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PNG people in leaked Chinese dataset seek answers
Papua New Guineans who found out that their names are included in a leaked database of people whose personal information has been collected by a Chinese company, are questioning why they have been… Audio
Papuan protestors forcibly dispersed by police
Indonesian police have forcibly dispersed hundreds of West Papuan university students holding a demonstration in Jayapura. Audio
Indonesia lashes out at Vanuatu over West Papua at the UN
Indonesia has accused Vanuatu of having an "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua, in response to a speech by the Melanesian country's prime minister at the United Nations General… Audio
Vanuatu considers new passport for 'honorary' citizens
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says the government is working on a new category of passport for people who previously purchased "honorary citizenship". Audio
Warnings over Vanuatu citizenship sale scheme
Vanuatu officials are coming under pressure over the country's lucrative citizenship-for-sale system, with an international tax and immigration expert warning that honorary citizenship status, which… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 14 September 2020
Two New Zealand-based Pasifika opera singers working with the New York Met; A new project to empower local fisheries stewards. Audio
Pasifika opera singers take up with New York Met
Two New Zealand-based Pasifika singers have secured places on the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 12 September 2020
Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa has resigned from Cabinet; Pacific health leaders warn Covid-19 frontliners are risking life and limb on the job; Life with covid-19 in the community… Audio
Stoush over large PNG gold mine intensifies
A legal stoush over the ownership of one of Papua New Guinea's largest and most lucrative gold mines has intensified. Audio
Vaccine trial move tests PNG's relationship with China
Papua New Guinea's relationship with China is being tested after dozens of its workers came to PNG having been used in a Covid-19 vaccination trial without PNG's knowledge. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 24 August 2020
Vaccine diplomacy gains pace in the Pacific; Academic urges Pacific people to check in with each other during lockdown; Cooks Deputy PM promises changes to water system set up; Asia Pacific Dragons in… Audio
