The International Olympic Committee said on Friday it regretted Indonesia’s decision to ban Israeli athletes from competing at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, despite intense efforts by the Olympic body to find a solution.

As Diwali approaches, Mahesh Syndicate, one of Fiji’s longest-running firework retailers, is once again lighting up the season with a wide range of products despite increasing restrictions and economic pressures.

India has refused drugmakers’ requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro has directed the management and council of the Fiji National University (FNU) to ensure stable leadership and proper governance following a series of complaints raised by current and former staff members.

The Naitasiri senior men’s team has received a $10,000 bonus for winning the INKK Sullivan Farebrother Trophy Challenge.

A German museum has been unexpectedly overrun by Taylor Swift fans because one of its paintings bears a striking resemblance to the opening scene of Swift’s current No. 1 hit video, “The Fate of Ophelia.”

Small-scale sugarcane farmers in Ba are calling for urgent government action to ensure fair pay and stronger support.

The Annual Native Constabulary Cakobau Bowl Challenge was officially launched this morning, marking the second year of the rugby encounter between the Fiji Police Force and the Fiji Corrections Service.

The Agriculture Minister, Tomasi Tunabuna, has raised concerns over Fiji’s ageing farming population and the need to attract more young people into agriculture.

A judge has slammed the vicious murder of a “blameless peacemaker” as he threw the man’s killer behind bars for two decades.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reaffirmed its commitment to improving women’s and girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, stressing its importance for human rights, health, gender equality, and economic growth.

The Consumer Council of Fiji has uncovered unsafe and unethical trading practices during intensified market surveillance ahead of the Diwali season.