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One of the Museum’s new improvement plans is to build a new, comfortable comfort room to accommodate its growing number of visitors. The collections of the Belau National Museum are secured in the new building built by Republic of China Grant. “Having its collections secured in a much improved envi…

Koror State Gov. Yositaka Adachi said they forwarded the letter to the OEK on Friday and they disseminated blank letters to the concerned agencies. “We ask the Congress to reconsider and exempt us who have insurance and also suggest and recommend delaying it for another year. We also ask them to co…

Bill No. 8-170 seeks to amend Palau’s Civil service Pension Plan. Senator Raynold Oilouch introduced the measure in the Upper House based on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees of the Palau Civil Service Plan (PCSP). The Board of Trustees of PCSP has recommended to the Olbiil Era Kelulau th…

Diaz, in a phone interview Sunday, said the purpose of the bill is to bring more foreign workers to Palau and to increase the revenues of the State. There are currently more than 6, 000 foreign workers working here in Palau. Foreign workers in Palau include Filipinos, Japanese, Bangladeshis, Americ…

President Johnson Toribiong officially opened the Meeting. It was hosted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Nippon Foundation and aimed to develop a maritime perspective as well as promote international cooperation and partnership for the preservation and security of the Pacific seas. Other S…

In an interview, Baules said the construction of the generators’ foundation has not started yet, and it may take four months to complete the facility. He said July next year is the estimated date to start the use of the generators as the PPUC engineers need a couple of months to start assembling th…

According to Nyk Kloulubak, Energy Planner from Palau Energy Office, the light bulbs will help the school not only replace the old lights in the classrooms, but also reduce the school’s energy consumption by using more efficient lighting. The light bulbs are 13-watt CFL equivalent to 60 watt which …

Two weeks ago the President introduced in the Senate a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $3.50 over a six year period. The introduction of the bill has come under fire from critics, most notably Senator Surangel Whipps, Jr. Whipps charged that the Toribiong bill has no concrete basis and…

The volunteers, known as the Micro-77 Batch, were sworn in by American Ambassador to Palau Helen Reed-Rowe in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Ngirngemelas Square in Ngiwal State. The event was also attended by Palau President Johnson Toribiong, Ministry of Education (MOE) Director Emery Wenty, P…

One of the Museum’s new improvement plans is to build a new, comfortable outhouse to accommodate its growing number of visitors. Belau National Museum has recently secured its collections for a new building constructed through support from Republic of China. “Having its collections secured in a muc…