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One dead and several injured in a road accident in Gros-Billot last night. Taxi drivers have to court.
17 Aug 2011, motors.mega.mu
L'OCI se réunit à Istanbul pour la Somalie, la Turquie mobilisée
ISTANBUL (AFP)L'Organisation de coopération islamique (OCI) se réunit d'urgence mercredi à Istanbul pour combattre la catastrophe qui frappe la Corne de l?Afrique tandis que la Turquie s'est mobilisée pour venir en aide aux victime de la sécheresse.Les ministres des Affaires étrangères de l'organisation qui regroupe 57 pays musulmans et qui est actuellement présidée par un Turc, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, discuteront notamment des moyens d'augmenter les fonds pour les pays frappés par le fléau.La réunion avait été demandée par la Turquie qui s'est fortement mobilisée pour se rendre au chevet des victimes.Le Premier ministre turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan partira jeudi pour la …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
C'est parti pour l’Anglo Mauritius Tour de Maurice 2011
Le ministre Rittoo, Louis Rivalland, Herve Flore et Mathieu Calypso L’édition 2011 du Tour de Maurice de cyclisme a été officiellement lancée le mercredi 17 août lors d’un point de presse qui a eu lieu au siège de l’Anglo Mauritius, principal sponsor de l’évènement. Durant cinq jours, du 24 au 28 août, pas moins d’une soixantaine de coureurs locaux et internationaux donneront le meilleur d’eux-mêmes pour décrocher le maillot jaune tant convoité. Douze équipes de cinq coureurs se sont donné rendez-vous pour cette compétition incontournable dans le calendrier sportif mauricien qui en est déjà à sa 30e édition. Le coup …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
ICTA filed a police complaint against Harish Boodhoo
In his post, Boodhoo has made serious allegations not only on the public life of the Prime Minister but also on his private life
17 Aug 2011, business.mega.mu
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to miss season opener
ROME (AFP)Star AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic could miss the start of the new Serie A season with a twisted ankle, his club AC Milan revealed.The big Swede suffered the injury in training and Milan say he will need two weeks to recover, meaning he should miss their first match.Milan begin the defence of their title away to Cagliari on August 27.
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
ICT expo 2011 on August 20 and 21 at Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius
Entrance is free
17 Aug 2011, business.mega.mu
Fatal accident in Quatre-Bornes: sadness and anger as relatives of Padmowtee Ramloll
Relatives and friends Padmowtee Ramloll not believe it. The sexagenarian capita Quatre-Bornes was killed in a car accident, Tuesday, Aug. 16, at St. Jean Road, she crossed the road on a pedestrian crossing.
17 Aug 2011, motors.mega.mu
Solitaire du Figaro: Beyou en tête, arrivée de la 3e étape dans la matinée aux Sables d'Olonne
PARIS (AFP)Les premiers skippers de la Solitaire du Figaro sont attendus entre 08h00 et 09h00 mercredi aux Sables d'Olonne (Vendée), terme de la 3e étape, selon des estimations communiquées dans la nuit par les organisateurs.Le vainqueur de la 2e étape Caen (Calvados) - Dun Laoghaire (Irlande) et leader du classement général, Jérémie Beyou (BPI), était toujours en tête à 04h00, devant Fabien Delahaye (Port de Caen Ouistreham) et Erwan Tabarly (Nacarat), à une trentaine de milles (environ 54 km) de l'arrivée.La Solitaire du Figaro est une épreuve par étapes. Après Les Sables d'Olonne, où ils resteront jusqu'au 21, les 46 …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mafia et politique avec les 200.000 moto-taxis de Bangkok
BANGKOK (AFP)Le visage de son héros imprimé sur sa veste, Chalerm Changthongmadan affiche fièrement sa fidélité à l'ex-Premier ministre en exil Thaksin Shinawatra. Comme nombre des 200.000 moto-taxis de Bangkok, il espère le retour du milliardaire, dont la politique leur était favorable."Thaksin nous manque, à 100%", lance le président de l'association des moto-taxis de Thaïlande.Officiellement, ces motards, qui font partie des masses défavorisées dont Thaksin est souvent le héros, sont un peu plus de 100.000 à Bangkok. Mais bien plus en réalité, environ 200.000, selon Claudio Sopranzetti, chercheur en anthropologie à l'université américaine d'Harvard.Et "la ville ne fonctionnerait pas sans …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Syrie: Lattaquié cible de la répression, 18 morts lundi à travers le pays
DAMAS (AFP)Les forces de sécurité syriennes quadrillaient mardi Lattaquié (nord-ouest) et tiraient à la mitrailleuse lourde, selon des militants, au lendemain d'opérations ayant fait 18 morts en Syrie et en dépit des critiques internationales, la dernière étant venue mardi soir de Londres.Le ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères, William Hague, a estimé que le président Bachar al-Assad était "en train de perdre rapidement les derniers lambeaux de sa légitimité" et devait "mettre un terme immédiatement" à la répression.Dès l'aube mardi, des tirs ont retenti à Lattaquié, premier port de Syrie et cible depuis dimanche d'une vaste offensive de l'armée et des …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Juhi Chawla to host chat show for kids
