Sydney | 18 days ago
Hundreds in Fiji come out to take crash course in Sanskrit
Sydney, June 1 - Hundreds of people in Fiji are coming out to take a seven-day crash course of the Indian classical language Sanskrit.Sanskrit scholar Gajendra Panda is in that south Pacific island nation at the invitation of the Fiji Sevashram Sangha - to impart knowledge of the language, the Fiji Times reported Saturday.Even as the classes are being held now at Labasa in Macuata province on the ... read more

Sydney | 1 month ago
Indo-Fijian woman turns 101
Sydney, May 14 - On the day Fiji observed the 134th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers Tuesday, an Indian-origin woman in that south Pacific island turned 101.Deogi Nair was born to Indian indentured labourer parents May 14, 1912, at Naitonitoni in Navua district of Fiji's Serua province, the Fiji Times reported.Fiji observes Girmit Day or the anniversary of the first arriva ... read more

Suva | 1 month ago
Fiji rugby team ready for IRB Sevens World Series
Suva, May 4 - Fiji Sevens rugby selector Lote Rasiga said the national team has to tackle hard and produce explosive speed to finish second in the 2012-13 International Rugby Board - Sevens World Series.This was after coach Alivereti Dere named his starting line-up for Fiji's opening pool match against Spain at the Scotland Sevens in Glasgow Saturday night, reports Xinhua.Skipper Setefano Cakau le ... read more

Suva | 5 months ago
Fiji mulls redesigning national flag
Suva, Jan 3 - The Fiji government has plans to redesign the country's national flag, Xinhua reported citing the prime minister's office Thursday.The move will be the latest attempt by Fiji to distance itself from its colonial past, after the country was suspended from the Commonwealth following a bloodless coup in 2006 and its repeated failure to hold elections. According to Fijian Prime Minister ... read more

9 months ago
Fiji gets new Indian beauty queen
Suva -, Sep 12 - It was a dream come true for 20-year-old Sheryl Kumar, who was crowned Miss India Fiji 2012 at a glittering ceremony in Suva.An emotional Sheryl, who pipped nine other contestants to win the title, said she never expected to be on stage and win a national pageant.My mind straightaway went to those days that weren't my best. Every girl has her down days and I am no different. Then, ... read more

2 years ago
Fiji's massage parlours operating as brothels
Suva -, Feb 28 - Police are keeping a close watch on massage parlours in Fiji's capital city Suva as many of them are suspected to be operating as brothels, a media report said.Most of the massage parlours are reportedly hiring Asian prostitutes, Xinhua reported, citing the Fiji Times.Authorities have warned owners of the massage parlours operating as brothels to stop all illegal activities before ... read more

Wellington | 2 years ago
Former Fiji leader bailed on emergency charge
Wellington, Oct 4 - Former Fiji prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry, who is of Indian origin, was granted bail when he appeared in court Monday after being arrested by the country's military regime and charged with breaching public emergency regulations which bar public meetings, according to reports from the capital Suva.Chaudhry, who was ousted in a revolt by extremist indigenous Fijian businessman ... read more

Wellington | 2 years ago
Former Fiji PM Chaudhry questioned for tax evasion
Wellington, July 23 - Former Fiji prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry, who is of Indian-origin, was questioned for the third consecutive day Friday by police over allegations of tax evasion and money laundering, according to reports from the capital Suva.Chaudhry became the first ethnic Indian to become prime minister when he lead the Fiji Labour Party to victory in a general election in May 1999. H ... read more

4 years ago
Fiji bars human rights body from investigating complaints
Wellington, May 20 - Fiji's military regime, which invoked emergency powers last month, has barred the country's Human Rights Commission from investigating complaints, news reports from the capital Suva said Wednesday. President Ratu Josefa Iloilo - who abolished the constitution April 10 and introduced emergency powers, including media censorship and bans on political meetings - introduced the ... read more

4 years ago
Fiji military regime bans all media criticism
Wellington, April 13 - Fiji's military regime which was reappointed last week after being declared illegal by the Court of Appeal has banned all media criticism under emergency regulations, according to reports from the capital, Suva, Monday. The Ministry of Information has sent letters to newspapers, and radio and television stations advising that all news stories published or broadcast from no ... read more