Beijing calls attention to its Micronesia projects with ubiquitous China Aid signs but rejects scrutiny.

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.

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 ...

Philippine court convicts 4 police officers for killings in Duterte drug war Victims’ families see convictions as “partial victory” in holding former president accountable for bloody anti-drug ...

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 ...

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.

Thai sex workers, rights advocates push to decriminalize prostitution The country’s estimated 250,000 sex workers are vulnerable to exploitation, according to the International Union of Sex Workers.

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 ...

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 ...

Seven gunmen with suspected links to Abu Sayyaf militants were slain over the weekend by police hunting for a group leader wanted in connection with the 2009 killing of a police superintendent in the ...

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 ...

Malaysia on Tuesday secured its third win against litigants who claim to be descendants of a former sultan, when a Dutch court dismissed a bid to enforce a multi-billion-dollar arbitration award ...