Remote Pakistan quake victims await help
Officials in Pakistan are continuing to battle multiple challenges as they attempt to provide assistance to survivors of this week’s powerful earthquake.
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Futuristic floating cities pitched to Kiribati
As leaders of Pacific island nations look to all possible means of saving their nations from rising sea levels, a Japanese corporation may have hit upon one possible solution.
Presidency uncertain as Haiti cholera source found
The results of the first round of voting in Haiti’s presidential election has seen the government-backed candidate scrape close to elimination.
Maoists claim India train derailment, collision
At least 65 people have been killed after an express train was derailed in eastern India, crossing into the path of another train.
Pacific Beat 2009 year in review
As 2009 and the decade draws to a close, let’s now take a look back on a year which has seen some momentous events take place in this, our Pacific home. Bookended by the intractable political situation in Fiji and Papua New Guinea’s unchartered future with its new energy wealth, the year 2009 will instead … Continue reading “Pacific Beat 2009 year in review”
Inaugural Pacific Media Summit 2009
“Breaking Barriers – Access to Information”: Mark Scott, Session 6 Relationships and Role of Development Partners – Friends or Neo-Colonialists Pacific Partner, Pacific Friend: ABC International
India outsourcing to survive Satyam fall
At the start of this year, India was rocked by revelations that the huge software and outsourcing group Satyam had overestimated its profits to the tune of around $US1 billion. Before his arrest, chairman and IT poster-boy Ramalinga Raju said he had been “riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten”.
Huge cash injection for China state media
Large Western media organisations could do nothing but shake their heads this week as reports came out of China that $US7 billion dollars was to flow into state media. While newspapers, television, radio, and even internet properties in the Western world were being gutted by their parent organisations, China spoke of expanding its reach in … Continue reading “Huge cash injection for China state media”
Status of Samoa test in question
Numerous media reports over the past week have alluded to an International Rugby Board memo questioning the official status of today’s Test between the All Blacks and Manu Samoa. Although Samoa is the twelfth best team in the IRB’s official rankings, and even shares one-third of its players with the world’s number one team, they … Continue reading “Status of Samoa test in question”
China push to change Taiwan’s Olympics name
It’s just over twenty days to go to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and one team in particular is having a hard time making sure China can get its name right. Chinese Taipei is the somewhat-apolitical and agreed name for Taiwan’s representatives in international competitions since 1989. The Beijing International Media Centre, as well as the … Continue reading “China push to change Taiwan’s Olympics name”
