Palau in MotionBy Tutii Chiltontutiichilton@gmail.com Dear Editor, to begin 2026, lets start with ways to change… if you want to. Small, steady improvements add up. Below are nine habits, each with a concise description and a Kaizen-style action plan—tiny daily steps anyone can take to make lasting changes. 1. Let Go to Get Unstuck What […]
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WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
NEW YORK (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise. The guidance focuses on GLP-1 therapies – medicines such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide […]
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Memory, Education, and the Future of Palau
Dear Editor, Kahlil Gibran once wrote, “History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.” El Hajj Malik Shabazz, sharpened this further: “History is a people’s memory, and without memory man is demoted to the lower animals.” These words remind us why history matters, not as abstract study, […]
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Elections and the example Leaders must set
Dear Editor, Elections are not a game of shortcuts. They are the sacred pathway by which people choose who will set the course for their future. In a community as small and intimate as ours, leadership is not a headline stunt or a strategic dodge; it is a public covenant. Candidates must follow the rules […]
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Aid cuts shutdown or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes
NEW YORK (UN NEWS CENTRE) — Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Monday. A new UN Women report, At Risk and Underfunded, based on a global survey of 428 women’s rights and civil society groups, finds that one in […]
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China’s economic slowdown has become its diplomatic weapon in the Pacific
For Australia and the US, the Pacific is no longer a comfortable backyard — it’s a battleground of credibility. By Bang Xiao CANBERRA (ABC PACIFIC) — China’s rise in the Pacific isn’t just about aid or diplomacy — it’s about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been […]