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April 23, 2019
The great wait … A TV cameraman and a reporter work in front of a large screen showing the ongoing results of the 2019 election vote count at the General Elections Commission (KPU) headquarters in Jakarta on Sunday. The vote count is being carried out between April 25 to May 23. Image: Seto Wardhana/The Jakarta ... <a title="Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/jokowis-camp-ups-ante-against-prabowos-real-count-vote-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2019
File photo of a West Papuan rally in Denpasar, Bali, in 2017 … “growing confidence about independence”. Image: The Jakarta Post Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that about 60 percent of voters have declined to cast ... <a title="West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/19/west-papuan-boycott-of-indonesian-election-successful-says-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential and legislative elections in Jakarta. Image: Seto Wardhana/Jakarta Post By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta A quick count conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network indicates that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ... <a title="Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/jokowi-wins-second-term-in-indonesia-csis-cyrus-quick-count-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
US journalist Allan Nairn with Waketum Gerindra Arief Poyuono … “fake news” claim. Image: CNN Indonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The party backing a presidential challenger in today’s Indonesian general election claims it is reporting an independent US journalist to police over accusations of spreading “lies or fake news”. CNN Indonesia reports the deputy chairperson ... <a title="Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/prabowo-camp-to-report-us-journalist-over-indonesian-poll-strategy-expose/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
By the Asia Media Centre Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s largest single-day election. The election will see incumbent president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo go head-to-head with Prabowo Subianto, a former general in the Indonesian armed forces who lost to Jokowi in ... <a title="Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/indonesian-election-our-most-disregarded-pacific-neighbour/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2019
Indonesian army and police gather villagers in several sub-districts in Nduga and try to force them to “admit” to accusations that they are members of the pro-independence West Papua National Liberation Army (WPNLA). Video: Cafe Pacific By David Robie A human rights defender and researcher has warned in a new book published on the eve ... <a title="Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/indonesias-political-system-has-failed-minorities-like-papua-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2019
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua … “too many flaws in 2018 Electoral Act.” Image: SIBC/AFP Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua says that while last week’s general election was peaceful, he claims it was also among the most corrupt. The main source of election corruption was the 2018 Electoral ... <a title="Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/15/solomon-islands-election-among-most-corrupt-says-former-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2019
Exiled West Papuan leader Benny Wenda on a visit to New Zealand’s Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology in 2013. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Tom Stayner of SBS NewsA West Papuan independence leader and Nobel peace prize nominee is calling for a mass boycott of Indonesia’s upcoming elections to bring attention to their ... <a title="West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/west-papuans-call-for-mass-boycott-of-indonesian-elections/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Police Response team (PRT) on the alert in Gizo, Western province, for the Solomon Islands general election last week. Image: SI Police/Solomon Star By Koroi Hawkins of RNZ Pacific Independent and returning MPs dominate the line-up for Solomon Islands new Parliament with all the results in from last week’s election. Nearly three-quarters of MPs have ... <a title="Independent, returning MPs dominate new Solomon Islands Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/independent-returning-mps-dominate-new-solomon-islands-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Independent, returning MPs dominate new Solomon Islands Parliament">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
A voting station in the Solomon Islands. Image: Koroi Hawkins/RNZ Pacific By RNZ Pacific The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday’s national election. In a preliminary statement released over the weekend, its chairperson, former Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman, said the group ... <a title="Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/commonwealth-observer-group-praises-solomon-islands-election/" aria-label="Read more about Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2019
A presiding officer assists elderly voter Artemas Maeta to cast his ballot in West Constituency in the Solomon Islands general election on Wednesday. Image: Solomon Star By Ofani Eremae in Honiara Former Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been returned for his sixth term in Parliament after retaining his East Choiseul seat in Wednesday’s ... <a title="Former PM Sogavare back for sixth term in Solomon Islands poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/06/former-pm-sogavare-back-for-sixth-term-in-solomon-islands-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Former PM Sogavare back for sixth term in Solomon Islands poll">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
A voter casts his ballot during the 2019 Solomon Islands general election on Wednesday. Image: Island Sun/Wansolwara By Rosalie Nongebatu As Solomon Islanders headed to the polls on Wednesday to vote for leaders whom they trust will lead them in the next four years, some were not so lucky to have this choice. Despite that ... <a title="Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/solomon-islands-students-denied-opportunity-to-vote-in-election/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands students ‘denied’ opportunity to vote in election">Read more</a>
