By Pasifika Media Wardrobes 

The Special Agriculture and Business Lease (SABL) concept was found as a failed and illegal land scheme for Papua New Guineans and the many local landowners that underwent the concept of land leases.

Since the tabling of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the SABL in October 2013, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill promised that the reports were to be made public and action would be taken immediately.

From PNGExposed

You wont be reading this in The National (The Daily Log), here is one of the key findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the SABL land grab:

Despite earlier pledging support for West Papuan independence, Pacific leaders bloc agrees not to interfere in Indonesia’s affairs

Marni Cordell | The Guardian

A protest outside a hotel in Jakarta where Pacific island leaders were staying before meeting with the Indonesian president. Photograph: Oktovianus Pogau/The Guardian

From the Solomon Star

The chairperson of the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association believes Indonesia is trying to divide members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and weaken their stance on West Papua.

From Radio Australia / PACNEWS

Vanuatu has defended a boycott of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) foreign minister's mission to Indonesia.

From Joey Tau writing on PNG Edge

The suspicious death of a rebel leader is the latest in a long line of alleged human rights abuses.

By Gemima Harvey in The Diplomat

From Jakarta Post

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to receive foreign ministers from Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member nations at the State Palace on Wednesday, in a move seen by many as part of the government’s attempt to woo the group, which has often voiced concerns over alleged human rights abuses in Papua.

From PNG Exposed

The complete SABL Commission of Inquiry reports from Commissioners John Numapo and Nicholas Mirou can be downloaded here: