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Program: Foreigners coerced into Timor-Leste scam centres with false job offers

Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 6:00am

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On the program today:

Foreigners arrested in Timor-Leste during recent raids on alleged scam centres say they too were scammed into coming to the country with false job offers.

Papua New Guinea has hit pause on the collection of its mandatory 50-kina "Green Fee" for international travellers while the collection process is under review.

It has now been six days since two young New Zealand climbers became stranded on Solomon Islands' highest peak.

New President-Elect of the World Obesity Federation says that concerted efforts to reduce obesity rates in the Pacific have failed.

Despite the Flying Fijians losing all three European matches recently, the revenue generated should allow the Fiji Rugby Union to finalise a deal for the land it has earmarked in Lautoka for their national stadium project

Pacific news organisations say they've seen a drastic drop in the views they get for content posted to Facebook and suspect the platform's algorithm has been changed.

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Pacific, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Niue, Fiji, Vanuatu, Scams and Fraud, Air Transport Industry, Mountain Climbing, Obesity, Rugby Union, Social Media, News and Magazine Publishing Industry, Disinformation and Misinformation

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