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UN chief issues 'SOS' for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

UN chief issues 'SOS' for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

Rising seas are amplifying the frequency and severity of storm surges and coastal flooding, says Antonio Guterres.
Tue Aug 27 2024
Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth's Oct meeting in Samoa

Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth's Oct meeting in Samoa

Samoa will be the first Pacific Island state to host the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting since its inauguration in 1971.
Wed Mar 27 2024
Tokyo to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July - Japanese cabinet

Tokyo to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July - Japanese cabinet

Japan will host the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) in Tokyo from July 16-18.
Fri Feb 02 2024
What cost for riches from the ocean floor?

What cost for riches from the ocean floor?

The regulatory body for deep sea mining is under pressure to accept mining applications, but what are the risks?
Fri Jul 07 2023
Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital today.
Sat Jan 22 2022
Australia says initial reports suggest no mass casualties in Tonga from tsunami

Australia says initial reports suggest no mass casualties in Tonga from tsunami

There were "significant damage" to roads and bridges in the Pacific island nation.
Mon Jan 17 2022
Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change

Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change

Kofe gave a speech to the UN climate conference to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line of climate change.
Tue Nov 09 2021
Study finds Asians largely 'invisible' in Hollywood's top films

Study finds Asians largely 'invisible' in Hollywood's top films

Findings reveal "an epidemic of invisibility" for Asians and Pacific Islanders in movies released from 2007 to 2019.
Wed May 19 2021
New York man charged with attempted murder in attack on Chinese immigrant

New York man charged with attempted murder in attack on Chinese immigrant

The assault is the latest in a spate of attacks targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation.
Wed Apr 28 2021
Pacific island devotees of Prince Philip send their condolences

Pacific island devotees of Prince Philip send their condolences

Anthropologists believe Philip became linked to the legend in the 1960s when Vanuatu was an Anglo-French colony known as the New Hebrides.
Tue Apr 13 2021
Atlanta shooting of Asian women was racially motivated, US senator says

Atlanta shooting of Asian women was racially motivated, US senator says

The shootings have stoked fears among those in the Asian-American Pacific Islander community.
Mon Mar 22 2021
Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off Pacific island of Tonga

Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off Pacific island of Tonga

The quake struck 206km east northeast of the Tonga capital and was a shallow 14km deep.
Wed Oct 18 2017
Japanese PM Abe hopes to visit Russia early next year

Japanese PM Abe hopes to visit Russia early next year

"We have no other way than directing the territorial issue to a solution while shaping a vision of a win-win future."
Wed Dec 21 2016
Russian couple murdered, dismembered in Fiji

Russian couple murdered, dismembered in Fiji

A Russian couple from Fiji are thought to have been murdered and dismembered after human body parts washed up on a beach in the Pacific island nation.
Mon Jul 04 2016
The Zika threat

The Zika threat

The Zika virus existed for decades in equatorial zones of Asia and Africa. Then, about 10 years ago, it cropped up on various Pacific islands.
Mon Feb 01 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024