Tonga's new Prime Minister and Cabinet to take oaths of office today.

On January 30, Tonga's new Prime Minister Aisake Eke and his Cabinet will take their oaths of office. In Papua New Guinea, Bougainville is preparing for mid-year elections with five new constituencies, and Chief Justice Gibbs Salika calls for the division of Western Province. Fiji's Minister Sashi Kiran condemned a social media video of a child drinking alcohol, emphasizing child protection laws. Dr. Lilly Muldoon warned of health risks from betel nut chewing, and the Northern Mariana Islands are regulating an associated additive. In Samoa, the second phase of fuel removal from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui is ongoing.

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