KOROR, Palau — A new high-end waterfront dining destination has opened in Koror, adding a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, bar and lounge to the city’s growing hospitality scene. M-Dock, the newest offering from Four Seasons Explorer Palau, officially opened following a Sept. 29 cocktail reception attended by President Surangel Whipps Jr., First Lady Valerie Whipps and senior […]
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Senators respond to public concern over Senate drug case letter
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGERULMUD, Palau (Oct. 5, 2026) — Senators moved to address public concerns Monday over a letter from Senate Clerk Reagan Sidoi asking the court to consider a deferred sentence or rehabilitation opportunity for longtime Senate employee Wiseman Kumaichi, who was convicted in an illegal drug case. During the October 5th Senate […]
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Ngardmau governor’s attorney demands speaker cease interference with state government
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (October 5, 2026) — “You have no court order authorizing you to act as Governor or to disable or disrupt the State Government,” attorney Johnson Toribiong wrote in a cease-and-desist letter to Ngardmau Legislature Speaker Terrence W. Miozawa, accusing him of interfering with Gov. Jennifer K. Ngiraiwet’s ability to perform […]
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Court defers guilty plea in government employee meth case, orders five years of treatment
By L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — The Palau Supreme Court has deferred acceptance of a government employee’s guilty plea for possessing methamphetamine, choosing five years of intensive drug treatment and supervision instead of immediately entering a judgment of guilt — a decision drawing public attention as Palau strengthens its policies against illegal drugs. Justice Salii’s […]
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UNODC, Pacific Media Join Forces to Expose Climate and Disaster Funds Leakage
By: L.N. Reklai SAVUSAVU, Fiji — Pacific journalists gathered at the Daku Resort in Savusavu on Monday to address the growing risks of corruption in climate finance and disaster relief across the region. The “Climate Change and Corruption” roundtable, held Sept. 21 as a pre-summit dialogue ahead of the 8th Pacific Media Summit, was organized […]
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Mechesil Belau calls on women to safeguard Palau’s cultural traditions
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — Palauan women, as keepers of the nation’s cultural traditions in a matrilineal society, have a responsibility to ensure that traditional customs are practiced correctly and passed on to future generations, participants at the 33rd annual Mechesil Belau Conference said. During a panel discussion on traditional leadership, cultural values and […]