Palau President visits Sheikh Zayed Mosque

Surangel S. Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi alongside his accompanying delegation. During the visit, the President of Palau and the accompanying delegation toured through the mosque’s...

Palau President Whipps to Advocate Pacific Leadership and Global Conservation at 2025 IUCN World Congress

Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. will represent the Pacific at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in the UAE, advocating for small island leadership, global conservation, and stronger partnerships to protect the world’s oceans and...

Palauans Divided As Japan Lobbies For More Fishing Ground

Economic Gains or Environmental Loss? Palau Debates Marine Sanctuary Cuts KOROR, Palau — Japan’s fishing industry is urging Palau to cut its protected ocean area from 80% to 50%, sparking intense debate over the future of the Palau National Marine...

Taiwan’s 114th National Day in Palau Reflected Close Ties and Democratic Partnership

Palau and Taiwan reaffirmed their enduring friendship and democratic partnership during Taiwan’s 114th National Day celebration in Koror on October 7. The event, hosted by the Taiwanese Embassy, highlighted shared values, strengthened cooperation...

The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology

Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Palau leader in ‘world first’ underwater interview

SYDNEY – The President of tiny Pacific island nation Palau has sunk to new depths – claiming to be the first world leader to conduct a live interview immersed entirely underwater. In a bid to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the...

Palau leader in 'world first' underwater interview

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr addresses the opening session of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine life until June 13, at the Centre des...

Hirono urges Interior Secretary to restore funding for environmental research and conservation program

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono. Photo courtesy US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to US Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging him to reconsider the Trump...

Lee Strobel Reveals the Evidence for Heaven That Even Scientists Can’t Explain

Heaven isn’t a myth or a metaphor, it’s a promise backed by both Scripture and evidence. That was the heart of author and apologist Lee Strobel’s message when he spoke at Pastor Robert Jeffress’ First Baptist Dallas. His story of doubt,...

Study sheds light on hidden Biodiversity in Palau’s reefs

The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), in collaboration with the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has completed the first country-wide survey of small animals living in coral...

Palau senator’s son on Fiji drug charge

THE sun dips low over Fiji’s western coast as a fisherman hauls his catch ashore. Hours at sea under the scorching sun have yielded bundles of fish, but when he sells them at the market, much of the profit slips away into the hands of middlemen....

Ireland needs BOFFFFs (big old fat fecund female fish)

On last month’s RTÉ Prime Time, Wexford fisherman Seamus O’Flaherty, who operates a fleet of 22 commercial boats, had a few choice words about the Government’s plan to legally protect 30 per cent of Ireland’s maritime waters by 2030. “People have...

Palau President calls for Climate Justice, Ocean Protection and UN reform…

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has told the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) that small island states are “at war” with climate change, warning that 1.5 degrees is now a binding global obligation and calling for urgent reforms to deliver...

Science The Cool Down Scientists astounded after being visited by thriving creatures deep below the ocean: 'This gives us a crucial reference point'

Researchers say they have gained unusual insight into how healthy marine ecosystems should operate, potentially aiding the quest to restore degraded natural areas worldwide. According to a University of Exeter press release, a team from the...

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...

Palau affirms Digital Residency data secure amid cyber extortion attempt

By: Laurel Marewibuel NGERULMUD, Palau — “No new or recent digital residency data files have been compromised,” Palau’s Digital Residency Office Director and Chief Information Security Officer J.H. Anson said Thursday, as the government warned of...

Cash and calories: Palau survey details household incomes, spending priorities, diet challenges

How Palauan households earn, spend and eat: A survey release sheds light on a diet heavy in rice, employment-driven incomes, and challenges with health and inequality, among other themes. Palau’s Office of Planning and Statistics, with technical...

Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity

This is an ABC podcast. Pilot Pleasure to have you on board this morning. It should be a pretty smooth ride down. James Nokise It's early Saturday morning and I'm sitting crammed inside an eight-seater plane with the side door open so we can get...

Scientists astounded after being visited by thriving creatures deep below the ocean: 'This gives us a crucial reference point'

"By studying ecosystems like this, we can start to understand what a healthy … environment should look like." by Susan Elizabeth TurekSeptember 23, 2025 Researchers say they have gained unusual insight into how healthy marine ecosystems should...

Palau Hosts Pacific Power Association Conference, Spotlighting Energy Transformation

⚡ Hosting the 32nd Pacific Power Association Conference, Palau is bringing together utilities, donors, and innovators to tackle shared challenges under the theme “Smart Grids and Digital Transformation in Energy.” 🌍✨ By: Summer Kennard KOROR,...