Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s done with 3 PNG hostages set free
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Two countries. A common border. Two hostage crises. But the responses of both Asia-Pacific nations have been like chalk and cheese.
On...
Rabuka backs call for West Papuan independence group to fully join MSG
By Kelvin Anthony and Lydia Lewis
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is the first Fijian leader in 16 years to hold a one-on-one meeting with...
Solidarity medical aid convoy breaches blockade and says: ‘Gaza isn’t alone’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Roger Fowler
A delegation of the Miles of Smiles 41st solidarity aid convoy recently entered Gaza to deliver more than US$200,000 of...
Inside PNG: Media must be watchdog not government-controlled
EDITORIAL: Inside PNG
Papua New Guinea’s Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, has proposed a new policy that, if implemented, will affect the constitutional rights of freedom...
Asia Pacific Media Network calls for ‘urgent rethink’ over PNG draft regulation plan
Pacific Media Watch
A New Zealand-based media research and publication group has called for an “urgent rethink” on Papua New Guinea’s draft media development policy,...
Cyclone Gabrielle triggers more destructive forestry ‘slash’ – NZ must change how it grows trees
ANALYSIS: By Mark Bloomberg, University of Canterbury
The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by...