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August 10, 2020
A senior journalism lecturer is urging the foreign media to respect New Zealand’s strict reporting restrictions for the sentencing of the gunman who carried out the Christchurch mosque attacks last year. Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced in the High Court in Christchurch beginning on Monday, August 24. Eighteen overseas and 11 New Zealand news organisations ... <a title="Foreign media told to ‘obey rules’ over mosque gunman sentencing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/foreign-media-told-to-obey-rules-over-mosque-gunman-sentencing/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign media told to ‘obey rules’ over mosque gunman sentencing">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 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 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 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 1, 2020
By Isaac Nicholas in Port Moresby Thirty eight deaths in the covid-19 pandemic reported across the Papua New Guinea border in the Indonesian-ruled Papuan capital of Jayapura has prompted a call to focus more resources on West Sepik. Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Patrick Pruaitch made the appeal appeal to ... <a title="PNG’s Pruaitch urges focus on Papua border as covid deaths escalate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/01/pngs-pruaitch-urges-focus-on-papua-border-as-covid-deaths-escalate/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Pruaitch urges focus on Papua border as covid deaths escalate">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2020
By Talebula Kate in Suva Eighteen people were arrested in Fiji last night for breach of the covid pandemic curfew restrictions from 11pm yesterday to 4am. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said the Eastern division recorded seven reports, West recording six cases, South – four cases and one case in the Northern division. “Of the ... <a title="Fiji police arrest 18 people for breach of covid curfew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/26/fiji-police-arrest-18-people-for-breach-of-covid-curfew/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police arrest 18 people for breach of covid curfew">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
“We are requesting, if you can, just do it online. Because these are not ordinary times,” Gamboa said in a mix of English and Filipino. In SONA protests, activist groups usually deliver a counterpoint to the president’s rendition of current events in his or her report to Congress. The protests usually consist of marches and ... <a title="Police chief to Manila democracy protesters – ‘Just do it online’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/police-chief-to-manila-democracy-protesters-just-do-it-online/" aria-label="Read more about Police chief to Manila democracy protesters – ‘Just do it online’">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Al Jazeera’s documentary on the plight of migrant workers during covid-19 lockdown. ANALYSIS: By Ross Tapsell, of the Australian National University The recent police interrogations of six Al Jazeera journalists in Malaysia – five of whom are Australian – was not about shaping international reportage or a diplomatic rift. Rather, it was part of a ... <a title="Malaysia’s media crackdowns driven by a shaky, sensitive government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/malaysias-media-crackdowns-driven-by-a-shaky-sensitive-government/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia’s media crackdowns driven by a shaky, sensitive government">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
By Jimmy Kalebe in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have intercepted and confiscated almost K200,000 (about NZ$90,000) in K2 and K5 notes hidden in a container on a ship which arrived at the Lae wharf in a suspected money laundering case. The cash, packed into three boxes inside the container full of bottles of ... <a title="PNG police seize K200,000 on ship in suspected money laundering raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/png-police-seize-k200000-on-ship-in-suspected-money-laundering-raid/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police seize K200,000 on ship in suspected money laundering raid">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Controller of the National Pandemic Response and Police Commissioner, David Manning, has told the public that a rumour circulating on social media about new cases of covid-19 in Port Moresby is false, the PNG Post-Courier reports. He also cautioned the public from spreading misinformation and fake news which ... <a title="PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/png-covid-response-controller-warns-public-against-fake-news/" aria-label="Read more about PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2020
By RNZ News Health Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand’s latest case of covid-19 will be charged for breaching isolation and visiting a central Auckland supermarket last night. Hipkins said the 32-year-old man, who arrived from India on July 3, left his managed isolation last night to go to the Countdown supermarket on Victoria Street ... <a title="New NZ case of ‘isolated’ covid patient visiting supermarket to be charged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/08/new-nz-case-of-isolated-covid-patient-visiting-supermarket-to-be-charged/" aria-label="Read more about New NZ case of ‘isolated’ covid patient visiting supermarket to be charged">Read more</a>
