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China starts football corruption trials
BEIJING (AFP)The former head referee of China's football Super League went on trial on Monday on charges of bribe-taking, kicking off a series of corruption hearings involving top officials.A handcuffed Zhang Jianqiang appeared in court in the eastern city of Dandong charged with accepting match-fixing bribes totalling 2.6 million yuan ($409,600), state television showed.He is the first senior official to go on trial after a crackdown on corruption that reached the top echelons of the game, and led to the downfall of the head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).Gambling, match-fixing, crooked referees and poor performances by the national team …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Manchester City, Real Madrid shine
PARIS (AFP)Real Madrid recovered from their El Clasico defeat to Barcelona to stun Sevilla 6-2 while Manchester City stayed top in England.ENGLAND- Manchester City remained two points in front of champions Manchester United after a 1-0 win at home to Arsenal thanks to a 53rd-minute winner from David Silva.United saw off Queens Park Rangers 2-0 at Loftus Road with Wayne Rooney on the scoresheet in the first minute before Michael Carrick made the game safe for the visitors in the 56th minute.Tottenham are third, leapfrogging Chelsea, after a 1-0 win at home to strugglers Sunderland with Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
EN DIRECT - Corée du Nord: Kim Jong-Il est mort
06H20 - En deuil - Le drapeau nord-coréen, qui flotte sur l'ambassade de Pyongyang à Pékin, a été mis en berne alors qu'une trentaine de journalistes étaient présents aux abords du bâtiment surveillé par la police, selon le journaliste de l'AFP, Ed Jones.04H50 - Sur le terrain - Né officiellement le 16 février 1942, Kim Jong-Il est décédé à 08H30 locales samedi (23H30 GMT vendredi) d'un "infarctus du myocarde sévère et une crise cardiaque" dans son train au cours d'un de ses traditionnels déplacements sur le terrain, a précisé l'agence nord-coréenne.Le décès du dirigeant nord-coréen Kim Jong-Il, 69 ans, a …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Premier ministre: Rapport Carcassone
Le rapport d’expert constitutionnels sur la reforme du système électorale,a été remis hier au Premier ministre, le Dr Navin Ramgoolam, a la Clarisse House. Deux des trois experts qui ont rédigé ce rapport, à savoir les Professeurs Guy Carcassone et Pere Vilanova, ont remis ce document de 25 pages au chef du gouvernement. Dans une déclaration [...]
19 Dec 2011, MBC
Education: Admission Form 1
L’exercice d’admission dans les collèges d’État et privés débute demain, le 20 décembre. Les parents doivent se rendre aux collèges attribués par le MES, entre 9h et 15h muni des ‘results slips’, l’acte de naissance et de deux photos passport de l’enfant. Notons qu’environ 2000 élèves n’ont pas eu une place dans un collège, ayant un [...]
19 Dec 2011, MBC
Forum CPE
Le ministère de l’éducation réunit ses partenaires et les parties concernées aujourd’hui pour un forum consultatif sur la réforme du CPE. Durant une journée, une 100taine de personnes débatteront sur la question et seront invités à faire des propositions en vue d’améliorer la performance des élèves aux examens de fin de cycle primaire. Ce forum, [...]
