Four Papuan districts can form South Papua Province: Indonesian Home minister
Indonesian Home Minister Tito Karnavian highlighted “a specialty” pertaining to the public's aspirations in the Merauke, Boven Digoel, Mappi, and Asmat districts in Papua...
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PNG deputy PM Sam Basil suspended over alleged misappropriation of K150,000
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister and Bulolo MP Sam Basil has been suspended from official duties pending a leadership tribunal inquiring into allegations...
Fiji Health Ministry prepares for border opening
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Fiji seeking Australian support with ‘long COVID’ cases
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Unsworn HRPP MPs turned away: Samoa Speaker
The 18 unsworn members of the Human Rights Protection Party(HRPP) will likely return to by-elections after the Samoan Speaker of the House denied their...
COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit
The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.
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Commonwealth to champion climate-vulnerable small states at COP26
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called for urgent action to ensure improved climate resilience of small states and promised to amplify the concerns of...
Fiji recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 48,916 and 533 deaths...
NZ takes ‘cautious approach’ to Fiji’s plan to reopen border amid outbreak crisis
New Zealand has opted to take a “cautious approach” to Fiji's future travel initiatives as the Pacific island nation prepares to reopen its borders...
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Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
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