Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 March
Cyclone Niran batters New Caledonia Tropical Cyclone Niran has caused extensive damage in New Caledonia. The cyclone made landfall during Sunday. Although it was… Read More
Topic-Economies and development
A look back at the Cambodia economy in 2020
As 2020 drew to a close, Cambodia officially recorded zero deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. But while Cambodia has seemingly avoided a high death toll… Read More
The China connection
Since March 2020 the world has been in the grip of an intensifying COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented event raises a series of pertinent issues about… Read More
Encourage foreign investment to spur recovery
Social distancing restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 Crisis (the “CVC”) caused Australia’s worst recession since the 1930s—an experience shared by economies worldwide. With… Read More
Pacific predictions 2021
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID continues As is the case the world over, the early part of 2021 will see no let up… Read More
Pacific Islands’ tourism during COVID-19: Danger or opportunity?
In-conversation with Halatoa Fua, Liz Pechan, Marita Manley and Johanna Loehr On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Read More
Charting a course to 2050 in the Pacific
PETER LAYTON, WESLEY MORGAN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | At the 2019 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Tuvalu, member… Read More
Regional wrap | 63
The past fortnight witnessed further worsening of Sino-Australian relations and more evidence of how China intends to punish Australia to set an example for other… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #8
A fortnightly snapshot of what’s making headlines in South East Asia. Malaysia to hold election post-pandemic Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced last Saturday that… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 25 November
Budget passed in Papua New Guinea In a further twist to the political drama playing out in PNG, the Marape government was back in Parliament… Read More
