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5 suspects arrested as probe continues into killing of PNG Ports chief

September 24, 2022

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have arrested five men in Goroka over their alleged involvement in the killing of PNG Ports managing director Fego Kiniafa. Provincial Police Commander Chief Superintendent Michael Welly said the men were in police custody and were now being questioned over the slaying of Kiniafa on ... <a title="5 suspects arrested as probe continues into killing of PNG Ports chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/24/5-suspects-arrested-as-probe-continues-into-killing-of-png-ports-chief/" aria-label="Read more about 5 suspects arrested as probe continues into killing of PNG Ports chief">Read more</a>

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Tense Goroka town under lockdown after brutal slaying of PNG Ports chief

September 20, 2022

PNG Post-Courier Goroka town is under lockdown and remains tense as Papua New Guinea police mount a heavy presence following the brutal slaying of the PNG Ports chief executive Fego Kiniafa outside the Eastern Highlands provincial capital. Kiniafa was slashed to death at Nagamiufa on Saturday after he allegedly shot a Nagamiufa man. Four men ... <a title="Tense Goroka town under lockdown after brutal slaying of PNG Ports chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/tense-goroka-town-under-lockdown-after-brutal-slaying-of-png-ports-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Tense Goroka town under lockdown after brutal slaying of PNG Ports chief">Read more</a>

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PNG Ports chief executive killed in Highlands fight

September 20, 2022

RNZ Pacific State-owned PNG Ports chief executive officer Fego Kiniafa has been killed at Nagamiufa in Goroka of Eastern Highlands Province, says Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning. A police report said he had died in a fight after an argument was started over a few bottles of beer. It said Kiniafa had allegedly ... <a title="PNG Ports chief executive killed in Highlands fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/png-ports-chief-executive-killed-in-highlands-fight/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Ports chief executive killed in Highlands fight">Read more</a>

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Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ

September 19, 2022

REVIEW: By David Robie Seven weeks ago the Philippines truth-telling martial law film Katips was basking in the limelight in the country’s national FAMAS academy movie awards, winning best picture and a total of six other awards. Last week it began a four month “world tour” of 10 countries starting in the Middle East followed ... <a title="Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/martial-law-brutality-in-educational-musical-drama-katips-touches-raw-nerve-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ">Read more</a>

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Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney

September 18, 2022

RNZ Pacific The son of Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is facing criminal charges in Australia over domestic violence-related allegations. Meli Bainimarama, 36, was charged in the Windsor Court in Sydney with 17 offences related to domestic violence, including five charges of assault resulting in bodily harm, stalking, common assault, and destroying or damaging property. ... <a title="Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/fiji-leaders-son-faces-domestic-violence-charges-in-sydney/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney">Read more</a>

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Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase

September 16, 2022

RNZ News A woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of two young children whose remains were discovered in suitcases in Manurewa, South Auckland, last month. New Zealand police can now confirm that a 42-year-old woman has been arrested in South Korea. Counties Manukau CIB detective inspector Tofilau Fa’ amanuia Vaaelua said South Korean ... <a title="Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/police-arrest-woman-in-south-korea-over-nz-child-bodies-in-suitcase/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase">Read more</a>

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West Papua atrocity – a warning to Jakarta for impartial investigation

September 5, 2022

COMMENT: By Robbie Newton of Human Rights Watch Authorities arrested six Indonesian soldiers last week suspected in the killing and mutilation of four Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia’s West Papua province. The bodies of the four men were discovered on August 26 by local residents of Iwaka village, outside the town of Timika, in sacks floating ... <a title="West Papua atrocity – a warning to Jakarta for impartial investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/west-papua-atrocity-a-warning-to-jakarta-for-impartial-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua atrocity – a warning to Jakarta for impartial investigation">Read more</a>

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NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges

September 2, 2022

By Ethan Griffiths, Open Justice reporter of The New Zealand Herald An anti-vaccination campaigner who this year became the first person ever accused of breaching New Zealand’s sabotage laws has again appeared in court. Taupō man Graham Philip was charged with seven counts of sabotage in May, relating to an alleged attack on New Zealand ... <a title="NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/02/nz-anti-vaxxer-appears-in-court-again-on-nations-first-sabotage-charges/" aria-label="Read more about NZ anti-vaxxer appears in court again on nation’s first sabotage charges">Read more</a>

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Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta rule, says Wenda

August 31, 2022

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week, saying it was a “a reminder of Indonesian colonialism”, as authorities announced the arrest of six special forces suspects. News agency reports said Indonesian security forces had arrested the six ... <a title="Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta rule, says Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/killing-of-four-west-papuans-brutal-reminder-of-reality-under-jakarta-rule-says-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta rule, says Wenda">Read more</a>

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PNG bank agency probes 5000 money-laundering cases – but no prosecutions

August 26, 2022

By Lorraine Wohi in Port Moresby The Bank of Papua New Guinea’s Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit has reported more than 5000 cases as a result of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing investigations still awaiting prosecution. Acting governor for BPNG Benny Popoitai said the FASU had identified persons of interest and companies and referred ... <a title="PNG bank agency probes 5000 money-laundering cases – but no prosecutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/26/png-bank-agency-probes-5000-money-laundering-cases-but-no-prosecutions/" aria-label="Read more about PNG bank agency probes 5000 money-laundering cases – but no prosecutions">Read more</a>

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‘Her screams pierced our hearts, I knew I was going to die too’

August 22, 2022

By Rebecca Kuku of The National, PNG One of the survivors of a horrifying sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) attack and torture of nine women in Papua New Guinea falsely accused last month of using sorcery to kill a leading businessman tells her story of survival. She does not want to be named as the situation ... <a title="‘Her screams pierced our hearts, I knew I was going to die too’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/her-screams-pierced-our-hearts-i-knew-i-was-going-to-die-too/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Her screams pierced our hearts, I knew I was going to die too’">Read more</a>

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Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’

August 18, 2022

COMMENTARY: By Paul Wolffram It was at the end of a long day of walking back and forth over the dusty roads of Goroka town in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea that I first met Evelyn. I’d spent the morning interviewing three inmates in the regional penitentiary, Bihute Prison, about their participation in the ... <a title="Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/paul-wolffram-resisting-sorcery-violence-in-png-from-the-grasruts/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’">Read more</a>