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CIP clarifies damaged sewage pipeline in Malakal

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (August 6, 2026)— The Office of Capital Infrastructure Projects, which oversees the implementation of public infrastructure projects, has clarified information published in the July 31, 2026, edition of Island Times regarding a damaged sewage pipeline in Malakal. The CIP said the article, titled “Broken Sewage Pipeline Beneath Minatobashi Bridge Prompts […]

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Construction Worker Missing, Presumed Dead in Minatobashi Bridge Incident

Tragedy strikes major Japan-backed infrastructure project in Malakal By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (April 16, 2026) — A construction worker is presumed dead after failing to surface while working at the Minatobashi Bridge construction site in Malakal on Thursday. The worker, a Bangladeshi national identified by his first name, “Mo,” was employed by Surangel & […]

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