Tag: Pandemic
Voice of Papua: How covid pandemic has been impacting on Papuan...
By Voice of Papua
While the delay in the Indonesian government response to the covid-19 corona virus is disappointing, Papua's provincial government needs to be...
Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free
By Amanda Siddharta in Jakarta
Six activists charged with treason in Jakarta for organising a protest rally for independence last August outside the presidential palace...
‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the...
By Democracy Now!
New Zealand implemented one of the earliest lockdowns and has largely succeeded in eliminating the coronavirus under the leadership of Prime Minister...
Jokowi deploys army, police to enforce Indonesia’s coronavirus ‘new normal’
By Marchio Irfan Gorbiano in Jakarta
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police will be deployed to guard...
No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one...
By RNZ News
New Zealand has reported no new cases of covid-19 coronavirus today, but the death toll has risen to 22 to include a...
PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’
Pacific Media Centre
The dramatic daily increase of covid-19 coronavirus cases in West Papua poses a "great threat" to Papua New Guinea, says the country's...
Foreign fishing boats become new covid-19 threat for Pacific nations
By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of TVNZ One News
Pacific governments are being warned to put urgent covid-19 safety measures into place at ports as...
Sue Bradford: Labour betrays its traditions – and most vulnerable –...
COMMENT: By Sue Bradford for Pundit and RNZ News
In the age of covid-19 we are Jacinda's team of five million, except for some.
There has rarely...
Rich and poor don’t recover equally from epidemics – target: rebuild...
ANALYSIS: By Ilan Noy of Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, disaster recovery plans are almost...
Former PM O’Neill blames current government for ‘politicised’ arrest
By EMTV News
Former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the National Executive Council of the then Papua New Guinea government approved the purchase of two...
Why Hong Kong isn’t dead yet – ‘It’s not power, it’s...
By Lokman Tsui in Hongkong
This story is an edited version of a post published by the author on Facebook on Friday, May 22, reflecting...
Former PM O’Neill granted bail on corruption claims and will self-isolate
Pacific Media Centre
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was granted bail last night at the Waigani National Court after being arrested by...
Former PNG PM O’Neill arrested for alleged ‘abuse’ on return home
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has been arrested after arriving back in the country.
Police say O'Neill was arrested on...
Bainimarama offers Eid greetings to Fiji’s Muslim community
By Koroi Tadulala in Suva
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has shared warm greetings as the month of Ramadan ends and has wished the Muslim members...
FLNKS wants New Caledonia vote on independence delayed by two months
By RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has asked Paris for the referendum on independence from France to be deferred by up to two...
Sing the pandemic away – Papuan rapper, police chief join in...
Sing the pandemic away. Video: The Jakarta Post
Pacific Media Watch
In a bid to advise people to follow health instructions to contain the spread of...
Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller
By RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges was today dumped by a relative unknown, agriculture and biosecurity spokesperson Todd Muller.
Commentators believe...
Keith Locke: Covid-19 coronavirus helps us reshape NZ foreign policy
COMMENT: By Keith Locke
The covid-19 coronavirus crisis is shaking up our thinking in a number of areas in New Zealand, not least on foreign...
People still slipping across Indonesian border, says PNG governor
By RNZ Pacific
The governor of Papua New Guinea's West Sepik province says people are still defying the official border closure and crossing into Indonesia.
Vanimo,...
Chaos in Timor-Leste parliament as politicians try to ‘gag’ deputy speaker
Pacific Media Watch
Following yesterday's parliamentary row in the national chamber of Timor-Leste, chaotic scenes were streamed live on social media today for more than...
Whakarewarewa: A silence not heard in 100 years thanks to covid-19
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ Manu Korihi reporter
New Zealand's border restrictions have cut off more than 90 percent of visitors to Rotorua's oldest tourism...
Vice-president forced out of Timorese Parliament in bitter row
By Evaristo Soares Martins and Robert Baird in Dili
The Vice-President of Timor-Leste's National Parliament, Maria Angelina Sarmento, has been physically removed from a plenary...