8 April 2006
Stories from 8 April 2006
Day 2: Nepal Democracy Movement
More than a thousand have been arrested, many have been beaten up, several killed, and Home Minister Kamal Thapa has threatened martial law.
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More than a thousand have been arrested, many have been beaten up, several killed, and Home Minister Kamal Thapa has threatened martial law.
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Le Renouveau Congolais posts (FR) an interview with Etienne Kabila, son of assasinated former president Laurent Kabila and brother of current president Joseph Kabila a.k.a. Hyppolite Kanambe. Mr. Kabila who is himself the head of a political party (MNPR) accuses the president of having brought a coup against their father and of betraying the nation by running the transitional period with foreigners. He believes that those who have decided to boycott upcoming elections cannot be blamed for doing so.
Paul of Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar analyzes various Hungarian parties' platforms and chances in the upcoming general election.
Zuco's Blog reports on Temasek Holdings's document that mistakenly sent out as attachment to some journalists. The document entitle “2006-03 Taurus Q&As” was a list of question and answer that designed to help its executives answer media enquiries.
Ryan Wong discovered and recommends an e-commerce site where one can compare the various credit cards available in Singapore. Ryan's blog entry comes with a warning that financial discipline is a must for credit card holders.
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I do not support capital punishment, in this instance there have no other alternative. What...