Koror State celebrated the 40th Constitution Day on Saturday 21 October 2023 at Long Island Park, with speeches, dances, singing competitions, live bands, tributes, free lunch and games

The proclamation for National Diabetes Day has been signed by President Surangel Whipps Jr. who emphasised the urgent need to combat diabetes in Palau, noting that 'more than 50% of Palau residents suffer from diabetes or prediabetes'

Water service has been restored throughout Koror after almost two days of widespread outages that left residents seeking emergency aid and forced the closure of schools and businesses

Surangel and Sons Company filed a civil lawsuit against Palau's Island Times newspaper, its publisher and editor Leilani Reklai, accusing them of negligence and defamation

The Koror State celebrated the 41st anniversary of its Constitution with a day and night market at Ngermalk Long Island Park