Three Newsroom journalists were detained by police in Suva, Fiji, after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer. Three Newsroom journalists were jailed by police in Suva, Fiji, last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer accused of environmental desecration of an island in the tourist jewel of the Mamanucas. SUPPLIED The illegal channel dug through the reef at Malolo Island by developer Freesoul. Before their phones were taken, Reid said she, Jennings and Aull had visited the Freesoul office to talk about the Malolo damage. Chambers said the Malolo Island issue "has been really a focus on how the Chinese are interfacing in Fiji".

Source: Stuff April 03, 2019 17:26 UTC