Volcano erupts in Pacific, islanders rush to escape tsunami Volcano erupts in Pacific, islanders rush to escape tsunami World 15 Jan, 2022
Thunberg and other youth activists meet Draghi to push on climate talks Youth climate activists including Greta Thunberg are meeting Italy's Prime Minister and current president of the G20 Mario Draghi on Thursday in a final push to get world leaders to match rhetoric with action before the U.N. COP26 climate summit. Environment 30 Sep, 2021
EDITORIAL: CMP of the coalition The ruling coalition partners on Sunday unveiled a common minimum programme (CMP), one month after the formation of the government, to, what they said, run the government smoothly until the next general election. Opinion 10 Aug, 2021
First international treaty to address violence, harassment comes into force The first international treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work will come into force on Friday — two years after it was adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s International Labour Conference (ILC). Business 25 Jun, 2021
Time to end the unacceptable: Together we can end child labour Sixty-two million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Opinion 31 May, 2021
Flow of remittance Strong remittance inflows should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the systems that help overseas workers and their families back at home. Blogs 18 Mar, 2021
It's time to get serious about gender equality in the workplace It’s now more than 100 years since the International Labour Organization first established standards on women in the workplace, focussing on maternity protection. Opinion 08 Mar, 2021
Remittance inflows Strong remittance inflows should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the systems that help overseas workers and their families back at home. Blogs 10 Feb, 2021
Fiji cyclone kills at least 2, destroys dozens of homes SUVA, FIJI: A powerful cyclone hit Fiji overnight, killing at least two people and destroying dozens of homes in the Pacific island nation, authorities said Friday. While Cyclone Yasa proved terrifying for those in its path, there was a sense of... Women 18 Dec, 2020
Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone approaches SYDNEY: Fiji declared a state of natural disaster on Thursday, ordering its entire population to take shelter ahead of a nightly curfew as a potentially devastating cyclone approached the Pacific Island nation. Cyclone Yasa, a top category five... Women 17 Dec, 2020
Body found by Brit police in search for missing diplomat KATHMANDU: Police, while searching for missing diplomat Richard Morris, former UK ambassador to Nepal, have found a body in Alice Holt Forest, Hampshire Constalbury told the BBC. Richard Morris had gone missing since May 6. He was last seen running in... Women 01 Sep, 2020
Australia touts vaccine deal as virus flare-up subsides SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia's coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday, while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine that it plans to roll out cost-free to... Travel 19 Aug, 2020
