Adoption of high seas treaty ‘absolute welcome and extremely timely’: PANG Coodiinator Penjueli
Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) coordinator Maureen Penjueli says the adoption of the high seas treaty last week by UN Member states was important...
South Korea Foreign Ministry slams DP for asking Pacific Islands Forum to oppose Fukushima...
South Korean Foreign Ministry has slammed the Democratic Party (DP) for sending an official letter to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to ask them...
Protecting democracy requires investing in media freedom says U.S state dept rep
The United States of America is upping its investment in media freedom in the Pacific.
And to underline the U.S commitment to preserving democratic institutions,...
Pacific communities placed on El Niño Alert
Pacific communities are advised to prepare for the potential impacts of an El Niño, with the latest El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Outlook shifting from...
Fukushima water discharged over 40 years say Pacific adviser
The proposal to release water from the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean is robust enough to start, at least in the...
Marshall Islands Compact held up by nuclear legacy
The lack of agreement on the nuclear legacy issues holds up the Marshall Islands’s Compact Review negotiations with the United States, according to Marshall...
U.S. Government moves to expand health care to Pacific veterans
After decades of neglect, the U.S government is one step closer to eliminating longstanding obstacles to free health care for veterans from three Pacific...
Domestic terror: Lethal force to be used by PNG Police
Papua New Guinea police will be able to use lethal force to deal with crimes that come under Domestic Terrorism through the amendments to...
Commonwealth Heads of Government to meet in Samoa in 2024
Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, have announced the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be...
Nuclear experts would drink Japan’s treated radioactive wastewater
Independent nuclear experts have offered to drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its nuclear waste water into the...
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Forum struggles with missile dilemma
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
AS they gather in Palau this week for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, regional leaders want development partners to...
Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific media must ensure the region’s stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum...
Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic...