
Naina Rao
News DirectorNaina Rao serves as Isla Public Media's first News Director. She's extensively produced for National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Culture Desk, and 1A.
Naina has hosted Morning Edition locally for Wyoming's NPR member station and reported on issues related to health, environment, arts, and culture for several media outlets including Reckon, AfroLA, Great Lakes Echo, Buffalo News, The Detroit News, and Feet in 2 Worlds, to name a few. Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Naina is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and Melayu. She's working on her Hindi, enjoys watching Bollywood, and loves to stay active.
She's a Transom alum and a former Asian American Journalists Association's VOICES mentor.
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Government of Guam has $12.2 million in anticipated revenue and is trying to agree on where to use it.
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US Air Force deploys four B-1 Bombers to Guam for its first Bomber Task Force mission of 2025.
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India’s Minister of State for External Affairs recently concluded a week-long diplomatic tour across the Pacific aimed at strengthening ties with nations in the region.
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The Government of Guam proclaims January as cervical cancer awareness month (2025).
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Guam is investing $11.5 million to upgrade its "antiquated" radio communication system for emergency responders.
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces open comment period from Jan. 06 to April 07 for possible wind energy leasing off Guam's coast.
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The Northern Mariana Islands' newly elected congressional delegate is setting her sights on addressing the territory's pressing issues. In her first weeks since the election, Kimberlyn King-Hinds has met with federal agencies, and local stakeholders, to outline her priorities.
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Guam and Niue are facing similar challenges in teacher shortages.
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Manenggon concentration camp site designated as a National Historic Landmark
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A tiny island nation in the Pacific is struggling to recover after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people and injured hundreds. Communications in Vanuatu aren’t fully restored, power remains unstable, and essential services are overwhelmed.