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President Johnson Toribiong led the event as he welcomed the seven-member delegation led by Professor Wang Jin-lian and six outstanding students from the Fu-ren Catholic University, one of the renowned higher education institutions in Taiwan. Taiwan Ambassador to Palau Maggie Tien said the inspirat…

Toribiong in his press conference assured the public of a transparent government, he assured that the public and the media can readily access information. “If anyone tried to hide anything from the media, he will be reprimanded,” Toribiong said.He however said that there are issues that are not for…

The target date of the installation will be Jan.  2010. The Palau Public Utilities Corp. will maintain the solar system which will replace some of the airport’s electric generated power supply and help reduce its power consumption.Charles Obichang, director of the Bureau of Aviation, said  the proj…

Shell’s management and staff has ensured that the employees and the community especially the ones dealing with Shell’s business everyday was doing the right thing and was exercising safe policy whether at their work place or at home. Frank Kyota, Palau Area Manager, said that in line with this year…

Remengesau was represented by attorney Oldias Ngiraikelau when he appeared before Associate Justice Kathleen Salii. The next hearing is set for Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. here in Koror.Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland said Remengesau  had undisclosed assets during his term as president of Palau.Remengesa…

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the PNCC headquarters building in Airai and it signified the expansion and improvement of PNCC’s cellular network and to increase international capacity by building a new satellite earth station at the PNCC headquarters.  President Johnson Toribiong in his rema…

According to the members of the Northern Reefs planning team, the draft plan is focused on a particular area of the Northern Reefs – Ebiil Conservation Area – because it is a site that has already been established and of particular interest to many. Ebiil Conservation Area was established in early …

Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland charged Masayos, Giramur and Esang for conspiring with each other to fix and forged the documents of Chinese tourists Chengxu Gong, Binbin Wei and Fenying Shi sometime in January until June of this year. Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland charged Masayos with th…

Although Toribiong and the House versions of the bill wants to abolish the existing Foreign Investment Board (FIB), the Senate version found it unnecessary to dissolve the board. The Senate disagreed with the President and the House that the board should be abolished and its   administrative respon…

Sgt. Michael Rafael said that the 24-year-old victim reported to the police on Monday at 7:06 am that she left her bag on the bench to swim at the back of Sea Passion Hotel in Malakal. The victim said while she was swimming on the beach, someone took her bag containing her wallet, U.S. passport, Ca…