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World News | Taiwan Records 15 PLA Aircraft, 6 PLAN Vessels Around Its Territory
Taipei [Taiwan], August 30 (ANI): Taiwan has recorded the presence of 15 PLA aircraft, six PLAN vessels and an official ship operating around its territory on Saturday, as reported by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND). Sharing the...

Young Sina hopes to inspire other players
FIJI Tennis representative Sina Izumi hopes to inspire and encourage younger girls as she competes in the ongoing Vodafone Suva Open Tennis Championship. The 16-year-old who has represented the country in a number of international tournaments is...

Athletes from as far as Kiribati and Solomon Islands participating in Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship
Over 100 athletes from 8 clubs around the country as well as from the Solomon Islands are participating in the 2025 Korean Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Championship Vice President of Taekwando Fiji Association, Saverio Ieli highlighted this to...

Tahiti goalkeeping legend returns to Honiara as U-16 coach
Honiara holds a special place in Tahitian football history, having been the stage for Tahiti’s memorable OFC Nations Cup triumph in 2012 at Lawson Tama Stadium. Amongst the heroes of that victory was goalkeeper Mikael Roche, who stood tall between...

Miss Cook Islands NZ to grace Pacific Fashion Summit
Miss Cook Islands New Zealand, Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate, will be a special guest at the Pacific Fashion Summit 2025, which is set to transform Port Moresby into a hub of culture and creativity this September. Maoate, who is also known as Maine Kūki...

NBPOL teams excel at global sports carnival
For the first time, New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL), Kimbe, West New Britain, a subsidiary of SD Guthrie Berhad, sent two teams to compete in the 2025 SD Guthrie Global Sports Carnival held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 8-9. The...

Miss Cook Islands to grace Pacific Fashion Summit
The Pacific Fashion Summit 2025, set to transform Port Moresby into a hub of culture and creativity this September, has announced a special guest who embodies the event’s spirit of unity: Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate, Miss Cook Islands 2024. Maoate,...

Honiara Masters Football League set
The second edition of the Honiara Masters Football League (HMFL) is set to kick off, with 12 teams confirmed for this year’s competition. Formed just last year, the HMFL is a social football league aimed at providing senior citizens in Honiara the...

How to watch Premier League 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
2025/26's Premier League live streams see Arne Slot leading Liverpool into the season as champions, with Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest all hoping to dethrone them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Premier League 2025/26...

Solomon Airlines Welcomes International Runners for FlySolomons Peace Marathon
Honiara – Solomon Airlines will host the annual FlySolomons Peace Marathon this Saturday, 30 August 2025, bringing together international and local athletes for a sporting event that also highlights the Solomon Islands’ World War II history....

PNG U16 team in Honiara
Members of the Papua New Guinea U16 Men’s National Football Team are in Honiara. They arrived from Port Moresby on Monday to compete in the OFC U16 Men’s Championship, the official qualifying tournament for the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026. Led...

NFA dominate Wansol challenge
NATIONAL Fisheries Authority (NFA) team two are the champions of the 2025 Wansol Charity Golf challenge. NFA finished off with a score of 54.5 followed by Pheonix Overseas Consultant (54.75) and EM TV (55.25) on third placing. The one-day golf...

New art exhibit celebrating global diversity opens in Aurora
A new exhibit designed to celebrate global diversity has opened in downtown Aurora. “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show” showcases work by a variety of contemporary artists alongside various ethnographic artifacts and art from around the...
Malaitans to celebrate Second Appointed Day at DC Park in Honiara
By RODRICK DESURI AUKI Honiara-based Malaitans are proposing to host and celebrate their upcoming Malaita Second Appointed Day at DC Park, East Honiara. According to the Secretary of the Event Local Organising Committee, Danny Fa’alimae, the...

Beijing’s Wedge Politics Threatens Pacific Islands Forum Unity Over Taiwan
This picture taken on September 5, 2018 shows flags from the Pacific Islands countries being displayed in Yaren on the last day of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). - PIF members on September 5 signed a security agreement promoting cooperation on...
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Aurora Public Art debuts “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show”
The City of Aurora’s Public Art Division will unveil its third exhibit of 2025 during an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 1. “Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show” showcases the talents of artists such as Georgene Schramer, former Mayor Tom...

World News | Taiwan Detects 19 PLA Aircraft, 7 PLAN Vessels Around Its Territory
Taipei [Taiwan], August 29 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of Defense detected 19 Chinese military aircraft, seven Chinese naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday. As per the MND, of the...
When empires shifted: The German chapter
A TURNING point in Papua New Guinea’s history came long before independence, a chapter that’s less often remembered, yet deeply influential, the era of German New Guinea. In 1884, the German Empire formally annexed the northeastern part of New...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 22 – August 28, 2025
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International runners arrive ahead of Peace Marathon
International runners from overseas have started arriving ahead of the annual FlySolomons Peace Marathon, set for this Saturday, 30 August 2025. And excitement is building in Honiara as Solomon Airlines welcomes international guests. The marathon...