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It’s a place we all dream of – a remote island miles from civilization, the sun, sand and sea and all the time in the world to do just nothing! The tiny and remote Drawaqa island in the Yasawas group of Fiji is just the place to relax and...
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is holding talks with counterparts from across the South Pacific and urging them to press Fiji’s military government to restore democracy.
Fiji’s military ruler postponed elections promised for March 2009 to return the island to democracy after ousting the government in a bloodless coup 20 months ago, a news report said Friday.Commodore Frank Bainimarama told the Fijivillage news Web site...
Fiji’s military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country’s leading newspaper Friday, continuing a campaign of media intimidation it began within days of seizing power.The coup-installed...
The president of the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru declared an emergency Friday, dissolved parliament and called new elections next week in a bid to boost his grip on the government amid a fierce row with the opposition.The political crisis in the...
Ten men accused of plotting to assassinate Fiji’s military chief after he seized control of the country in a coup were freed on bail Wednesday after prosecutors reduced the charges against them.The 10 had been in police custody since Nov. 3, when...
A powerful tropical cyclone packing wind gusts up to 155 mph headed Friday toward northern Fiji, where officials feared that it would blow away the thatched homes of islanders overnight.Cyclone Daman was rated a Category 4 cyclone, and it was expected to...
Some of the deadliest helicopter crashes in Iraq since March 2003Aug. 22, 2007: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. The military said initial indications showed the aircraft experienced a...
East Asian economies are likely to remain healthy next year despite the impact of the widening subprime lending crisis in the U.S. and the renewed increase in crude oil prices, the World Bank said Thursday. The region’s rapid growth is also reducing...
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf reached out to Democratic leaders on Tuesday amid growing concerns in Congress that U.S. aid should be restricted or cut off until he restores democracy.Musharraf called Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., and Sen. Joseph...
Ten men appeared in court Tuesday on charges of inciting mutiny and conspiring to kill Fiji’s interim leader, who said the island nation would have faced bloodshed and instability if security forces had not foiled the alleged plot.The 10, including...
It’s a place we all dream of – a remote island miles from civilization, the sun, sand and sea and all the time in the world to do just nothing! The tiny and remote Drawaqa island in the Yasawas group of Fiji is just the place to relax and...
The whole Asian continent is going through a tough phase now-a-days. Political and violent upheavals are the marked features of this week. As Pakistan is to face the presidential elections, Burma remains under sharp UN vigil whereas violent incidents...
We are on to a week’s play at the World Cup marking France a Mecca for rugby fanatics. Latest on goings in the rugby-mad city makes it hard to predict which team will fancy its chances, to cruise all the way through.
Fiji’s confidence seemed a bit...
Fiji’s military Commander Frank Bainimarama.
Fiji’s political arena which is governed by the military wand, is taking firm actions one after the other. Military took over the rein in a bloodless coup in December last year merely after six months of...
Tui Tai Adventure Cruise is just the right place for the active travelers who don’t want that luxury should get in the way of adventure. With a fusion of culture, diving and adventure into the perfect scenery of Fiji’s outer islands, the Tui Tai...
Once again, the relations between Fiji and New Zealand (NZ) worsened with Fiji’s military ruler Cmdr Frank Bainimarama’s conspicuous decision to expel the top NZ diplomat yesterday while keeping the international criticism at bay.
Green, NZ diplomat...
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The Public Employees Union (PEU) of Fiji has declared a strike after the military government reduced the salaries of civil servants by five percent as part of an emergency budget earlier this month.
The provisions of this budget are aimed at...
Microsoft is yet to release their much talked about operating system Windows Vista to the customers.
The company is already bothered about the performance of this new OS and has decided to boost up the work for the first service pack of the operating...
Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji’s first ethnic Indian prime minister, has appointed in the top-level Cabinet in the country. Choudhary had ousted in a coup in 2000 from the government.
Now, the interim government has appointed him in the process of...
