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May 15, 2020
By Ardila Syakriah, Arya Dipa, Asip Hasani and Suherdjoko in Jakarta/Bandung/Blitar/Semarang Indonesia’s most populous island of Java has become the country’s epicentre of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, prompting calls for heightened containment efforts, including by imposing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the entire region. All six provinces on the island, home to some 151 million ... <a title="Java on ‘red alert’ as coronavirus deaths spike in Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/java-on-red-alert-as-coronavirus-deaths-spike-in-indonesia/" aria-label="Read more about Java on ‘red alert’ as coronavirus deaths spike in Indonesia">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2020
By RNZ Pacific A High Court judge in Fiji has thrown out fines handed to 49 people who were caught breaching curfew or social gathering orders. Justice Salesi Temo overruled the decisions of Magistrates Courts in Suva, Nausori, Tailevu, Vunidawa and Savusavu. A night-time curfew and a ban on gatherings of more than a few ... <a title="Fiji High Court judge throws out ‘cruel’ fines for covid rule breaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/15/fiji-high-court-judge-throws-out-cruel-fines-for-covid-rule-breaches/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji High Court judge throws out ‘cruel’ fines for covid rule breaches">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
By Craig McCulloch, deputy political editor of RNZ News A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020’s “once in a generation Budget” as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The plan lays out the first $15.9 billion of investment including an extension of the wage ... <a title="NZ’s new covid action: $50bn rescue fund in ‘once in a generation’ budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/nzs-new-covid-action-50bn-rescue-fund-in-once-in-a-generation-budget/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s new covid action: $50bn rescue fund in ‘once in a generation’ budget">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
By EMTV Online The PNG Defence Force has handed over three suspects for the killing of police Senior Inspector Andrew Tovere to the investigating police. Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jnr was accompanied by three officers to attend a muster parade at Port Moresby’s Murray Barracks yesterday. The attendance was prompted by the invitation of ... <a title="PNG military hand over three suspects in police officer killing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/png-military-hand-over-three-suspects-in-police-officer-killing/" aria-label="Read more about PNG military hand over three suspects in police officer killing">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2020
COMMENT: Nik Naidu reflects on the 33rd anniversary of the original – first of four – coups in his homeland of Fiji. Today is the 33rd anniversary of that fateful day when Fiji lost its political innocence, when the Fiji military overthrew a democratically elected “People’s government”. Yes, 33 years have passed. That first military ... <a title="Fiji 33 years after the first fateful coup – a failed democracy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/14/fiji-33-years-after-the-first-fateful-coup-a-failed-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji 33 years after the first fateful coup – a failed democracy?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie Quietly passing us by in these frenetic covid-19 coronavirus weeks as New Zealand takes a big step back to “normality” tomorrow – but it should be a step forwards for a “reset” – is the fate of those hugely wasteful and pointless war games: RIMPAC. Thankfully RIMPAC 2020 has ... <a title="RIMPAC 2020 maritime exercises ‘all at sea’ as virus, protests put squeeze on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/rimpac-2020-maritime-exercises-all-at-sea-as-virus-protests-put-squeeze-on/" aria-label="Read more about RIMPAC 2020 maritime exercises ‘all at sea’ as virus, protests put squeeze on">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Pacific Media Centre TAPOL has condemned the political decision to cancel the early release of five political prisoners that were arrested in Jakarta for demonstrating in favour of self-determination of West Papua. On April 24, the Central Court of Jakarta sentenced Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Dano Tabuni, Charles Kossay and Ariana Elopere to nine ... <a title="TAPOL condemns cancellation of early release for Jakarta Five prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/tapol-condemns-cancellation-of-early-release-for-jakarta-five-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about TAPOL condemns cancellation of early release for Jakarta Five prisoners">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has responded with anger to a radio interview with one of the party’s two members of the French Senate. Nuihau Laurey, a former finance minister, had told Tahiti’s Radio1 that the territorial government’s measures to deal with the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had not been up to ... <a title="Senator outrages Tahiti government with ‘brutal virus crisis’ criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/senator-outrages-tahiti-government-with-brutal-virus-crisis-criticism/" aria-label="Read more about Senator outrages Tahiti government with ‘brutal virus crisis’ criticism">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. Memories of idyllic beaches and sonorous waves may seem far away while we remain at home. Yet, we need not look far to appreciate the enduring history of the ocean in Asia and the Pacific. For generations, the region has thrived ... <a title="UN Op-Ed – Healthy oceans: keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/un-op-ed-healthy-oceans-keeping-asia-and-the-pacific-afloat/" aria-label="Read more about UN Op-Ed – Healthy oceans: keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
COMMENT: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Was New Zealand media giants NZME trying to pull a “fast one” when the company sought urgent approval to help to buy out rival media company Stuff for $1. The New Zealand Herald owners filed an urgent Commerce Commission application at on Monday for the ... <a title="Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over Stuff?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/media-monopoly-was-nzme-trying-to-pull-a-fast-one-over-stuff/" aria-label="Read more about Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over Stuff?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The regent of Mimika in Papua has urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to temporarily close a mine in the regency owned by gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia as the number of covid-19 coronavirus cases in the area continues to rise. “Human lives are at stake here, so we hope the ... <a title="‘Shut Freeport mine’ plea by Mimika regent after workers test positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/shut-freeport-mine-plea-by-mimika-regent-after-workers-test-positive/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shut Freeport mine’ plea by Mimika regent after workers test positive">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2020
By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News A New Zealand doctors’ union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting covid-19 coronavirus. Staff from Waitākere Hospital tested positive for the coronavirus after patients from St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home in Auckland were moved there. ... <a title="Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/12/doctors-union-wants-answers-over-seven-nurses-infected-at-nz-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital">Read more</a>
