One of India’s popular singers, Javed Ali, is excited to perform in Fiji for the first time.

Serious allegations of police corruption have triggered a formal investigation, after claims surfaced that officers shared $150,000 seized during a drug raid.

A demand for formal investigations has been made by Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu over claims targeting former ministers.

The lawyer representing suspected drug figure Imran Khan, commonly known as “King Khan, has today stated that his client never made any statement regarding the alleged involvement of some former FijiFirst members in the drug trade.

The review of Fiji’s decades-old mining laws is well underway, with the government aiming to introduce a new bill in Parliament by October this year.

Pubs and nightclubs are now strictly off-limits to minors, as Police and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces step up joint operations this weekend.

Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu says his failed push for a 50 per cent pay cut was meant to show real sacrifice, not score political points.

Opposition MP Premila Kumar has raised concerns about shrinkflation, warning that it is quietly increasing the cost of living for Fijians.

Villagers in Yasawa-i-Rara now pay $640 per person for a return trip to the mainland, a 78 per cent hike from the $360 they used to pay previously.

Parliament has approved the expansion of the Special Parliamentary Committee on the Sugar Industry.

Fiji is pushing to lift workforce skills through flexible online learning, with the launch of 500 self-paced micro courses by the Oceania Institute of Technology.

The Fiji Corrections Service has announced an immediate ban on the use and operation of drones in and around all correctional areas, citing a rise in unauthorized aerial activity near secure facilities.