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In July 2026 Palauan officials reported an unapproved entry by a Chinese government oceanographic vessel, similar to the Xiang Yang Hong-01, into Palau’s exclusive economic zone shortly after a ...

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Oct. 24, 2026) — Angaur residents are struggling to secure drinking water and maintain their livelihoods as a prolonged drought linked to a super El Niño threatens Palau and much of the western Pacific. Surrounded by seawater, salty inland lakes and wells with brackish…

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Oct. 26, 2026) — Former Ngardmau Gov. Jennifer Ngiraiwet is challenging the legality of her second impeachment, arguing that the Ngardmau Legislature failed to provide the notice and opportunity to be heard required by the courts, and asking that the Nov. 13 special…

By: L.N. Reklai ANGAUR, Palau (Oct. 24, 2026) — “You don’t know how many years I have been dreaming of a bike and finally my dream has come true,” one Angaur Elementary School student wrote in a thank-you letter after receiving a donated bicycle Saturday, Oct. 24. The student was among 21…

By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGARAARD, Palau — Elab County in Ngaraard State will hold a special election Nov. 24 to fill the legislative seat left vacant by the death of legislator Harvey Ngirairikl. The Palau Election Commission (PEC) announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, that the 12th Olbetibel –…

By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau – Palau is bringing together government agencies and regional experts this week to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, in wildlife. Bureau of Agriculture Director Jodean Remengesau said,…

By: Laurel Marewibuel AIRAI, Palau (October 25, 2026) — Ngiwal’s 14-and-under youth softball team overcame a Saturday loss to close the United Nations Day Games, sponsored by Ngermid Empowered, with two decisive victories, keeping its championship hopes alive at Yelch Baseball Field. The Ngiwal…

Jack Udui Jr. of Palau Energy & Water Administration, Keyslee Kewii and Sherwin Wasai of Palau Public Utilities Cooperation are attending JICA’s Knowledge Co-Creation Progam, Energy Transition in PICs PJ – 3 rd Program in Japan (Grid stabilization measures for the expansion of renewable energy).…

A new international study suggests that atolls, the ring-shaped coral reef ecosystems scattered across the Pacific and Indian oceans, represent one of the world’s largest coral reef networks yet remain underrecognized in global conservation planning. Published in Frontiers in Marine Science , the…

Dear Editor, President Surangel Whipps Jr. told the BBC in 2025: “No matter what we do, Palau is going to be the center of any military activity because of our location.” That statement may be true geographically, but it raises a deeper question: If Palau cannot change its location, can we change…

Friday 23rd October 2026 The Blue Pacific is our oceanic home. It is held together by a weave of shared values passed from our forebears’ hands into ours: justice, peace, self-determination and respect for international law. We, the members of the Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisations…

By Laura Tingle and Matthew Doran in Tel Aviv In short: (ABC-Australia) Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv in a final protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. The crowd heard calls for a commission of inquiry into the security failures that led to the October 7…

APIA, 26 OCTOBER 2026 (PMN) — Climate scientists indicate El Niño conditions are strengthening across the central Pacific, raising concerns about below-normal rainfall, higher temperatures and increased drought risk in many island nations. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that occurs when sea…