Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Radio Australia's Bruce Hill fail to confront racism in Tonga

Radio Australia "Pacific Beat" Bruce Hill is in Tonga and interviewed populist politician 'Akilisi Pohiva but did not raise with him the mere fact that 'Akilisi is portraying himself as a defender of human rights and is secretary of the Friendly Islands Human Rights and Democracy Movement which is funded from New Zealand; yet is more commonly associated in Tonga with slurring the Asian community here. The Pohiva family owned newspaper, Kele'a, once reported that the Chinese here go to the beach on Sunday. But surprise! surprise! the Kele'a employees were caught working on Sunday without the necessary permit. Then editor Tavake Fusimalohi informed the world of the unfair treatment meted out to them. Bruce is either trying to please Mr. Pohiva or is just too foolish; an illness that seem to infect other so-called Pacific correspondents.   

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