PNN - Pacifican News Network

[im_a_waffle1]

President Luca Bouwer stated in a press conference earlier today that the nation of Báraarde stands strongly against the affront to justice performed by the Thalapadian regime.

“It has been shown that the nation of Thalapadis has little care for the fair procession of justice. They have used the failure of their government to keep their nation together as justification for this clear attempt to circumvent a fair trial of Van Mathis. While he may have committed crimes while leader of the opposition of Thalapadis, this does not give the government permission to violate the sovereignty of another nation. A nation of Bareland. The government of Báraarde has approved sanctions on Thalapadis for this affront to the sovereignty of Bareland and this obvious attempt to go around the internationally recognized processes to bring offenders to justice.”

A poll by the United Press Báraarde showed that 82% of Báraardeans surveyed supported the sanctions against Thalapadis, and that 49% supported further action against the nation.

[Flaming]

BREAKING NEWS: The woman who assassinated former head of the Pasten People’s Party, Terran Mandrake, admitted to being a member of the Losavral People’s Front, stating that she was “Making sure Terran didn’t give information contrary to the Revolution.” The Losavral People’s Front has also claimed responsibility for the action, saying “It is upsetting that we were forced to take action against one of our own, but this is what happens when the corrupt nations of Indavra try to fight against the will of their people.” The Losavral government has stated that the LPF will be of greater concern from now on.

[killermantiss]

The armed forces of Thalapadis have finished testing their new “stealth attack submarine” during scheduled war games in the Sea of Thalapadis. The results ware shocking, with the sub showing amazing stealth technology, being able to penetrate a carrier attack group unseen to score a simulated kill on the TCRN Agreas Anikitos.

The Lelantus class stealth attack submarine was a joint development with UPRAN. It is a 60 meter long dizel powered submarine, using sterling engine air independent propultion to reduce the amount of noise it produces, as well as sonar absorbing tiles and radar absorbing pain on the mast. It can stay submerged for 2 weeks.vThis combined with the subs low cost, slightly above 100 million $, will give thalapadis a tactical edge in defending itself and other naval operations.

[Gibbus]

The Jakubian government doubles tariffs on all Thalapadian goods and services coming into Jakub along with a complete ban on all weapons and military equipment into the country. President Ruskowski approved the “Van Mathis Act” that was submitted by parliament last night with a landslide vote.

Fabian Stachurski, head of parliament, claimed that, “This blatant crime, especially when committed by the government that is supposed to prevent such a thing, shall not go unanswered to.”

[Qwert]

The Sedunnic foreign minister has condemned the assassination of van Mathis and said that the act “will seriously harm” the nation’s reputation abroad and that “Sedunno-Thalapadian bilateral agreements would need a review in light of these recent events”.

[Izaakia]

President Storm has made the decision to move her office to her farm an hour south of Izaakston in the East Highlands. The decision is understood be in order for the President to be near her heard of Highland Cows.

[Sugovia]

Several prominent moderates from the Free Elbonia Movement had announced that they have left the party in favor of founding a new, much more moderate party.

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Election Day in Sugovia will occur in February 19, with pre-election silence beginning today

[LordGianni]

Government insiders have reported foreign minister Strunk seeming burnt out at the moment, citing him saying “we, Gianatla, will probably never be able to simply not sanction anyone anymore…with what happens everywhere”.
Conservative social media and comedians are now poking fun at his words and demand to simply lift all Gianlucian sanctions currently in place.

[Izaakia]

Following a 7 month enquiry fish farms the government has decided to ban the practice from being carried out in natural water bodies, and prohibit fish stocking in Izaakian rivers. The prohibition also includes a ban on farmed fish and stocked fisheries imports. The exception to the rule is on-land fish farms that are separate from natural bodies of water, such as Izaakias famous Tuna and Ethical Caviar farms.

[Ray]

FiHami parliament finalized the creation of a more rigorous education program that is taking effect starting the next school year. Referred to as the “Higher FiHami Act of 2023”, it includes automatic full-ride enrollment of any FiHami student that earns their diploma and gets a 90% or higher on the new Ha’Hani University Entrance Exam (HHUEE), otherwise referred to as the “Hues”. The program is intended to be rigorous, and taking every development in education to ensure that students are best prepared to take on the world as they wish.

The plan includes basic education in math, social sciences, arts and music, world history, physical sciences, life sciences, Finixi language, Austral language, Antarchi language, and the choice of learning languages depending on availability, with languages from FiHami’s closest allies being continuously available, from years 1-5. School would be 4 hours long, with 2 subjects being taught per day. Year 1 includes 3-4 yrs of age, year 2 includes 4-5 year olds, year 3 includes 5-6 year olds, year 4 has 6-7 year olds, and year 5 has 7-8 year olds. Primary School starts from 10am to 2 pm.

