At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view

"At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view" "On board Eclipse Flight: In keeping with the moment and the prospect of viewing a solar eclipse from somewhere above the clouds, the excitement is total....

800 Tamil businessmen, Hindu leaders meet President Rajapaksa

Hindu religious leaders and over 800 Tamil businessmen met with President Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Thursday (4th June). President addressed the gathering in Tamil after which a number of businessmen who were...

Battle begins over third runway at Heathrow

The final decision as to whether Heathrow will add a third runway will happen in a few days, but the real battle is just beginning. Gordon Brown will make the announcement whether the runway is a go ahead, and it...

Vidal urges schools to give room for academic freedom, teach truth

"WHILE denying that Catholic schools convert or “proselytize members for the Church,” Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked that they be unashamed in proclaiming Jesus’ truth. He said the words while celebrating mass during the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit (SHS-J)...

Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'

Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...

IMT-GT business forum approves of three agreements

"Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - A business forum of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) which took place here on Thursday and Friday (July 11-12) produced and signed three agreements. "The two-day meeting also produced several recommendations which...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Corrupt Chinese officials betrayed by pillow talk

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly the wives of these accused officials will be watching with interest, as Hubbies pillow talk will be made public.  China, pretty much executes corrupt...

Bangladesh 'losing on corruption'

Despite the big crackdown undertaken by interim government in Bangladesh, there is no sign of let up in corruption. Interim government had arrested more than 150 leading politicians, officials and businessmen, as well as in some cases their wives and children, have been put...

Humanitarian Crisis Deepening in Nepal

First published in www.groundreport.com   by Mohan Nepali    June 09, 2008 Humanitarian crisis is deepening in Nepal due to the skyrocketing market prices that have seriously tortured the Nepalis physically and mentally. Most of the working Nepalis within...

Labour seeks £10m loans delay

Prudence, year after year after year...."Labour is in emergency talks to renegotiate more than £10m of loans from wealthy businessmen to prevent itself running out of money.Most of the millionaires who secretly...

"SNOB Magazine" Only for Russia's Super Rich

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor"That's Telling em".SNOB Magazine, Wow, someone has a Death Wish!If this is a trend for things to come, whereby the Super Rich of Moscow will be featured in their...

Asmindo eyes US$60 million from furniture exports to China

"The Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry Association (Asmindo) has set a target of furniture exports worth US$60 million to China this year, or an increase by ten percent if compared with those in the previous year, Asmindo chairman Ambar Tjahyono said here on...

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

""Prince Andrew agrees that many more British businessmen should come to and invest in Indonesia," presidential spokesman Dino Pati Djalal said at a press conference after a meeting between the prince and...

Just Imagine America

Just imaging an America that lost the war of independence, an America with the Union Jack on its flag and a completely different national anthem, there would not have been state related problems. As America...

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