Regional
Fiji: Chief's support needed after rough week
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Fiji’s prime minister and the leader of the soon-to-be-registered FijiFirst Party has boasted to Fiji media that 18 chiefs have endorsed his party, along with 40,000 officially signed-up supporters.
Call for decolonisation
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Pacific islanders across the region are being urged to renew support for the decolonisation of Pacific communities still under colonial rule.
Seeking stories from Kokoda Track
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A team of international researchers is on a mission to gather first-hand accounts of Papua New Guineans’ wartime experience along the Kokoda Track.
Tonga: Accused's father witnesses beating
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The father of the accused civilian Semisi Kalistiane Manu who is facing a jury trial for manslaughter in the death of a vacationing New Zealand police officer while in custody in Tonga, said he witnessed the police beating up the deceased at the Nuku’alofa police station.
In Brief: Dumped PM says he was 'let down'
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The new leader of Vanuatu’s opposition and dumped Prime Minister, Moana Carcasses, says his partners let him down.
Fiji: Prison inmates have tuberculosis
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Fiji Corrections Service has confirmed that three of its convicted inmates have been admitted to hospital suffering from tuberculosis (TB).
First birthday for Fijian triplets
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
“Being a single mother and raising triplets is not easy but I can never be more thankful to my family and relatives for supporting me throughout.”
Solomons: Red Cross spending queried
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Solomon Islands Red Cross has been criticised for spending thousands of dollars on renting rooms for its staff at a Honiara resort.
First refugees released on Nauru
Thursday 22 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The first refugees on Nauru to have been granted visas have been released from Australian immigration detention on the island.
Global drug syndicates target region
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Asia Pacific region is being targeted by drug traffickers because of its economic growth and large youth population, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns.
In Brief: 'Police' set Port Moresby homes on fire
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Sixty families in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, have been left homeless after police allegedly torched their properties.
Fiji: Regime leader claims chiefs' support
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Eighteen prominent Fijian chiefs have reportedly shown their support to the proposed FijiFirst Party.
Many women still condone violence
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
One in four women in East Asia and the Pacific condone physical or sexual violence against women.
Police patrol Honiara streets
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Police in Solomon Islands say they are maintaining a visible presence in the capital, Honiara, following a weekend of riots which saw business close their doors on Monday.
Move to outlaw bluefin fishing
Wednesday 21 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A US environmental group is taking legal action in the United States to try to save the Pacific bluefin tuna from extinction.
Fiji: Police boss brings 'new eyes'
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A former high ranking officer with South Africa’s defence and security forces has arrived in Fiji to take up his post as the country’s new police commissioner.
Honiara shuts down after riots
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Fears of further riots in Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, prompted most businesses to close their doors on Monday.
Samoa: Tuilaepa defends support letter for rapist
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Samao’s prime minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, used biblical scripture to defend his writing a letter of support for a man convicted of rape in New Zealand.
PNG: Sorcery killing creates legal dilemma
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Police on Bougainville in Papua New Guinea say they are investigating the torture and killing of a man who was accused of practising sorcery.
Instability the norm in Vanuatu
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Reports from Vanuatu indicate moves are already underway to organise a motion of no-confidence against the new prime minister.
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