19 Dec 2011, MBC
Shanti Maurice nommé meilleur hôtel aux Africa Hotel Awards 2011
A l’occasion de l’inauguration du premier Africa Hotel Awards, organisé en association avec la chaîne de télévision Bloomberg, un dîner de gala s’est tenu à Burj Al Arab à Dubaï, pendant lequel le Shanti Maurice a été désigné « Meilleur Hôtel de l’île Maurice et de l´Afrique ». Africa Hotel Awards fait parti des International Property Awards qui reconnaît et distingue depuis 17 ans les meilleurs hôtels dans le monde. Grâce à cette récompense, Shanti Maurice se retrouve ainsi parmi les lauréats d’Europe, d’Asie-Pacifique, d’Amérique et du Moyen-Orient pour les World’s Best Hotel qui éliront le meilleur hôtel du monde …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Faits divers: Hold Up Grand-Baie
Hold-up à la station d’essence Total de Grand-Baie hier soir aux environs de 21h. Selon nos informations, cinq hommes armés de sabres se sont acharnés sur les employés qui étaient de service avant de faire main basse sur les recettes. Le butin est estimé à 300 mille roupies. Texte écrit par Vikash Bhageerutty
19 Dec 2011, MBC
MSM politburo to debate
The possibility of a MSM-MMM alliance remake will be discussed by the MSM political bureau on Wednesday. It was said by the leader of the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) Pravind Jugnauth at a press meet in Port Louis on Saturday. The MSM leader said, “I have always been in favour of a remake of 2000.” [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ferguson upbeat on United's Premier League title chances
LONDON (AFP)Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side have moved on from the shock of elimination from the Champions League and remain on course to retain their Premier League title.United's 2-0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday was their second successive league win since a shock defeat in Basel condemned Ferguson's side to the Europa League.The win left them two points behind leaders Manchester City after their local rivals beat Arsenal 1-0 later Sunday."It was a disappointment (to go out of the Champions League)," United manager Ferguson said after seeing his side dominate proceedings at Loftus Road."We …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Biker crushed to death in road accident at Pereybere
On Saturday, a resident of Maurel Road, Riviere du Rempart died in a road accident at Pereybere. The principal medical officer Dr Maxwell Monvoison attributed the death of the caretaker employed at the Central Electricity Board (CEB) to skull fracture. According to police source, the 46-year old was trying to overtake a double-cab stationed near [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM organises 2011 Global Village
AIESEC, University of Mauritius chapter, organised the Global Village 2011 at the Trianon Shopping Park on Saturday. AIESEC is an international platform for young people to discover and develop their leadership potential so as to have a positive impact on society. Apart from the participation of AIESEC University of Technology of Mauritius and Mauritius Institute [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Tan: Island on right track to prosperity
Five years ago Mauritius was facing challenges of a magnitude last seen in the 1960s, when an independent nation was born with seemingly little to offer but sugarcane, beaches and a multi-racial population yearning to succeed. Soaring oil prices threatened to make transportation costs to the archipelago punitive, an end to preferential sugar protocols with [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Michaela Harte accused to appear in Assizes next year
Sandip Moonea and Avinash Treebhowon have been formally charged with murder with premeditation by director of public prosecutions (DPP). The case will be heard at the Assizes.They are suspected of killing Irish tourist Michaela McAreavey at the Legends Hotel, Grand Gaube on January 10. The news broke out on Friday via a communiqué from the [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Goodlands CID cracks down on fake bank notes network
The Goodlands Criminal Investigation Division has uncovered a major network of printers of fake bank notes operating on the island following the arrest of several persons including the brain of the organisation between Thursday and the weekend. The main suspect are Vishal Busgeet 21 years old, a habitual criminal Navin Bansram aged 32 and Sunil [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Trading on SEM follows bearish trend
Trading on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius last week (SEM) ended on a nervous finish by research analysts at AXYS Stockbroking Ltd. The SEM recorded a net inflow of Rs. 74 million for the week. Large foreign investment on MCB, representing 69 per cent of total market trading, set the tone for an otherwise dull [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Ah Kim to appear in court
Ah Kim Chue Kee Chung a close friend of Gary Lam Po Tang will be called in the witness box at the Pamplemousses district court on Monday. He is a trader and was earlier arrested by officer of the Major Crime Investigation Team following statements recorded by suspect Sanjeev Nunkoo. However, Chue Kee Chung was [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Growing number of bats to be controlled
The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security has decided to control the growing number of bats in Mauritius. According to a survey of AREU, in the last 10 years, the population of bats in Mauritius has increased significantly and has become a source of nuisance to fruit planters. The survey of bats in 2010 [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Bérenger rules out MMM/Ptr alliance
The leader of the opposition, Paul Bérenger, put an end to all rumours of a possible alliance with the Labour Party at the weekly MMM (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) conference held on Saturday at the Link Hotel in Ebène. He heavily criticised the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s attitude in Parliament last Tuesday. He deplored the lack [...]
19 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Le président nord-coréen Kim Jong-Il est mort, son fils désigné
SEOUL (AFP)Le président de la Corée du Nord, Kim Jong-Il, dont la santé était réputée chancelante depuis des années, est mort samedi, et son fils, Kim Jong-Un, a été désigné pour prendre sa succession, ont annoncé lundi les médias officiels du régime communiste.Le dirigeant nord-coréen, âgé de 69 ou 70 ans, est décédé le 17 décembre à 08H30 locales (le 16 décembre à 23H30 GMT), a annoncé, en pleurs, un présentateur de la télévision d'Etat nord-coréenne.Kim est décédé dans son train au cours d'un de ses traditionnels déplacements sur le terrain, selon l'agence officielle nord-coréenne.La cause de son décès n'a …
19 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?