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South Pacific Stock Exchange Halts FHL Trading In Wake Of Board ... - pacific
South Pacific Stock Exchange Halts FHL Trading In Wake Of Board ... pacific, HI - ... for the company until more disclosure about the board changes are provided, the Fiji Times reported. Qarase, who was deposed in the 2006 military coup, ... |
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When China looks south - Fiji Times
When China looks south Fiji Times, Fiji - In 2005, the public record would suggest China pledged just $US1million in aid to Fiji. However, after the latest coup China continued to dramatically ... |
Human Rights commission under fire in Amnesty report - South Asian Post, Canada
Human Rights commission under fire in Amnesty report South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - The London-based organization?s annual report on global human rights says the situation in Fiji has worsened since the military coup in December 2006. ... |
Aus to evacuate Fiji diplomats (News 24 South Africa)
Australia has offered to evacuate families of its embassy staff in Fiji after the high commissioner received two anonymous deaths threats.
Gurkhas of the South Pacific
It's well known that the British army has its own foreign legion in the form of the Gurkhas - Nepalese soldiers who have fought for the British since the early 19th century. At present, around 3500 Nepalese serve in the Brigade of Gurkhas. What's less known is that over 2000 Fijians are also serving in the British army (h/t Glamdring). The British like the Fijians because they are good soldiers and provide manpower for understrength infantry battalions. The Fijians are lured by good wages and
China looms large ove Fiji - South Asian Post, Canada
China looms large ove Fiji South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - Research on China?s aid in the Pacific that will be launched at the Lowy Institute this month suggests China?s aid to Fiji has skyrocketed since the coup in ... |
Military out to "discredit" Qarase - South Asian Post, Canada
Military out to "discredit" Qarase South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - ... and increase his support among Fiji?s voters. "Our support is stronger now than before the coup. They are doing the campaigning for us. ... |
Australian publisher deported from Fiji to South Korea (The New Zealand Herald)
AUCKLAND - An Australian newspaper publisher in Fiji was today deported from the South Pacific country and put on a flight to South Korea, after being branded a security threat.
Australian publisher deported from Fiji to South Korea - New Zealand Herald
Australian publisher deported from Fiji to South Korea New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Since staging a military coup in Fiji in December 2006 and appointing himself prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has been accused of waging a ... |
Aussie publisher deported from Fiji to South Korea - Brisbane Times
Aussie publisher deported from Fiji to South Korea Brisbane Times, Australia - Since staging a military coup in Fiji in December 2006 and appointing himself prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has been accused of waging a ... |
Bainimarama ignores critics - South Asian Post, Canada
Bainimarama ignores critics South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - Fiji?s self-appointed leader Frank Bainimarama will ignore international criticism and push ahead with plans that could see his country?s communal voting ... |
Fijian visa racket busted - South Asian Post, Canada
Fijian visa racket busted South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - Fiji police have stopped a major immigration scam involving fake New Zealand and Australian visas. Dozens of people desperate to leave the troubled island ... |
Fiji hits back over human rights report - South Asian Post, Canada
Fiji hits back over human rights report South Asian Post, Canada, Canada - The FHRC has come under increasing international criticism amid claims the organisation is strongly supporting Fiji?s coup-installed government, ... |
Human rights abuses shatter south Pacific image - Reuters
Human rights abuses shatter south Pacific image Reuters - The US State Department annual human rights report said security forces and police in Fiji, ruled by its military chief after a bloodless 2006 coup, ... |
Fiji slammed over deportation (News 24 South Africa)
Australian and New Zealand leaders have condemned Fiji government for deporting a newspaper publisher after calling his publication a threat to national security.
Sites set for 2010 World Cup in South Africa - Soccer- msnbc.com
The game was called off by FIFA after New Zealand's government refused to grant a visa to Fiji goalkeeper Simione Taimanisau, citing sanctions imposed after Fiji's military coup ...
Hunt goes to Vancouver - South Asian News for Canadian Audience
Hunt goes to Vancouver South Asian News for Canadian Audience, Canada - Then came a military coup in Fiji. The loving letters Raj wrote to her family, with baby photos and the audio tapes she made for her illiterate mother, ... |
The World Cup draw was made in Durban, South Africa - BBC Sport
 BBC Sport | The World Cup draw was made in Durban, South Africa BBC Sport, UK - New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Fiji's military regime and their families following a military coup last year that deposed Fiji's elected government. ... |
Sites set for 2010 World Cup in South Africa - Soccer- msnbc.com
The game was called off by FIFA after New Zealand's government refused to grant a visa to Fiji goalkeeper Simione Taimanisau, citing sanctions imposed after Fiji's military coup ...
Sites set for 2010 World Cup in South Africa
The game was called off by FIFA after New Zealand's government refused to grant a visa to Fiji goalkeeper Simione Taimanisau, citing sanctions imposed after Fiji's military coup last December. The father of Taimanisau's fiance is a military police ...