Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as U.S-owned exploration vessel docks in Cook Islands

RAROTONGA (GREENPEACE) — Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep-sea mining. Four activists...

Cook Islanders confront U.S-funded vessel over seabed mining threat

RAROTONGA (PMN) — Four Cook Islands activists in kayaks confronted a United States-funded exploration vessel as it returned to port in Rarotonga on Wednesday, holding a banner that read “Don’t Mine the Moana.” In a bold act of oceanic resistance,...

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Three Singaporeans sanctioned in US bust of major Cambodian crypto scam network

WHO ARE THE SINGAPOREANS? The involvement of the Singaporean individuals and entities was first reported on Wednesday by Singapore newspaper The Business Times. Ms Chen Xiuling, Mr Alan Yeo Sin Huat and Mr Nigel Tang Wan Bao Nabil are the...

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Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over seabed mining threat

Four Cook Islands activists in kayaks confronted a United States-funded exploration vessel as it returned to port in Rarotonga on Wednesday, holding a banner that read “Don’t Mine the Moana.” In a bold act of oceanic resistance, the group targeted...

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Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as US-owned exploration vessel docks in Cook Islands

Avarua, Rarotonga, Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep sea mining. Four activists in...

Why World Leaders Are Descending on ASEAN

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: ASEAN’s summit makes Kuala Lumpur a geopolitical hub, Laos considers cutting power to crypto miners, a royal baby is announced in Brunei, and scam gangs’ state ties are...