Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 August 2018

Tonga has begun the process of evaluating whether its legal framework meets international standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism; Guam's governor has penned a letter to the US president, Donald Trump, asking him to consider giving Guamanians who have served in the US military the right to vote for president; Facebook, in a protracted battle to keep its users safe from abuse, says it is investigating the case of a Samoan woman who claims she received death threats on the platform; after a week of protests, the SLN nickel company in New Caledonia has decided to close its mining site at Kouaoua indefinitely; a new position in New Zealand's foreign ministry is part of a step up in Pacific engagement from Auckland.