Tag: Rioting

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Rioters described by Papua New Guinea police as "opportunists" taking advantage of the death of Grand Chief Sir Michael...

ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an...

By Koroi Hawkins in Honiara Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday's riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after...

By Rosalie Nongebatu, editor of Wansolwara A Solomon Islands academic says the only body that can find a legitimate solution to his country’s current crisis...

Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public...

By RNZ Pacific Police in Solomon Islands called for calm today after rioting broke out in the capital of Honiara over the election of Manasseh...

By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's mayhem in the Southern Highlands capital of Mendi earlier this month caused destruction of 42,000 vaccine...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A former Papua New Guinea military commander has warned that he is "concerned, if not frightened" that the PNG Defence Force...

Southern Highlands community leaders talk about the post-election crisis in their province. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Community leaders from the troubled Southern Highlands...

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...

BRIEFING: By Jale Moala in Port Moresby MAY 19, 2000: As editor of the Fiji Daily Post newspaper in Suva, I was expecting some big...