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 […]
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Japanese firm, PVA collaborate to bring more flights to Palau
Japanese global trading firm Sojitz Corporation and the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) had signed an agreement in July to work together in getting airplane companies to open more flights to Palau and also to promote the country as a destination. Ayako Mochizuki of Sojitz’s Aerospace and Transportation Project Division told the Times in an interview […]
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South Korean low-cost carrier opens charter flights to Palau
Around 150 passengers on board the T’way Air carrier arrived at the Palau International Airport (PIA) during its first charter flight to Palau on Saturday, August 10. The service will be the first of the scheduled four charter flights to Palau for the month of August. The first flight took off from Nagoya, Japan and […]