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MANILA (Reuters) — Typhoon Kalmaegi intensified as it made landfall in the central Philippines on Tuesday, with the state weather bureau warning of “life-threatening” conditions as it placed large parts of the Visayas region under the second-highest storm warning.

Pacific Island nations are increasingly at risk of becoming narco-states as drug routes through the region expand, warns New Zealand’s Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organized crime.

(Fiji) – As the world gears up for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Pacific Island nations are demanding action, not words, to address what they describe as a climate-induced infrastructure and finance crisis threatening their survival. In his opinion piece, “CO…

As Washington stalls, Pacific island nations face both risk and choice as tens of thousands of federal workers are sent home without pay (Pacific Media News)  – When the United States government went into shutdown last month, the impact didn’t stay inside the US. Far across the Pacific Ocean,…

(Pacific Reach Ltd) – As the Pacific braces for another cyclone season, experts are calling for faster adoption of sustainable, storm-resistant building materials, with bamboo emerging as a serious contender. The appeal comes ahead of the Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing  User Conferenc…

(IARII) – International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. (IARII) (www.iarii.org) is pleased to announce a grant opportunity for the community-led heritage management projects in Hawai’i, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Mi…