Two Palauan officials had been accepted to JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program and will be attending separate trainings in Japan. Ministry of Health’s Human Resources employee Morisang Dirrauldekel Udui will attend training called Social Participation and Livelihood of Persons with Disabilities through a Community-Based Inclusive Approach. Through the training, Udui will learn how to develop plans or […]
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12 Palauan students receive 2019 Taiwan Scholarships
Taiwan Ambassador to Palau Wallace Chow awarded Taiwan scholarships to 12 Palauan students at an orientation meeting held at the Ministry of Education (MOE) on August 14, 2019. Ambassador Chow congratulated the recipients and noted the importance of the year 2019 which marks the 20th year of diplomatic relationship between Taiwan and Palau. Now there […]
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Ten Chernobyls on a Pacific Island
By Pitamber Kaushik Between the end of the Second World War and 1958, Marshall Islands’ atolls were the United States’ go-to nuclear testing field. The first-ever test called Able was conducted in 1946 on Bikini Atoll, in which the bomb was dropped from a B-29 Superfortress and detonated mid-air, a mere 158 m above the […]
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Tiull leases void, Demei is Chief Ngiribkal: Court
The court this week ruled that the 40 leases and land use rights issued by Chief Ngiribkal Robat Demei to residents of Bkulatiull were void but affirmed Robat Demei’s claim as chief Ngiribkal of Ngeribkal clan of Ngerbeched. Judgment on Ngeribkal clan titles and Bkulatiull land dispute was finally issued this week. The case has […]
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German Parliament member visits Palau for the first time
A member of the German Parliament had visited Palau for a three-day engagement with local government officials last week, making him the first German parliamentarian to have visited the country. German Parliament member Ulrich Lechte, who is also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said that his visit was in response to State Minister […]
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Two men hurt in Aimeliik road mishap
Two men were hurt in a road accident in Aimeliik on Saturday, August 10. Bureau of Public Safety Director Aloysius Alonz said that the Filipino national was driving a crane truck with a Bangladeshi as passenger while heading to Ngatpang for a project. The truck driver was identified as Armando Agravante, 44, a Filipino national […]