Author: TMC Palau

Issued by: on KOROR, Palau (Sept. 23, 2025) The Palau Red Cross Society hosts first aid training with civilian first responders in Koror, Palau, Sept. 23, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications…

[Photo: FILE] Customer service, administration, accounting and similar office jobs in Fiji face major disruption from artificial intelligence within the next five years. Information Minister Lynda Tabuya raised the concern at the Fiji Trades Union Congress national symposium. She said the change is already underway and will affect how many Fijians currently work. “Within the next five years, parts of work that Fijians do today in customer service, in administration, in accounting, in translation, in transcription, will be done by machines. That is a fact.”Article continues after advertisement Tabuya said the focus must now shift to how workers are supported…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) today left Taipei on a four-day visit to Palau, along with several Taiwanese business representatives, to explore further opportunities for collaboration with the Pacific ally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The delegation, led by Lin, includes representatives from the tourism, medical and green energy sectors, the ministry said in a statement.During the delegation’s visit from today to Sunday, the two countries would review their investment and business cooperation over the past year and discuss collaboration, the ministry said. Photo taken from Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung’s Facebook page As Taiwan prepares to…

On Thursday, 19 February, the exhibition “PolsXtrems. Your Gym to Buff Up Your Critical Thinking” was inaugurated at Palau Robert. The initiative is led by ICIP and the Directorate-General for Public Outreach, with curation by the creative studio Domestic Data Streamers, which is responsible for art direction and exhibition design. PolsXtrems is an interactive, multimedia exhibition that recreates a gym where visitors can train critical thinking, empathy, and curiosity about other people’s opinions. In a context marked by growing disinformation, polarization and hate speech, the exhibition space mirrors a gym training room, offering different “workouts” to build mental flexibility and…

BarcelonaThe Ramón Areces Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research have calculated the cost of eliminating poverty in Spain, a figure they place at 24 billion euros, but the most interesting aspect is that the study offers data by territory and allows for a comparative analysis of the last 10 years. This provides two snapshots: a static one of which territories have the highest population at risk of poverty or exclusion, and a dynamic one of which have most improved these indicators in a decade. In this regard, Catalonia does not fare particularly badly, as it has 14.3% of…

Palau lies in the western Pacific Ocean and belongs to the Micronesia subregion of Oceania. The island enjoys one of the highest standards of living, yet it still relies heavily on U.S. foreign aid to maintain this status. Despite such aid, 24.9% of the population live in poverty, and disabled people face an even higher risk, just as in many other places. There are many hardships that make life difficult for able-bodied people in Palau, which, while difficult, are manageable, but when extra factors that impact disabled people come into play, the barriers seem near impossible to overcome. With a…

Overview: Global foreign aid has plunged to its lowest level on record, according to new data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with tens of billions of dollars withdrawn by major donors. As countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and France scale back contributions, experts warn of devastating global consequences—while Australia ranks among the least generous donors. CANBERRA, 13 APRIL 2026 (AAP) — New figures confirm the exodus of tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid last year, led by major powers the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and France. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

Claim: In December 2025, the U.S. and Palau signed a $7.5 million agreement that will allow the U.S. to send up to 75 non-criminal deportees to the island nation. Rating: In December 2025, a claim spread online that the island nation of Palau signed a $7.5 million agreement with the U.S. government to accept up to 75 non-criminal deportees. Users shared the claim on multiple social media platforms (archived, archived, archived), and several news media outlets reported it.  The claim is true — amid the focused deportation effort of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, the U.S. and Palau publicly signed…

Following his acclaimed performance last year, the Romanian composer and pianist Andrei Irimia returns to the iconic Petit Palau in Barcelona with an enriched vision of his project Lights & Shadows. Renowned for painting vivid emotional landscapes with his unmistakable sonic signature, Andrei creates music that exists between two worlds, moving effortlessly from the most fragile intimacy to an immersive cinematic scale. Beyond the traditional boundaries of neoclassicism, his work is defined by a sophisticated blend of minimalist piano, melancholic strings, and subtle digital accents. His compositions unfold with meticulous textural layering and a cinematic depth with a noir aesthetic,…

BarcelonaAn exhibition at the Palau Robert on critical thinking, disinformation, and hate speech has drawn a complaint from Plataforma per la Llengua (Platform for the Language) because it “stigmatizes Catalan speakers as alleged aggressors.” In a space designed to resemble a gym changing room, the exhibition placed the phrase “Let them go back to their country!” alongside the phrase “Let them learn Catalan!”, which could be interpreted as equating demanding language learning with racism or exclusion. According to Plataforma per la Llengua, the exhibition presented learning Catalan “with a negative, belligerent, and even hateful tone.” The ICIP (International Catalan Institute…