Archive

Asia Pacific

CoveragePost

ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students

October 28, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The United Liberation Movement if West Papua (ULMWP) has accused the Indonesian government of imposing martial law on the Melanesian region of West Papua and brutally supressing protests in a crackdown. “Students have been shot with live rounds, tear gassed and beaten with bamboo sticks by police in Jayapura – just ... <a title="ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/ulmwp-accuses-jakarta-over-martial-law-after-police-fire-on-students/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens

October 27, 2020

By RNZ News Former Green Party MP Keith Locke says his contemporaries should stay out of the New Zealand cabinet in order to remain critical of Labour while also working constructively with it. Any cabinet positions offered to the Greens by Labour would be a favour, not a necessity, and likely require the smaller party ... <a title="Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/stay-out-of-cabinet-be-independent-former-mp-tells-greens/" aria-label="Read more about Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs

October 27, 2020

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. While the Organization enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world’s improved average life expectancy, the future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: ... <a title="Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/op-ed-the-united-nations-75-years-young-engaging-youth-social-entrepreneurs-to-accelerate-the-sdgs/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness

October 27, 2020

COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce Today is Labour Day in New Zealand – the public holiday set aside to celebrate the rights of workers and in particular the right to an eight-hour working day. The great irony is that like many New Zealanders I am working today because I’m a contractor and not an employee with ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/bryan-bruce-labour-day-eroded-by-neoliberalism-and-selfishness/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor

October 24, 2020

By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in the shooting of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani after investigating a series of shootings in Intan Jaya regency, Papua. The team gave its findings to the Office of the Coordinating Political, ... <a title="Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/24/investigators-find-evidence-of-military-role-in-shooting-of-papuan-pastor/" aria-label="Read more about Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project

October 23, 2020

By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae Landowners are unwavering in their opposition to the deep sea tailings placement (DSTP) method for waste from Papua New Guinea’s proposed K18 billion (NZ$7.7 billion) Wafi-Golpu mine project. They travelled to Lae yesterday from various areas of Morobe which will be affected by the project. It is awaiting approval by ... <a title="PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/png-landowners-protest-over-deep-sea-tailings-waste-plan-for-k18b-project/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish

October 23, 2020

By RNZ Pacific The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it is adopting a provisional constitution for a democratic state. The organisation is seeking a referendum in West Papua on independence from Indonesia. The movement’s Legislative Council had been holding its third annual session in Jayapura. It decided that the movement’s bylaws should be ... <a title="West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/west-papuans-will-not-bow-down-to-indonesia-over-independence-wish/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears

October 22, 2020

By RNZ News Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is concerned at the level of complacency the public and government is showing towards covid-19 since the country reverted to alert level 1. It comes following the revelations that an unknowingly infectious person visited an Auckland pub on Friday 16 October, as well as the influx of new ... <a title="Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/skegg-warns-against-complacency-slackness-over-auckland-covid-fears/" aria-label="Read more about Skegg warns against ‘complacency, slackness’ over Auckland covid fears">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss

October 22, 2020

By RNZ News Hundreds of Russian fishing crew at a New Zealand covid isolation hotel in Christchurch are said to be in good spirits and those who have the virus are doing well. Eighteen of the 237 foreign workers at the Sudima Hotel are infected with covid-19. They will all be tested again today with ... <a title="Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/russian-fishing-crew-not-feeling-too-unwell-says-sealord-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Russian fishing crew not feeling too unwell, says Sealord boss">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row

October 22, 2020

By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts by the Health Department to pharmaceutical companies. Acting Auditor-General Gordon Kega said his office should “sanction” the involvement of any private firm in the auditing of public funds. “Under the ... <a title="PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/png-auditor-calls-for-sanctions-in-private-probe-over-medicines-row/" aria-label="Read more about PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa

October 21, 2020

By Sri Krishnamurthi “No matter how we come to be in Fiji, or how long we have been here …we all part of the land. It is the land of our birth or land of our adoption, the land to which we belong” – The late archbishop Petero Mataca. When a New Zealand youth, an ... <a title="A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/a-loss-of-fijian-identity-or-no-identity-at-all-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide what it really stands for

October 21, 2020

ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology A pandemic can change the foundations of a society. But if this happens in New Zealand over the next three years, it will be for reasons beyond the control of the sixth Labour government. When it comes to the fundamental structure of state and economy, Labour is ... <a title="With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide what it really stands for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/with-a-mandate-to-govern-nz-alone-labour-must-now-decide-what-it-really-stands-for/" aria-label="Read more about With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide what it really stands for">Read more</a>