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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Thailand's
Red Shirts Will Not Cause a
"Bloodbath"
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- Threatened by tens of thousands of "red shirts," who are crippling Bangkok's streets while demanding elections, the government promised to prevent a "bloodbath" or any repeat of the November blockade of Bangkok's airports which stranded ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00113.htm
2:
Thai
Military Using Food Deprivation
Joe DavyIn a desperate attempt to force Joua Va Yang, a former BBC jungle guide, back to Laos the Thai military is using food deprivation against his wife and children, including his four year-old child.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00175.htm
3:
Papua
Violence Mars Indonesian Elections
TAPOL - The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign9 March 2009 ¬ At a time when the international media is focussing on today’s Indonesian elections, little attention had been paid to the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua. TAPOL is calling for an end to the violence and for the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00176.htm
4:
SMELLIE
SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Bye bye Aunty
Helen
BusinesswireApril 10 - I first encountered Helen Clark in 1981. She was my political studies tutor at Auckland University in 1981.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00114.htm
5:
Mediation
Capacity For Dispute Settlement
United NationsNew York, Apr 9 2009 7:10PM With the peaceful settlement of disputes a key element of the United Nations’ mission, the world body’s mediation capacity – which is thwarted by the limited number of experienced mediators and the lack of sufficient ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00174.htm
6:
Biggest
fire in downtown Newmarket for years
Newmarket Business AssociationAn army of fire fighters this evening fought what would have to be Newmarket's largest fire in recent memory, claims the local business community.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0904/S00160.htm
J. Sri RamanThe scream of 17-year-old Chand Bibi of the Swat Valley has been heard across Pakistan for over a week now. The drone of remotely operated US gunships over the country's mountainous western frontier has been heard for months.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00112.htm
8:
No
Market For Pelts Yet Seal Hunt Quota
Expanded
International Fund For Animal Welfare(Ottawa, Canada – 8 April 2009) - As Canada’s commercial seal hunt re-opened in the Gulf of St. Lawrence yesterday with another 64,000 pups scheduled for slaughter, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) welcomed the news that many sealers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00163.htm
9:
Easter
trading needs to be sorted out by
National
Newmarket Business AssociationEaster trading will again be a circus this year thanks to a muddle of outdated laws, anomalies, and historic exemptions that the new Government must now look to sort out,” says the head of Auckland’s leading retail area.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00228.htm
10:
MARKET
CLOSE: NZ stocks mixed; Fletcher
gains
BusinesswireApril 9 – New Zealand stocks ended the short Easter week mixed, as Fletcher Building gained amid tentative signs of a housing market thaw and Skellerup Industries tumbling after cutting its profit forecast.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00229.htm
11:
Katya
Rivas: The Passion Parts 11-15
Katya RivasLet us go on with this painful story, which you will manage to take to as many people as you can. I will enlighten you in the way in which it should be done.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00107.htm
12:
New
law makes it easier to seize gang
assets
New Zealand GovernmentA law that makes it easier for police to seize the assets and profits that gangs obtain illegally – including from the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine – was passed by Parliament today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00149.htm
13:
No
more free plastic bags GetReal hits the
streets
GetRealwo GetReal campaign teams will be taking to the streets of South Island towns* after Easter, as part of their campaign to stop supermarkets giving away plastic bags.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00227.htm
14:
Active
Thermitic Material Discovered in 9/11
Dust
Global ResearchWe have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in all the samples we have studied of the dust produced by the destruction of the World Trade Center Examination of four of these samples, collected from separate sites, is reported in this paper.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00147.htm
15:
Today
In Parliament: 09.04.09
Tom FrewenTom Frewen presents Today In Parliament. Trevor mallard asks more questions about the Richard Worth affair, and continues to query David Bennett, at one point describing 'the nub of the matter'.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00106.htm
16:
Fiji
move a serious step backwards, says
McCully
New Zealand GovernmentToday's abrogation of the Fiji constitution by President Iloilo is "a serious step backwards", Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. "The events of the past few days will merely compound the problems faced by ordinary Fijians," Mr McCully said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00150.htm
17:
Speech:
Katene - Criminal Proceeds Recovery
Bill
The Maori PartyAmongst the 24 submissions received on this Bill, there was a statement from my electorate of Te Tai Tonga - specifically from the Dunedin Community Law Centre - which made us all sit up. They raised the concern that there is not adequate provision for people ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00147.htm
18:
Hindus
& Jews Urge Italy Not To Discriminate
Rajan ZedRajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman; and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA; in a joint statement, said that as earthquake did not discriminate with anybody, so the Italian authorities also should help all ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00162.htm
19:
Top
Scoop Stories April 9th, 2009 News
Summary
The Scoop EditorLEAD STORY Moving On: Valedictory Speech Rt Hon Helen Clark NZ POLITICS Te Tiriti: Part One Of Te Urewera Report Released Coziness: Greens And National Announce Shared Initiatives Collective Responsibility: Maori Affairs Minister Opposes Government ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00105.htm
20:
Reggae
for Blair Peach - April 23rd 2009,
Auckland
Socialist AotearoaThursday April 23rd 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of Blair Peach at the hands of London's Metropolitan Police. Blair was a revolutionary socialist and member of the SWP, and was an activist with the Anti Nazi League opposing the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00099.htm
21:
Industrial
action on the horizon at Ohakea base
Service And Food Workers UnionMore industrial action looms at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Ohakea defence base near Palmerston North, as catering workers continue their dispute with their employer, Compass Group PLC.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00225.htm
22:
Share
International: The Star is seen
worldwide
Share InternationalFor over 30 years author, lecturer and artist Benjamin Creme has been preparing the way for the emergence of Maitreya, the World Teacher. On 12 December 2008 Share International distributed a news release announcing that in the very near future a large, bright ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00155.htm
23:
Ban
Urges Calm In Wake Of Fijian Court
Ruling
United NationsNew York, Apr 9 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for calm in Fiji following the ruling by the Pacific archipelago’s Court of Appeal that the December 2006 removal of the elected Government was unlawful and the appointment ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00172.htm
24:
Former
Kosovo Minister Held On Contempt
United NationsNew York, Apr 9 2009 1:10PM The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has ordered the provisional release of Kosovo’s ex-minister for culture, youth and sport, who was convicted of contempt ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00171.htm
25:
Christchurch
Readies for Record Marathon
SBS MarathonChristchurch, the home of the fastest marathon ever run in New Zealand, could see more marathon records in 2009’s SBS Marathon Event. Thirty five years after Great Britain ‘s Ian Thompson won the 1974 Commonwealth Games marathon in what was then ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00154.htm
26:
Ministers
seek better performance from SOEs
New Zealand GovernmentThe Minister of Finance Bill English and the Minister for State Owned Enterprises Simon Power tonight gave the 13 chairs of the 15 state-owned enterprises a clear message of what taxpayers expect of them.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00148.htm
27:
Bad
Friday for Crucified Call Centre
Workers
Unite UnionOver 30 market research call centre workers in Auckland, who are members of the Unite Union have been illegally locked out today by their employer, British multi-national corporation, Synovate. The corporation’s New Zealand managers were instructed by ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00231.htm
28:
F&P
Appliances launches appliance pick up
service
Fisher And PaykelHot on the heels of its successful recycling days, Fisher & Paykel Appliances has extended its services to include the picking up and recycling of inefficient appliances.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00226.htm
29:
Fish
& Chip Explosion Victim Flown to
Wellington
Life Flight Air AmbulanceThe Wellington-based Life Flight Air Ambulance landed at Wellington Airport just after 6pm with a seriously injured burns victim from Nelson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0904/S00161.htm
30:
Undernews
For April 8, 2009
UndernewsJesus' life didn't go well. He didn't reach his earning potential. He didn't have the respect of his colleagues. His friends weren't loyal. His life wasn't long. He didn't meet his soul mate. And he wasn't understood by his mother. Yet I think I ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00103.htm
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