Two escort ships of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) will bring around 600 crew members for a stopover in Palau as part of Japan’s Overseas Training Cruise and also to celebrate the two nations’ 25 years of diplomatic relationship. Japan’s ships, JS Kashima and JS Inazuma, will be in Palau from October 8 […]
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Bai ra Meketii to be rebuilt
Bai ra Meketii, the traditional seat of Koror State Traditional Leaders located at the heart of Koror, is set to be rebuild at a cost of a little over a one million dollars, according to recently adopted law KSPL No. K11-310-2019. The findings of the law states that current Bai ra Meketii which is the […]
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Independent Palau 25 years later
Recurring statement during the recently concluded 25th Anniversary of Palau’s independence is what has been accomplished in the last 25 years as an independent nation. “We are big country in things that matter,” quoting former President Kuniwo Nakamura’s first address to the United Nations, President Remengesau Jr. in his remarks at the opening ceremony of […]
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Ymesei: Palau’s first Hall of Fame awardee
Ymesei Ezekiel, Palau’s revered composer and musician, became the first Palauan chosen to the Hall of Fame in accordance with the Hall of Fame Act of 2014. The unveiling of the first Palau Hall of Fame recipient took place at the 25th Independence President’s Reception at Palau Pacific Resort, with President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. […]
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Palau invites Aquaman star to Our Ocean Conference in 2020
Aquaman star Jason Momoa, who spoke at the United Nations on behalf of Hawaii and other island nations on climate change was invited to the Our Ocean Conference in Palau next year. According to the Permanent Mission of Palau To The United Nations Facebook page, on the sidelines of the Samoa Pathway meeting, Our Ocean Planner, […]
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Palau urges UN anew to end Taiwan’s exclusion
Palau President Tommy Remengesau said Taiwan’s exclusion from the United Nations should end, boosting Taipei’s stand in the region despite losing Kiribati and Solomon Islands to Beijing in September. Remengesau addressed the UN General Assembly on September 25 saying that the “collective commitment to leaving no country behind” should be followed by the UN. “We know […]