KOROR, Palau (2 September 2026) – Sustained leadership, strengthened regional architecture, people-centred planning, and coordinated partnerships would help the region translate security declarations and commitments into action, panellists at a side event at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting have said. ‘Towards a region of peace and security: From political vision to action’, hosted […]
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Pacific Nations Urged to Strengthen Response to Transnational Crime
By Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau (August 31, 2026) — Pacific Island nations must strengthen regional cooperation and make their security priorities clear to international partners as transnational organized crime becomes a growing threat across the region, Palau Minister of Justice Jennifer S. Olegeriil said. Olegeriil made the comments during a side event organized by the […]
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PHA Theft Case Delayed More Than a Year; President Calls for Review of AAG Private Practice
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (August 24, 2026)— Justice Minister Jennifer Olegeriil acknowledged that the case involving alleged theft from 19 Palau Housing Authority applicants faced an “unnecessary delay” before it was filed by the Office of the Attorney General last week. The case, assigned to an assistant attorney general, involves former PHA employee […]
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Japanese Defence Official Visits Palau, Highlights Security and Wartime Remembrance
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau (Aug. 4, 2026) – A visit by Japan’s parliamentary Vice Minister of Defence brought Palau’s security cooperation and wartime history into focus as Hon. Yoshida Shinji made his first overseas trip since taking office. For Palauans, the visit touched both present-day concerns and shared history. Yoshida paid a courtesy call […]
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Palau Names US Veteran Rallen Ngiraidong Director of New Police Standards Office
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — The Ministry of Justice has hired Rallen Ngiraidong, a retired U.S. military veteran and former U.S. law enforcement officer, to lead its newly created Office of Professional Standards. Ngiraidong took the oath of office July 14 to head the office, which operates under the Ministry of Justice. The office […]
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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 […]