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• PNG missionary pilot trapped in remote Philippines mountain January 23, 2021
  By Tereni Kens This is an account of a recent ordeal of a young Papua New Guinea  missionary pilot Ronald Brandan Yombi (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=879903292544004&id=349747055559633) serving with Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services (PAMAS) on Palawan Island in the Philippines. We have reached the isolated people of DapDap, Palawan (The Ke-ney tribe) because of Christ’s Love. On Thursday, […]
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• PNG PM James Marape briefed on Chinese investments January 22, 2021
  By Tereni Kens PRIME Minister James Marape has been briefed on various Chinese projects and investments throughout Papua New Guinea. Chinese Ambassador to PNG, His Excellency Xue Bing, paid a courtesy call to PM Marape on Monday, Jan 18 to update him on progress of some of the main Chinese Government-funded projects and investments throughout […]
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• Fiji warned on failings at home after winning UN human rights council role January 20, 2021
  Fiji won a fierce contest to head the global rights group, but coalition of NGOs says repression and abuses domestically must be addressed Fiji has won an intense and secretive geo-political battle to become the first Pacific island nation to win presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council, but its ascension has come with demands […]
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• Australian advocate frustrated media overlooking West Papua January 20, 2021
  From Dateline Pacific, 5:00 am on 5 February 2020 An Australian human rights advocate is voicing protest at some local media’s refusal to cover West Papua issues. Anthony Craig, who is based in the New South Wales town of Lithgow, is a former nurse who has worked with asylum seekers from Timor Leste. He’s also visited informal […]
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• UN rights body picks Fiji politician in first ever presidential vote January 17, 2021
  The favorite of Western nations, Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji, beat off competition from Bahrain and Uzbekistan to win the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on Friday elected Fiji’s ambassador as its 2021 president in an unprecedented secret ballot after a diplomatic standoff blocked the usual consensus […]
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• West Papuan Provisional Government Formed, as Calls to Allow UN Access Increase January 17, 2021
  Independence leader Benny Wenda announced the formation of the Provisional Government of West Papua on 1 December 2020. The government-in-exile has declared Indonesia’s presence in its country an illegal occupation and asserted its right to rule over its own nation. “We are ready to take over our territory, and we will no longer bow down to […]
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• West Papuan leader calls for all forces to unite behind government in waiting January 17, 2021
  PRESIDENT-ELECT of the self-styled Republic of West Papua Benny Wenda called for continued support for the cause of the freedom of his people, warning that the new year has begun with renewed Indonesian repression. In his new year’s message, released today, he thanked those around the world who backed the United Liberation Movement for West […]
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