PNG no confidence vote on PM Marape

by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer The Speaker of the Papua New Guinea Parliament, Job Pomat, has declared in a parliamentary session that he has received and accepted a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape. The opposition has been attempting to submit this motion since February, marking this as their fifth effort since…

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Taiwan row mars Pacific summit

by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has altered its final communique to remove a reference to Taiwan, after a senior Chinese diplomat publicly criticized the document. Organizers have blamed the wording on an error. The group of 18 island nations, along with Australia and New Zealand, convened in Tonga last…

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