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The 51st Pacific Islands Forum begins in Suva, Fiji, amid escalating geopolitical competition between China and the United States.
2022-07-11

Fiji reports a record for the second consecutive day of 279 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 2,549. The Ministry of Health also reports four deaths from COVID-19.
2021-06-23

Fiji reports a record 150 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national toll to 1,798. The Ministry of Health reports that most cases are from known clusters while others are under investigation. Also, Australia and New Zealand announce that they will deploy doctors to Fiji to help deal with the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
2021-06-19

The military junta expands the provisions of Myanmar's martial law, which is perceived as an attempt to legitimize their violent pushback against anti-coup protesters.
2021-03-15

The military junta declares martial law in the country's second largest city Mandalay amid protests against the coup. Public gatherings of more than five people are banned, and a curfew from 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. has been imposed.
2021-02-8

Fiji quarantines 160 peacekeeping soldiers who returned from the Middle East on Saturday after the army had expressed concern that some of the troops may have been in contact with infected people.
2020-06-30

Six travelers from China are denied entry and turned away from Samoa following the island country's introduction of a ban on all travelers from China. They later arrive in Fiji, where they are quarantined with no symptoms. These strict regulations come after a measles outbreak ravaged Samoa last month.
2020-01-27

Tonga and Fiji declare a state of emergency as part of an ongoing measles outbreak. Conditions worsen in Samoa where the death toll continues to rise and schools remain closed. There are 1,797 confirmed cases as of Saturday, with 153 detected on Friday alone.
2019-11-23

The United Nations says that 43 Fijiian peacekeepers have been captured on the Golan Heights with another 81 trapped.
2014-08-28

Fiji officially designates the word "Fijian" as the term for the nationality of all the people of the islands including Indo-Fijians. The word was previously used only for indigenous inhabitants.
2010-08-17