| Pak Lah: Don’t be racial
SIBU: Malaysians must not harbour racial prejudice in their hearts, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Prime Minister said there should not be any confrontation among the races as it would jeopardise peace and stability. I want Malaysia to be a peaceful country. We must maintain the good reputation of our country, he added when opening the RM7mil-SMK St Elizabeth Mill Hill Franciscan Centennial Hall at Jalan Oya yesterday. Abdullah said Malaysians should respect and help each other to live in harmony and urged teachers to instil in their students love for the country and goodwill to one another. .
Draft Program and Principles of the United Socialist Party of ...
The Party fights to create a truly international united front of the peoples that is anti-imperialist and confronts the aberrations that imperialism pretends to universalise where they appear. The PSUV will work tiresomely to: * Favour all activities that favour the unity of the people based, more than just on a simple exchange, but on the principle of "doing things together", so that the people get to know each other and feel a commitment to each other. * Diversify international relations and create new alliances in order to construct new axes, different to those favoured by the interests of the international market, transnationals and neoliberalism. * Favour a solidarity-based exchange of resources with other countries, particularly with Latin America and the Caribbean, where the solidarity-based and humanist dimension prevails over merely commercial interests.
Constitution ready for May referendum
MILITARY-ruled Burma has finished drafting its proposed constitution, which the junta plans to bring before voters in a referendum in May. "The state's constitution drafting commission has confirmed that the draft of the state constitution has been agreed upon by all commission members, after repeated discussions," Supreme Court chief justice Aung Toe said. "All members signed the draft of the constitution," said Aung Toe, who headed the drafting commission. The military earlier this month announced that it would bring the charter before voters in a referendum in May, which the junta says will set the stage for democratic elections in 2010. The opposition National League for Democracy has warned that Burma's rulers must first respect the results of 1990 elections, won by Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, in order to move toward democracy.
EC Report Spares Bulgaria, Romania
The final version of the report, which focuses on the Balkan hopefuls for EU membership and Turkey, however does not contain these remarks. The European Commission issued June 27 the progress report on the state of justice, corruption and organised crime in Bulgaria and Romania, warning them to step up their fight against corruption. The critical report gave the two newcomers another year to meet the basic EU membership rules and shore up reforms. The main accent in the report on Bulgaria was on the justice system, the fight against corruption and organized crime, but the EC also reviewed the situation regarding other areas of concern - agricultural funding, food safety and aviation safety. The Commission will review progress in these areas and report in early 2008.
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The Legacy of Bush II
This irrational spending spree, which accounts for more than half of all federal discretionary spending, is not likely to end with Bush's departure. Which one of the likely winners from either party would lead the battle to cut the military budget, and where would the winner find support in Congress? Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have treated the military budget as sacrosanct with their Senate votes and their campaign rhetoric. Clinton is particularly clear on the record as favoring spending more, not less, on the military. John McCain, who previously distinguished himself as a deficit hawk and was almost in a class by himself in taking on the rapacious defense contractors, has thrown in the towel with his inane support for staying in Iraq till "victory," even if it should take a century.
Couric Praises Media for Predicting Recession
Couric cited the "R-word index," a running count of how many times the media mention recession, as evidence of its inevitability. It has spiked lately, although it remains well below levels seen ahead of previous recessions. When I was a kid, my parents watched the Jeopardy quiz show every night. A participatory youth, I would guess at every turn. My answer was always, "What is robot?" One time I was right. The media have been saying "recession" for a long time. In fact throughout 2006, the media kept suggesting recession was on the horizon, but 2007 didn't see one. In a cyclical economy recession is a given every now and then, and media predictions will occasionally be right. But that doesn't make those media claims reliable barometers of state of the economy. Couric also failed to mention the media's role in creating a recession.
Oil nudges higher after $2 fall, eyes dollar
SINGAPORE: Oil rose marginally in thin trade on Friday after falling sharply a day ago on concerns about the US economy, the strengthening dollar and the market's failure to break above a key resistance level.
US light sweet crude futures for January delivery rose 36 cents to $92.61 a barrel after falling by $2.14 a day ago, halving gains from Wednesday when the market was buoyed by a US oil stock draw and a global central bank cash injection.
London Brent crude rose 41 cents to $92.53. Oil prices touched a two-week high of $94.85 a barrel on Wednesday and Thursday, which may have triggered the reversal.
"We have been feeling that there seems to be quite heavy resistance at $95 at the moment, we failed to break above it for two days, which is why people may have taken profits," said Tetsu Emori, a fund manager at Astmax Futures Co Ltd in Tokyo.
How will the $14B transit upgrade for B.C. affect you and your ...
Premier Gordon Campbell and Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon unveiled a 12-year transit plan for British Columbia on Monday morning in Vancouver. The $14-billion plan is intended to improve public transportation infrastructure across the province with the aim of cutting the province's greenhouse gas emissions, said the premier. A key part of the announcement was a promise of $10.3 billion in improvements to the Metro Vancouver Skytrain system, including a new Evergreen Line to the Tri-cities area, a new UBC Line, and upgrades to the Expo Line and the Canada Line. Full Story How will this announcement affect you and your community? .
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