Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been instrumental in shaping and leading socioeconomic transformations across Asia and the Pacific. One key to this transformation is the technology bundled around the “Internet of Things” (IoT), which enables billions of devices and appliances to connect over the Internet for more accurate, real time data collection […]
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Island nations want a big push to end shark fin trade
Island nations that will call for the protection of sharks at a global conservation conference starting in South Africa this week need the support of bigger countries to reverse the decline of the fish, whose fins are coveted in Asia, according to activists. Shark diving and other forms of ecotourism are key sources of income […]
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Vice Presidential (VP) Debate
September 21, 2016 Mr. Moses Uludong, Chairman Palau Media Council (PMC) Koror, Republic of Palau 96940 Dear Mr. Uludong: Please allow me to set the record straight on issues surrounding the recent Vice Presidential debate that PMC sponsored, and reasons for me not participating in the event. As a candidate for the Office of Vice […]
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NEC files cross-motion for judgment
Claims no rational basis for requiring individual ballots to be postmarked By: L.N. Reklai September 22, 2016 (Koror) Legal counsel for National Election Commission (NEC) filed a response last Friday asking the court to grant their Cross-Motion for Judgment, ruling that 23 PNC Section 1524 (a) does not require absentee ballots to be individually mailed […]
