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September 23, 2023
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva A recent investigation by The Fiji Times has found that former attorney-general and FijiFirst party (FF) general-secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum did not declare the value of shares he owns in two companies, as per the asset declarations filed with the Fijian Elections Office since 2017. Section 24 of the Political Parties ... <a title="Spotlight on Fiji’s former AG Sayed-Khaiyum over undeclared wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/23/spotlight-on-fijis-former-ag-sayed-khaiyum-over-undeclared-wealth/" aria-label="Read more about Spotlight on Fiji’s former AG Sayed-Khaiyum over undeclared wealth">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2023
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva The Fiji government has warned the public “don’t panic” as news of an alleged firebombing incident at Totogo Police Station in the heart of Suva sent shockwaves around the community. The incident yesterday also spurred questions about the safety of citizens in the country as such activities were reportedly occurring ... <a title="‘Remain calm’, Fiji’s Pio tells public over firebombing incident in Suva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/22/remain-calm-fijis-pio-tells-public-over-firebombing-incident-in-suva/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Remain calm’, Fiji’s Pio tells public over firebombing incident in Suva">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2023
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific sports reporter in Saint Étienne, France Manu Samoa have made only three changes to their starting lineup to maintain consistency and ensure game flow against Argentina in a must-win Pool D clash in Saint-Étienne on Saturday morning (NZ time). Head coach Vaovasamanaia Seilala Mapusua has named Paul-Alo Emile in the ... <a title="RWC2023: Manu Samoa motivated for ‘huge game’ against Argentina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/22/rwc2023-manu-samoa-motivated-for-huge-game-against-argentina/" aria-label="Read more about RWC2023: Manu Samoa motivated for ‘huge game’ against Argentina">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2023
By Rodney Duthie Lekima Tagitagivalu knows too well how the French are rugby crazy and wasn’t surprised about the support shown to the Flying Fijians in last weekend’s Rugby World Cup match against Australia. Playing for Pau in the Top 14 competition, the 27-year-old flanker is a favourite in the French competition. He is one ... <a title="RWC2023: Fiji’s ’16th man’ – how French support boosts Flying Fijians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/20/rwc2023-fijis-16th-man-how-french-support-boosts-flying-fijians/" aria-label="Read more about RWC2023: Fiji’s ’16th man’ – how French support boosts Flying Fijians">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific sports reporter in Saint Etienne, France The Flying Fijians won its Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Australia 22-15 in Saint Etienne with the team’s fourth choice kicker, Simione Kuruvoli, leading them. And the win came after 69 long years since Fiji last defeated the Wallabies in 1954. Kuruvoli, ... <a title="RWC2023: Simi Kuruvoli’s boot helps ‘best ever’ Flying Fijians beat Wallabies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/rwc2023-simi-kuruvolis-boot-helps-best-ever-flying-fijians-beat-wallabies/" aria-label="Read more about RWC2023: Simi Kuruvoli’s boot helps ‘best ever’ Flying Fijians beat Wallabies">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2023
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Parliament has passed a motion for the coalition government to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission “to facilitate open and free engagement in truth telling” to resolve racial differences and concerns in the country. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka had announced in December 2022 after forming a coalition that the setting up of ... <a title="Fijian lawmakers vote for truth telling body to ‘heal coup pains, scars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/15/fijian-lawmakers-vote-for-truth-telling-body-to-heal-coup-pains-scars/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian lawmakers vote for truth telling body to ‘heal coup pains, scars’">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist A Pacific leader in New Zealand’s South Island wants the future government to prioritise bridging the Pacific pay-gap. Reverend Alofa Lale said her church community in Dunedin struggled to afford basic needs and said people needed higher wages to survive. “There is a big Pacific pay gap that needs ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/12/nz-election-2023-pay-parity-an-electoral-issue-among-south-island-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2023
By Henry Pope Fiji’s government has taken the local leader of an influential South Korean doomsday sect into immigration custody after he and several other members of the Grace Road Church were declared “prohibited migrants” based on charges filed in 2018. Fiji had announced last Thursday that it was taking steps to deport Daniel Kim ... <a title="Korean doomsday sect Grace Road saga deepens with leader in Fiji custody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/11/korean-doomsday-sect-grace-road-saga-deepens-with-leader-in-fiji-custody/" aria-label="Read more about Korean doomsday sect Grace Road saga deepens with leader in Fiji custody">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2023
By Vijay Narayan and Mosese Raqio in Suva Grace Road group Fiji president Daniel Kim is currently in Fiji immigration custody as he has been declared a prohibited immigrant, according to Immigration Minister Pio Tikoduadua. Speaking to Fijivillage News this afternoon, Tikoduadua confirmed that Kim had been located and that he was a prohibited immigrant. ... <a title="Fiji immigration officials detain Grace Road cult leader Daniel Kim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/fiji-immigration-officials-detain-grace-road-cult-leader-daniel-kim/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji immigration officials detain Grace Road cult leader Daniel Kim">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2023
By Anish Chand in Lautoka The High Court in Lautoka yesterday issued orders to the Fiji police and the Immigration Department not to remove four members of the controversial South Korean religious cult Grace Road from Fiji. They are Beomseop Shin, Byeongjoon Lee, Jung “Daniel” Yong Kim and Jinsook Yoon. The interim injunction was issued ... <a title="Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/interpol-red-notices-against-7-grace-road-cult-figures-but-court-orders-stay/" aria-label="Read more about Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2023
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A Radio New Zealand journalist says an Indonesian government official attempted to bribe and intimidate him at last month’s 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders’ summit in Port Vila. The Indonesian government has responded yesterday saying it would “surely look” into the claims. RNZ journalist Kelvin Anthony was in Port ... <a title="Indonesia responds after claim official attempted to bribe RNZ Pacific journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/05/indonesia-responds-after-claim-official-attempted-to-bribe-rnz-pacific-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia responds after claim official attempted to bribe RNZ Pacific journalist">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva While Japan’s discharge of nuclear waste waters into the Pacific from its Fukushima nuclear plant has been drawing flak across the Pacific, a high-powered delegation of Chinese ocean and marine scientists and Asia-Pacific scholars from Shandong Province visited Fiji to promote South-South cooperation to mitigate climate change — the Pacific ... <a title="China’s Shandong Province expands its climate footprint to the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/chinas-shandong-province-expands-its-climate-footprint-to-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about China’s Shandong Province expands its climate footprint to the Pacific">Read more</a>
