Fiji PM highlights rebuilding Fiji together this Independence Day
As Fiji marks its 53 years of independence today, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has commended the journey of resilience, unity and the unwavering spirit...
President of Timor-Leste says China didn’t want to develop police, military infrastructure over worries...
The President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta has suggested that Chinese diplomats turned down requests to develop police and military infrastructure in his country because...
Biden declares state of emergency for Guam and CNMI
President Biden Monday declared a state of emergency for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered federal assistance to supplement local responses to...
PNG PM Marape condemns Hamas attack on Israel
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has condemned the attack on Israel, saying war-related violence is out of place in this modern day...
PNG Terrorism Act to be introduced
Papua New Guinea’s bill to amend the Terrorism Act has been drafted and ready to be presented to Cabinet before it is tabled in...
Question mark still remains over who will lead the Forum
With the countdown now on till the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting in Rarotonga, a question mark still remains over who will take over...
Forum to develop regional strategy on labour mobility
By Richard Naidu
The annual meeting of Trade Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji has agreed on the need to develop a...
Charlot Salwai elected prime minister of Vanuatu
Vanuatu's prime minister Sato Kilman has been voted out through a motion-of-no-confidence in the country's parliament Friday in Port Vila.
The motion was carried by...
PNG threatens to send refugees back to Australia unless it keeps funding humanitarian programme
Refugees exiled to Papua New Guinea a decade ago will be sent back to Australia if the Australian government fails to continue funding PNG’s...
Sato Kilman ousted as Vanuatu prime minister
Vanuatu's prime minister Sato Kilman has been voted out of office in a motion of no confidence at parliament this afternoon in Port Vila.
The...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...