KOROR, Palau — Residents will have the chance to clean up the environment, compete in a new sport, and win a fully funded trip to Japan as the SPOGOMI trash-picking competition comes to Palau on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The event, set to take place at Ernguul Park in Koror, is part of an international […]
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Koror, Rull formalize Land Grant to deepen Cultural Bonds
KOROR, Palau — Koror State and Rull Municipality of Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia strengthened their longstanding cultural ties this week with the granting of land use rights for a submerged lot in Koror. At a signing ceremony Monday, Governor Eyos Rudimch said the agreement fulfills the wishes of the late Ibedul […]
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Man found dead after night fishing trip near Aimeliik Reef
A man who went missing after a night fishing trip was found dead Saturday, April 27, near the Aimeliik northern reef, authorities said. Ngiralulk Tewid had gone fishing around 5 p.m. Friday and told those close to him that he expected to return by 8 p.m. When he failed to come home and did not […]
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Koror becomes first in Palau to require Same-Day Absentee Ballot Counts
KOROR, Palau — Koror State has passed a new law requiring absentee ballots to be counted on the same day as elections, aiming to deliver faster results and boost voter confidence. Koror State Public Law No. K12-365-2024 mandates that absentee ballots in any state election — primary, runoff, special, or general — must be counted […]
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From Palau to Saipan
International Drug Trafficker Faces 25-Year Sentence A Chinese national convicted of manslaughter in Palau and accused of leading a major drug trafficking operation in the Pacific has been extradited to Saipan under an agreement between the United States and Palau. According to Marianas Variety, federal prosecutors are seeking a 25-year prison sentence for Ye Fang, […]
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Bilung Protests Senate’s Exclusion of Ibedul at State of the Republic Address
MELEKEOK, Palau — Bilung Gloria Salii, the highest-ranking female titleholder of the Idid Clan of Koror, protested the Senate’s decision to withhold a seat from James Littler, her Ibedul appointee, during the State of the Republic Address on Thursday, April 24, 2025. In a letter to Senate President Hokkons Baules, Bilung criticized the move as […]