WASHINGTON, 21 AUGUST 2026 (RADIO FREE ASIA)—China “very likely” coordinated a targeted campaign across the Pacific to demonstrate that local development strategies should align with Beijing’s latest five-year-plan, a recent report by The Alliance Futures Initiative says. In the report, titled “China’s Model on the Offensive: Why China’s Five-Year Plan Promotion in the Pacific Matters,” […]
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ADB Provides Grant for Typhoon Sinlaku Relief in the Federated States of Micronesia
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4 June 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $500,000 grant to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to help expedite recovery from Typhoon Sinlaku, which struck the country during 9–12 April this year.“ADB extends its deepest condolences to the Federated States of Micronesia for the loss […]
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FSM president facing investigation over unreleased funds allocated for prosecutor’s office
PALIKIR, 19 JANUARY 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — It has been more than two years since the Federated States of Micronesia created the Office of the Independent Prosecutor through a constitutional amendment, but the agency has not been formally established because the funds required to get started are in limbo, according to FSM Independent Prosecutor […]
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Micronesian nations agree to a regional ocean planning
Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have agreed to be part of a commitment to use Marine Spatial Planning to achieve 100% management of the ocean. “The marine spatial planning will occur in individual jurisdictions but we work together to meet and define regional goals,” reported MAFE Minister […]
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President Panuelo Meets with Blue Prosperity Coalition & Partners to Further Advance Marine Spatial Planning, Scientific Expeditions, & Ocean Conservation in the FSM
In an effort to further advance the protection of Federated States of Micronesia’s ocean-space by 30%, The Honorable President of FSM David W. Panuelo met with Blue Prosperity Coalition (BPC), National Geographic Society, Waitt Institute, University of California at San Diego, and Micronesia Conservation Trust on January 22nd. The primary outcomes of the meeting were […]
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Region-wide Startup Weekend to be launched
Bring your business ideas in and be part of the region-wide Startup Weekend Micronesia to be launched by the University of Guam (UOG) graduate students simultaneously in seven Micronesian Islands including Palau. Startup Weekend Micronesia (SW Micronesia) is a three-day entrepreneurial event that will simultaneously run from November 7 to 9 in Palau, Guam, Chuuk, […]