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January 14, 2023
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Fiji was regarded a bully, flexing its muscle as a selfish and arrogant player in regional forums, claims Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) president George Faktaufon. He said he hoped Fiji would rejoin the regional aviation community with the election of the new coalition government. Faktaufon said Fiji — ... <a title="Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/14/fiji-bully-of-the-region-under-former-government-claims-airlines-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2023
By Serafina Silaitoga in Suva Files submitted to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) two years ago over alleged abuse of funds by a former Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) executive are believed to have “disappeared”, says Sugar Minister Charan Jeath Singh. Singh said someone in FICAC would be held responsible for causing the disappearance ... <a title="Fiji’s sugar minister condemns ‘disappearance’ of FICAC abuse allegation files" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/14/fijis-sugar-minister-condemns-disappearance-of-ficac-abuse-allegation-files/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s sugar minister condemns ‘disappearance’ of FICAC abuse allegation files">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury Late last year, the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) initiated a process to eliminate 170 academic jobs to cut costs. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found AUT’s approach breached its collective employment agreement with staff and their union and ordered it to withdraw the termination notices. Tertiary education ... <a title="New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment dispute shows it’s more than a job perk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/13/new-zealand-doesnt-offer-tenure-to-academics-but-the-aut-employment-dispute-shows-its-more-than-a-job-perk/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment dispute shows it’s more than a job perk">Read more</a>
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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>
