Clifton Soalablai, who was President’s chief security officer, was found guilty of money laundering and theft of government property last month. In the sentencing hearing held on September 25, Soalablai has been sentenced to ten days in prison and five years of supervised probation. In June, Soalablai along with his wife Margie Ngirmidol, were charged […]
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Power outage post-midnight to prevent future unscheduled power outage
As per PPUC statement, some areas experienced power outage in the early hours of Friday to prevent future major unscheduled power outages due to faulty hardware. The outage was because of Power Distribution crews who were making necessary repairs to a pole insulator on the 34.5kv transmission line. The affected areas were Elechui, Mongami, Imul […]
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Man charged for drug trafficking, possession of firearm
First case under new stricter drug penalty laws Office of the Attorney General charged Kazuma Takada this week on eight different criminal charges including Trafficking a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Firearm, Possession of Ammunition, Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree and Abuse of Family or Household Members among others. This […]
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Temporary supply office burned to the ground
Early Monday morning, fire decimated the structure of the former Office of Youth Affairs connected to the back of Palau National Gymnasium. The building was being used as a temporary Supply Office of the Ministry of Finance. According to Supply staff, shortly upon arriving at the office at around 7:35am, she smelled smoke and was […]
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Man stole a govt vehicle, tried to escape arrest
A man has been charged with theft of a government property and resisting arrest after he stole a government vehicle and attempted to evade the police. The incident took place on September 8 after an official reported his white Honda wagon to be stolen from his residence. On the same day, a vehicle was reported […]
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Man pleads guilty in an opioid theft case
Man plead guilty to two counts of possession of controlled substance, namely Methylphenidate (commonly known as Ritalin) and Oxycodone, an opioid pain medication. As the drugs were stolen from Belau National Hospital Pharmacy, he plead guilty to theft in second degree as well. In the first plea hearing that took place last month, the court had […]