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November 29, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An editorial in the Chinese English-language mouthpiece Global Times has accused Australia — and the United States — of “conniv[ing] with and even encourag[ing] the unrest” in the Solomon Islands after three days of rioting last week destroyed much of Chinatown in the capital Honiara. “Even though [100] Australian troops and ... <a title="Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/solomon-islands-china-mouthpiece-blames-australia-for-fomenting-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2021
THE VILLAGE EXPLAINER: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila One of the key characteristics of Melanesian politics is its ability to remain formless and chaotic right up until the point where, after a strange and often obscure catalysing moment, it abruptly transforms itself. More than a few people will attribute Solomon Islands’ recent tragic political ... <a title="Dan McGarry: It’s how, not who in Melanesian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/dan-mcgarry-its-how-not-who-in-melanesian-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Dan McGarry: It’s how, not who in Melanesian politics">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Solomon Islands police have arrested more than 100 suspects as Honiara townspeople clean up after three days of rioting and looting in Chinatown following a peaceful protest. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) confirmed this in a statement. “I must make it very clear here that no one is above ... <a title="Solomon Islands riots: 100 arrested as police chief warns ‘nobody above law’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/28/solomon-islands-riots-100-arrested-as-police-chief-warns-nobody-above-law/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands riots: 100 arrested as police chief warns ‘nobody above law’">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has announced that he is filing a notice of a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare after three days of rioting has rocked the capital Honiara. Wale said today he still did not have enough numbers for such a motion ... <a title="Solomon Islands riots: Wale calls for no confidence vote in ‘hiding’ PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/28/solomon-islands-riots-wale-calls-for-no-confidence-vote-in-hiding-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands riots: Wale calls for no confidence vote in ‘hiding’ PM">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2021
RNZ Pacific Police in Honiara have confirmed that three bodies have been found in one of the burnt out buildings in Chinatown after the rioting in the Solomon Islands. A protest on Wednesday calling for the Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to step down lapsed into major unrest and three days of rioting. A police ... <a title="Solomon Islands: Bodies discovered in burnt out Chinatown building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/28/solomon-islands-bodies-discovered-in-burnt-out-chinatown-building/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands: Bodies discovered in burnt out Chinatown building">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Governor General of Solomon Islands has declared a nightly curfew in the troubled capital Honiara, after a third day of looting and destruction. Sir David Vunagi said the curfew, which started last night, will go from 7pm to 6am and be repeated every day until it is revoked. Sir David said it ... <a title="Solomon Islands riots: Night-time curfew imposed in capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/27/solomon-islands-riots-night-time-curfew-imposed-in-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands riots: Night-time curfew imposed in capital">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
RNZ Pacific Police in Solomon Islands were overrun as rioters and looters tore through the capital Honiara. RNZ Pacific correspondent in Honiara, Elizabeth Osifelo, said exhausted police were overwhelmed as more people swarmed into town in defiance of a 36-hour lockdown. Shops in Chinatown which had survived the earlier unrest were ransacked and burned. On ... <a title="Solomons police overrun, Australia deploys support personnel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/solomons-police-overrun-australia-deploys-support-personnel/" aria-label="Read more about Solomons police overrun, Australia deploys support personnel">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A defiant Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has vowed tonight that he will not resign and will defend Solomon Islands democracy with his life. After two-days of looting with Honiara’s Chinatown in ruins and calls for him to step down, Sogavare declared he was not resigning. “If I am removed as ... <a title="Defiant Sogavare vows he will not resign in wake of riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/defiant-sogavare-vows-he-will-not-resign-in-wake-of-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Defiant Sogavare vows he will not resign in wake of riots">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau The riots in Honiara yesterday, disturbing the city’s normally quiet atmosphere, were unexpected but not surprising. Someone made reference to a possible protest that would coincide with the convening of Parliament, but details were sketchy and social media was tightlipped about a protest for a change. Arguably, the riots are a ... <a title="Solomon Islands riots push nation into slippery slide of self-implosion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/solomon-islands-riots-push-nation-into-slippery-slide-of-self-implosion/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands riots push nation into slippery slide of self-implosion">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
RNZ Pacific A police station and several shops were set on fire by looters in Solomon Islands today after what started in the morning as a peaceful protest turned ugly around mid-afternoon. Videos on social media show police firing tear gas to disperse looters, and buildings on fire. RNZ Pacific’s correspondent in the capital Honiara, ... <a title="Buildings burned in looting after Solomon Islands protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/buildings-burned-in-looting-after-solomon-islands-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Buildings burned in looting after Solomon Islands protest">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific Islanders believe corruption is a big problem in both their governments and the business sector, says a new report. About one third of 6000 interviewees across the region believe that most or all members of parliament and staff in heads of government’s offices are involved in corruption, says Transparency International’s ... <a title="Corruption in Pacific big problem – and it’s getting worse, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/16/corruption-in-pacific-big-problem-and-its-getting-worse-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Corruption in Pacific big problem – and it’s getting worse, says report">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific deputy news editor Experts are warning that development gains across the Pacific region over the past 10 years could be undone due to the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic. The aid organisation World Vision wants a once in a life time multinational effort to rebuild Pacific livelihoods that have been ... <a title="Aftershocks of covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/aftershocks-of-covid-19-threaten-to-undo-gains-across-pacific-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Aftershocks of covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, says report">Read more</a>
