Pacific Waves for Wednesday 16 July 2014

3:06 PM.Labour law reform in PNG could create greater stability; Research reveals Tonga's past as a former trading empire; A plastic bag ban in the Micronesian state of Yap comes into effect; A refugee action… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.It's hoped that improvements to labour legislation in Papua New Guinea will help reduce unpredictability in the market place. Audio

3:04 PM.New research shows Tonga was once the centre of a vast trading empire with economic and political power stretching across the Pacific. Audio

3:03 PM.An environmental agency for the Micronesian state of Yap says it is optimistic a platic bag ban will have wide-ranging benefits including helping keep its reefs healthy and protecting marine life. Audio

5:06 AM.A refugee action coalition warns of danger at PNG's detention centre; The Pacific aims to be tobacco-free by 2025; The European Union trains Fiji electoral officers; European Union trains 60 Fiji… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Refugee advocates say witnesses to a fatal attack on an asylum seeker at Australia's Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea are in extreme danger. Audio

5:04 AM.The World Health Organisation has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region become smokefree by 2025. Audio

5:00 AM.In November voters in Tonga go to the polls to elect their second parliament under reforms from 2008 which ushered in a greater degree of democracy. Audio