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By Tevita Vuibau in Suva Fiji may just change its mind and agree to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus -- contrary...

By Phil Robertson The scene happens every day in capitals across south-east Asia: a strategy session in an ambassador’s ornate sitting room over coffee with...

By Cole Mellino Fiji has become the first country in the world to formally approve the UN climate deal adopted by 195 nations in Paris in December...

OPINION: By Tess Newton Cain in Port Vila In September 2014, after 8 years of military rule, the people of Fiji went to the polls. The...

By Mere Naleba in Suva The Russian Ambassador to Fiji, Vladimir Morozov, and Russia's head of the Missile Artillery Chief Directorate, Lieutenant-General Nikolay Parshin, have...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila New Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has dedicated the sequence of events leading to his surprise election as the...

By Thompson Marango in Port Vila Vanuatu's Commissioner of Police, John Taleo, has filed a constitutional case against the Police Service Commission over his suspension...

By Indra Budiari and Safrin La Batu in Jakarta When Dian Septi Trisnati decided to take part in a labor protest demanding a review of...

Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Grant Guilford told delegates at the opening of a university-hosted Pacific Climate Change Conference today that politicians need to act now...

Kiribati’s President Anote Tong, a leading advocate for the Pacific over climate change, is one the keynote speakers at a landmark conference on the...

Protests against the Trans Pacific Partnership at Waitangi were reported around the world last week after nurse Julie Butler threw a squeaky penis-shaped toy...

By Nasik Swami in Suva While insisting their right to be partisan, some newspapers still claim to be neutral or objective in Fiji, says University...

By Lucy Craymer in Hong Kong United States boats might soon be allowed back into the world’s best tuna fishing waters after the 17 Pacific...

By Jane Joshua in Port Vila Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has his eyes set on urgent repairs for Vanuatu's international airport at Bauerfield and wants...

Syria's President Assad vows to 'retake the whole country'. Video: AFP interview on France 24 OPINION: By Alastair Thompson The news that the Russians (Sergei Lavrov)...

The science is clear, climate change is upon us and nowhere is the impact more serious than in the Pacific. Next week, Victoria University is...

By Peni Shute and Calvin Prasad in Suva The Fiji Opposition’s bid to have Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama replaced by Leader of the Opposition Ro...

By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby Ten children between the ages of three to seven years old have successfully undergone an Operation Open Heart (OOP)...

Small countries need to make a big noise, climate change expert James Renwick says will be his message to the In the Eye of...

By Nasik Swami in Suva Negotiations are under way for the second consignment of arms and ammunition to the Fijian military from Russia. This comes 29...

Aceh fishermen are nominated to receive the 2016 Nansen Refugee Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) for rescuing hundreds of...

By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka More roads and bridges in the Western Division of Fiji have closed because of heavy rain experienced over the past...