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Ukrainian Official: Russian Tanks Have Entered the Country
Three Russian tanks and other military vehicles crossed the border into Ukraine on Thursday, prompting a skirmish between Ukrainian and Russian forces, acting Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.
13 Jun 2014, business.mega.mu
Amendement Transitoire: la Formule de Sithanen Adoptée par le Comité Faugoo
Il s’agissait de régler un dernier point: si la Constitution est amendée de telle sorte qu’un candidat n’est pas tenu de déclarer son appartenance ethnique aux prochaines élections, comment attribuer les huit sièges sous le Best Loser System (BLS)?
13 Jun 2014, business.mega.mu
ISIS in Iraq: Who Can Halt the Jihadis Now?
The West is partly to blame for the militant Islamist group sweeping through Iraq
13 Jun 2014, business.mega.mu
Reliure : Les pages sauvées du naufrage
Vecteurs du savoir depuis la nuit des temps, les pages sont toutefois sensibles à l’usure du temps. Quand le sablier les dévore, seule la reliure peut leur redonner leur éclat. Tel un magicien, André Mercier leur offre une seconde vie. Cela fait 50 ans que cette magie opère du bout…
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Abaim : Quatre dates autour de la ravane
Un film, un CD audio, un livre, une exposition photographique… tous ces évènements artistiques se dérouleront autour de la ravane. L’initiative, signée Abaim, a pour objectif de redonner ses lettres de noblesse à la ravane et ainsi au séga tipik.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Golden jubilee of Keats College : Tribute to founder Max Wong Ah Sui
1st June 1964 to 1st June 2014. In between those two dates, five decades have elapsed and Keats College, the educational institution founded by late Max Wong Ah Sui, is already fifty years old!
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
GLOBE Program : Mauritian students in India and on Mt Kilimanjaro
The science curricula presently available in secondary education in Mauritius will soon be enhanced. Thanks to a bilateral agreement between the U.S and Mauritian Governments, our college students and educators will be able to access data of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Program. The Education…
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting 2014
The Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting 2014 will be held from June 29 to July 4 in Germany in the discipline of “Physiology or Medicine”.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Academic Merit & Social Criteria : 24 additional scholarships list out
For the second time, the Mauritian Government is offering 24 additional scholarships to Higher School Certificate (HSC) candidates based on their academic performance and social background. The list of the beneficiaries was made public on Tuesday.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP wins appeal in drunk-driving case
Accused Ram Mohun pleaded guilty and was found guilty before the District Court of Rose-Hill for driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration in his blood exceeding the prescribed limit in breach of sections 123F (1) (a0 (3) (5 and 52 of the Road Traffic Act at Royal Road, Rose-Hill.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sheila Bunwaree : “The dirt of Mauritian politics has perhaps reached its highest point”
For some weeks now, Mauritius has been at the center of a political turmoil and this has had serious implications on many aspects of our socioeconomic environment. News on Sunday has solicited the expertise of Prof Sheila Bunwaree, a sociologist, for an analysis of the situation.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Labour/MMM alliance : Bérenger demands a written agreement
It’s only during the week-end that the MMM will decide whether it will go forward with an alliance with the Labour Party. Bérenger declared on Thursday that the MMM urges for a written and signed agreement to conclude the alliance. Failing which, both parties will go their separate ways.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Political saga: How the drama unfolded
For more than a week now, Mauritius witnessing a political drama that is no less than any popular TV soap. Last Thursday, after the meeting of his ‘Bureau Politique’, Dr Navin Ramgoolam stated he is in favour of an alliance with the MMM.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
PMSD in search of new ally
The PMSD will reveal the name of its future ally on Sunday 22 June at its National Congress at the Municipality of Belle Rose. “By the 22nd of June, we will make a better choice of the different options and thus know once for all what direction we intend to…
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
VOH against equal allocation of seats
Socio-cultural associations of the Hindu Common Front have voiced out their opposition to Paul Bérenger as Prime Minister.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Ramgoolam and Bérenger : turning the country upside down for self-interests?
In the constitutional case brought by Rezistans ek Alternativ in its challenge against the BLS minority protection system, it would be in the public interest for the Court to arrive at a decision upon which any government would be better equipped to bring any necessary reform rather than do things…
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Mic et Cris : Quand le slam se traduit en « match de poésie »
Les ateliers slam de Mic et Cris continuent chaque deuxième samedi du mois. À partir de ce samedi, toutefois, un nouveau concept sera introduit dans ces ateliers, et ce durant trois sessions. Le « Match de Poésie » verra les slameurs s’affronter en duo.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Manuel « Moi, Citoyen de la République » – Chapitre 5 : L’Organisation des Nations unies
Les principaux organes de l’OnuDès la naissance de l’ONU, une commission responsable des droits humains est créée : la Commission des droits de l’homme. Avec cette commission, l’ONU démontre clairement que la question des droits humains sera au centre de sa mission.
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi Quotidien
Alain Laridon : “I am confident that a right solution will be found for the Nation’s benefit”
Alain Laridon started as a canvasser for the Independence party in 1967, working for Guy Balancy, Ng Cheng Hing and Suleiman Bhayat. Soon afterwards, he joined the ‘Club des Étudiants Militants’, then the think tank of the MMM and organised forums on the leading thinkers of the time like Frantz…
13 Jun 2014, Le Dimanche/L'Hebdo
Dr Sithanen concocts new formula
13 Jun 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday