Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from February 2005

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from February 2005

NZ GOVT BAN ON XENOTRANSPLANTS COULD OPEN UP `XENOTOURISM' RISK.
February 1, 2005... (From New Zealand Press Association) (EMBARGOED UNTIL 1AM FEB 1 NZDT) Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - New Zealand's Government cannot avoid all the potential risks posed by xenotransplantation -- using animal tissues in humans -- simply by...

PIG GRAFTS INTO HUMANS MAY REQUIRE NEW LAWS TO CONTROL PATIENTS.
February 1, 2005... (From New Zealand Press Association) (EMBARGOED 0100 Feb 1) Wellington, Feb 1 - Spare parts from pigs may not only give humans a new heart or kidney...the patient could also end up with a dose of the PERVs: porcine endogenous...

PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS CALLED FOR ON ANIMAL-TO-HUMAN TRANSPLANTS.
February 1, 2005... (From New Zealand Press Association) EMBARGOED 0100 FEB 1 Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - The Bioethics Council today called for public submissions on xenotransplantation -- putting organs or tissue from animals into humans. ``A number...

KILLS AND CORRECTIONS TO MORNING PAPERS OF FEB 1.
February 1, 2005... (From New Zealand Press Association) Wellington, Jan 31 - The following corrections were issued to morning papers of Tuesday, February 1. There were no kills issued to this cycle. H9654 COURT-BLACKMAN-CORRECTION (Eds: rptg...

PNP opens spy academy.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra IT'S NOT exactly "The Farm," the insider slang for the United States' Central Intelligence Agency's training camp in Virginia. But it has the same objectives. The...

Of the Island of Mindanao.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bambi L. Harper IN 1770, Capt. Thomas Forrest was given the command of the ships of the East India Co. on the West Coast of Sumatra. Five years later, he was instructed to explore the islands...

Aurora, Nueva Ecija governors deny illegal logging raps.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas and Anselmo S. Roque, PDI Central Luzon Desk AURORA Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo described the statement of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santigao linking her to illegal logging as...

New bill allows LGUs to reject casinos, says solon.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITY-Rep. Mauricio Domogan said a House bill seeking the extension of the franchise of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. by 25 more years benefits Baguio because it allows the city government...

Abad seeks to decentralize DepEd.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan LAST Sunday on the radio program that Cecile Alvarez and I co-host, Education Secretary Florencio Abad gave us a picture of Philippine education in crisis. He said that...

Graft keeping Aurora typhoon victims homeless, says priest.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO-Alleged vested interests of local officials over lands, unaccounted donations and missing logs have delayed the resettlement of more than 1,000 families left homeless by the flash...

'Super lucky' BIR official dismissed.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum ANO siya, sinuswerte? A top official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue thought he could explain away his wealth by saying he had won the sweepstakes twice. Yeah, right....

Dirty water downs 39 in Pasay.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera and Nancy C. Carvajal CONTAMINATED water downed 39 residents of a barangay in Pasay City over the weekend, triggering a probable outbreak of typhoid fever in the area, the...

2 Diwalwal miners on wanted list.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra BRANDING them as "murderers," President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday ordered the arrest of two brothers whom she linked to illegal mining on Mt. Diwalwal, and the fielding...

Guess list.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Ann Carvajal GUESS WHO? This married action star has made womanizing a way of life. His wife deserves to be called the martyr of all martyrs. The action star's model/girlfriend caught him...

Django pockets $8,000 in Netherlands tilt.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FILIPINO ace Francisco "Django" Bustamante won the 6th Annual Open Weert 10-ball Championships over the weekend at the House of Billiards in The Netherlands. Bustamante beat German Thomas Engert in the...

This developer burns money and cuts trees.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luz Rimban, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (Last of two parts) OF ALL the companies cutting trees in Quezon and Aurora provinces, Green Circle Properties and Resources Inc....

Real milestone.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WE were among the many who feared that American mistakes and anti-American insurgents would spell doom for the elections in Iraq. We are glad that the long-suffering Iraqi people proved us wrong. The...

Free cultural training for 28 poor provinces.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana WHO SAYS culture and the arts are only for the rich? The Kalahi cultural services for the poor was launched yesterday in Malaca[currency]ang by the National Commission...

Good news for Imelda, bad news for Kokoy.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza THE SUPREME Court dismissed a petition to revive a celebrated criminal case against former First Lady Imelda Marcos, who was accused of graft for sub-leasing a Light Rail...

Greenhills prayer room for Muslims now open.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luige A. del Puerto THE ISLAMIC CALL to prayer was broadcast by new loudspeakers inside a sparkling air-conditioned room in Greenhills, San Juan. It was time for Salatu-z-Zuhr, the Muslims'...

Hollywood, here he comes!
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Pablo A. Tariman, Contributor AFTER the success of his "Panaghoy sa Suba," which he directed and starred in, Cesar Montano is looking forward to the showing in Manila of his first Hollywood...

2 Indons now training with national netters.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes BADMINTON has joined the Fil-foreign bandwagon in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Taking the lead from basketball, track and field, tennis and golf, badminton is eyeing...

