Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 23, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Tuberville Honors Two Fallen Alabamians Ahead of Memorial Day
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alabama Tommy Tuberville “We may never have met Michael or Jason, yet they courageously were willing to give their lives for their fellow Americans. We will continue to share their stories to ensure their sacrifices are never forgotten.” WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) honored two of […]
MIL-OSI China: Wang/Sun overcome slow start to reach mixed doubles semis
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha overcame a slow start to beat Japan 3-1 in the World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles quarterfinals on Thursday. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha (R) compete during the mixed doubles quarterfinal between Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha of China and Matsushima Sora/Harimoto Miwa […]
MIL-OSI China: Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway serves over 9 mln passengers since launch
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway serves over 9 mln passengers since launch Updated: May 23, 2025 07:43 Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at Padalarang Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) in Padalarang, Indonesia. The […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Parole Board chair appointed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Retired High Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue has been appointed chairperson of the New Zealand Parole Board, Attorney-General Judith Collins announced today. “I welcome the appointment of someone with Justice Doogue’s legal acumen and administrative experience to this demanding role,” Ms Collins says. Justice Doogue began her legal career with Cairns […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025 – Patient fees could rise 10 percent or more after déjà vu Budget ignores general practice – GenPro
Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association says patient fees could rise by 10 percent or more this year just to cover costs after the Budget did nothing to fix a funding and retention crisis in primary healthcare. GenPro Chair Dr Angus Chambers said the Budget was a missed opportunity and […]
MIL-OSI Global: Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025 KiwiSaver changes set to leave more New Zealanders better off in retirement – Retirement Commission
Source: Retirement Commission Te Ara Ahunga Ora The Retirement Commissioner welcomes news the Government is making changes to KiwiSaver which early estimates suggest will leave more New Zealanders with more money saved for their retirement. Announced in the Budget 2025, employee and employer contributions to KiwiSaver will move to 3.5% from 1 April 2026 and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025 – Drop in the bucket for Government but kick in the guts for Kiwi men – Prostate Cancer Foundation
Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation The Prostate Cancer Foundation will continue the fight to save men’s lives after the Budget failed to fund an early detection pilot for prostate cancer. President Danny Bedingfield said “we have been talking to the last government and now the new government for the last two years on funding two regional […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Have your say on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment Bill
Source: Media Release On behalf of: Finance and Expenditure Committee For release: 23 May 2025 Have your say on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty to Provide Financial Services) Amendment BillThe Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee is calling for submissions on the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment (Duty […]
MIL-Evening Report: Head knocks and ultra-violence: viral games Run It Straight and Power Slap put sports safety back centuries
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Yorke, Lecturer in sport management, Western Sydney University runitstraight24/instagram.com, The Conversation, CC BY Created in Australia, “Run It Straight” is a new, ultra-violent combat sport. Across a 20×4 metre grassed “battlefield,” players charge at full speed toward one another. Alternating between carrying the ball (ball runner) […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Erica Stanford – Growing and strengthening the education workforce
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is ensuring more Kiwi kids benefit from quality teaching and leadership in the classroom by growing the number of teachers and backing school leaders through Budget 2025. “We know the most important part of a child’s education is the quality of the teacher in front […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Secretary-General’s video message to the Pacific Regional Seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization
Source: United Nations – English strong>Download the video:https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/evergreen/MSG+SG+/SG+29+Apr+25/3365790_MSG+SG+DECOLONIZATION+TIMOR+LESTE+29+APR+25.mp4 I am pleased to send my warm greetings to the 2025 Pacific Regional Seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization. My thanks to the Government and people of Timor-Leste for hosting this meeting. Your country’s journey to independence is a beacon of hope for all. Through the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Global Operation Targets Darknet Drug Trafficking
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b) The April 9 search and arrest of four subjects—led by the FBI’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and carried out by FBI Los Angeles and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)—was part of a coordinated operation across four continents that has seized more than […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Hansard Report – Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 2) — In Committee—Part 2 – 001483
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities Part 2 Amendments to other enactments CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, we now come to Part 2. This is the debate on clauses 17 to 30, to the “Amendments to other enactments”. Part 2 contains changes to the KiwiSaver regime as well as changes to the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Retail activity up in the March 2025 quarter – Stats NZ media and information release: Retail trade survey: March 2025 quarter
Source: Statistics New Zealand Retail activity up in the March 2025 quarter – 23 May 2025 – The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand increased by 0.8 percent in the March 2025 quarter compared with the December 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Figures are adjusted for price inflation […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Job Scam Fusion Cell disrupts fake job networks targeting Australians
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The National Anti-Scam Centre’s Job Scam Fusion Cell removed more than 29,000 scam social media accounts and 1850 fake job advertisements in a crackdown on employment scams targeting vulnerable Australians looking to ease cost of living pressures. The fusion cell, which ran from September 2024 to March 2025, has […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Volunteers get back as much as they give, survey finds – AMES
Source: AMES Volunteering to help individuals can build skills and knowledge, enhance employment opportunities, provide new and challenging experiences as well as deliver feelings of personal satisfaction through contributing, a new survey has found. It also delivers measurable benefits to those being supported; including help in finding work and acquiring skills as well intangible and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police shut down drug operations across Kumeū
Source: New Zealand Police Police have uprooted several illicit drug operations nestled amongst the community in Northwest Auckland. In the past week, Police have recovered nearly 400 kilograms of cannabis, 40 grams of cocaine and made three arrests. Waitematā North Area Commander, Inspector Mike Rickards says local Police have been targeting large cannabis grow house […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Hansard Report – Thursday, 22 May 2025 (continued on Friday, 23 May 2025) – Volume 784 – 001482
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities Hon SIMON WATTS (Minister of Revenue): Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Look, a very good morning, everyone. Welcome back to the growth Budget, and what a great Budget it is. I don’t mind doing a basic lesson in what depreciation is for the member […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Hansard Report – Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 2) — In Committee—Part 1 – 001481
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities Hon SIMON WATTS (Minister of Revenue): Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Look, a very good morning, everyone. Welcome back to the growth Budget, and what a great Budget it is. I don’t mind doing a basic lesson in what depreciation is for the member […]