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UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum
The Indian Express
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August 26, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...
BUILDING TOGETHER
The Islandsun
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August 22, 2025
Report launched on SBD5billion-worth 515 projects across every province under Australia-SI infrastructure cooperation BY MORRIS NAFU A report on the 515 projects delivered across Solomon Islands by Australia worth over SBD$5 billion has been...
Accountants urged to adapt to global shifts
The Islandsun
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August 22, 2025
BY NED GAGAHE Johnson Lobo, President of Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA) says the accounting profession in the Solomon Islands must rapidly evolve to keep pace with global economic and technological changes. Speaking at the 2025...
9th Pacific Water and Wastewater conference next week
Solomon Star
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August 21, 2025
Honiara is set to welcome around 300 delegates, including 15 government ministers next week for the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference and Expo (PWWC25). The...
PM Manele Calls for Governance, Innovation, and Partnerships in Pacific Water Future
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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August 26, 2025
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has urged Pacific Island nations to strengthen governance, embrace innovation, and build regional partnerships to secure a sustainable water future. Speaking at the opening of the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater...
Regional leadership needs to address regional issues
The Islandsun
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August 28, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Collin Beck, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) National Committee co-chair, said that regional leadership is needed to address regional issues. One...
Beware of online schemes
Solomon Star
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August 26, 2025
Dear Editor – I am writing to share an important warning with our community regarding a concerning trend I have recently observed on social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Telegram. Many individuals are promoting a business model that...
Report on infrastructure partnership launched
Solomon Star
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August 21, 2025
A new report, Building Together – five years of infrastructure partnership between Solomon Islands and Australia, has been officially launched in Brisbane, Australia this week. Minister for National Planning and Development Coordination, Hon....
UC San Diego Library Preserves the Sounds and Stories of Oceania with Recordings at Risk Grant
UC San Diego - California
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The University of California San Diego Library has been awarded a $48,815 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) through its Recordings at Risk program to preserve and provide access to 727 audiovisual recordings from...
Samoa’s election: Personal rivalries, geopolitical tensions and everything else you need to know
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Why was the election called? The Pacific country of about 219,000 people is hoping to usher in a new era of stability after a turbulent political chapter. Fiamē survived two no-confidence motions in the span of two weeks in February and March, but...
America’s counterattack on China’s growing influence in the Pacific islands
WorldNetDaily
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August 24, 2025
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class James Phelps from Indianapolis, Indiana, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), conducts a dive at the grotto on the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 27, 2021. (U.S....
National Museum of the Pacific War Announces Upcoming Programs Exploring Japan’s Decision for Peace and the Battle of Bougainville
The Gilmer Mirror - Texas
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Fredericksburg, TX – The National Museum of the Pacific War will present two powerful programs this September, offering visitors the chance to deepen their understanding of pivotal moments in World War II. Enduring the Unendurable: Japan’s...
JDS Fellows pay courtesy visit to the Honorary Consul of SI in Tokyo
Solomon Star
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August 21, 2025
In early August, a group of fellows from Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS), who recently arrived in Japan to pursue graduate studies, paid a courtesy visit to the Honorary Consul of Solomon Islands in Tokyo. The visit...
PM Manele Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Ties with Switzerland
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Honourable Jeremiah Manele, MP, has reaffirmed the Solomon Islands’ commitment to deepening diplomatic and development cooperation with Switzerland during a courtesy meeting with Her Excellency Barbara Anna Gonzenbach. In...
Taiwan bats for enhanced cooperation with India in semiconductors, other key sectors
The Statesman (India)
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August 25, 2025
Amid efforts by India and China to mend fences after prolonged tensions in the wake of the Ladakh military stand-off, Taiwan has expressed confidence that New Delhi will continue to support its cause and take steps to deepen India-Taiwan...
BACK IN HISTORY | Pili relives tough times
The Fiji Times
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August 25, 2025
Corporal Fakatene Pili, from Tuvalu, served as the cheerful and welcoming barman at the Royal Fiji Police Gazetted Officers’ Mess in Suva for two decades starting in 1979. However, according to an article published by The Fiji Times on November 9...
China Contributes SBD 200,000 to Support Pacific Water Forum
Tavuli News
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August 22, 2025
The People’s Republic of China has contributed SBD 200,000 to support the upcoming 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference and Expo (PWWC25), to be held in...
Fiji Prime Minister Rabuka’s Visit Underscores India’s Pacific Focus
StratNews Global
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August 25, 2025
Home Editor's Pick Fiji Prime Minister Rabuka’s Visit Underscores India’s Pacific Focus Fiji is seen as India's key partner in the Indo-Pacific, not only because of its Indian diaspora but because of the heft it brings to the region There was a...
Three new broadband towers on Guadalcanal now fully operational
The Islandsun
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August 19, 2025
BY CHRIS ALEX Solomon Islands has achieved three new communication towers under the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project (SINBIP). The towers are located in Wanderer Bay (M122), Sotona (M124) in West Guadalcanal, and Veuru in...
PRC supports regional water forum
Solomon Star
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August 24, 2025
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has provided SBD 200,000 in support for the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Forum and the 16th Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference and Expo (PWWC25). Solomon Islands is...