Do you approve of MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando's "wet rag scheme" to minimize jaywalking in the Metro streets? Why or why not?
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) It's better kung may device na mag-e-electrocute sa mga wala sa tamang lugar. Parang kay B.F. Skinner. -eric solis, muntinlupa NO! hi time 4 realization: Enforce d law on jaywalking: Impose...

Jeremy needs your help.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AT 3, JEREMY Cayabyab is in danger of losing his one and only eye. He already lost his left eye last year after doctors said he had Retinoblastoma Extraocular, a cancer of the eye common among children...

Like the phoenix, Manila school rises from ashes.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo IT WAS like the first day of classes again for a school in San Miguel, Manila, that lost three buildings in a recent fire. The Geronimo Santiago Elementary School had to...

Caloocan drug tests.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE 14 policemen tasked to go after drug pushers and users in Caloocan City will first have to undergo quarterly drug test themselves. This is to make sure that none of the local police are drug dependents,...

German charged with Boracay slays missing.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., PDI Visayas Bureau ILOILO CITY-Police are hunting a German national charged with last year's killings of three foreigners and one Filipino on Boracay Island in Aklan after...

US losing war on terror, security experts tell forum.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Isagani M. Yambot, Publisher DAVOS, Switzerland-The terrorists are in effect winning the worldwide war on terrorism. In terms of perception, the United States has already lost the war in...

Home is where the cash is.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juan L. Mercado REACTIONS from New York, Florida to Quezon City have come fast, thick and articulate to the issue raised in our Jan 26. column, "Diaspora as economic clout." Can Filipinos...

Gloria gets tough on cybersex dens.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra and Leila B. Salaverria PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday ordered a crackdown against "cybersex" dens, a silently popular Internet-based past-time that markets mostly...

Monta[currency]a, Welcoat start PBL best-of-5 title duel.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WHEN the Monta[currency]a Jewels recruited veteran Alex Compton, coach Robert Sison knew his team's fortune in the PBL Open Championship is bound to improve. "Alex is on my side, kampante ako kapag...

National Caddies Open fires off today.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo CALATAGAN, Batangas-Coming from diverse fields of business and profession, a small group of men who share genuine love for golf and sincere compassion for the needy just...

More palatable VAT up at Senate.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael Lim Ubac and Juliet Labog-Javellana SENATORS are now cooking up a more palatable version of the proposed 20-percent hike in the value-added tax (VAT) amid growing opposition to the...

Overseas performing artists turn to GMA.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HELP, Madame President. The Talents and Artists Managers Association (Tama) is urgently seeking the intervention of President Macapagal-Arroyo, on behalf of some 197,000 Filipino overseas performing...

Plan to build Lanao Hall of Justice coming true.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITY-A Supreme Court project to build a multimillion-peso Hall of Justice in Lanao del Sur early this year may finally push through after a historic site for the project has been found. Justice...

Power co-ops say gov't killing them to save Napocor.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya-As government tries to help debt-ridden National Power Corp. (Napocor) pull itself out of financial losses, it is at the same time killing small electric cooperatives. This was...

Kalbaryo.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado De Quiros I WAS one of those who applauded what Darwin Calvario did, and I am happy that he has reaped the rewards of his honesty. Calvario is the tricycle driver from Gen. Santos City...

Morality and practicality.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David RADIO show-biz commentator "Tita" Swarding put his opposition to condoms succinctly: "I don't approve of condoms because they take the pleasure out of sex!" To which I had to...

Santiago identifies RP's 'big-time illegal loggers'.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avenda[currency]o CALLING for death to illegal loggers, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago yesterday named several alleged culprits, including a Quezon mayor, a businessman with ties to...

Sarangani oil slick alarms, angers gov.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GENERAL SANTOS CITY-Gov. Miguel Dominguez expressed alarm over the continuous dumping of oil, grease and wastes into the Sarangani Bay, calling on government agencies and the private sector to cooperate or...

Astig Asi.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Al S. Mendoza ASI Taulava played on Sunday against his wishes. If you will dispute that, you don't know your company rules. For one, Asi is an employee of Talk 'N Text. As such, he is duty...

Cantonjos rules Baguio active chess.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET-Philippine Air Force bet Allan Cantonjos of Gingoog City defeated NM Winston Silva of Davao City in the sixth round then subdued Rodolfo Panopio of Calamba City in the seventh and final...

Ginebra files protest, cites 3 TNT violations.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro CITING three infractions it said Talk 'N Text committed in fielding Asi Taulava last Sunday, Barangay Ginebra yesterday officially placed under protest Game 1 of the Gran Matador...

Tagum publisher shot, wounded in attack.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana, Christian V. Esguerra and PDI Mindanao Bureau A PUBLISHER of a weekly newspaper in Mindanao has been shot and seriously wounded in a renewed attack against media people,...

Summons for Blanca respondents delayed.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza FORMER military intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Galileo Kintanar and the two women linked to the murder of actress Nida Blanca will have to wait a little longer for a summons from...

