Calls Senate action “reckless and divisive” By: L.N. Reklai (Palau) HOD Speaker Sabino Anastacio in a letter to Senate President Camsek E. Chin, strongly expresses his disappointment over Senate Resolution 9-253, which he says deliberately embarrasses the Republic internationally. [restrict] The Senate Resolution 9-253, requests the United Nations or other international organizations to monitor the […]
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Japanese suicide pensioner blows himself up in park, injures three others: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported. [restrict] A second explosion, separate from the blast that killed the former Self Defence Force member, caused a fire in […]
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8 days ‘til election, OEK recess
By: L.N. Reklai With days of the last regular session of this 9th OEK ticking by, both houses are adjourned pending call of the Speaker or the President. [restrict] House of Delegates has been meeting more regularly holding 3 session days last week, despite the looming date of election. Senate has been more sporadic […]
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Vietnam police hunt hundreds of addicts after rehab escape
Vietnamese police hunted on Monday for hundreds of drug addicts who escaped from a compulsory rehabilitation centre, with some using sticks and fire extinguishers to break out. The communist government decrees up to two years of forced rehabilitation at government centres to try to reduce drug use. Rights groups have denounced poor conditions at the […]
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CCTV captures the moment body boarder was knocked unconscious
Police say Brian Cruz’s friends claimed they were too drunk to remember what happened. Guam – Details have been released in the vicious attack of a local body boarder and a riot at Linda’s Cafe over the weekend and it was all caught on camera. The three prime suspects appeared in court today to face […]
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U.S: Philippines’ Duterte sparking distress around the world
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — America’s top diplomat for Asia said Monday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial remarks and a “real climate of uncertainty” about his government’s intentions have sparked distress in the U.S. and other countries. [restrict] Daniel Russel, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said he also relayed […]