President Tommy Remengesau Jr. on August 22 nominated the current Honorary Consul to Vietnam to serve as Palau Ambassador. Honorary Consul Nguyen San Mien Nhuan is the second non-Palauan nominated to an ambassador, the first was Rabih Reaidy, nominated as Palau Ambassador to UAE. “HOG Nguyen’s long experience representing Palau in delivering on diplomatic priorities in […]
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Another lawmaker faces social media backlash
Comments made by Delegate Gibson Kanai during a session interpreted as denying Palauan social media forums rights to expression have sparked a deluge of criticism. Gibson, however, denied that his comments during the September 9 session were aimed at banning social media forums but instead help fund an agency to ensure that information about the […]
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Learning Palauan Education
Two years ago, I left Japan for the first time and started to live in Palau. I had never traveled abroad, so it was my very first time to be out of Japan. However, looking at people driving Japanese cars and listening to people speaking Japanese, I started to wonder if I was actually living […]
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Construction boom in Palau to spur economic growth
A construction boom in Palau is seen as driving economic growth for 2019 despite a slight tourism slump in 2018, according to next fiscal year’s economic outlook. The 2019 economic outlook, which was submitted with the proposed Fiscal year 2019 spending package, stated that next year’s economic development is expected to be “favorable,” projecting an […]
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Bangladeshi in coma after alleged attack by four Palauans
A 53-year old Bangladeshi was rushed to the Belau National Hospital after he was allegedly assaulted by four Palauan men on early morning of August 22 at the Etpison Museum. The victim who was identified as Sahidul Islam, a 53-year-old Bangladeshi, is a security guard at the Etpison Museum and was reportedly on duty when […]
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“Ghost Ship” found in Myanmar under tow for scrap: PISR exec
The “ghost ship” identified as the M/V Sam Ratulangi that was found mysteriously drifting in the waters near Yangon in Myanmar recently was registered under Palau on July 19 this year for a voyage from Tanjung Priok, Indonesia to Chittagong Bangladesh and was under tow for scrap according to international convention requirements, Palau International Ship […]