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25 killed in East Sepik violence, Governor calls for more police

Twenty-five people have reportedly been killed in Angoram district of Papua New Guinea's East Sepik province.

Published: 18h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmwith Kyle Evans

Duration: 46 minutes 37 seconds

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25 killed in East Sepik violence, Governor calls for more police

Twenty-five people have reportedly been killed in Angoram district of Papua New Guinea's East Sepik province.

Published: 18h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmby Caroline Tiriman

The Papua New Guinea flag raised on a flagpole on an overcast day.

Duration: 6 minutes 50 seconds

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MSG Director-General under fire for West Papua comments

There has been a backlash against the Director-General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Leonard Louma, after Indonesian media reports emerged of him saying the situation in West Papua was "stable and conducive" during a visit to the territory last…

Published: 18h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmby Leah Lowonbu

Leonard Louma

Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Cook Islands celebrates self-governance in Te Maeva Nui

The Cook Islands is set to host it's biggest national event, the Te Maeva Nui festival.

Published: 18h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmby Agnes Tupou

Four women in traditional Cook Islands dress dance infront of stage with traditional drums.

Duration: 11 minutes 1 second

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Samoan dictionary published to help preserve language

A Samoan mono-lingual dictionary has been published to help preserve the language and promote its use among the diaspora.

Published: 18h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 8:00pm

Monolingual Dictionary

Duration: 9 minutes 23 seconds

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Fiji now the largest supplier of PALM workers

Fiji is currently the biggest supplier of workers to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme. There are 6,379 Fijian PALM workers in Australia, a huge jump from 2019 when there were only 226.

Duration: 46 minutes 51 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmwith Agnes Tupou

Fiji now the largest supplier of PALM workers

Fiji is currently the biggest supplier of workers to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme. There are 6,379 Fijian PALM workers in Australia as of June 2024.

PALM scheme workers picking celery and placing it on a conveying belt for processing.

Duration: 11 minutes 32 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmby Liam Fox

Many still traumatized by 1998 tsunami, 24 years on

On July 17, 1988, a 10-meter-high tsunami struck PNG's North West Coast, killing two-thousand people. One survivor, Alice Possani Ossii was only 7-years old when the tsunami struck. She is still coping with psychological trauma caused by the event.

Ursula Tawiri PNG Aitape disaster

Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Jul 2024 at 8:00pmby Natasha Meten

Murder suspect of Samoan detective captured

Samoa's police force is mourning the death of Detective Sergeant Peniamina Perite, who was allegedly shot and killed on Monday while attempting to arrest a murder suspect.

Samoa Police

Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Jul 2024 at 8:00pm

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