March 5, 2026

By Michael Kabuni PORT MORESBY, 04 MARCH 2026 (PACIFIC SECURITY COLLEGE) —- A decade after Papua New Guinea was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’, the country is back on it. Assessments by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in 2023 (report published in 2024) identified significant weaknesses in […]

SYDNEY, 04 MARCH 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) — Analysts are warning fuel prices are expected to jump in the Pacific following the Israeli and U.S attacks on Iran, and the subsequent response by Iran. Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply, and shipments have been suspended