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Obama should help a people blighted by a US Corp
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 5:12 pm | Pacific.scoop
As the much-heralded visit of President Barack Obama draws near, it is worth remembering that, unlike any other US president, Obama enjoys a special affection among Indonesians. More >>
NZ Pockets Help Samoan Rebuild
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 2:13 pm | Pacific.scoop
Stuart Batty, director of Rotary’s international community development activity in New Zealand, says the cash given by New Zealanders to Rotary’s appeal through Westpac Bank after the tsunami in September is helping fund the rebuilding of people’s ... More >>
Adapting to Climate Change
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:09 pm | Pacific.scoop
Despite what will be said and argued next week in Copenhagen, climate change due to a warming globe is irrefutable More >>
Picnic To Raise The Minimum Wage
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:26 pm | Pacific.scoop
The campaign for a living wage comes to Mangere Bridge this Saturday, with a picnic to raise the minimum wage and reduce inequality in New Zealand. More >>
Indonesia 'Bans' Film On Journalists' Deaths
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:15 pm | Pacific.scoop
JAKARTA (BBC Asia-Pacific/Pacific Media Watch): Indonesia has banned the Australian-made film Balibo, which depicts the deaths of six foreign journalists in East Timor, the head of the foreign correspondents club said. More >>
Budget 2010: The Great Cover-up
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:03 am | Pacific.scoop
This 2010 Budget would have been outrageously scandalous had it been delivered by an elected Minister of Finance, assisted by a Permanent Secretary of Finance appointed normally by the Public Service Commission, and a lawfully appointed Attorney General. More >>
media giant denies PNG people smuggling claims
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 12:33 pm | Pacific.scoop
Malaysian conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau has strongly denied allegations of human smuggling, drug running, arms trafficking and other claims levelled against the company by groups it claimed were trying to sabotage its operations in Papua New Guinea. More >>
Papuans demand dialogue with Indonesian government
Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:45 am | Pacific.scoop
Despite the raft of killings, abductions and other violence carried out by unidentified groups in Papua, Indonesia’s eyes remain elsewhere, says a Papuan student leader. More >>
Building Mobile Money Network in Papua New Guinea
Friday, 20 November 2009, 11:46 am | Pacific.scoop
How can a coffee grower in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea get payment for his produce without having to cross great distances to go to the bank? Can women travel more safely if they don’t have to carry cash? Could parents save for school fees ... More >>
Govt To Consider Human Rights In Policy Making
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:55 pm | Pacific.scoop
Experts urged the government to consider human rights when making policies to avoid rights violations, and to establish better social conditions in the country. More >>
Greenpeace Activist Detained In Riau
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:54 pm | Pacific.scoop
Police in Riau’s Pelalawan district arrested two foreign journalists and a Belgian Greenpeace activist on Monday, saying that they had not provided authorities with the proper paperwork. More >>
Riau to deport Greenpeace
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:53 pm | Pacific.scoop
Police in Pelalawan regency, Riau, handed over two foreign Greenpeace activists and two journalists Tuesday to the Pekanbaru Immigration Office, which will deport them to their respective countries for alleged visa violations. More >>
200 Papuan Children Stranded In Tangerang
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:53 pm | Pacific.scoop
Tangerang: Around 200 Papuan children of school age are reported to be stranded in several places in the district of Tangerang West Java. They were stranded after being left in several places here after having been taken from Papua More >>
Denmark's Push For Delay In Copenhagen
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:52 pm | Pacific.scoop
Recent attempts by rich countries to postpone a binding climate agreement hit the rocks at a meeting of Environment Ministers in Copenhagen yesterday, as vulnerable developing countries made clear that delay was not an option. More >>
Statement of Nauru Parliamentarian on VAW
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:49 pm | Pacific.scoop
We have far more women than men in Nauru and because we are good Christians we can only attract or be attracted to only one whom we shall call wife. For those of you who know me personally, yes I was once a naughty Christian, but I have reformed and ... More >>
Tonga: Helping Women & Children Escape Violence
Monday, 16 November 2009, 4:52 pm | Pacific.scoop
The commencement this week of a new Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) for Tonga is good news for the Kingdom and comes at a time of year when global activism against violence against women steps up the pace for 16-days. But if the faces and the work ... More >>
Papuans Demand Restriction Of Migrants
Monday, 16 November 2009, 4:49 pm | Pacific.scoop
People migrating to Papua have impacted upon the Papuans’ employment opportunities, thus necessitating further travel restrictions, a seminar hears. More >>
Defamation Case Against Human Rights Defender
Monday, 16 November 2009, 4:48 pm | Pacific.scoop
The undersigned members of the Indonesia NGO Forum and Watch Indonesia from Germany would like to take this opportunity to welcome you in your new position and bring to your attention some of our recent concerns regarding the situation of human rights ... More >>
PNG Newspaper Accused of Story Fabrication
Monday, 16 November 2009, 12:45 pm | Pacific.scoop
A senior journalist on the Malaysian-owned National newspaper has accused the rival Rupert Murdoch daily Post-Courier of “fabricating” a front page lead story claiming 16,000 alien Filipinos are living in Papua New Guinea. More >>
Sarkozy Heralds New Approach Towards Pacific
Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:11 am | Pacific.scoop
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has signalled a new approach from Paris towards its overseas departments, countries and territories – including those in the Pacific. More >>
