Pacific Waves for Thursday 20 September 2018
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 September 2018
3:06 PM.Plans for a Marshall Islands atoll to become a special administrative province; Papuan vaccination shortfalls linked to government failure; Asian Development Bank boosts presence in Pacific; New… Read more Audio
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Plans for Rongelap to become special administrative province
3:05 PM.There are plans for Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands to become a special administrative province, with loose visa and tax requirements opening it up to foreign investors. Read more Audio
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Papuan vaccination shortfalls linked to government failure
3:04 PM.An academic has linked a lack of vaccination among West Papuan communities to the failure of Indonesia's health workers to do their job, saying media reports that Papuan parents are refusing to let… Read more Audio
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Asian Development Bank boosts presence in Pacific
3:03 PM.The Asian Development Bank is beefing up its presence in the region with new and expanded offices in about half of the Pacific's small island countries. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 September 2018
5:05 AM.New Caledonia poised to launch consumption tax as part of major overhaul; Tonga's Ministry of Health has set up a new Quitline telephone support service to help smokers give up tobacco use as part of… Read more Audio
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Tax reform to come into effect in New Caledonia
5:04 AM.New Caledonia poised to launch consumption tax as part of major overhaul. Read more Audio
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Tongan toll free line to help smokers quit
5:03 AM.Tonga's Ministry of Health has set up a new Quitline telephone support service to help smokers give up tobacco use as part of a hard-hitting campaign launched on Wednesday. Read more Audio
