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August 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A medical authority has warned that the spike in covid-19 cases in Papua New Guinea is to be expected and could reach thousands between September and December, reports The National today. Professor Glen Mola had predicted early last month, when the number of cases of infection had been below 20, that ... <a title="PNG surge in covid infections to 153 ‘expected’ and likely to rise, says doctor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/png-surge-in-covid-infections-to-153-expected-and-likely-to-rise-says-doctor/" aria-label="Read more about PNG surge in covid infections to 153 ‘expected’ and likely to rise, says doctor">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom (AJF) has called on the Malaysian government to desist its current investigation of Al Jazeera English as the current methods of investigation are an attack on free, independent journalism. If the Malaysian government takes issue with Al Jazeera’s work – or any reporting – there were ... <a title="AJF slams ‘misguided’ Malaysian investigation into Al Jazeera report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/ajf-slams-misguided-malaysian-investigation-into-al-jazeera-report/" aria-label="Read more about AJF slams ‘misguided’ Malaysian investigation into Al Jazeera report">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
The Cook Islands language video. Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Cook Islands episode in AUT’s Pacific language video series – “Adapting to a changing world, shaping resilient futures” – is out now. The video is narrated in Cook Islands Māori (with English subtitles) to acknowledge the language being celebrated in Aotearoa this week. Pacific Islands ... <a title="Cook Islands episode in AUT Pacific language series launched" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/cook-islands-episode-in-aut-pacific-language-series-launched/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands episode in AUT Pacific language series launched">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The safe reopening of entry points into six Pacific Islands countries amid the covid-19 pandemic is being discussed at a meeting in Fiji this week. The virtual roundtable is being convened by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank with representatives from Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji. ... <a title="Pacific launches talks about how to reopen amid covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/pacific-launches-talks-about-how-to-reopen-amid-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific launches talks about how to reopen amid covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Papua New Guinea has one new case of the novel coronavirus covid-19 reported yesterday bringing total cases to 111, reports EMTV News. National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning in a statement late yesterday said the new case was a 27-year-old male of the National Department of Health and was in isolation at the Rita Flynn ... <a title="Another PNG health officer tests covid positive – national covid total now 111" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/another-png-health-officer-tests-covid-positive-national-covid-total-now-111/" aria-label="Read more about Another PNG health officer tests covid positive – national covid total now 111">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Police Commissioner David Manning’s media conference yesterday about the K200 million drug heist. Video: Loop PNG Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan New Guinea’s massive drug haul of more than 600kg of cocaine, seized after a mysterious plane crash by the alleged smugglers more than a week ago, has shaken authorities in both Australia and PNG. ... <a title="Four Papua New Guineans arrested in cocaine for Australia plot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/four-papua-new-guineans-arrested-in-cocaine-for-australia-plot/" aria-label="Read more about Four Papua New Guineans arrested in cocaine for Australia plot">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Timor-Leste’s Journalist Association (AJTL) and journalism students marched through the streets of the capital Dili today calling on the government to scrap plans to change the law to make defamation a criminal offence. Under the proposed law journalists could face jail sentences. Opponents of the proposed law say it is an ... <a title="Timorese journalists protest over plan to turn defamation into crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/timorese-journalists-protest-over-plan-to-turn-defamation-into-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Timorese journalists protest over plan to turn defamation into crime">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Controversial Papua New Guinea citizen Joe Chan has been arrested in Malaysia – this time under the name Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra. And also this time as an Indonesian, a wanted and convicted fugitive and graft convict, reports the PNG Post-Courier. He has been on the run for 11 years. Last Thursday ... <a title="Indonesian police arrest Djoko – PNG’s ‘Joe Chan’ – as fugitive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/indonesian-police-arrest-djoko-pngs-joe-chan-as-fugitive/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police arrest Djoko – PNG’s ‘Joe Chan’ – as fugitive">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
By Bryan Kramer, Papua New Guinea’s Minister of Police Assistant Commissioner Lesa Gale of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) staged a press conference to announce the arrest of five members of an Australian drug syndicate connected to the recent drug bust in PNG. This was a multi-agency operation that had been ongoing for two years, ... <a title="Bryan Kramer: Background to the massive PNG drug heist and probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/bryan-kramer-background-to-the-massive-png-drug-heist-and-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Kramer: Background to the massive PNG drug heist and probe">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Nineteen more cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, taking the total number so far in the country to 91. The Pandemic Response Controller, David Manning, announced the new cases in the capital Port Moresby where almost 80 of PNG’s cases had been confirmed in just over two weeks. ... <a title="More covid cases in PNG take total to 91 – health workers still a concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/02/more-covid-cases-in-png-take-total-to-91-health-workers-still-a-concern/" aria-label="Read more about More covid cases in PNG take total to 91 – health workers still a concern">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2020
Linguist and author Noam Chomsky says decades of neoliberal policies that shredded the social safety net and public institutions have left the country ill-prepared for a major health crisis. By Democracy Now! As the US coronavirus death toll tops 150,000, Democracy Now! spends the hour with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky, who ... <a title="Noam Chomsky: Decades of ‘neoliberal plague’ left US unprepared for coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/02/noam-chomsky-decades-of-neoliberal-plague-left-us-unprepared-for-coronavirus-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Noam Chomsky: Decades of ‘neoliberal plague’ left US unprepared for coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A combined investigation team seized more than K200 million ($80 million) worth of cocaine in the biggest drug heist in the history of Papua New Guinea last night, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The 750 kg drug was connected to the mysterious plane crash last Sunday near the PNG LNG plant west ... <a title="PNG investigation tracks down K200m ‘biggest drug heist’ – pilot fined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/01/png-investigation-tracks-down-k200m-biggest-drug-heist-pilot-fined/" aria-label="Read more about PNG investigation tracks down K200m ‘biggest drug heist’ – pilot fined">Read more</a>
