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COP is not for fundraising": Pacific media urged to scrutinise climate promises

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Pacific media must scrutinise climate promises, follow the negotiations and question claims made around COP31 rather than treating the UN climate conference as a fundraising event, c... Read More


2 under-trial prisoners die at DMCH

, Sept. 24 -- trial prisoners of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Iftekhar Mahmud, 36, son o... Read More


"Freedom that is not exercised is not freedom": Fiji Times editor warns press freedom cannot be taken for granted

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Fiji Times Editor Fred Wesley has warned that restoring press freedom is not enough if newsrooms do not rebuild the confidence to ask hard questions and engage directly with the publ... Read More


PV GAS, ENEOS Xplora seek to expand cooperation in gas, LNG

Hanoi, Sept. 24 -- Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS), a member of Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam), and ENEOS Xplora Inc. are exploring broader cooperation in th... Read More


Pacific media partnerships must follow audiences, protect independence

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Pacific media partnerships must be flexible, long-term and built around local needs, while protecting editorial independence, speakers at the Pacific Media Summit in Fiji have stress... Read More


Dong Thap accelerates sampling of martyrs' remains, targets completion in October

Dong Thap, Sept. 24 -- The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is accelerating the sampling of fallen soldiers' remains, aiming to complete the collection and handover of all samples by the end of Octo... Read More


Garment worker stabbed dead "by Jhalmuri vendor" in Gazipur

, Sept. 24 -- A garment worker was stabbed to death allegedly by a Jhalmuri vendor in Chakraborty area under Kashimpur Police Station in Gazipur on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Raf... Read More


Naoero tells UN it is now Naoero, reclaiming ancestral name

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- Naoero President David Adeang has told the United Nations that the country is reclaiming its ancestral name, calling on the international community to recognise "Naoero" as an affirm... Read More


MSG Games Charter clears way for inaugural 2029 Games

Fiji, Sept. 24 -- The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has endorsed the MSG Games Charter, clearing the way for the inaugural MSG Games to be held in 2029 and establishing a four-year cycle thereafter... Read More


RISE Health Innovation Summit 2026: AI set to transform healthcare, says Dr G V Rao

Hyderabad, Sept. 24 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to fundamentally transform the way healthcare is delivered, from diagnosis and treatment to hospital management and surgical procedures, said... Read More