on the state to use its veto powers...
Court orders students to serve papers on UPNG in ‘ambush’ lawsuit
By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby
An urgent application filed by the Students Representative Council president Kenneth Rapa against the University of Papua New Guinea...
PNG anti-corruption campaigner vows to keep pushing for PM to quit
By Eric Haurupma in Port Moresby
Anti-corruption activist Bryan Kramer says he and his supporters in Papua New Guinea will continue to pursue their call...
Defence recruit foreign lawyers for Vanuatu conspiracy case
By Thompson Marango in Port Vila
Two lawyers from Australia have been taken on board the defence team representing 11 of the jailed Vanuatu politicians...
Vanuatu’s Appeal Court upholds 10-year ban on 14 former MPs
By Thompson Marango in Port Vila
The Supreme Court decision to ban the 14 convicted former MPs from holding public offices in Vanuatu for 10...
Fiji Times challenges government over exclusive advertising deal
By Talebula Kate in Suva
The Fiji Times is challenging the selection of the Fiji Sun as the government's exclusive carrier of newspaper advertisements for the...
Former PNG politician seeks injunction against Australian doco The Opposition
Former PNG politician Dame Carol Kidu, who features in Media Stockade's feature documentary The Opposition, is seeking an injunction to stop the filmmakers from...
Selwyn Manning: Mouths firmly shut – is a cover-up in play?
Opinion by Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report
Respected New Zealand Herald journalist Phil Taylor’s reportage last week has again raised concerns about poor transparency...
Four Corners probe: ‘This mud wave has killed anything alive’
A CNN report at the time of the Bento Rodrigues disaster broadcast on 6 November 2015. Source: Noticias Esporte De Hoje
ABC Four Corners investigative...
New kava legal challenge in Germany over drugs institute ruling
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
A court case has been filed against the Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM/German Federal Institute for Drugs and...
Vanuatu’s new Parliament elects Charlot Salwai as nation’s 11th PM
By Harold Obed in Port Vila
Pentecost MP Charlot Salwai was today elected the 11th Prime Minister of Vanuatu by the incoming Parliament, elected in...
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...
Aceh citizens take legal action to protect Sumatran jungle
Report from The Sydney Morning Herald
By Michael Neilson in Jakarta
Activists are suing the Indonesian government in a bid to stop development they say will...
Key misses vital moment to step up over climate change –...
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Kiribati Independent editor Taberannang Korauaba in Auckland analyses the fallout from the "climate change refugee" controversy. He was at the...
