Countering Trump, Pacific Islanders Are Leading on Climate

The leaders of the Pacific Islands are forging a united front against President Donald Trump’s climate denialism and leading the world in the battle against the climate crisis. After Trump gave an inflammatory speech at the United Nations last...

200 niche, surprising and mind-blowing football facts to help you ace pub quizzes

Want some incredible football facts? We've got you covered. Whether you're revising for a pub quiz, bored at work or looking for something to read on the loo, we've got facts on all facets of the beautiful game. So strap in for a long, old ride –...

Building on the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Amidst the gloom – if not doom – over India-U.S. ties, an Australian defense industry trade mission reached India on October 6. While the objective was to bring together Australian and Indian defense companies in the specialized fields of command,...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

Pacific must lead global Tuna governance, says SINU Vice-Chancellor Aqorau

Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau says Pacific Island States must continue to assert leadership in the global governance of tuna fisheries to protect their sovereignty, economy, and identity....

Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change

QUICK FACTS Name: Coral Triangle Location: Ocean around the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, and the Philippines Why it's incredible: The Coral Triangle is home to 76% of known coral species in the...

Waimapuru’s land being logged

The second state-owned school in the country, Waimapuru National Secondary School’s 84 hectares of land in Makira Ulawa province is currently being logged by a logging company, KS. Minister of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD)...

Workshop on international health regulations, public health law

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday successfully held a workshop on International Health Regulations (IHR) and Public Health Law in Solomon Islands, which aimed to...

Upto to nine tropical cycones forecast for Pacific this season

The official cyclone season for the region runs from November to April. Photo: The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service Meteorologists are predicting five to nine cyclones for the southwest Pacific in the coming season. The official cyclone...

Mullally first woman to head global Anglican church

SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Jeremiah Manele, delivered a strong statement at the 80th General Assembly, marking the thirtieth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. “As we mark the 30th...

China deepening global collaboration in meteorological governance

China is deepening its collaboration with the international community in meteorological governance, using artificial intelligence and early warning technologies to help developing countries improve disaster preparedness and climate resilience,...

Xi puts forward proposals to advance women's all-round development at Global Leaders' Meeting on Women

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with the heads of foreign delegations and their spouses attending the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing on October 13, 2025. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi...

New Zealand at higher than normal risk for cyclones from November to April season

New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northern New Zealand are at a normal to elevated risk of tropical cyclones. Fiji is forecast to see normal activity, while the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna are expected...

SI participants in the 2025 PNG Petroleum&Energy conference

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — A delegation from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) led by Dr Christopher Vehe, Permanent Secretary, has participated in the 2025 Papua New Guinea Petroleum and Energy...

SINU students engage in coastal resource monitoring at Tiaro Bay

An international consultant in fisheries economics, aquaculture, and community development, Mitsuo Iinuma, has teamed up with students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to conduct hands-on marine resource monitoring at Tiaro Bay...

PH coral reefs in danger zone

CORAL reefs in the Philippines, which lies in the Coral Triangle region, are in a danger zone and are threatened, according to marine biologists and conservationists, by 2030 if current trends are not interrupted. The Coral Triangle, a marine...

UAE issues $10m in funding for natural disaster defences in Asia and the Pacific

The UAE has allocated $10 million towards efforts to build resilience to natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Announced under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed through the UAE International Aid Agency, the funding will go to...

Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Women of Reproductive Age (15–49 Years) from 1992 to 2021

Introduction Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic, relapsing condition that primarily includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).1 IBD most commonly affects young adults, with peak incidence between the ages of 15 and 30...

Ahanga wharf project makes progress 

Following completion of the geo-technical survey required to determine underground conditions and the suitable pile-driving method for the Ahanga wharf project in Rennell Bellona Province, the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction...

Will humanity have the capacity to predict earthquakes?

The death toll so far makes the Turkey-Syria earthquake the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. ON February 7, the world woke up to news that a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale had rocked Turkey and Syria and left...