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Entries from November 2008

China and EU over Asean

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s more easier for Indonesian government within Asean scoop to work with China on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) rather with European Union (EU), with all the environment and social culture developments issues attached to the trades.

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138 Killed In Motor Accidents In Liberia

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

At least 138 persons are now known to have  died in motor accidents in Liberia between January to October 2008. A Police statistics issued In Monrovia has said. According to the police statistics, 900 persons sustained injuries out of a total number of 1009 accidents cases reported across Liberia.

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Agency urges Harare to declare national disaster

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

A leading international aid agency, Oxfam on Tuesday called the government of Zimbabwe to declare the current cholera epidemic a national health emergency to allow urgent national and international aid be mobilised to address the outbreak. The humanitarian body also urged Zimbabwe political parties and regional leaders to address the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe irrespective [...]

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Asean to apply greener standard

November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Indonesian illegal logging business might be stamped out by the rising of South East Asia Nations awareness to global market request for more environment friendly products. With the global warming awareness emerging among European and US consumers, Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) is now forced to catch up their product standard becoming greener [...]

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SA says over 1 000 cholera patients in Beitbridge, Musina

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

JOHANNESBURG – More than 1 000 cholera patients are in Beitbridge hospital, while Musina hospital has received a total of 168 Zimbabwean cholera patients since the outbreak of the disease, South African health officials said on Monday.

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Guinea-Bissau: No senseless coup

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

For how long would Africa continue to be called “the dark continent?” As long as senseless and childish criminals in security uniforms would forever think that the only way to come to power is through bloodbath.
Just this weekend, a group of bandits tried to topple the government of Guinea-Bissau when they attacked the residence of [...]

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Ghanian president Last Tears for Humiliating Liberian Refugees

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Ghanian President John Kuffour on his last official visit to Liberian as head of state of Ghana last Saturday appologised to the  government and people of Liberia for the humiliation suffered by Liberian refugees at the hands of the Ghanian government during their stay in that country.

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Asean not to interfere Cambodia-Thailand conflict

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) will not interfere Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, although it already emerged in to arm conflict and threats to the region’s security. Cambodia already asked Asean to step in but Thailand as one of the alliance founding fathers rejected the idea, and made Asean lost its power.

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Africa Statistics Day Oberserved in Sierra Leone

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Sierra Leone has joined the rest of Africa to observe Africa Statistics Day with the them:”CHALLENGES OF RISING FOOD PRICES AND THE AGRICULTUREAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA-THE ROLE OF STATISTICS”.

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Tragedy Hits Liberian Senate

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

River Gee County Junior Senator, Isaac Johnson, early Wednesday morning died at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Sinkor, Monrovia following a brief illness.
The River Gee County lawmaker gave up his ghost at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday morning following a surgical operation performed by medical doctors at the J F K Medical Center. According to [...]

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