Years 6-10 are more advanced studies on foundational courses taught in Primary. At the end of year 10 would be the equivalent of finishing a high school educational program. Students may take a test if they wish to go on to Tertiary School for more specialized programs, like a culinary program, or a computer science program, or other specialized programs.

If students choose to go to a tertiary program, they will spend about 4 years there, taking courses that will aid them in their university endeavors. At the end of the program students take the HHUEEs for a full ride scholarship and automatic placement in the appropriate higher education degree path.

Critics of the program say that the program is unsustainable in the long term and worry about current FiHami students, but proponents of the bill are confident that the plan for integration for everyone already enrolled in public FiHami schools will ease out any foreseen bumps and make it easier for all FiHami’s families to adapt to the changes, and even help lower-income families not be as worried for childcare services.

The minimum working age was also lowered to 13 years old, but legal adulthood remains at 25 years.

[Sugovia]

Sugovians took to the polls today for the 2023 General Elections, incumbent president Mohammad Malik is running for a second term alongside his running mate for vice president Faisal Mobarak.

[KingTEM]

2 Separate Bills in Spiras have passed in both the Senate and the Chamber with an overwhelming majority. The First One, the Rescale Elections Act, will reduce the Premiers Term Length from 10 Years to only 3, with a term limit of 3 Terms. With current Premier Jac Rousteau, who has currently served 1 term from 2016, having served effectively 2 Terms with the new act, will now have to face reelection in June, following the standard Spirasian Election Dates of June. More Info on the Premier Elections will come later.

The Other Bill, the Royal Restoration Act, is an act that would restore Spiras’ Monarchy, and the former Duchies, Grand Duchies and Principalities within Spiras. The Exiled Dukes, Princes, and Grand Dukes have formally been reinstated. Who will be the Next King is another issue entirely. Royalists have been split on the matter, with small part wishing for an Elective Monarchy, while others wish for the Exiled King, John II to return, while a comfortable majority wish to Place a Cuza on the throne, to further strengthen ties with the Mother Country, while still keeping the current, Denvari Based, economic system in place.

[Qaz]

Qaweritoyu: It turns out the Prime Minister was not on the Masked Singer.

[Weisserstein]

A video of a sleeping Weissersteiner soldier being woken up by artillery had turned viral on social media. The video was presumably taken during training near Königsberg, Lowenia.

canadian artillery wake up

[Besern]

The Besernian Social Democrats have unexpectedly collapsed this afternoon. The party has ceased to be a unified force in Besernian politics as its politicans become, technically, independents within a matter of minutes. Extreme commotion can be seen among netizens as of recently as the word goes out as of this news report being published.

[ZeroXz]

Boutros Georgiou sat down to talk in a press roll: "After talks with the leaders of Thalapadis and other members of the LoC, they have accepted by their own decision to suffer sanctions by the LoC in the case of further escalation of the Ludville conflict, and they will be taking actions towards a pacific resolution. Thalapadian submarines are right now in a secret path towards thalapadis that wont be disclosed for safety reasons, and a public statement will be made when they arrive.

We once again ask Ludville to accept negotiations with Thalapadis, this time without strings attached, in a nation of their chosing that is neutral to both parties in the conflict."

[killermantiss]

Thalapadian submarines seen surfaced in international waters at the northern part of the sea of Cordillia, south of ceretania and west of the frost empire. At around the same time the thalapadian navy anounced the subs have entered the Cordillian sea and are continuing their way home in international waters

[LordGianni]

The former head of the Gianlucian Social Democrats, Marco Chulz, has reacted with sorrow on the news about the breakup of the Besernian party. “I still don’t think, the time for social democracy is fully over, but goals need to be set up more clearer and organisations need to work together more”, he said in a social media post.

The Gianlucian Social Democrats have been incorporated into the Social Liberal Party in 2020 after an enourmous corruption scandal and voters not being able to politically distinguish SDP and SLP anymore. However talks about refounding the party are as consistent as the power struggle inside the SLP since King Gianluca IV had to step down as head of state.

[Izaakia]

The Home Office releases crime statistics for January 2023 and reveal that the month has the lowest number of murders on record, with 4 throughout Izaakia in the whole month.

[Stutska]

The cleaning process has been going on since last month, the most part of the cleaning is already done. Scientist are making and will make further tests and announce these to the public.