Palau wants to accommodate the request of Japan to allow fishermen from Okinawa to continue fishing within its waters even after the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) next year, according to President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. Remengesau, who was speaking before the press on May 29 in a weekly conference, said that Japan […]
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China militarization is everyone’s issue in the Pacific: Remengesau
President Tommy Remenegsau, Jr said that reports of China’s alleged militarization in the Pacific should be everyone’s concern. Speaking before the press during a weekly presidential media conference, Remengesau said that conflicts involving several countries in the Pacific such as the North and South Korea, China-Taiwan Strait issue, and the territorial dispute over South China […]
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$15 million housing loan project bill passes 2nd reading in Senate
“The money is here and we need to work together to move forward on it,” expressed President Remengesau on the bill outlining policy goals and utilization of funds for national housing development projects. President Remengesau had earlier acquired a $15 million soft loan from Republic of China Taiwan to address the displaced housing crisis. How […]
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Sea Passion chairman moves to block public sale of stocks
Sea Passion Chairman and CEO Chiu Hung-Chao, through his attorneys, moved to intervene in the public sale of 42% of Sea Passion shares saying that his family is the sole owner of Sea Passion Corporation. On Wednesday, Sea Passion Chairman Hung-Chao also filed Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and Preliminary Injunction to stop the public sale […]
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VP’s Chief of Staff is now a temporary PIO: Hints new PIO to be appointed by Monday
The Chief of Staff of the Vice President is serving as temporary Public Information Officer (PIO) after former PIO official resigned last week citing person reasons. Public Information Office at the MOJ exists to address queries of the residents of Palau and by extension the news media about the official deliberations of different arms of […]
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Heir wants ‘just compensation’ over land used by gov’t for school site
A man protested against the government for allegedly continuously using the land he inherited from his mother for public use without just compensation. Ted T. Joshua, heir to the 23,420-sqm land in Melekeok State where a portion of it is occupied by the Melekeok Elementary School campus, took the chance to air his grievances against […]