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Star Media Group wins six Kinabalu Press Awards

Star Media Group wins six Kinabalu Press Awards

KOTA KINABALU: Star Media Group Bhd’s Sabah bureau bag­ged a total of six awards with two golds and four merits in this year’s prestigious Kinabalu Press Awards. Journalist Stephanie Lee Shao Fen bagged a gold for the Sports Journalism Award with...

Is the tide turning for ocean protection? UN conference ends with record attendance and momentum for high seas treaty

Is the tide turning for ocean protection? UN conference ends with record attendance and momentum for high seas treaty

Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, the UN Conference convened to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 – to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources – drew over 15,000 participants from 120...

PNG Volleyball team eases past New Caledonia

PNG Volleyball team eases past New Caledonia

Team PNG volleyball has recorded 2 straight wins over Nauru and New Caledonia (Image: Team PNG Team PNG Men’s Volleyball continued their strong start at the Pacific Mini Games, defeating New Caledonia 3-1 in sets. Led by skipper Rolly Forova, the...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning 

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning 

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Ministry of Human Rights Expresses Gratitude for the Efforts of UN OHCHR and Mr. Andrews On June 30, the Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG) of the Republic...

Residents of Myanmar Ruby Hub Speak Out as TNLA Mining Takes Toll

Residents of Myanmar Ruby Hub Speak Out as TNLA Mining Takes Toll

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic Palaung armed group, is monopolizing ruby mining operations in Mogoke town in northern Mandalay Region and harming the local environment by conducting excessive extraction, according to...

Star Media Group's Sabah team bags six honours at Kinabalu Press Awards

Star Media Group's Sabah team bags six honours at Kinabalu Press Awards

KOTA KINABALU: Star Media Group Berhad’s Sabah bureau bagged a total of six awards with two golds and four merits in this year’s Kinabalu Press Awards. Journalist Stephanie Lee Shao Fen bagged a gold for Sports Journalism with her story "Giddy up...

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week

Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center in Majuro on Monday. Photo by Giff Johnson MAJURO — The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials...

Steady aim for Fiji archers

Steady aim for Fiji archers

Team Fiji’s archers are quietly preparing to make their mark at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, even as they face limited facilities and funding. Team manager Caroll Sela who will lead the team to Palau, says the four-athlete team is focused...

The Architect Who Gave Buildings a Pulse

The Architect Who Gave Buildings a Pulse

Real Estate Gaudí's vision turned architecture into art, reshaping Barcelona with organic forms that continue to amaze travellers and dreamers. Jun 30, 2025 — 3 min read Antoni Gaudí In Barcelona, architecture feels alive. It curves, breathes, and...

CHamoru voyager, cultural ambassador endures 30-day return trip from Taiwan

CHamoru voyager, cultural ambassador endures 30-day return trip from Taiwan

Ron Acfalle returned to Guam Thursday after completing a grueling 30-day voyage from Taiwan to Palau aboard a traditional sailing canoe, describing the journey as a transformative spiritual experience that tested the crew's endurance against the...

Number of ‘False Flag’ Ships is Alarming: Paris MoU 2024 Report

Number of ‘False Flag’ Ships is Alarming: Paris MoU 2024 Report

Paris MoU, in its Annual Report for 2024, has spotlighted an alarming trend – the growing number of ‘false flag’ ships worldwide. These vessels often operate under fake documents claiming to be registered with a legitimate flag state or with a...

Ceremony welcoming Alingano Maisui’s Returns from Taiwan

Ceremony welcoming Alingano Maisui’s Returns from Taiwan

Koror, Palau – June 16, 2025 — The traditional voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu arrived back in Palau on Monday, June 16, 2025, after completing a cultural expedition from Taiwan. The canoe was welcomed with a public ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at NECO...

TNC partners with MICS to protect resilient reefs in Majuro

TNC partners with MICS to protect resilient reefs in Majuro

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which has worked in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) for over a decade, is collaborating with the Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS) to help protect coral reefs that are more resilient to climate...

UN Oceans Summit: Fiji mobilising resources to protect vital marine ecosystems, says govt

UN Oceans Summit: Fiji mobilising resources to protect vital marine ecosystems, says govt

Fiji is joining its Pacific neighbours at the UN Oceans Conference in France, urging the mobilisation of resources to protect its marine resources. The theme for the conference is to accelerate action and mobilise all stakeholders to conserve and...

"What's the Matter With Chicago" (and comedians and Contessa Brewer)?

"What's the Matter With Chicago" (and comedians and Contessa Brewer)?

By Curtis Dahlgren June 12, 2009 "One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship." — George Orwell WE ARE WITNESSING A REVOLUTION — a very "peaceful" Revolution...

Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas 

Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas 

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the third United Nations Ocean Conference,...

Lack of Government supports threatens Team PNG’s chances of defending Pacific Mini Games title

THE Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee is at the brink of excluding certain sporting codes from participating in the Pacific Mini Games in Palau due to funding constraints and lack of government support. PNGOC said all athletes and officials from...

Whipps urges Global Action on Ocean Treaty, deep-sea protection at UN Conference

Whipps urges Global Action on Ocean Treaty, deep-sea protection at UN Conference

Nice, France — June 13, 2025 – Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. delivered urgent calls for global unity and bold leadership to protect the world’s oceans at two high-level events during the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025 

Pacific Islands News Roundup – June 20 – June 26, 2025 

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access

Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access

To strengthen the skills of Pacific biosecurity, border control, exporter representatives and relevant stakeholders in using Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) databases and platforms, a regional capacity-building workshop is underway in...

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