The announcement of a planned US$1.42 billion arms sale to Taipei by Washington in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act and Six Assurances was welcomed June 30 by the Republic of China (Taiwan) government. [restrict] Comprising eight defense sales, the deal was notified by the U.S. Department of State to Congress the day before. It […]
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Over 1,000 participants expected at PEC conference
By: L.N. Reklai July 3, 2017 (Koror, Palau) As of last week, 1,000 educators have registered for the upcoming 30th Pacific Educational Conference with 393 coming from off island, according to Minister Sinton Soalablai of the Ministry of Education. [restrict] “This number is as of this week and we are still receiving registrations. More will […]
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95% of Palauans in Palau have medical insurance
By: L.N. Reklai July 3, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Ninety-five percent (95%) of the total population of Palau (17,661 latest census) are insured under the national medical insurance according to Minister Elbuchel Sadang, Minister of Finance and member of Palau HealthCare Fund Governing Board. [restrict] 95% or 16,704 people have National Health Insurance (NHI) and 92% […]
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More accurate number of dengue cases reported
By: L.N. Reklai July 3, 2017 (Koror, Palau) High number of reported cases of dengue fever attributed to consolidation of reported cases from public hospital and private clinics as well as the heightened awareness of dengue in the community. [restrict] “The numbers are as close to true number of existing cases that we have had,” […]
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US puts Palau in list of making efforts to combat trafficking
The 2017 edition of the annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report from the US State Department lists Palau again as country that makes effort to combat trafficking, but have failed to meet the standards. [restrict] Palau remains on Tier 2 in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2017, stating that although the Government […]
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Koror sweeps medals in 11th Belau Games
By: L.N. Reklai July 2, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Koror State swept the lion share of the2017 Belau Games with 248 medal, 98 gold, 89 silver and 61 bronze. Ngarchelong followed grabbing 221 medals, 61 gold, 97 silver and 63 bronze. Sonsorol dominating weightlifting gained third place with 71 medals, 40 gold, 15 silver and 16 […]