Entertainment

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or.

May 26, 2024 2:23 pm
 

News

Voters urged to reject self-serving leaders

The faces in Parliament have changed but it’s the same old self-serving tactics, according to Unity Fiji Party Leader and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Savenaca Narube.

May 26, 2024 12:53 pm
 

Rugby

Drua aware of Tavatavanawai strength

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua captain Tevita Ikanivere has shared strategies to contain Highlanders winger and fellow Fijian Timoci Tavatavanawai in this afternoon’s Round 14 match of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

May 26, 2024 12:43 pm
 

News

VanMed clinic opens in Wailevu

A $400,000 VanMed Lab clinic has been opened in the district of Wailevu outside Labasa town.

May 26, 2024 12:41 pm
 

Football

Football development for youngsters

The Fiji Football Association’s Rakiraki Development Centre held a successful event at Sudha Primary School Grounds in Rakiraki with over seventy kids participating.

May 26, 2024 12:32 pm
 

Entertainment

Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. ‘I have many more stories to tell,’ he says

Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison — and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” — when he decided to flee Iran.

May 26, 2024 12:25 pm
 

Business

Enhanced support measures for cane farmers: Singh

The Ministry of Sugar Industry is working with the industry stakeholders to support farmers and landowners alike.

May 26, 2024 12:22 pm
 

World

India games arcade fire kills 22

At least 22 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say.

May 26, 2024 12:15 pm
 

News

Kiran explains apology ceremony

Assistant Minister of Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran has clarified the purpose of the Matanigasau ceremony held after the Girmit celebration.

May 26, 2024 12:09 pm
 

News

Sacrifices behind stroke recovery

Stroke survivors shared their experiences and offered words of encouragement to those facing similar challenges, highlighting the power of resilience and determination in the journey toward recovery.

May 26, 2024 12:01 pm
 

World

In restive New Caledonia, Macron sees Pacific power and influence

In 2018, a year after becoming France’s president, Emmanuel Macron flew to the remote French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia to outline his latest foreign policy plan.

May 26, 2024 11:37 am
 

World

Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40 people were killed.

May 26, 2024 10:36 am

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