FBainimarama criticizes constitution appointee Posted Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:37pm AEST PHOTO: Fiji’s military commander, and prime Prime minister, Frank Bainimarama. (ABC) MAP: Fiji Fiji’s Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has warned the academic charged with drafting the Pacific nation’s new constitution to concentrate on his job and not get involved in politics. Commodore Bainimarama, who […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF 08/16/2012 04:39 Membership suspended despite Iran opposition; OIC cites Assad’s violent suppression of Syrian revolt, but does not see any support for external military intervention; US commend action. PHOTO: REUTERS/STRINGER . MECCA – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspendedSyria‘s […]
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama Your views PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Read or post your comments PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Publish date/time: 12/08/2012 [12:11] Print this page Email this page Shut down the party and go home if you cannot come up with proposals that will bring a […]
SDL submission wants return of 1997 constitution Publish date/time: 08/08/2012 [17:05] Print this page Email this page Reinstate the Great Council of Chiefs, bring back the 1997 constitution with amendments, Fiji to be a Christian state and the name Fijian should only be for the i-taukei. These were the main […]
Hotly contested mosque to open Friday in Tennessee Erik Schelzig / AP file A worker walks out of the construction site of a mosque being built in Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 21, 2012. By NBC News staff and The Associated Press A new mosque outside of Nashville, Tenn. that […]
Credit: Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik of Sweden. The Founding Chairman and International President SPMUDA (an international organization for social democracy based in Sweden) has appointed Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik of Sweden as the Adviser on Social Democracy. This amounts to reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity […]
Boss of Pakistan intel agency to push CIA chief Petraeus to end drone strikes CBS News Zaheerul Islam, head of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, and CIA chief Gen. David Petraeus is meant to ease the tension between the two allies, Pakistani and Western officials warn the issue of drone […]
Fiji’s foreign minister to open Auckland supermarket Stuff.co.nz A leading figure in Fiji’s military regime arrives in Auckland today and will fly on to Sydney to speak with Foreign Minister Murray McCully. Since military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama’s 2006 coup, New Zealand has blacklisted members of the military … See all stories on this topic […]
New Egypt-based Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled women Washington Post Conservative Islam and its most visible hallmark, the niqab, appear to be on the rise on Egypt’s cultural scene as well, and the launch of Maria TV is an attempt to cater to that growing segment of society. A decade ago, the […]
Voter Registration in Fiji one-third of the way to target MarketWatch (press release) “This is a historic moment for Fiji, particularly considering the country’s political history,” stated the Attorney-General. “The Bainimarama Government has taken care to ensure the challenges and issues pointed out in the 2006 EU report will not be repeated, … See […]
Govt to give $2m for Fijian elections PALOMA MIGONE IN TONGA Last updated 17:44 23/07/2012 http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df2f5a4f0a%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.stuff.co.nz%252Ff564cd2d4%26domain%3Dwww.stuff.co.nz%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7333021%2FGovt-to-give-2m-for-Fijian-elections&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=90 4 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1343104414704&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7333021%2FGovt-to-give-2m-for-Fijian-elections&size=m&text=Govt%20to%20give%20%242m%20for%20Fijian%20elections&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7333021%2FGovt-to-give-2m-for-Fijian-elections https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7333021%2FGovt-to-give-2m-for-Fijian-elections&size=medium&count=true&annotation=none&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz&hl=en&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DZCDUUfkGH0w.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!g1Jk74_hHGWYLXF4lw%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTPmHexZx04tQ1KhqzZCwZKn5T6rdA#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Conload&id=I0_1343104411976&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz Share 11 South Pacific Govt to give $2m for Fijian electionsNZâs McCully in FijiBainimarama ‘not surprised’ about alleged plotRaids over alleged Fiji assassination plotGoogle shows off coolest views yetPacific worst placed […]
Washington Post: By Marc Fisher, Published: July 21 The more Americans mistrust politics, the news media, business and virtually every other major institution, the more demand there is for the documents, the proof, […]
Fiji coup leader unsurprised by death plot reports Independent Online Fiji’s military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama would not be surprised if his opponents were trying to kill him, he said on Thursday after news of an assassination plot emerged in New Zealand. The reports came after New Zealand security officials seized a … […]
Fair trial possible, is happening-Blanchflower Publish date/time: 16/07/2012 [17:14] Print this page Email this pageShare A fair trial is possible and is happening. Those were the words of FICAC Senior Counsel Michael Blanchflower while replying to former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase’s lawyer Tupou Draunidalo’s application for a permanent stay on proceedings in […]
BY ROB CRILLY, DAILY TELEGRAPH JULY 14, 2012 4:01 AM It is hardly the sort of endorsement that Britain’s Conservative elite would want or expect. But one of the world’s […]
KRAUTHAMMER: Islamic uprising, not Facebook revolution Santa Rosa Press Democrat Post-revolutionary Libya appears to have elected a relatively moderate pro-Western government. Good news, but tentative because Libya is less a country than an oil well with a long beach and myriad tribes. Popular allegiance to a central national … See all stories on […]
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma Burma’s President Thein Sein told a visiting delegation from the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees that the government will not recognize the Rohingya and are considering handing over the ethnic group to the UNHCR, reported a government website today. The delegation led by Antonio […]
2012 + Enlarge this image Fiji Times Ltd Publisher Hank Arts and Editor-in-Chief Fred Wesley outside court in Suva yesterday. Picture: IVAMERE ROKOVESA HIGH Court Judge William Calanchini yesterday heard submissions in contempt of court proceedings brought by the Attorney-General Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum against The Fiji Times. The newspaper, its Editor-in-Chief […]
Fiji is again under the spotlight for an alleged lack of transparency in its legal system. A new report has found the Fijian legal system won’t tolerate dissent against the ruling military regime of Frank Bainimarama. (Credit: ABC) Audio: Fiji’s legal system is accused of lacking transparency The Chair of the […]
Source: Zeenews India Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to a move to increase seats for non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies in proportion to their population. The decision was made by the federal cabinet during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, an […]