Palau

Inmate was set on fire at Koror Prison when he was alone in his cell, suffering non-life-threatening burns; authorities are probing how gasoline entered the premises

For over three months, families and small businesses across Palau have been unable to ship packages through the mail, sidelined by a U.S. executive order that ended duty-free treatment for low-value imports

First-of-its-kind Transition Facility has been opened at Belau National Hospital for discharged patients who can’t yet return home; it aims to ease hospital overcrowding while providing dignified, short-term recovering care in a home-like setting

Selling online is not automatically legal and without proper license activities can be fined; the warn comes from Bureau of Revenue & Taxation that sanctioned an individual with over $5.000 for operating an unregistered online business on Facebook

An undersea mountain was discovered 400km north of Palau, rising 4.400 meters from the seafloor, its peak just 240 meters below the surface; the finding was made by Beyond the Blue expedition, mapping unexplored deep-waters of National Marine Sanctuary

The 'Palau Paradise Express', the direct flight between Brisbane and Koror, Palau's capital, will be extended for another year following the success of the route started in December 2024

New mothers at Belau National Hospital are voicing growing concerns over the hospital’s breastfeeding policy, which mandates that infants are to be fed exclusively breastmilk, highlighting the emotional toll of the policy

A proposal from the US to relocate third-country asylum seekers has been firmly rejected by Palau’s National Congress and the Council of Chiefs, with leaders saying that being a strong US ally it can't overpromise or commit to what it can't fulfill

The Pacific Mini Games Palau 2025 are bringing together athletes from 23 Pacific Island nations and territories, united in a celebration of sport and culture with activities happening across all venues until 9 July

A new voter database system, GVRS Hybrid, has replaced the older software; according to the Palau Election Commission, it improves registration tracking introducing major upgrades in voter data management, fraud prevention and election transparency

Over 82 tons of unexploded bombs have been removed from a sunken ship in Malakal Harbor, ending a seven-year operation of the Japan Mine Action Service: the Japanese merchant vessel converted for wartime use during WWII had sunk with 469 depth charges

Cesarean section birth rate in Palau has risen to 42% —from 33% in 2020 to 42% in 2021— with WHO estimating a world average of10%; Palau is thus among the countries with the highest rates globally, raising concerns about women’s health and birth outcomes