By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau – Tmetbab Clan, represented by Rimuu Dominica Ngoriakl, has filed suit in the Palau Supreme Court seeking to force Palau Public Utilities Corporation to vacate a water-tank site in Ngerkesoaol Hamlet, Koror State, after a lease on the property allegedly expired last year. In a verified complaint filed May 11, […]
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Woman charged after THC gummies allegedly hospitalized three women at Koror luncheon
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (July 16, 2026) — An Airai woman is facing drug trafficking and reckless endangerment charges after allegedly distributing THC-infused gummies during a luncheon that resulted in three elderly women seeking emergency medical treatment. According to court documents filed June 22 in Criminal Case No. 26-038, Kimberly Elarionoff has been […]
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Ngiwal Elects Seven Legislators as Ngarchelong Voters Review Constitutional Changes
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (July 16, 2026) — Voters in Ngiwal and Ngarchelong are carrying out key civic responsibilities this month, with Ngiwal electing members of its 22nd Legislature while Ngarchelong prepares residents to vote on a series of constitutional amendments ahead of its August state election. Ngiwal elects seven legislators Residents of […]
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Palau Braces for Choppy Seas, Gusty Winds as Tropical System Develops Near Yap
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (July 14, 2026)— Weather forecasters are tracking a developing tropical system northwest of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, that is expected to bring gusty winds and rough seas to Palau through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The disturbance, designated Invest 97W, has become better organized and is now […]
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Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur, Son of Mau Piailug, Passes Away at 56
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — Grandmaster navigator Sesario Sewralur, who carried on his father’s mission to preserve traditional Pacific wayfinding, died July 10 in Taiwan due to heart complications, hours before his 57th birthday, according to a GoFundMe account set up by a student and family friend on behalf of his family. Known […]
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Palau’s Australia Embassy to Open in July or August, Whipps Says
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau — Palau’s embassy in Australia is expected to open in July or August, President Surangel Whipps Jr. said last week. “They were saying that sometime in July or August they can open,” Whipps told reporters during a press conference. Whipps said Australia is waiting for Palau to establish its […]