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KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — A cyberattack on Palau’s Ministry of Health and Human Services has disrupted services.   It is the latest in a series of escalating digital threats against Palau’s government agencies, raising national concern. The MHHS has confirmed that a cyberattack disrupted opera…

HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — Amid President Donald Trump’s massive house-sweeping and spending realignment, Guam leaders urged the U.S government to spare the territory from funding cuts.  “Federal assistance is an investment into the social and economic development of our Pacific Islan…

The National Telecommunications Authority, whose headquarters is pictured, is the primary provider of internet services in the Marshall Islands. MAJURO — Pacific Island countries are ripe for cyber-attacks. With few resources, even fewer skilled information security personnel and low levels of inte…

Yoon Suk-yeol SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase. After weeks of testimony by high-ra…

Sen. William Parkinson discusses two bills he introduced on Monday in the lobby of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) —  Sen. William Parkinson has proposed the “No More Pari Pari Act of 2025,” a measure that would bar individuals who are relatives or f…

Ten Japanese American leaders will be in Japan from February 28 to March 7 to meet with Japanese leaders. Photo courtesy of the Japanese American National Museum WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Japanese American leaders will travel to Japan from February 28 to March 7 as part of the Japanese American Leader…

HAGÅTÑA (DPHSS) — The Department of Public Health and Social Services is advising the community to take a proactive approach to preventing dengue virus infection, particularly in light of the recent dengue outbreak declared by the Quezon City government in Metro Manila, the Philippines. Although de…

A satellite image of the Typhon missile system at Laoag International Airport in Laoag, northern Philippines, April 26, 2024. BEIJING (Reuters) — U.S.-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, “purely defensive” and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve regional securi…

Romeo Brawner MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines is looking to buy more military hardware to modernize its arsenal, including additional BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines, the chief of the armed forces said on Wednesday. The Philippines is on the third phase of its modernizati…

Congresswoman Amata and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in a recent file photo. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata is hailing the Senate confirmation of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who was born in Amer…