Fiji

The Director of Punja Group of Companies in Fiji, Rajesh Punja, has been appointed the new Fiji Airways Group chairman.

The Fiji national futsal team have been thrashed 8-0 by New Zealand in the opening match of the Trans Pacific Cup in Auckland last night.

A Fiji lawyer who claimed his associates have been tortured by security forces says he's disgusted at the Attorney General for shutting down a parliamentary probe into the affair.

Fiji's Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed - Khaiyum has told Fiji media a parliamentary committee cannot look into allegations of torture.

Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has given his team a pass mark after the first two rounds of the World Series.

The chair of the Fiji parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee says it is looking into allegations of torture made by a Lautoka lawyer.

Fiji's opposition leader, Ro Teimumu Kepa, says she is looking at the option of calling a Great Council of Chiefs meeting to discuss ways to give land to climate refugees.

The Citizens Constitutional Forum in Fiji says there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure human rights are understood in the country. Audio

Fiji's acting military commander says the country's military has joined a campaign of zero tolerance for violence against women.

A Fiji chief says a Chinese company took hundreds of tonnes of soil away while mining for bauxite.

Fiji remain atop the World Sevens Series despite having to settle for fifth place in Cape Town.

The Fiji National Rugby League says it was shown a lack of respect by not being consulted over the Melbourne Storm's intial plans to play and train in the country.

The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it has received 284 complaints since it was re-established in May this year.

The New Zealand Law Society says comments from the Fiji prime minister about 'crushing' any disloyalty are chilling. Audio

A Fiji chief says the government is pushing companies to mine in the country, with little regard for the environmental impacts on people's land. Audio

The New Zealand Law Society says a Fijian lawyer who says he has been threatened by security forces is brave to speak out.

Almost half of the 44 people charged with sedition in Fiji for allegedly forming a para-military style traning group in the hills of Viti Levu have been granted bail.