Palau President Whipps asks for close to US$5 million supplemental budget
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr is looking for a budget boost by submitting earlier this month a proposed supplemental financial package amounting to almost...
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Api Koroisau announced as new captain of Wests Tigers
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Oceania Football Confederation joins United Nations ‘Football for the Goals’
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Fiji President failed to protect the Constitution, claims Bainimarama
Fiji Opposition Leader Voreqe Bainimarama claims that President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has failed to protect the 2013 Constitution.
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Pacific Islands Forum mission completes visit to Japan
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Taiwan-China factor puts Indo-Pacific region on knife edge
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The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation heard renewed calls for action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau as it opened the...
Bougainville President Toroama says PNG Parliament breached Melanesian Agreement, calls for international intervention
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has accused Papua New Guinea's National Parliament of breaching the Melanesian Agreement (MA) and undermining the Bougainville peace process after...
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