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Detainees made suicide pacts
Tuesday 30 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Desperate and dispirited asylum seekers at the Australian-run detention centre on Nauru formed “suicide pacts”, according to accounts by two social workers who worked at the centre.
EU lectures Nauru on human rights
Tuesday 30 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN - The European Union says the Nauru Government must meet its international human rights obligations.
New king must win people's trust
Monday 29 June 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – Chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council Melino Maka says the newly-appointed King of Tonga’s biggest challenge will be to win back the trust of his people.
Family man wants to get home
Monday 29 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – A suspended opposition MP on Nauru says he’s frustrated at the Court’s decision to defer his appeal to get his passport back for two weeks.
Democracy and rule of law 'broken'
Monday 29 June 2015 | Published in Regional
Yaren – New Zealand should stop all financial support for Nauru’s justice system, which is going from bad to worse, former Nauru chief justice Geoffrey Eames says.
Coronation celebrations underway
Monday 29 June 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga has already begun 11 days of celebrations to mark the coronation of monarch King Tupou VI (pictured) with an ancient kava ceremony and gifts of pigs and yams from the country’s chiefs.
Papuans desperately want their country back
Saturday 27 June 2015 | Published in Regional
Benny Wenda is a West Papuan independence leader and the spokesperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.
ULM 'positive' at 'disappointing' MSG decision
Saturday 27 June 2015 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULM) has expressed gratitude for progress made but still intends pursuing full membership of the Melanesia Spearhead Group.
'I believe we can beat the All Blacks'
Saturday 27 June 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – In Samoa they call him the “ People’s Captain” and rugby hero, Mahonri Schwalger, has given not only the Manu Samoa players, but also the nation of Samoa, a massive rev-up ahead of the much-awaited test match against the All Blacks at Apia Park Stadium on July 8.
Australia's culture of aid in the Pacific debated
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
MELBOURNE – A former Australian ambassador has questioned the effectiveness of Australian aid to promote democracy and the rule of law in the Pacific.
Lawless Daru town may be new smugglers' base
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
DARU – Police in Papua New Guinea have raised concerns about a potential new people smuggling route for asylum seekers trying to get to Australia.
Australia moves to head off refugees' case
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – The Australian Greens are trying to place conditions on the Government’s operation of offshore immigration detention centres as the Senate debates urgent changes to the Migration Act this week.
Refugees' freedoms contravened
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – Papua New Guinea is breaking international law by restricting the freedom of movement of refugees on Manus Island, the United Nations says.
Vietnam quiet over destroyed boats
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
KOROR – Palau’s President said he hopes Vietnam gets the message that his country will not tolerate more illegal activity by Vietnamese fishing crews in its waters.
Nauru's aid in question
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he will check whether Nauru is measuring up to its earlier assurances about the integrity of its judicial system.
Indonesia joins Melanesian group
Thursday 25 June 2015 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – Indonesia has been admitted to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) nad West Papua has been given observer status.
Nauru MPs remanded in custody
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Two opposition MPs in Nauru have been refused bail following their arrest over last week’s anti-government protests.
'Almost ready' to let the Games begin
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papa New Guinea’s Post-Courier newspaper says Port Moresby is “ready for the Games”.
No lawyers for charged MPs
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – A Nauru Opposition MP, who is one of several MPs facing charges after anti government protests last week, says they are being denied access to their lawyers.
No bookings yet as Pitcairn votes in gay marriage
Wednesday 24 June 2015 | Published in Regional
ADAMSTOWN – One of the world’s smallest countries has legalised same-sex marriage, despite having no gay couples to wed.
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