After Karan Johar, Sajid Khan, Simi Garewal, Farah Khan, Anupam Kher, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, Juhi Chawla is the new entrant to the list of celebrity chat show hosts. The actress will host a kiddie's chat-cum-fun show. Juhi, who had earlier judged the third season of the popular dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, will now be donning the hat of a chat show host for a show called Badmaash Company-Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai on Colors. It's a chat show for kids. The show will be on the lines of Say No Something To Anupam Uncle that was …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Martin looks to ‘Future’
Three weeks after she resigned from the government as private parliamentary secretary (PPS), in solidarity with her party Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), Mireille Martin announced her decision to quit the MSM and join the government. Justifying her decision to join the government in a press communiqué released on Tuesday evening, she said, “I want to [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Non-alcoholic beer does not exist, ministry reminds
The Ministry of Health and Quality of Life has reminded importers that non-alcoholic beer does not exist. “The importers should know that by its legal definition, any beer is equivalent to liquor, even with 0.001 per cent of alcohol. Some importers have also been ordered to not import products under the appellation of “beer” for [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
SC students take part in debate competition
The oral presentation round of the 24th Constance Education Award for School Certificate (SC) level was held at Manilall Doctor SSS, Lallmatie, on Tuesday. Nineteen teams hailing from various institutions in Flacq took part in the competition. The theme chosen this year examines the issue of whether or not the abolition of death penalty has [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Grupman Larkansiel Kreol,
Grupman Larkansiel Kreol (GLK), in collaboration with the National Empowerment Fund (NEF), held an information session on Saturday at the community centre of the Chagossiens Welfare Fund, Pointe aux Sables. The main objective was to provide a platform for the financially weak and vulnerable and to give information provided by NEF in its fight against [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Colleges not keen on using e-register
Private colleges are reluctant to adopt the SMS-based or e-register system, which was introduced in 21 pilot secondary schools in February. The representatives of the Federation of Union of Managers of Private Secondary School (FUMPSS) and Private Secondary Schools Authority (PSSA) held a meeting with Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, minister of Information and Communication Technology on [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius ranked third in Africa FDI list
In a study conducted by FDI Publication Magazine, Mauritius has been ranked third among African Countries for 2011-2012. Morocco has bagged the first place followed by South Africa. Morocco reached the top due to the various strategies implemented to attract foreign direct investment(FDI). Mauritius has moved up by one place; last year it was ranked [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
FSM awaits PM nod to hop on govt train
The Front Solidarité Mauricien (FSM) and its leader Cehl Meeah presented themselves as the trump card for both the government and the Opposition during a press conference at Marie Reine de La Paix social centre on Tuesday. According to Meeah, politicians must work together to find solutions to get out of the economic crisis. “It [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
42-yr-old German robbed, raped
A 42-year-old German expatriate was robbed and raped on Tuesday in an apartment she had been renting at Flic en Flac. She has been working in Mauritius since the beginning of the year.The victim’s house was burgled while she was asleep. The thief, armed with a machete broke into the apartment at around 2 am. [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Unions, minister discuss safety of bus employees
The Front Commun Syndicat du Transport (FCST) and the Transport Corporate Employees Union, ,held a meeting with the minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed on Tuesday to discuss the situation in this sector. The secretary of the FCST, Krishandikk Gobin said that the meeting was organised to present the problems they were [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily