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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
Salvage work on Angel 1 stopped for lack of equipment
The company, Five Oceans Salvage, whose services were retained by the owner of a Panamanian freighter Angel 1, is awaiting the arrival of a powerful generator to pump the 1,000 tonnes of fuel. The pumping exercise began on Monday afternoon but could not continue since the equipment sent to Poudre d’Or was not appropriate. This [...]
17 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily
Brazil youngsters chase under20 football W.Cup title
BOGOTA (AFP)Brazil's youngsters have an eye on emulating their senior counterparts as they chase down a fifth world title at under20 level.The junior 'auriverde' can book a place in the final on Wednesday if they can see off Mexico for the right to face either France or Portugal in the trophy match.Brazil have five World Cups to their name at senior level, a record, but at under20 level it is neighbours Argentina who hold the mark with six crowns, hence the Brazilians need no second bidding as they look to close that gap.Having seen off Spain in a thrilling quarter-final …
17 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Jodie Foster helps keep search for aliens alive
LOS ANGELES (AFP)"Contact" star Jodie Foster was among donors helping to revive the 42 radio telescope dishes at a key California institute searching for extraterrestrial life, the group said Tuesday.The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in California, which got a direct hit from federal and California budget cuts, had to halt operations in April for its telescopes pointed toward outer space.But after a public campaign launched on its website, SETI said it had received $223,000 -- exceeding its $200,000 goal -- from 2,557 donors, Foster among them.The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is "'good to go' and we need to …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sanjay Kapoor to remake Khel Khel Mein
After making a series of sequels, remakes of old Bollywood hits is the latest trend in B-Town. Karan Johar is remaking Amitabh Bachchan starrer Agneepath, Rohit Shetty has already bought the rights for Gulzar's Angoor and Hrishikesh Mukherji's Gol Maal, David Dhawan is remaking Chashme Baddoor, Soham Shah along with Sanjay Dutt are remaking Satte Pe Satta. Now Boney and Anil Kapoor's younger brother, Sanjay Kapoor is all set to remake the Rishi and Neetu Kapoor starrer Khel Khel Mein. Sanjay Kapoor has bought the rights for Ravi Tandon's 1975 thriller for his next project. Shibani Bathija who wrote films …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Adolescente avec une bombe au cou à Sydney: le suspect arrêté grâce aux emails
LOUISVILLE (AFP)L'Australien suspecté de s'être introduit dans une villa de Sydney pour accrocher une fausse bombe au cou d'une adolescente et arrêté aux Etats-Unis lundi, a été retrouvé grâce aux courriels envoyés depuis sa messagerie américaine, indiquent des documents de justice.Paul Douglas Peters, 50 ans, a été arrêté et placé en détention à Louisville, dans le Kentucky (centre-est), à l'issue d'une opération conjointe avec le FBI (police fédérale américaine).Une audience, fixée au 14 octobre, devra déterminer si le suspect sera extradé en Australie pour y être jugé. Son avocat, Scott Cox, a indiqué devant le tribunal que son client était …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
ID card project takes shape
A delegation of eight consultants from the Singaporean firm, Crimson Logic, is expected in Mauritius by Friday. The aim of their visit is to discuss the implementation of the new electronic national identity (NID) card with local authorities.
16 Aug 2011, motors.mega.mu
Tennis: Tsonga passe le 1er tour à Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (Etats-Unis) (AFP)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, qui avait abandonné samedi en demi-finale du Masters 1000 de Montréal contre Novak Djokovic à cause d'un problème au bras droit, n'a connu aucun problème pour battre le Croate Marin Cilic mardi au 1er tour du Masters 1000 de Cincinnati.Le Français, 10e mondial, s'est imposé 6-3, 6-4 en 1 h 18 min face au 26e mondial à l'issue d'une partie bien maîtrisée et rassurante."Je n'ai pas eu mal au bras, je me suis bien senti pendant le match, c'est bon signe pour la suite, a expliqué Tsonga. Je n'ai pas touché la raquette ces deux derniers …
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Arsenal's Eboue on way to Galatasaray
LONDON (AFP)Arsenal have agreed a transfer deal which will see Emmanuel Eboue join Turkish giants Galatasaray, it was confirmed Tuesday.The 28-year-old Ivory Coast international, who joined the Gunners in 2005, is heading to Turkey after seeing his playing opportunities at Arsenal become increasingly limited in recent seasons."Arsenal have agreed terms with Turkish side Galatasaray for the transfer of Emmanuel Eboue," a statement on Arsenal's website read."Everyone at Arsenal thanks Manu for his contribution towards the club and wishes him the best of luck for the future."
16 Aug 2011, Orange Ki News ?