Pacific leaders, Japan agree on Fukushima radioactive water discharge Monitoring will continue for decades while the contaminated waste is released from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Mass killing and ‘cannibalism’ video mar start of PNG’s 50th anniversary year Tribal violence during the New Year highlights increasing lawlessness and lack of police resources.

Military officials in Indonesia’s restive Papua region said Friday they were verifying the authenticity of a video that has gone viral and appears to show Indonesian servicemen beating and cutting ...

Pacific island nations have tempered their protests against Indonesia’s rule in its volatile Papua region, a possible sign that Jakarta’s effort to silence some of its most vocal critics has gained ...

Indigenous Orang Asli people who live in two villages in Kelantan are suing the government of the northern Malaysian state for allegedly allowing firms to run mining, logging and plantation operations ...

Plans by the Chinese Communist Party to construct a dam and hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which becomes the Brahmaputra River downstream, could create "life and death" concerns for ...

Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.

Climate ‘flashpoint’ looms for Trump’s China-centric focus on Pacific: US analysts Deepening U.S. engagement with the Pacific is now firmly a consensus issue in Washington.

From being accused of grave human rights violations and booted from the military to winning Indonesia’s presidency, Prabowo Subianto has come far and risen high. Reliable quick poll results announced ...

Indonesia’s textile industry struggles as thousands lose jobs Factory closures and mass layoffs signal troubled times for Indonesia's once-booming textile sector.

In Dili, Indonesia’s future means trying to forget about Timor-Leste’s past Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, a former military officer, has been linked to alleged atrocities in Timor-Leste ...

EU cooks Vanuatu’s ‘golden goose’ passport An EU proposal to permanently reintroduce a visa requirement for Vanuatu citizens threatens the Pacific nation’s economy and reputation, writes Tess Newton ...