TOKYO, 17 MAY 2018 (FBC NEWS)—Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama held a summit meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe during the Fiji-Japan Bilateral Summit Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese PM hosted the summit where Bainimarama inspected the Guard of Honour ceremony upon his arrival after which the leaders held the summit […]
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Coroner to investigate death of PNG journalist
There will be a coroner’s inquest into the death of journalist Rosalyn Albaniel Evara, police in Papua New Guinea have confirmed. The Post Courier business editor died in suspicious circumstances last November. An initial pathologist’s post mortem report blamed the embalming process for bruising on Ms Albaniel Evara’s body. The report outraged her family and […]
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PNG in top 10 of Japan’s World Risk report
TOKYO, 17 MAY 2018 (POST COURIER)— Papua New Guinea has been placed 10th out of 20 in the World Risk report under Japan’s Report on Climate Change and Fragility in the Asia-Pacific. Vanuatu and Tonga are placed first and second among climate change risk areas. But Japan’s director of climate change Tomoaki Ishigaki said this […]
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Marianas passes marijuana bill
The Northern Marianas Senate has passed a bill decriminalising the use and possession of marijuana. Having been passed in the nine-seat senate with six yes votes and three abstentions, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for approval. It would allow the use of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes; sets up […]
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CNMI cat killing video goes viral
a video of a cook killing a cat at the back of a Chinese restaurant in the Northern Marianas has gone viral on social media. The video has prompted animal rights activists to call for legislation making animal abuse a crime. Happiness Chinese Restaurant’s operations have been suspended Photo: RNZ Pacific / Mark Rabago On […]
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US lawmakers seek US$7.5 billion to counter China’s rise in Pacific
WASHINGTON, 17 MAY 2018 (DEFENSE NEWS)—— The U.S. should forge stronger military ties with Taiwan and add US$7.5 billion in national defense spending in the Pacific region in order to counter Chinese influence in the region, according to a legislative proposal from four U.S. senators. The bipartisan Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, or ARIA, would authorise […]