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President asked to repeal remittance tax law
17/05/2013 | Aurea Gerundio-Dizon
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President Tommy Remengesau Jr. is asked to repeal the recently-signed law that requires four percent tax on all remittances made by non-citizens.

Palau Chamber of Commerce President Kaleb Udui wrote Pr [ ... ]


Memorial Day to be rescinded
17/05/2013 | Administrator
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President Remengesau announced that he will be rescinding an executive order declaring a Memorial Day.

The former administration in 2011 declared  last Monday of May each year as Memorial Day.

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Fake two dollar bill
16/05/2013 | Administrator


On my way home from the second job I've taken for the extra holiday cash I need, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my wallet is a $50 bill and a $2 bill. That is all of the cash I hav [ ... ]


Pondering
16/05/2013 | Administrator

Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a "near miss"? Shouldn't it be called a "near hit"?

What does Geronimo say when he jumps out of a plane?

Why do they sterilize the needles fo [ ... ]


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Sports News

NBL: Spoilers sneaks by Nationals
16/05/2013 | Administrator

The FR Spoilers won a tough game against the  Palau national Team, 95-88, in the ongoing elimination round of the IP&E National Basketball League (NBL) at the Palau National Gym.
The Spoilers found th [ ... ]


4 FBL games on Sunday Ilocandia tries to stay unbeaten
16/05/2013 | Administrator
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Four games will beplayed on Sunday, May 19, as the single-round elimination of the Filipino Basketball League (FBL) draws nearer.

The first game (11:00 AM) will be a tussle between the RP Rangers and t [ ... ]


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Regional News

China questions Japan rule over Okinawa
16/05/2013 | Administrator

BEIJING  China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanes [ ... ]


NKorea: American starts life at 'special prison'
16/05/2013 | Administrator

PYONGYANG, North Korea — An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a "special prison," state medi [ ... ]


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World News

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
16/05/2013 | Administrator

GRANBURY, Texas  — At least six people were killed Wednesday as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people.

The w [ ... ]


‘Angry’ Obama says acting IRS chief fired over conservative targeting
16/05/2013 | Administrator

President Barack Obama arrives at the East Room of the White House, May 15, 2013, to deliver remarks on the IRS …Bluntly declaring "I am angry" about the IRS scandal, President Barack Obama said lat [ ... ]


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