Digital abuse is rising sharply in Fiji, with over 95 percent of service providers reporting an increase, and nearly 90 percent of domestic violence cases now involving a digital component.

Hong Kong firefighters brought under control a huge blaze in an apartment complex that killed at least 65 people and left nearly 300 missing, while police said a “grossly negligent” construction firm using unsafe materials may have caused the fire.

The Ministry of Education is introducing a new Educator Protection Policy to ensure the safety and well-being of all teachers and school staff.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has ordered CDP Pte Ltd to immediately stop washing its trucks and any contaminated equipment at its Lautoka branch after water-soluble paint from one of its courier vehicles was discharged into the sea along Marine Drive.

Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops.

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has secured a conviction against a hardware company director who took money from a customer but failed to supply the goods, marking his tenth offence of this kind.

The Government has begun the most extensive upgrade and expansion of court facilities ever seen in Fiji, aiming to make justice more accessible for all Fijians including those in remote rural and maritime communities.

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and First Lady Emily Lalabalavu met with the Fijian community in Sydney, reaffirming the government’s commitment to keeping strong ties with the diaspora.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that South Africa would not receive an invitation to participate in next year’s G20 summit in Florida, after the U.S. boycotted the leaders’ summit in Johannesburg last week.

A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes years before he took office, adding to a list of former leaders jailed for corruption.

Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s coach Richard Walker says the squad is heading into this weekend’s HSBC SVNS opener in Dubai with confidence and a clean bill of health — a major boost as Fiji targets a powerful start to the new season.

Dozens of pilot-training students have been left stranded after the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji declined to renew Joyce Aviation Group’s Aircraft Maintenance Organisation Certificate, forcing the grounding of the company’s aviation school.