Maldives awards contract for Phase 1 of Thilafushi Port to a Chinese companyThe Maldives has abandoned its port development agreement with India. A new memorandum was signed with a Chinese company for the Thilafushi...
05 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisationChina’s July ballistic-missile test has exposed divisions among Pacific island nations over growing militarisation and competing U.S.-China...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
This island nation in the Pacific is selling passports for $90,000 — here's what buyers getNauru, a Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels, is offering citizenship through a $90,000 investment programme to raise fun...
05 Aug, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Nauru: World's 3rd-smallest country, at just 21 square kilometres and about 12,000 people, changed its name to Naoero. Here's all about itNauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero. This move restores the nation's traditional indigenous identity and pronun...
03 Aug, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
95% overweight, 50% diabetic: Inside the world's most fattest nation facing the worst health crisesNauru, the world's least visited country, faces a severe health crisis with 95% of its population overweight and over 40% having diabetes. ...
04 Apr, 2026, 01.32 AM IST
HNIs, Nauru you see it, Nauru you won'tDonald Trump introduced a 'Gold Card' citizenship for wealthy individuals, including from less favored nations. Inspired by this, Nauru Pre...
26 Feb, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
A tiny island nation is selling passports. Its main USP? The visa-free access it opens up to the worldForeigners can buy Nauruan passports for at least $140,500, gaining visa-free access to countries like the UK and Singapore, though they ar...
19 Feb, 2025, 11.28 AM IST
China formally establishes diplomatic ties with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan tiesChina's Foreign Ministry has declared the formal restoration of diplomatic relations with Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation that had rece...
24 Jan, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
Taiwan loses first ally post-election as Nauru goes over to ChinaThe Nauru government said that "in the best interests" of the country and its people it was seeking full resumption of diplomatic relations...
15 Jan, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning ChinaNauru, which has strong ties to U.S. ally Australia, helped scupper a World Bank-led cable tender earlier this year over concerns the contr...
24 Jun, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project: SourcesWashington sent a diplomatic note to FSM in July expressing strategic concerns about the project as Huawei Marine and other Chinese firms a...
17 Dec, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries, visa exemptions for 3 to limit virus spreadNationals of 18 countries - Bulgaria, Bhutan, China (including Taiwan), Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, ...
11 Mar, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Australian company Getax under probe in India and Australia for money launderingGetax’s core business is trading in phosphate. Its clients include Indian companies. Getax is being looked at by AFP investigators for corr...
16 Sep, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Australian government's detention of 157 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers ruled legalIn its ruling HC said the detainment was lawful under the Migration Powers Act, which enables maritime officers to detain a person outside ...
28 Jan, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Australia sends asylum-seekers to Nauru, as India offer refused157 asylum-seekers who were detained by Oz have been sent to the Pacific island of Nauru after rejecting a return to India, officials said.
02 Aug, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Got the wanderlust? Here’s a list of visa-on-arrival countries for IndiansPlanning a holiday gets so much easier if all you needed to do was carry your passport and go-go-go.
25 Jul, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
- Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options
Bring climate-change lawsuits against industrial countries, hoping that compensation will help descendants to secure higher ground.
15 Mar, 2012, 03.00 AM IST