By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — (Sept. 21, 2026) A bill passed by the House of Delegates would require absentee ballots to be received and counted on the same day as the general election, ending the current provision that allows qualifying absentee ballots to be received and counted after Election Day. House Bill 12-42-5, HD1 […]
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Public Support Alone Cannot Determine Who Is a Security Risk
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — President Surangel Whipps Jr. says one of the challenges in determining who should be placed on Palau’s “Undesirable Aliens List” is distinguishing a genuinely good person from someone who may be using relationships and public support to mask activities that could threaten Palau’s interests. Responding to a Senate inquiry, […]
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Palau Could Become World’s 13th Rocket Launch Nation, Entrepreneur Tells Students
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — A New York-born engineer and four-time founder is urging Palau to pursue an unprecedented economic transformation: becoming the world’s 13th country capable of launching rockets into space. Eric Adolphe, founder of Forward Edge-AI, said the proposal is advancing through the Palau Senate, with a public hearing expected in October. […]
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Attorney General Confirms Three AAGs Hold Private Legal Practices Under Contracts
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (August 6, 2026)— Three assistant attorneys general are currently engaged in private legal practice while working for the government, under contracts that allow them to do so, Attorney General Ernestine Rengiil said Wednesday. Attorney General Rengiil confirms there are AAGs that can also have private law practice, as agreed […]
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Senate advances bill to close fraud loophole, strengthen protection for victims
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (July 20, 2026)— The Palau Senate has approved legislation that would create, for the first time, a broad criminal offense for fraud, giving law enforcement and prosecutors a stronger legal tool to investigate and prosecute scams and deceptive schemes that may not be covered under current law. Senate Bill No. […]
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SORA Set for July 22 After Months of Delays
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGERULMUD, Palau (July 8, 2026) — President Surangel Whipps Jr. will deliver the State of the Republic Address (SORA) on July 22, ending months of scheduling changes, he announced at a press conference Wednesday. “We are looking forward to delivering the SORA on July 22, for there are many important bills […]