Chinese ‘Miracle Water’ Grifters Infiltrated the UN and Bribed Politicians to Build Pacific Dream City
A pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into afuture metropolis. They ended up in…
Category: Investigations
Australia-Owned Pacific Telco Likely Exploited by Private Spies
BY AUBREY BELFORD (OCCRP), ABC An Australian-owned mobile phone operator in the Pacific Islands has likely been used by private…
Failed Palau Media Deal Reveals Inner Workings of China’s Pacific Influence Effort
A Palauan newspaper publisher entered into a media deal with a company thatturned out to have connections to Chinese security…
Alluvial Mining Causing Losses of Biodiversity, Culture, and Livelihoods in the Solomon Islands
by Charley Piringi Illegal gold mining activities in the Central Guadalcanal region of the Solomon Islands is affecting the health…
Mining operation allegedly owes millions in taxes and royalties in Solomon Islands
by Charley Piringi A mining operation in Solomon Islands owes millions in unpaid taxes and royalties, according to a former senior government…
THE GOLD RUSH: AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTEMPTED GOLD SMUGGLING AND TAX EVASION IN SOLOMON ISLANDS
by Charley Piringi AUD5.2 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD ILLEGAL DEAL Nearly 80 Kilograms of gold worth around AUD 5.2…
Pillaging people’s Tubi trees
by Ofani Eremae Villagers fight to reclaim stolen logs from Gov’t & Asian logger AT Korona logging base on San Jorge…
Mining makes off with the last soil in this remote Solomon Islands’ atoll
The last pockets of bauxite-rich soil in Rennell are being dug up and shipped out, leaving residents with little land…
Has mining benefitted Rennell Atoll?
Questions are circulating about whether BMC mining was granted its license fairly and whether it should be paying taxes on…