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January 13, 2023
RNZ Pacific Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged “gross human rights violations” in his country’s history and vowed to prevent any repeat. He cited 12 “regrettable” events, including an anti-communist purge at the height of the Cold War. By some estimates, the massacres killed about 500,000 people. President Joko Widodo … “I strongly regret that ... <a title="Jokowi acknowledges gross human rights violations in Indonesia, Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/13/jokowi-acknowledges-gross-human-rights-violations-in-indonesia-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi acknowledges gross human rights violations in Indonesia, Papua">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya Following months of legal limbo and a health crisis, Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was arrested this week by the country’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a dramatic move condemned by critics as a “kidnapping”. At noon on Tuesday, January 10, Governor Enembe was dining in a local restaurant near the headquarters ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: Arrest of Papuan governor Enembe condemned as illegal Jakarta ‘kidnap’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/13/yamin-kogoya-arrest-of-papuan-governor-enembe-condemned-as-illegal-jakarta-kidnap/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: Arrest of Papuan governor Enembe condemned as illegal Jakarta ‘kidnap’">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2023
RNZ Pacific The autonomous government in the Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is finally organising byelections next month in two seats that have been without representation for many months. The elections, in Nissan and Haku constituencies, will be held on February 22, with nominations set to close tomorrow. The Nissan seat has been vacant ... <a title="Bougainville to hold two long-delayed byelections due to deaths of members" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/12/bougainville-to-hold-two-long-delayed-byelections-due-to-deaths-of-members/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville to hold two long-delayed byelections due to deaths of members">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2023
Pacific Media Watch President Édouard Fritch of French Polynesia says he wants to boost funds to study journalism in French Polynesia in a bid to help strengthen the media industry quality, reports RNZ Pacific. According to the local Ministry of Education, the amount given for study grants will vary from US$536 to US$1341 per month, ... <a title="French Polynesia plans journalism study grants to combat disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/12/french-polynesia-plans-journalism-study-grants-to-combat-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia plans journalism study grants to combat disinformation">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea began New Year 2023 with sizzling fireworks that lit up the skies. But our hopes of shrugging off the “power blackout” tag ended just as the year was a few hours old. An hour into New Year celebrations in the capital Port Moresby, like a perennial ... <a title="Sizzling New Year but blackouts continue to hold PNG to ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/12/sizzling-new-year-but-blackouts-continue-to-hold-png-to-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about Sizzling New Year but blackouts continue to hold PNG to ransom">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2023
RNZ Pacific Indonesian anti-curruption authorities have arrested Papua Governor Lukas Enembe on allegations of bribery. The Jakarta Globe called the arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission in a restaurant in the provincial capital Jayapura yesterday as “dramatic” saying it came four months after he had been named a suspect. The arrest led to his supporters ... <a title="Papua governor Enembe arrested on ‘lavish’ bribery charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/12/papua-governor-enembe-arrested-on-lavish-bribery-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Papua governor Enembe arrested on ‘lavish’ bribery charges">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2023
RNZ Pacific An Australian-based French law professor says it is up to the French people as a whole, and not the voters in New Caledonia, to decide the territory’s future statute. Professor Eric Descheemaeker of the University of Melbourne’s Law School said New Caledonia’s three votes against full sovereignty mean that legally, the power to ... <a title="Up to French people to decide on New Caledonia’s future, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/11/up-to-french-people-to-decide-on-new-caledonias-future-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Up to French people to decide on New Caledonia’s future, says academic">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2023
RNZ News Television New Zealand has filed an opposition claim against Vodafone’s attempt to trademark the name “One NZ”. In September last year, the telecommunications company revealed it wanted to change its name to One New Zealand to better reflect its legacy in Aotearoa, having separated from the global Vodafone group three years ago. But ... <a title="TVNZ files opposition claim against Vodafone’s One NZ trademark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/11/tvnz-files-opposition-claim-against-vodafones-one-nz-trademark/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ files opposition claim against Vodafone’s One NZ trademark">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Fiji’s much-anticipated Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) Act review is now being drafted and expected to be tabled at the next cabinet meeting on January 17. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed this to journalists during an interview in Suva last Friday when he was questioned about the government’s actions to ... <a title="Fiji’s revised Media Act currently being drafted, confirms Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/10/fijis-revised-media-act-currently-being-drafted-confirms-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s revised Media Act currently being drafted, confirms Rabuka">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
By Agus Rahmat in Jakarta Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has condemned the phenomena of former corruption convicts becoming active again in political parties after serving their sentences. However, it says this is not a new phenomenon in the world of politics. ICW coordinator Agus Sunaryanto revealed several names of people who were caught up in ... <a title="Indonesian ex-graft convicts active again in political parties ‘nothing new’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/indonesian-ex-graft-convicts-active-again-in-political-parties-nothing-new/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian ex-graft convicts active again in political parties ‘nothing new’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
By Timoci Vula in Suva The Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) of Kanaky New Caledonia has congratulated Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his three deputies on their election in Parliament last month. In a statement, FLNKS’s Victor Tutugoro also congratulated the 55 Members of Parliament and the newly-constituted government. The liberation front also ... <a title="FLNKS congratulates Fiji PM Rabuka and his coalition government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/flnks-congratulates-fiji-pm-rabuka-and-his-coalition-government/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS congratulates Fiji PM Rabuka and his coalition government">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2023
By Wata Shaw in Suva After the termination of Qorvis Communications and Vatis, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has indicated that attention has now shifted to the state-run Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) and Fiji Sun newspaper. He revealed this while addressing the nation on Friday afternoon. “We made it clear in our manifestos that implementation of ... <a title="Rabuka’s ‘wasteful spending’ spotlight now turns onto FBC, Fiji Sun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/09/rabukas-wasteful-spending-spotlight-now-turns-onto-fbc-fiji-sun/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka’s ‘wasteful spending’ spotlight now turns onto FBC, Fiji Sun">Read more</a>
