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Name of NZer to supervise Fiji elections still under wraps (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The Fiji Public Service Commission says it is still a week away from revealing the name of the New Zealander who will be the country's new supervisor of elections.
Insight Report: Unease in the Barracks ? Is Bainimarama's Rule Under Threat? - Scoop.co.nz (press re
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Insight Report: Unease in the Barracks ? Is Bainimarama's Rule Under Threat? Scoop.co.nz (press release) There could very well be a third coup in Fiji very soon, this time from inside the barracks. The word from reliable sources in Suva (who wish to remain ... |
Insight Report: Unease in the Barracks – Is Bainimarama's Rule Under Threat? - Scoop.co.nz (press
Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Insight Report: Unease in the Barracks – Is Bainimarama's Rule Under Threat? Scoop.co.nz (press release) There could very well be a third coup in Fiji very soon, this time from inside the barracks. The word from reliable sources in Suva (who wish to remain ... |
Fijian Authorities Detain Journalist Overnight under Draconian Law - International Press Institute (
Fijian Authorities Detain Journalist Overnight under Draconian Law International Press Institute (press release) Fiji coup leader and self-appointed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaks at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in ... |
Fiji's economy suffering under military regime - Radio Australia
Fiji's economy suffering under military regime Radio Australia It's now nearly three and a half years since Fiji's fourth coup in December 2006, close to two years since the start of the Global Financial Crisis, ... |
Bangkok under curfew after fresh violence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok emerged from an overnight curfew on Thursday after the Thai capital was plunged into a day of rioting and fires in the aftermath of military action to disperse a camp of anti-government protesters.
Fiji's human rights to come under UN scrutiny (Otago Daily Times)
Four people have died in Fijian military or police custody since the 2006 coup and dozens have been intimidated, beaten, sexually assaulted, or subjected to cruel and degrading treatment, the international Human Rights Watch group said today.
Samling Global Under Pressure Over Land Claims (Scoop.co.nz)
Timber giant, Samling Global, which is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange (HK 3938), is meeting with increasing resistance from native communities over its tropical forest logging operations in Sarawak, East Malaysia.
Freelance Journalists Under Fire (Scoop.co.nz)
Freelancers now make up nearly 45 percent of all journalists jailed worldwide, a dramatic recent increase that reflects the evolution of the global news business, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in a new report
Fiji Water under fire for boosting military junta
Brad Pitt drinks it, Barack Obama has been photographed with it and Paris Hilton sips it through a straw to save her lipstick. Fiji Water, made right here Down Under, is one of the world’s top selling aqua brands, recognised as the epitome of chic by the rich and famous. Americans and Europeans consumed 240 million litres of it last year to get their taste of paradise. But the famous product, drawn from an aquifer in Fiji’s remote Yaqara Valley, has come under fire for helping to legitimis
Fiji's chic water under fire for boosting regime - TVNZ
Fiji's chic water under fire for boosting regime TVNZ ... not actually abetting the dictatorship, the US company allows the junta, in control since a 2006 coup, to use the Fiji Water image for positive PR spin. ... |
Fiji Water (& Military Regime) Under the Spotlight
Mother Jones or MoJo is a nonprofit news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. It currently has two main "channels": an award-winning bimonthly national magazine (circulation 240,000), and a website featuring new, original reporting 24-7. Read more about them here . They've put out an interesting piece on Fiji Water and its origins - a military dictatorship in Fiji. Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle Obama sips it. Paris Hilton loves it. Mary J.
Free speech under attack in Fiji (Sky News Australia)
The fight to return free speech to Fiji has suffered another setback after the government banned several critics from addressing an international youth congress in the troubled nation.
Australia's Pacific policy under attack - Sydney Morning Herald
 Radio New Zealand International | Australia's Pacific policy under attack Sydney Morning Herald, Australia ... far more than the coup government, he said. Punishing average Fijians would never solve the country's problems, and by making life in Fiji increasingly difficult, "Canberra and Wellington may well be sowing the seeds of civil unrest and violence". ... Congressman assures US support Australia: Visit to Tonga and Samoa US to help Fiji to return to democracy in five years |
Fijian police detain 6 under emergency rule< - Hindu
Fijian police detain 6 under emergency rule< Hindu, India Military ruler Frank Bainimarama took power in a 2006 coup to oust what he called a nationalist government that he accused of imposing ``racist'' policies against Fiji's large ethnic Indian minority. The Vanua Tako Lavo Party seeks control of Fiji by ... |
Fijian police detain 6 under emergency rule (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Authorities in military-ruled Fiji detained a nationalist political leader and five other men for distributing political pamphlets they said Tuesday could cause instability.
Fiji suffers under the hand of a tyrant - Times Online
 Fijivillage | Fiji suffers under the hand of a tyrant Times Online, UK Since 2006, when Fiji endured its fourth coup in 20 years, the country has been ruled by a military regime that has suppressed dissent through detention and torture while the coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has refused to hold elections. ... Fiji leaders appoint military ally vice president Fiji military extends its grip on power Fiji slashes retirement age in bid to cut costs |
China's 'chequebook diplomacy' in Fiji under fire - Sydney Morning Herald
China's 'chequebook diplomacy' in Fiji under fire Sydney Morning Herald, Australia In defiance of calls to boycott the regime, China has boosted aid to Fiji since a coup by the military commander, Frank Bainimarama, which has crippled the economy and led to drastic falls in tourism and foreign investment. Australia and New Zealand ... |
China’s chequebook diplomacy in Fiji under fire - Sydney Morning Herald
China’s ‘chequebook diplomacy’ in Fiji under fire Jonathan Pearlman Foreign Affairs Correspondent April 21, 2009 AUSTRALIA has been pressing China to curb its support for Fiji over concerns that Beijing is propping up the military regime by supplying hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Diplomats in Canberra and Beijing are understood to have raised the situation in Fiji with Chinese officials. Officials are concerned that China’s support for Fiji is undermining efforts t
China's 'chequebook diplomacy' in Fiji under fire (Sydney Morning Herald)
AUSTRALIA has been pressing China to curb its support for Fiji over concerns that Beijing is propping up the military regime by supplying hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.