Rashmi Aslam appointed as Commissioner of FICAC
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has announced that Rashmi Aslam has been appointed as it’s Commissioner with effect from 18 April 2022.
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PNG PM Marape tables report on UBS loan inquiry in Parliament
The Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Australia overcharged the PNG Government by AUD$175 million (about K464 million) which must be reimbursed to the State,...
Norton Rose lawyers face PNG royal commission wrath
Three current and former lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright’s Australian unit are among those facing a potential five-year ban from doing business in Papua...
U.S seeks to seize superyacht in Fiji believed to be owned by Russian oligarch
The United States is seeking to seize a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch that is docked in the Pacific island nation...
DPP files application to restrain Russian super yacht Amadea from leaving Fiji
Fiji's Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has filed an application seeking orders that the Russian superyacht Amadea be restrained from leaving Fijian waters.
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UBS faces 10-year ban from PNG as royal commission delivers verdict
UBS Australia could face a ten-year ban from doing business in Papua New Guinea over its role in a controversial US$1.3 billion (US$956 million)...
Fiji Police await AG’s advice on Russian yacht Amadea investigation
Fiji's Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says they are waiting on the advice of the Attorney General for the next direction in relation...
Fiji Police seize Russian Superyacht Amadea
The Fiji Police Force has seized the US$325 million (FJD$466 million) superyacht, Amadea, belonging to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
Crew members are being questioned in...
PNG government puts UN on notice
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning, and head of the COVID-19 National Control Centre, has placed United Nations agencies on notice that they...
It’s time to break the silence on gender and corruption in the Pacific
A diverse group of Pacific women engaged in media and civil society joined the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on 05...
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China steps up efforts to win Palau but President Whipps says he won’t cave...
Beijing has been dangling lures in a bid to convince Palau to sever ties with Taiwan and switch to China, President Surangel Whipps Jr...
Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party
Neither advocates nor opponents of a security pact with Beijing won a majority in the Solomon Islands' parliamentary elections, results announced Wednesday for the...
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants...