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Gulf oil states on a Pacific charm offensive

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Gulf oil states are using their vast wealth to build influence across the far-flung South Pacific, experts have told AFP, tearing a page straight out of China's Belt and Road playbook. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- two of the world's biggest crude oil producers -- have been ramping up efforts to shed their reputations as global climate...

Australia ready to extend security presence in Solomons

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Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia is ready to provide an ongoing security presence in the Solomon Islands. Marles, who is also the defence minister, was speaking on Thursday from the Pacific Island nation's capital Honiara, where he reaffirmed Australia's commitment to regional security. “We made clear that if it was the Solomons' wish for SIAF (Solomons International...

IAEA chief to visit South Korea, Cook Islands, NZ over Japan’s treated nuclear plant water

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The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to visit South Korea, the Cook Islands and New Zealand in July, regarding the ocean discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several government sources said. Rafael Grossi is expected to brief each country on the contents of a comprehensive report, which will include...

Fiji police investigating source of leaked document calling for military intervention

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Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua has confirmed that Police are investigating a leaked unsourced seditious document being circulated on the social media. The concerning document is calling on the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to intervene after some decisions made by the coalition government. Following the confirmation by Tikoduadua, Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACP/O) Livai Driu said the...

Quarter Finals draw made as Fiji and Cook Islands win final group matches

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The quarter final draw has been made following the completion of the Group stage at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji. Group A runner up Samoa will play Tahiti in the first quarter final and HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on Saturday. The second quarter final on Saturday will feature Group A winner New Caledonia against hosts Fiji who finished...

Players benefit from Media Training at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Fiji

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It’s not just on the field players need to perform to their best at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championships in Fiji. Off the field players from the 10 competing nations have taken part in Media Training sessions with the OFC Media and Communications team in Lautoka and Suva. The interactive sessions have been aimed at making the players comfortable when they...

IAEA urged not to endorse Japan’s plan to release treated nuke waste water into the Pacific ocean

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China urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday not to endorse Japan's plan to discharge polluted radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, and demanded that Tokyo handle the wastewater situation in a “transparent and safe way”. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the remarks following a report in foreign media...

‘Road block to Bougainville independence’: ABG AG

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Bougainville’s top government lawyer has accused the Papua New Guinea Government of putting up road blocks to Bougainville’s independence. The ABG’s Attorney-General and Minister for Independence Mission Implementation Ezekiel Massat has accused the National Government of making the independence process very difficult. He told the Post-Courier Wednesday that given Bougainville Minister Manasseh Makiba’s national statement in Parliament recently accompanied by Prime...

Cook Islands new security policy highlights climate, economic context for Pacific

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A new national security policy launched by the Cook Islands in the margins of a regional meeting of Pacific security advisers has brought the security dimensions of climate and economic crises into the spotlight. “Maintaining economic stability is critical for maintaining national security,” Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said at the launch, of his government’s national security policy on...

Former PNG Army boss wants review of U.S-PNG defence agreement

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The Papua New Guinea Government should reconsider and review the United States-PNG Defence Corporation Agreement, by aligning itself with the U.S and Australia, it has indicated its security and military alliance, says former PNG Defence Force commander Jerry Singirok. Singirok said by the signing of the agreement, “Papua New Guinea, as a sovereign state, was no longer neutral.” “An act of...

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