Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Asia Philippines More commodity producers have committed to a voluntary price freeze to support Filipino consumers in the wake of rising commodity prices and the negative effects of the El Niño phenomenon
Oceania Palau To combat farm theft and damage caused by feral pigs, a growing problem for the island nation's food security, Palau's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment and the Ministry of Justice will collaborate
Asia Oman Data from Oman's first satellite, Aman-1, launched by Omani company ETCO Space, will monitor and track the gas networks, according to an agreement signed by Omantel and OQ Gas Networks, which owns and operates Oman's natural gas transportation system
Asia Myanmar Tin Oo, one of Aung San Suu Kyi's closest collaborators and co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died
Asia South Korea Korea-Africa Summit opens tomorrow Tuesday 4 June 2024 in Seoul as Korea seeks to expand diplomacy with 48 African nations, essential partners to realize the country's vision of becoming a global pivotal state and secure stable supply of natural resources
America United States Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop developers from building some new subdivisions
Europe Norway The Green Party has called for a new national park in Rogaland, the only county in Norway without a national park
Asia Mongolia More than 120 books related to the Mongolian Empire and Chinggis Khaan were from the personal library of the late Maury Kravitz's family and will be displayed for a month by the National Library of Mongolia and the American Centre for Mongolian Studies
Europe Malta For European Testing Week, artist Emma Grima collaborated with Checkpoint Malta to campaign We Are Positive, with an art installation in which the Love Monument was covered with 600 boxes of HIV self-testing kits to encourage people to get tested
Asia Maldives As the new academic year began last Sunday, some local schools complained that they did not receive textbooks though the Ministry of Education confirmed that all schools did receive textbooks
Asia North Korea Hundreds of balloons filled with rubbish were reportedly sent from the country to neighbouring South Korea; according to Deputy Defence Minister, the initiative is a response to balloons sent from South Korea with leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un's regime
Asia Brunei A new leisure venue was officially opened in Kampong Serdang: the Bukit Kamser recreational park will be a centre for outdoor activities and events
Europe Russia Russia and Ukraine said they released 75 people each in a prisoner exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates: the first time prisoners have been exchanged between the two countries in the past four months