IMO Delays Vote on Global Shipping Carbon Tax by One Year After U.S. Pressure Campaign

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of the world’s first global carbon pricing system on shipping at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee in...

U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move...

US Succeeds in Blocking Global Carbon Tax on Ships for Now

Container ships and bulk carriers offshore from Singapore. (Bloomberg) -- The world’s shipping regulator postponed a decision on adopting a landmark charge on vessel emissions, a shock move that highlights the Trump administration’s efforts to...

U.S. blocks global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. What You Need To Know The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an...

Vanuatu rapper Mantis wins Pacific Break 2025 with powerful track ‘Weatherman’

Vanuatu rapper Mantis has won the 2025 Pacific Break competition with his famous track ‘Weatherman’, beating hundreds of entries from 18 Pacific nations. Delivering verses in Bislama, French and English, Mantis impressed judges with his commanding...

Vanuatu hip hop artist Mantis crowned Pacific Break’s 2025 winner

With a fierce confidence in his delivery, flow and lyricism, Mantis’ Weatherman immediately caught the attention of the Pacific Break judges, beating hundreds of original songs entered from18 Pacific nations in this year’s competition. Rapping in...

Top visa-free destinations for Indians: Updated list

Angola Barbados Bhutan Bolivia British Virgin Islands Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Islands Comoro Islands Cook Islands Djibouti Dominica Ethiopia Fiji Grenada Guinea-Bissau Haiti Indonesia Iran Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Laos Macao...

Virgin Australia launches sale fares from just $49

Virgin Australia has launched a network-wide sale on more than one million Economy and Business Class domestic and international fares for only one week with fares from just $49. Travellers can enjoy endless ‘streams’ of holiday entertainment with...

Vanuatu’s Mantis wins Pacific Break 2025

Mantis, a rapper from Vanuatu, has won ABC Radio Australia’s Pacific Break 2025 with his tri-lingual track Weatherman. Rapping in Bislama, French, and English, his winning song caught the judges’ attention, beating hundreds of original entries...

Malaysian woman arrested for facilitating illegal entry at KLIA

PUTRAJAYA: A Malaysian woman has been arrested on suspicion of facilitating the illegal entry of foreigners through a special lane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2. The Border Control and Protection Agency stated that the...

Nominees announced for 2025 HM Awards, presented by Sealy Posturepedic

The nominees have been announced for the 2025 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, the 24th annual event, presented by Sealy Posturepedic. An overwhelming response to the 2025 HM Awards has once again demonstrated the immense breadth...

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Facilitating Entry Of Foreigners Through Special Lane At KLIA Terminal 2 - AKPS

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian woman suspected of facilitating the entry of foreigners into the country through a special lane at the immigration check-in counter at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 was arrested on...

Lounge supervisor at KLIA arrested for aiding foreign nationals’ illegal entry into Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — A Malaysian woman suspected of facilitating the entry of foreigners into the country through a special lane at the immigration check-in counter at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 was arrested on October 15....

Woman held for allegedly using KLIA 2 fast-track lane to smuggle foreigners

SEPANG: A local woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle several foreign nationals into the country using the special fast-track immigration lane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2. The Malaysian Border...

Who are Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, accused by the US and UK of large-scale scam operations?

The UK and the United States have sanctioned a multinational network based in south-east Asia accused of running large-scale online scam operations that are suspected of using trafficked workers to defraud people around the world. The industry has...

Two of Australia's capital cities on track for warmest October on record

Temperatures across Australia will soar as much as 15 degrees Celsius above average during the coming days, threatening October records across multiple states and territories. The unusually intense mid-spring heat sent Adelaide and Melbourne...

Pacific officials criticise New Zealand's weaker methane targets

The New Zealand government announced on 12 October that it would be cutting biogenic methane reduction targets to 14-24 percent below 2017 levels by 2050. Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Pacific climate leaders have expressed disappointed...

Local leadership proves key as Vanuatu reefs thrive amid growing global coral crisis

Despite warnings from scientists about the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs worldwide, researchers have recorded some of the healthiest and most diverse reefs ever seen in Vanuatu. A scientific report reveals that the planet has reached...

School friend sentenced over body in cabinet dumped in NSW creek

A man has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail for his role in the death of a close school friend whose body was found in a metal cabinet dumped in a creek on the NSW Mid North Coast. Zachary Richard Fraser pled guilty to the...

IUCN names fossil fuels as ‘threat to nature’, backs call for global phase-out Treaty

In an unprecedented decision, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on October 16 adopted Motion 042, making it the first multilateral body to explicitly name fossil fuel production as a threat to nature. The motion—passed...