"Chacal JF" Takes Down PokerStars WCOOP Bootcamp $400K Mystery Bounty

One of the largest guaranteed events of the PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp wrapped up on August 11, the $75 buy-in, $400,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Mission. The tournament proved exceptionally popular, with 6,403 entrants building a...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. KIO clarifies that peace talks were twice proposed by the terrorist military junta, not initiated by KIO — Lt-Gen Gun Maw August 11 Radio NUG Regarding the proposals for peace talks made...

TNC and PICRC expand coral protection efforts to Yap

(TNC) — From June 3-7, staff from The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia, and the Palau International Coral Reef Center or PICRC visited Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia to kick off a new collaboration focused on protecting...

Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain divided

Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in...

Pacific Mini Games: Team PNG's hopes hang on levy deadline

Lae and Goroka based athletes were in action on 19 April 2025 preparing for the Mini Pacific Games in Palau. Photo: Facebook / Athletics PNG INC. Team Papua New Guinea (PNG) will confirm their team for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games this weekend....

I’ve seen supercars with no front number plate. Is that legal?

Q. I’ve seen supercars on the road without front number plates. I’m guessing the owners don’t want a rectangular piece of metal stuck on the nose, spoiling the look and the aerodynamics. But is it legal? I ask because I’m about to take delivery of...

Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided

Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in...

David Liti aims to ignite passion in young athletes at Mini Games

New Zealand weightlifting star, David Liti, is heading to the Pacific Mini-Games in Palau with a clear mission: to inspire the next generation of athletes. Speaking on Pacific Mornings, Liti says that despite his international success at events...

U.S. Coast Guard, FSM partners strengthen maritime safety through successful SAR exercise

POHNPEI, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF 08.16.2025 SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, successfully concluded the Federated States of Micronesia Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise...

Loss and Damage poised for top-level spotlight at Pacific Islands Forum...

By Ednal Palmer in Apia Samoa Climate change induced-Loss and Damage stands the chance of being featured at the Pacific’s highest political gathering — the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) — when leaders meet in Honiara, Solomon Islands, this...

Plastics treaty talks collapse without a deal after “chaotic” negotiations

UN talks on creating a global pact to stem plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva with no agreement or clear way forward after a chaotic night of negotiations failed to break a deadlock over whether to include measures aimed at curbing runaway...

Lack of Government supports threatens Team PNG’s chances of defending Pacific Mini Games title

THE Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee is at the brink of excluding certain sporting codes from participating in the Pacific Mini Games in Palau due to funding constraints and lack of government support. PNGOC said all athletes and officials from...

Government funding delays threaten team PNG’s Pacific Mini Games participation

The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has issued a stern warning to National Federations: the deadline for athlete and official levy payments is June 18, 2025, and teams that fail to pay in full will be dropped from the Team PNG...

NCSL DONATES TRUKAI FUN RUN T- SHIRTS TO STUDENTS

In a vibrant show of community partnership and youth empowerment, NCSL Savings and Loan Society donated 100 Trukai Fun Run T-shirts to Badili Vocational School in Port Moresby city on Friday, June 13, 2025, reinforcing its commitment to education,...

UN talks on plastic pollution fail to reach deal

Despite running over Thursday's deadline, representatives from 185 countries failed to reach a deal to bring the world closer to ending plastic pollution with a legally binding, global agreement.. "We will not have a treaty to end plastic...

Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties

Once again negotiators will leave the plastic summit this week without a treaty, having failed to reach agreement in what was supposed to have been the final round of talks. The delegates, who were attempting to complete a crucial treaty to end...

Graduation 2025: La Sierra University says goodbye to 378 students

La Sierra University graduate Alyssa Lee celebrates Sunday, June 15, 2025, during commencement on the Riverside campus. She earned a degree in business management for health care professionals. (Courtesy of Jon Hwang) John D. Aitken receives his...

A message from island leaders: protect the Pacific Ocean from deep-sea mining

The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals such as cobalt and nickel. Yet deep-sea mining of these materials, which are used in many technologies, threatens the region. If mining goes ahead, irreversible environmental harm, risks to...

A ‘Dark Moment’ for Sick Leave Rights

When 58 percent of Missouri voters approved Proposition A in November 2024, they assumed that the ballot measure’s passage would finally grant private sector workers the ability to take paid time off when they were sick or needed to care for an...

Duty to protect climate

Although the International Court of Justice turned 80 this year, there is a sense in which it has never felt younger. In a David-versus-Goliath moment, the tiny Pacific Island state of Vanuatu recently changed international law forever by bringing...