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See page 11 of the latest edition of The Kaselehlie Press for coverage of our first ever in-person investigations workshop, co-facilitated with our FSM-based program director:https://kpress.fm/issues/KPress-Vol26-Iss14-17Jun26-WEB.pdf

This week we have gathered SAI leaders and management staff from 10 in Samoa to help them prepare annual operational plans focused on completing high-quality audits that make a difference. More details in our media release: https://www.pasai.org/news-blog/2026/6/15/pasai-gathers-sai-leaders-in-samoa-to-help-them-plan-for-impact

Our Deputy Chief Executive, Mike Scott, was a speaker and session moderator at this important dialogue event. Representatives from the Office of the Auditor General Fiji 🇫🇯, Chambre territoriale des comptes Nouvelle-Calédonie 🇫🇷🇳🇨, SAIs Tonga 🇹🇴 and Tuvalu 🇹🇻 also participated in the event, as they were part of our regional cooperative audit on adaptation actions.

Building trust and transparency for climate finance Home Asia and The Pacific Building Trust and Transparency For Climate Finance Building trust and transparency for climate finance Supreme audit institutions across Asia-Pacific convene in Bangkok to strengthen trust and accountability in climate finance June 9, 2026  BANGKOK, THAILAND – 10 June 2...

This week we're back in Guam 🇬🇺, delivering, for the first time, an in-person workshop on . Many of our members have a mandate to investigate allegations or suspicions of , so we're building this specialist skill set. More details in our media release: https://www.pasai.org/news-blog/2026/6/8/pasai-training-investigators-to-tackle-misuse-of-public-funds-in-the-pacific-islands

"An inspection conducted by the Office of the Pohnpei Public Auditor (OPPA) found that a Japanese-funded infrastructure project at Palikir Elementary School was implemented in accordance with its objectives and grant requirements, while also identifying maintenance issues that could affect the long-term sustainability of the improvements."

Article on page 3 of the latest edition of The Kaselehlie Press: https://kpress.fm/issues/KPress-Vol26-Iss13-03Jun26-WEB.pdf

Pohnpei Office of the Public Auditor

"Public Auditor Erick Paul said the findings demonstrate the need for immediate improvements in financial management and accountability. The report states that current management practices do not provide sufficient assurance that public resources are properly protected and used for their intended purposes."

Another audit by the Pohnpei Office of the Public Auditor on the front page.

The June 3, 2026 issue of KPress is at THIS link www.kpress.fm

"A portion of the fees motorists pay when they register or renew their vehicles each year has not been properly accounted for or used efficiently to help rid Guam of abandoned vehicles, old appliances and other recyclables, according to a public auditor’s report released Wednesday."
https://www.guampdn.com/news/opa-funds-for-junk-car-removals-inefficiently-used-leading-to-weakened-accountability/article_fee08007-5a23-4fe8-aa65-5a046b455fb7.html

Guam Office of Public Accountability 🇬🇺

We are in Tonga this week training 18 Pacific Island senior staff from the government audit offices of Chuuk State (in 🇫🇲), the Cook Islands 🇨🇰, Nauru 🇳🇷, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬, Tonga 🇹🇴, Tuvalu 🇹🇻 and Vanuatu 🇻🇺 to deliver high-quality compliance audits of government payroll frameworks. Two of our program directors are co-facilitating the workshop with senior staff from The Audit Office, New Zealand and the Intosai Development Initiative - IDI. More details in our media release: https://www.pasai.org/news-blog/2026/5/26/pasai-gathers-compliance-auditors-in-tonga-for-cooperative-audit-on-government-payroll-frameworks

Register to join this webinar happening next Thursday. ⤵️

What does global research tell us about the real barriers to independence and accountability? And what can be done to address them? Join our upcoming PASAI integrity webinar to be a part of the discussion🌏

Too often, unclear rules and informal power dynamics hold national audit offices back from doing their job of holding governments to account. This session brings together global experts to unpack new OECD–IDI research and share practical insights to strengthen accountability systems.

The session will be chaired by Auditor-General of New Zealand Grant Taylor, with speakers including:

• Freddy Ndjemba – Assistant Director General SAI Governance Department at IDI
• Tuzla Lathiff – Policy Analyst - Internal Control, Risk Management & Audit at OECD
• Serdar Yilmaz – Practice Manager Public Finance and Procurement Unit at the World Bank

Find out more and register: https://auditor-general-parliament-nz.zoom.us/meeting/register/-XpHT3dyQyuL0DI65gSwfQ #/registration

This event is led by The Audit Office New Zealand but forms part of the advocacy and good governance programme of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI).