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Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Committee Urges Resistance Against Military’s Sham Election and Peace Process July 5 The Joint Committee for the Anti-Fake Election Movement has called on the public to oppose the military...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 28, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 28, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. LGBT Community Facing Heightened Challenges in Earthquake Aftermath June 28 The LGBT community in Myanmar has been facing increased challenges in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake,...

Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...

Lords and Ladies of the Land: Calpe and Cocentaina revisit their medieval roots
Curated by the director of the archaeological excavations at Pobla de Ifach. Credit: Ayuntamiento Calpe Calpe is set to host the premiere of a new travelling exhibition celebrating the lives and legacies of two key historical figures: Roger de...

TNC donates outboard engines to support Dmakeiukl joint surveillance
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has donated two outboard engines to the Aimeliik State Government to bolster the Dmakeiukl joint surveillance initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing marine protection and resource management in the West...

TEAM PNG RECEIVES APPROVED FUNDING SUPPORT
The Minister of Sports and Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Mr. Kinoka Feo on behalf of the Prime Minister and the government, officially farewelled Team PNG ahead of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau before they departed on...

Filmautor to Alert EU Institutions of Delayed Transposition of European Directives
The Filmautor society, an organization managing copyright and related rights in audiovisual works, will alert the competent authorities in the European Union of failure to implement European legislation in Bulgaria and will file a lawsuit against...

21,000 undocumented Coloradans could lose Medicaid coverage under Trump tax bill
More than 21,000 undocumented people in Colorado could lose Medicaid coverage if the Republicans’ bill to extend 2017 tax cuts makes it through the final gauntlet in Congress. H.R. 1, the legislation formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill...

Heath and Smith named Cook Islands flag bearers
Team Cook Islands co-flag bearer Alanna Smith, right, and Twinna Tangirere are teaming up in the national beach volleyball team for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. 25062416 Cook Islands beach volleyball players Brendon Heath and Alanna Smith...

Comparison of Essential Oil Extraction Techniques and Their Therapeutic Applications in Dentistry: Focus on Candida albicans Inhibition
Introduction Essential oils (EOs) are liquid extracts with a consistency similar to that of fatty oils, yet they are distinguished by their volatility, which allows them to evaporate without leaving residues.1,2 They are derived from various parts...

Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands announce new cooperation agreement
South Pacific carriers Air Marshall Islands and Nauru Airlines have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening ties between the carriers, “to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service...
Cuba advocates for global financial justice at international summit
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (ACN) Speaking at the IV International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Seville, Spain under the theme “Achieving a sovereign debt architecture oriented toward development”, Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Inés...

James Ellsmoor | International Sustainability Summits highlight benefits of collaboration, inclusivity
OVER THE course of the past few weeks, several major regional and international events focused on sustainability and the environment have served as a reminder that to achieve the prosperous future we want for local, regional, and global...

A Bull in the China Policy Shop
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, Washington’s attention has shifted back to the Middle East once again. That wasn’t the game plan. It was during Trump’s first term that the United States labeled China a...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Ministry of Human Rights Expresses Gratitude for the Efforts of UN OHCHR and Mr. Andrews On June 30, the Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG) of the Republic...
U.S. Marines and Sailors Commence Koa Moana 25
KOROR, Palau. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, have arrived in Palau in support of Koa Moana 25. This recurring exercise to the Pacific Island region focuses...

Defending champions from NMI ready to compete, connect, and celebrate at 2025 Pacific Mini Games
By Eustoria Marie Borja SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — For the athletes of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau represent more than just competition—it’s a chance to defend their hard-earned titles, showcase their...

Catalonia - the region with the best gastronomy in the world
Ferran Adrià, the Roca brothers, Carme Ruscalleda, Nandu Jubany, Cocina Hermanos Torres… This is the first time that all the representatives of Catalan cuisine have been portrayed together with a common goal: to make Catalonia known as home to the...

Pacific Mini Games: 12 Nations Set for Historic 3x3 Showdown
KOROR (Palau) – The Pacific Mini Games are set to tip-off next week, with 3x3 action spanning from July 1 through to July 9. For the first time in the region, the event will uniquely serve as both a FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League and a Commonwealth...

Letter to Editor
June 17, 2025 I’m heartened to see other Palauans expressing these sentiments. I share your concern deeply, and I stand in solidarity with you—and with any others who feel the profound betrayal of our government’s failure to condemn the genocide...