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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 22, 2019
Maria Ressa as Time’s Person of the Year in 2018 as a “guardian of the truth” – now she has been named by the magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Image: Time Magazine By Christia Marie Ramos in Manila Philippine journalist, editor and publisher Maria Ressa has been named ... <a title="Maria Ressa on Time’s ‘100 most influential people in world’ list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/22/maria-ressa-on-times-100-most-influential-people-in-world-list/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Ressa on Time’s ‘100 most influential people in world’ list">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2019
The Yap State Legislature … chiefs’ letter attacks journalist and “fake news” publication. Image: Yap twitter Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Traditional chiefs, members of the Council of Pilung from the four main islands of Yap, have written to the Yap Legislature in a bid to persuade the Federated States of Micronesia Congress to declare a ... <a title="Yap’s traditional chiefs seek to expel, gag probing US journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/22/yaps-traditional-chiefs-seek-to-expel-gag-probing-us-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Yap’s traditional chiefs seek to expel, gag probing US journalist">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste have made significant gains in the latest annual Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index while the Paris-based global watchdog has warned that totalitarian propaganda, censorship, intimidation and cyber-harassment have been on the rise in the Asia-Pacific region. “A lot of courage is needed nowadays to ... <a title="Pacific ‘bright spots’ amid World Press Freedom Index Asian warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/20/pacific-bright-spots-amid-world-press-freedom-index-asian-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘bright spots’ amid World Press Freedom Index Asian warnings">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
Inaugural diversity in communication prize winner Malia Latu with Alex Woodley and Colin McKay of the Geraldine Lopdell Memorial Trust at the AUT School of Communication Studies awards tonight. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Michael Andrew Diversity was a winner at AUT’s School of Communication Studies annual awards last night with several Pacific Media Centre contributors ... <a title="Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/pasifika-and-diversity-strong-winners-at-aut-media-awards-night/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night">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 16, 2019
Malolo Island … Fiji officials had been given drone footage and photographs of the ongoing destruction in breach of the environmental and planning approvals but nothing was done. Image: FBC News By RNZ Pacific Fiji’s opposition has called for a full investigation by an impartial committee into allegations of collusion by government officials in the ... <a title="Fiji opposition seeks Malolo damage probe, criticises local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/fiji-opposition-seeks-malolo-damage-probe-criticises-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji opposition seeks Malolo damage probe, criticises local media">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>
