Pacific Waves for Thursday 31 January 2019

5:03 AM.The Pacific Islands Forum says there are no arrangements in place to evacuate Pacific students studying in China under its scholarship programme. Read more Audio

5:02 AM.Health authorities in Papua New Guinea have urged the public to not panic about coronavirus. Read more Audio

5:01 AM.An academic looks at the problems confronting Papua New Guinea's Marape Government as it tries to revitalise the economy. Read more Audio

5:00 AM.Environmentalists in the Cook Islands are pleased the government has initiated an environmental assessment over the use of polyaluminium chloride to flush parts of Rarotonga's new water system, Te… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.An immigration lawyer on Guam says new restrictions on Filipino workers will turn a labour shortage in civilian construction into a crisis. The removal of the Philippines from the US H-2 temporary… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Foreign owners of land in Fiji affected by a change in land sale law are in limbo and staying away from the country, according to the Fiji Land Owners Association. Read more Audio

6:05 AM.An economist says Papua New Guinea's economic statistics have been deliberately corrupted to paint a more positive picture of the economy. Read more Audio

6:04 AM.The MP for Lae in Papua New Guinea says coal looms as the best energy source for the city's immediate term future. Read more Audio

6:03 AM.A war of words has emerged between a Samoan MP and China's ambassador to Samoa over the flying of Chinese flags in the country. Read more Audio