1. 5Rob - Refugee crisis: No cue on RI-Australia ties?
1. 5Rob - Refugee crisis: No cue on RI-Australia ties? 2 x 25 48pt Optima Bold
Howard fails to seek Indonesia's cooperation in refugee crisis or Howard fails to consult Indonesia on refugee crisis By Rob Goodfellow
WOLLONGONG, New South Wales (JP): The refugee crisis off Christmas Island aboard the Norwegian Container ship M.V Tampa has demonstrated that the Conservative Government of Prime Minister John Howard does not understand how to work cooperatively with Indonesia. By making a unilateral decision to prevent the entry of Afghan asylum seekers into Australian territorial waters, Howard's objective was twofold.
2. 5Khin -- Khin Nyunt visit opens a new era 2 X 21 36pt NCSB Thaksin is more pliable on Myanmar's junta Khin Nyant's Thai visit opens a new era in bilateral ties or More flexibility seen in Thai-Myanmar relations By Marisa Chimprabha
BANGKOK: Drug suppression, fishery development and mutual border patrols will be discussed during the visit of Burma's No. 3 leader.
Many observers regarded the visit by Burma's Intelligence Chief Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt to Bangkok on Monday as reflecting a new page in their bilateral relationship, one that will see both countries adopting a more relaxed approach and greater willingness to compromise when dealing with current and future joint problems.
3. 5Iran -- Iran's female daredevils lead fight for greater freedoms 2 X 21 36 pt NCSB Iran's female daredevils lead fight for more equality By Ali Akbar Dareini
TEHRAN, Iran (AP): The teenager mounts her motorcycle, starts the engine and in a flash is defying gravity, balanced nearly parallel to the ground as she speeds around inside a eight-meter- tall she calls her "Wall of Death."
She's also defying the strict social mores that conservative Islamic clerics are seeking to maintain despite strong electoral support given to Iranian reformers in recent years.
4. 5Refugee -- Refugees target chunnel as best hope of reaching Britain 1 X 35 36pt Optima Bold Eurotunnel, refugees last hope to reach the UK By Jon Henley
SANGATTE, France: Maybe it is the end of the summer that fills them with such sudden desperation, the thought of bitter winter nights spent dodging security patrols, hanging from bridges, wriggling through razor wire fences, squatting in ditches in the rain.
Maybe it is because there are many more trains at this time of year, so perhaps there is a better chance of jumping on one. Or maybe the theory is that there is success in numbers: if enough of you have a go at the same time, some are surely bound to get through.
5. 5Koizumi -- Koizumi reform budget must place substance above amount 1 X 46 36pt NCSB Koizumi budget reform must put substance above amount
TOKYO: Economic indicators continue to worsen, and stock prices are in free fall.
Against the backdrop of such bad business news, work to draft the budget for the next fiscal year has entered its key stage. Government offices are hammering out their respective requests, while also bearing in mind the deadline for so-called structural reform special demands at the end of this month. All in all, the compilation process is expected to continue through the end of calendar 2001.