27 Aug 2015

Vanuatu PM's loses restaurant and suspected arson

6:26 pm on 27 August 2015

A series of alleged arsons on Vanuatu's Malekula island have destroyed a restaurant owned by the Prime Minister Sato Kilman and Norsup airport's only toilet.

The two arsons occurred on the same night, completely destroying the restaurant in Lakatoro and the public toilet.

The toilet had only recently been built, after local bungalow owners pitched together to fund the facility.

The spate of crimes have also seen a bank broken into but no theft has been reported.

Sato Kilman - pictured during a visit to Russia in March 2015

Sato Kilman - pictured during a visit to Russia in March 2015 Photo: Vladimir Pesnya / RIA Novosti