Author: TMC Palau

The Arnold Belkin Room at the Museo Universitario del Chopo is transformed into a suspended forest of textile memories and artistic experimentation. Twenty-five banners hang from varying heights as part of an exhibition that recovers the history and impact of the International Banner Biennial, a project spearheaded between 1996 and 2014 by artist and cultural manager Marta Palau. The exhibition primarily features the acquisition prizes from that biennial held at the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT), a space that for nearly two decades became a meeting point for emerging artists and established figures in international contemporary art. Throughout its existence, 305…

Former Deputy Prime Minister and National Federation Party leader Biman Chand Prasad[Photo: FILE] The High Court has dismissed an application by former Deputy Prime Minister and National Federation Party leader Biman Chand Prasad seeking a permanent stay of criminal proceedings brought against him by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. Prasad faces charges under the Political Parties Act 2013 relating to the alleged failure to declare his directorship in Platinum Hotels & Resorts PTE Limited in his 2015 statutory declaration submitted to the Registrar of Political Parties. The charges include one count of failure to comply with statutory disclosure requirements…

Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A multinational police investigation implicating 11 Fijian police officers in collusion with drug traffickers has been handed over to prosecutors. The Fiji Police Force announced that the investigation, lasting nearly six months, now awaits advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on how to proceed. On 1 December last year, a social media activist posted more than 100 screenshots of Viber messages between the officers and a member of an Auckland-based organized crime group. Police personnel depicted in the screenshots ranged from beat cops to Criminal Intelligence Division (CID) officers to the head of…

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu. [Photo: FILE] Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu has admitted that drug traffickers are continuing to exploit weaknesses within Fiji’s law enforcement system, as authorities intensify efforts to contain what leaders now describe as a deeply rooted national crisis. Speaking on the growing drug threat, Tudravu says Police are fighting a battle on multiple fronts, adding that despite the scale of the challenge, recent anti-drug operations carried out under his leadership have shown major improvements in police capability, particularly through upgraded surveillance technology, intelligence gathering and operational resources now being deployed. The Commissioner says authorities are aggressively strengthening…

source: ABC Classical music isn’t dead, but who’s listening, and how, is changing. One of the clearest signs of that change is the rise of live orchestral concerts paired with blockbuster film screenings. These concerts are significantly driving the growth in live performance of classical music in Australia. According to the latest Live Performance Australia data, the most popular classical music performances in 2024 included Star Wars, How to Train Your Dragon, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Man from Snowy River in Concert.Article continues after advertisement According to Screen Sounds presenter Dan Golding, watching a film with a live…

source: BBC Taiwan will not provoke any conflict but will also not give up its sovereignty, said its president Lai Ching-te after a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping where they discussed the issue of Taiwan’s independence. According to Chinese state media, Xi had told Trump that Taiwan, a self-governed island claimed by Beijing, was “the most important issue” in bilateral ties and mishandling it could lead to conflict. After his visit to Beijing, Trump issued a warning to Taiwan, telling Fox News: “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent.” The US is a longstanding ally of…

Fijian Drua sits in a disappointing 10th place at the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific standings. Photo: Joshua Devenie / www.photosport.nz Opinion – Five years in Super Rugby Pacific is a long time to try out, learn and consolidate. Unfortunately, the Fijian Drua, like Moana Pasifika, have continued to show they are far from being ready to be part of ‘the big boys club’. Saturday’s poor showing against the NSW Waratahs in Suva – in front of their fans – just showed what the Drua story has been. Hot and cold, lukewarm. They just do not have the “killer…

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The Fiji Labour Party has questioned the government’s reasons for reconsidering the Municipal Elections, following comments made by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka that a review will be carried out on whether the polls scheduled for September should proceed. Speaking to FBC News, Rabuka said the government is reassessing its priorities amid economic pressures, concerns over the short timeframe between the Municipal Elections and the next General Election, and ongoing work surrounding the Constitution review and possible electoral law changes. In a statement issued today following the Prime Minister’s comments, the Fiji Labour Party claimed the “real reason” behind a possible…

Read this story at BenarNewsPELELIU, Palau — Palauan Sharla Paules surveys the contaminated ground of her lush tropical home island of Peleliu, still littered with WWII munitions 80 years after its liberation from the Japanese. She recalls as a child her grandmother warning the land was poisoned by unexploded bombs, disrupting almost every aspect of traditional life on the island.“They said after the war the soil was so contaminated they couldn’t even plant food,” said Paules, 49, who is part of a team clearing the island for the mine action group Norwegian People’s Aid. “They couldn’t plant bananas, taro, tapioca…