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Naing Ko Ko
Naing Ko Ko writes: States are now understood to be instruments at the service of their peoples, and not vice versa.
Individual sovereignty is enshrined in the charter of the UN. But it is totally lacked in my native Burma.
Evelyn Pringle
Three days after the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Aiham Alsammarae, the former electricity minister convicted of
corruption in Iraq, put up $2.7 million in property to help raise $8.5 million to free Tony Rezko from jail in Chicago,
the Times reported ...
Jon Stephenson
Foreign correspondent Jon Stephenson is in Dujiangyan, China, which is about 100 kilometres from Wenchuan, the
epicentre of Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake. He filed the following images taken at the Juyuan Middle School in Juyuan
Township where 900 ...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is to establish an aviation academy to develop and nurture home-grown pilots, cabin crew, engineers and
specialist airline management staff.
Undernews
Now that the canonization of Barack Obama, aided by his media acolytes, has slowed a bit, it may be considered less
than blasphemy to examine what this circus hath wrought. After all, at some point, even in a mythological age, reality
raises its ...
New Zealand Police
Police have flown into the Routeburn Track area this morning after the discovery of items belonging to missing Israeli
tourist, Liat Okin, in dense bush near the track.
New Zealand National Party
Day after day over the past week, New Zealanders have been forcibly reminded of the appalling destruction wreaked by
Cyclone Nargis at the top of each media bulletin, and on the front pages of most newspapers. And we have also been
reminded of the ...
Office of the Clerk
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Leader—National) to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government’s best estimate of the
full and final cost, inclusive of any subsidies, discounts, or loans, of its purchase of Toll NZ’s rail and ferry
business?
Electoral Commission
Duly completed donation returns and accompanying auditors reports were received today from ACT New Zealand (One anon
donation of $16,000) and New Zealand First (Nil).
New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 will fund a two year Shared Equity pilot to assist up to 700 households into starter homes, Housing Minister
Maryan Street announced today. The government is investing $35 million in capital into the pilot, which will be
restricted to homes ...
Nina Hall
President José Ramos Horta has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the past few months after an attempt on his
life that left him close to death. He has recently surfaced from a coma and from the problems his country faces. I spoke
with ...
BNZ Weekly
It has been another good week for exporters with the NZD falling to 77.6 cents following weaker than expected retailing
numbers this morning. All the evidence shows that after four and a half years of raising then maintaining high interest
rates the Reserve ...
New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s premier horse races are set for a significant lift in prizemoney as a result of a Budget 2008 initiative,
Racing Minister Winston Peters announced tonight.
Scoop Audio
95bFM Audio : Mikey Havoc talks to National Party leader John Key about arts and culture funding, Nat's plans to
crackdown on New Zealand's 'P Problem', petrol, the upcoming budget and an election date.
New Zealand National Party
“In the run up to the Budget, Michael Cullen must be alarmed by the information which appears to be leaking out of his
office about the deal to buy Toll’s rail business,” says National Party Finance spokesman Bill English.
US State Department
"We understand that the Vietnamese people are concerned with the perceived negative health effects of exposure to Agent
Orange and its contaminant, dioxin. At the same time, the United States does not recognize any legal liability for
damages."
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines First to Offer iPod Integration Through In-Flight Entertainment System, KrisWorld Singapore Airlines
announced the first-ever flights featuring iPod and iPhone connectivity on KrisWorld starting this week on its newly
reconfigured, ...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand today welcomed the New Zealand Press Council’s reconfirmation of its decision upholding the airline’s
complaint against Investigate magazine over inaccuracies in its September 2007 cover story on charter flights.
Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour is undertaking a wide-ranging and comprehensive review of the Pacific Division within the Work
Force group.
New Zealand Government
Firstly, let me congratulate the International Business Forum for its initiative in convening this forum, our co-Chairs
Mr Miyauchi and Philip Burdon, for leading discussions, the Japan – New Zealand Business Council, the Japan Chamber of
Commerce, ...
The Kiwi Party
The Kiwi Party May 16,2008 Kiwi Party congratulates Jim Anderton for Great Barrier decision
Radio New Zealand Limited
Radio New Zealand has appointed an experienced award winning journalist and media adviser as Executive Producer for the
high profile Nine to Noon current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National.
New Zealand Government
Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said today the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee assertions are
unfortunate because in the 15 years to 2006 funding for universities has not declined but rather has increased by 87%.
NZ Red Cross
Predictions of heavy rain for areas of the cyclone hit Irrawaddy delta could further exacerbate the situation for
thousands of Cyclone Nargis survivors, warns the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Indian Culture is one of the ancient cultures of the world and due to certain unique features; it is still before us in
its original form. Similarly, Indian social life has had an identity of its own and for centuries, it has taught many
lessons to mankind. ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says Labour’s pre-Budget ‘shared equity’ announcement is a “recycled
policy reheated” for election year. “Labour campaigned strongly on shared equity ahead of the 2005 election. This is
taking recycling ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says the Labour Government's legacy of waste in the health sector has been
laid bare with figures showing nearly $1 million worth of antibiotics have been poured down the drain.
Family First
Family First NZ is labelling a restriction on television ads for so-called 'unhealthy foods and drinks' as politically
correct and ideological nonsense.
New Zealand Government
It is a pleasure to be back here in Christchurch giving my annual pre-Budget speech to the Canterbury Manufacturers
Association.
Friends of Tibet
The Tibetan Government-in exile has requested that in light of the recent earthquake in China, all protests by Tibetans
and Tibet supporters against the Chinese government be suspended until the end of May.