By Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — Journalists and community participants joined the Embassy of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Press Tour on Oct. 21, 2026, visiting several development initiatives across the country focused on health, judicial infrastructure, and public works maintenance. Media visited the wheelchair lifts at the Judiciary that provide access to persons with […]
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PICRC, Toba Aquarium renew cooperation agreement, expand research and cultural exchanges
KOROR, Palau — The Palau International Coral Reef Center and Toba Aquarium renewed their Friendship and Cooperation Agreement this month, reaffirming nearly a decade of collaboration focused on marine conservation education, research exchanges and public awareness of marine ecosystems. From right to left: Kusuda yasushi Director general of Policy Planning, Wakai yoshihito Director Toba Aquarium, […]
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Leaders join in Beach Clean-Up During Emotional Peleliu Visit
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — “If our leaders and people from other countries would care to clean our homeland, then we as citizens of Palau should bear that responsibility in our normal everyday life,” said a local woman, summing up the spirit behind a community beach clean‑up led by President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. […]