Dateline Pacifc evening edition for 24 July 2018

A Samoan academic, who has recently completed in-depth research into customary land laws, says the Samoan constitution was never designed for a controversial land law that came into force a decade ago; health services in PNG's western province show further strain; an academic says the United States should work with Taiwan and Palau to resist Chinese influence in the region; this week has marked the 20th anniversary of an horrific tsunami which struck part of the coast of West Sepik, killing about 2,200 people.