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Remengesau welcomes peer review team
20/05/2013 | Administrator

The Palau Peer Review Team was welcomed by President Tommy Remengesau Jr. which will conduct assessment of the country.
The president welcomed the team from the Pacific Islands Forum at his office in K [ ... ]


Belau Medical Society to conduct free health screening at Drop Off
20/05/2013 | Administrator

The Belau Medical Society is inviting the public to a free health screening at Drop Off Bar and Grill on May 25-26.

There will blood pressure screening, blood sugar testing, flu shots (on Saturday) and [ ... ]


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Are the pilots flying blind?
20/05/2013 | Administrator

One day at a busy airport, the passengers on a commercial airliner are seated waiting for the pilot to show up so they can get under way.

The pilot and copilot finally appear in the rear of the plane a [ ... ]


Funny thoughts
20/05/2013 | Administrator

Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he wil [ ... ]


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  • Divided post-revolution Egypt heads to the polls

    Post-revolution Egypt, divided by political differences and violence, heads to the polls on Monday at the start of a chaotic election process to usher in democracy in the Arab world's most populous nation.Ten months after popular protests ended 30 years o...
  • St Maarten finds local lionfish tainted with toxin

    KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Conservationists in St. Maarten are warning islanders not to eat lionfish after tests found a naturally occurring toxin in the flesh of the candy-striped invasive species, officials said Thursday.The findings have dealt a blow to t...
  • Ten dead, 33 missing after Indonesia bridge collapse

    The death toll from a weekend bridge collapse on Borneo island climbed to 10 on Monday with more than 30 people still reported missing, Indonesian rescue officials said.Dozens of vehicles and construction workers were thrown into the water when the busy 7...
  • Two dead, more than 20 hurt in Philippine blast

    At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in an explosion in a small hotel in the troubled southern Philippines on Sunday, rescue workers said.Philippine Red Cross personnel at the scene of the blast in the southern port city of Zamb...
  • China's Wen pledges more school buses after crash

    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to improve safety and provide more school buses after the deaths of 19 children in a massively overcrowded bus sparked a public outcry.Wen's remarks came after 19 children and two adults were killed earlier this mont...
  • Sri Lanka storm kills 19, damages 5,700 homes

    A storm packing heavy rain and gusty winds lashed southern Sri Lanka over the weekend, killing at least 19 and leaving 43 fishermen missing, the island's disaster management centre said Sunday.{reg}More than 53,000 people were also forced out of their dam...
  • Long Island Park declared as conservation area

    Gov. Yositaka Adachi on November 21 signed Koror State Law No. K9-244-2011, declaring Long Island Park and the adjoining rock island as conservation area.The new law states that the conservation area shall consist of all fringing reef and island areas of ...
  • Long Island Park declared as conservation area

    Gov. Yositaka Adachi on November 21 signed Koror State Law No. K9-244-2011, declaring Long Island Park and the adjoining rock island as conservation area.The new law states that the conservation area shall consist of all fringing reef and island areas of ...
  • PPUC to maintain rationing schedule

    Shortened hours of outage anticipatedDespite complaints on the current rationing schedule, Palau Public Utilities Corporation will not be changing the schedule.Interim General Manager Ken Uyehara yesterday said that PPUC will maintain the schedule but the...
  • Sugiyama says there is no ‘design defect’ on Niigata engines part

    A local representative for TESS Engineering yesterday refuted information released by Palau Public Utilities Corporation to the media that there was a design defect on the lube oil pump for the Niigata engines.{reg}John Sugiyama said that TESS, the Japane...
  • PPUC not satisfied with TESS Engineering

    Palau Public Utilities Corporation yesterday expressed dissatisfaction on TESS Engineering’s performance on the warranty of the recently installed Niigata generators.  {REG}According to Interim General Manager Ken Uyehara, TESS has not been sharing a l...
  • Remember a child

    A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him."Pardon me,"...
  • Police undergo media awareness seminar

    The Australian Federal Police, through its Pacific Police Development Program, is conducting seminar with the local police on the use of media relations to build community confidence.The seminar here, facilitated by Michael Spinks of the Media Awareness P...
  • Time to do the laundry

    The Top 10 Signs That Its Time To Do The Laundry You're wearing your last pair of underwear in the shower consistently. You've worn your sheets to school because you can't get them off of you. {reg} Your socks act like a shirt does when its heavily starch...
  • Our humble home

    The stars that you see in the night sky are part of the Milky Way, our home galaxy. But the Milky Way is not all around us because we do not live in the middle of the Milky Way; our solar system resides midway between the edge and the center of the Milky ...
  • God deserves our thanksgiving

    Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.  {reg}Sing to the LORD, praise his name; Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy...
  • God deserves our thanksgiving

    Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.  {reg}Sing to the LORD, praise his name; Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy...
  • God deserves our thanksgiving

    Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.  {reg}Sing to the LORD, praise his name; Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy...
  • God deserves our thanksgiving

    Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.  {reg}Sing to the LORD, praise his name; Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy...
  • God deserves our thanksgiving

    Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth.  {reg}Sing to the LORD, praise his name; Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy...

Sports News

Ayana competes in CNMI tennis tourney
20/05/2013 | Administrator

Palau tennis sensation Ayana Rengiil is competing in another regional tennis tournament.
Ayana is competing against  tennis players from Guam, CNMI, and other countries in the Oceania Region in theInt [ ... ]


Palau joins effort to save “Olympic Wrestling”
20/05/2013 | Administrator


In an appeal to “Save Olympic Wrestling”, delegates from approximately 110 national wrestling federations met in Moscow, Russia to attend the Extraordinary FILA Congress.  Attending the meetings [ ... ]


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Regional News

Workshop on money laundering kicks off
20/05/2013 | Aurea Gerundio-Dizon

Representatives from different agencies in the governments of Palau, Republic of Marshal Islands, Pohnpei and Yap gathered at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center as the four-day workshop on money laund [ ... ]


Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
20/05/2013 | Administrator

GAZIPUR, Bangladesh  - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel m [ ... ]


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World News

Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
20/05/2013 | Administrator

A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the larg [ ... ]


Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
20/05/2013 | Administrator

EDMOND, Okla.  — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wich [ ... ]


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