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September 4, 2023
By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji owes the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China about $374.9 million, states the Ministry of Finance’s government debt report for the third quarter of 2022/2023. This comes as China has drawn a spate of criticism regarding the motivations behind its assistance to Pacific island countries. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji ... <a title="Fiji owes $374.9m to Exim Bank, but China says ‘no strings’ attached to aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/fiji-owes-374-9m-to-exim-bank-but-china-says-no-strings-attached-to-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji owes $374.9m to Exim Bank, but China says ‘no strings’ attached to aid">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2023
By Venkat Raman, editor of Indian Newslink Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance of the Fijian diaspora in its progress, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad. Inaugurating the Fiji Centre, an entity established at the premises of the Whānau ... <a title="Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/02/fijis-prasad-reaches-out-to-the-nz-diaspora-to-help-rebuild-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Asia Pacific Report An Australian advocacy group in support of West Papuan self-determination has criticised the Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders for failing to grant West Papua full membership in the organisation at last week’s summit in Port Vila. While praising Vanuatu Minister for Climate Change Adaptation Ralph Regenvanu for his public stance in support of ... <a title="West Papuan supporters ‘let down’ by MSG leaders, says advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/west-papuan-supporters-let-down-by-msg-leaders-says-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan supporters ‘let down’ by MSG leaders, says advocate">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The leaders of five Melanesian nations have agreed to write to French President Emmanuel Macron “expressing their strong opposition” to the results of the third New Caledonia referendum. In December 2021, more than 96 percent of people voted against full sovereignty, but the pro-independence ... <a title="MSG leaders back Kanak challenge to Macron over ‘not valid’ referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/msg-leaders-back-kanak-challenge-to-macron-over-not-valid-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about MSG leaders back Kanak challenge to Macron over ‘not valid’ referendum">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2023
By Len Garae in Port Vila The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed West Papua, says a Vanuatu government champion of West Papuan self-determination. Minister for Climate Change Adaptation Ralph Regenvanu, a former foreign minister and who is also a pioneer spokesman for freedom for the Melanesian people of West Papua, said this when delivering ... <a title="Sad Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/30/sad-regenvanu-condemns-msg-for-failing-people-of-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Sad Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2023
By Anish Chand in Lautoka The biggest danger to Fiji’s security and stability remains the possibility of another coup “when the circumstances are right”, warns a leading Fiji academic. University of Canterbury’s Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies director Professor Steven Ratuva said this while speaking at the recent National Federation Party’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations ... <a title="Threat of another coup still ‘one of biggest dangers’ for Fiji, says Ratuva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/30/threat-of-another-coup-still-one-of-biggest-dangers-for-fiji-says-ratuva/" aria-label="Read more about Threat of another coup still ‘one of biggest dangers’ for Fiji, says Ratuva">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-fiji-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Asia Pacific Report In spite of again being denied full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed the call from the MSG Leaders’ Summit in Port Vila last week for Indonesia to allow the long-awaited visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West ... <a title="Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/wenda-welcomes-msg-call-for-un-visit-and-fights-on-for-full-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
RNZ Pacific One of Fiji’s three deputy prime ministers, Viliame Gavoka, has appealed to the country’s prime minister to review his stance on Japan’s disposal of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka supports Japan’s compliance with safety protocols outlined by the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency. However, Rabuka also spoke ... <a title="Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/rabukas-nuclear-wastewater-discharge-stance-splits-fiji-coalition-opinion/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has responded cautiously over the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s surprise denial of full membership at its leaders summit last week, welcoming the communique while calling for urgent action over Indonesia’s grave human rights violations. In a statement released today by President Benny Wenda after the second ... <a title="Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/wenda-calls-on-msg-for-urgent-action-to-back-pledge-over-human-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over human rights">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan leader has condemned the Melanesian Spearhead Group for abandoning the West Papuan cause in favour of a “corrupt alliance” with Indonesia. Jeffrey P Bomanak, chairman of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM), declared last week’s MSG Leaders’ Summit ruling on West Papua a “betrayal” of the Papuan people and called ... <a title="OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/27/opm-accuses-melanesian-group-of-taking-jakartas-blood-money-at-expense-of-west-papuan-justice/" aria-label="Read more about OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice and peace in West Papua by lacking the courage to accept the main Papuan self-determination advocacy movement as full members. Membership had been widely expected across the Pacific region and ... <a title="MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/msg-throws-away-golden-chance-to-reset-peace-and-justice-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua">Read more</a>
