Fiji

Shushila Chang was banned from returning to Fiji by the Bainimarama government after she fled the country during Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020 to be with her sick husband.

The Fijian government does not want the International Court of Justice to "be used as a political playground" and "will continue to stand for what is right for the dignity of humankind".

Defending the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics is the focus for Fiji men's sevens team head coach Ben Gollings.

The former prime minister says the country's intervention at the International Court of Justice on the Israel-Gaza issue betrays Fiji's legacy as peacekeepers.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji has not issued any directive to stop exporting kava following the discovery of illicit drugs in kava packets last week.

Kava exports from Fiji have temporarily stopped following the discovery of illicit drugs in kava packs this month.

Prime Minister Rabuka will likely decide on whether Lynda Tabuya will be dismissed later this week, the chief executive of the People's Alliance says.

Four people are being questioned after officers seized a carton containing 12 silver packets from a resident who received the package for importation.

Fiji police says the methamphetamine allegedly tampered with at the Totogo Police Station in Suva on Friday was not linked to the evidence from the January meth raids in Nadi.

Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho have been charged in relation to the firing of two police officers in 2021.

A Fiji human rights lawyer in exile is offering to provide the Fiji military and government with "hard evidence" to support allegations of human rights abuses against a high-ranking officer.

Almost 5 tonnes of meth seized during two major drug raids last month has a street value of about FJ$2b. Police won't comment on where it's stored "due to security reasons".

A delegation from the Fijian Ministry of iTaukei Affairs has arrived in New Zealand for a week-long trip that will take them across the North and South Islands.

Schools closed "until further notice" in the North. Disaster Management Office says due to heavy rain overnight a number of communities and access routes in Labasa remain underwater and inaccessible.