At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples.

The government in the next five years will need to spend $800 million on the water systems to keep them operational.

Minister for Housing Maciu Nalumisa says there is still a need for more rental housing for low-income families.

A motion was moved in Parliament yesterday to review the current levies for gravel and sand extraction.

Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka has called for Fiji to position itself as the hub of the Pacific, following renewed interest in the region.

Education and grassroots awareness are two key factors that the government and Ministry of iTaukei Affairs should invest in more for resource owners.

Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison has denied reports that he gave the club an ultimatum to sack former coach Antonio Conte and said he regrets not living up to the Italian’s expectations.

The Premier League tightened up its owners’ and directors’ test with a new rule barring anyone found to have committed human rights abuses.

The Melbourne Rebels rugby side is in Fiji ahead of their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua in Suva.

Winger Vitalina Naikore will start for the Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua in their Super W clash against the Rebels on Saturday.

Aditya Chopra’s ambitious YRF (Yash Raj Films) Spy Universe project, Tiger vs Pathaan, which will be a ruthless face-off between the two giant superstars of Indian cinema, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, is expected to start shooting in January 2024.

Chile detected the first case of bird flue in a human, the country’s health ministry reported.