Turnovers led to our Game 1 defeat-Siot.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FOR SIOT Tanquingcen, the short rest Barangay Ginebra had before plunging into the PBA Philippine Cup Finals and Jayjay Helterbrand's injury had little bearing on the Kings' Game 1 defeat against Talk 'N...

Murders of journalists not linked to vigilante killings.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon Tulfo WHILE I deplore the killings of fellow journalists and the apparent government inaction in most of them, I don't see why the vigilante killings in Davao City and Cebu City should be...

Ethnic twist gives 'Kumars' show its idiosyncratic appeal.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre THERE are all sorts of talk shows on television, but "The Kumars at No. 42" on Star World is truly one of a kind. For one thing, it isn't purely a talk show, since its family of...

One team.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Yumiko Elesia E. Almendras I HAVE attended a number of seminars and workshops, all of which were supposed to inculcate in me the values of unity and leadership. But more often than not, they...

ATO books P2.5B in '04 net income.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE AIR Transportation Office has recorded a net income of about P2.5 billion in 2004 and is targeting a 15-percent increase in profits this year, according to the agency...

Semirara Mining Corp.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ron Nathan THERE have not been any jokes for the past two weeks, and although I would prefer to be a straight writer, many readers feel otherwise, so I will tell you a little about my trip to...

BPI, PNB posted profit growth in '04.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao BANK of the Philippine Islands and Philippine National Bank posted robust growths in net profits in 2004 on the back of higher interest and fee-based earnings. BPI, the...

T-bill rates decline across the board.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo TREASURY bill rates fell across the board yesterday as the liquidity of the local capital market was boosted by the strengthening of the peso, which neared the 54-to-a-dollar...

Economy still fragile, says BSP chief.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PESO and local stocks may have strengthened and soared to new highs last week, but Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Rafael Buenaventura said the Arroyo administration still had a lot of work to do...

DENR cancels 84 'idle' mining permits.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources has cancelled 84 mining permits, also known as mining production sharing agreements or MPSAs, that were issued in the...

GMA Network sees P2B in income this year.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino GMA Network Inc. is expecting to hit a net income of P2 billion this year, with revenue seen reaching P9 billion. GMA Network president Felipe Gozon said the company was...

In '05, MBC sees slower growth for RP.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo ABOUT two out of five business executives believe that the country's economy will grow at a lower rate this year than in 2004, according to a poll conducted by the Makati...

SM Investments raises stake in BDO to 52%.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez SM INVESTMENTS Corp.'s stake in Banco de Oro Universal Bank rose to 52 percent from 47 percent following the purchase of an additional 5-percent interest in the commercial...

Guide to healthier, happier year.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cory Quirino IT'S TIME to enlighten the many who have questions, questions, questions about health, beauty and well-being. I hope these tidbits of information can serve as your guide so you...

Text messages from the grave.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jaime T. Licauco READER Julie Hernandez (not her real name) wants to know why she, her husband and the wife of a newly departed friend have been receiving text messages from the cell phone of...

A Vanity Fair kind of weekend.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache IT WAS like one of those fabulous weekends at the Hamptons or Palm Beach that you regularly read about in the chi-chi Vanity Fair and Town & Country magazines. But in this...

Spreading the gospel of vegetarianism.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Allison W. Lopez SHE survived four major operations, six court cases and a swarm of young kids and teenagers in her old school. But with a big dose of prayers and a sprinkling of humor, Sr....

Brawner new CA presiding justice.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed Justice Romeo C. Brawner as the new presiding justice of the Court of Appeals, a Supreme Court statement said yesterday. Brawner took his oath before Chief...

Navy ships to fetch Filipinos facing deportation in Sabah.
February 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio THE GOVERNMENT will send Navy ships to Sabah to ferry home the estimated 170,000 undocumented Filipinos who face deportation after Malaysia's amnesty program for illegal migrant...

Webber and rivals get chance for pole as Ferrari starts year with old model.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Ferrari's decision to field a hybrid version of last year's world championship-winning car for the first race of the 2005 season in Melbourne in March may open ''a small window of opportunity'' for rivals like the...

Just reward for Martyn after giant Test year.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Batsman Damien Martyn was rewarded for his star-studded cricket year when he won the Australian Test Player of the Year award at last night's Allan Border Medal count. Martyn's six centuries in three countries...

Dashing Clarke steals the show.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Michael Clarke did not need to wear a gold tie to a black-tie event to be noticed last night. Australian cricket's young gun does that on the field, and if his achievements over the past year did not confirm his...

Pakistan's summer gets even worse despite win.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Younis Khan has joined a growing list of Pakistan absentees as its bumbling cricket tour of Australia continues to find trouble ahead of today's crunch game against the West Indies. The Pakistanis should be...

COURTSIDE COKE NOT SO SILLY WHEN YOU'VE GOTTA C'MON.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) What a way to have your argument about the nutritional evil of Coke debunked than to have the world's No3 gulping it down at the crucial stage of the Australian Open final. Parents all over Australia would have...

Five-ball overs and defiant Bulls' tail thwart NSW win.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Queensland's last two batsmen survived 43 tension-filled minutes to secure a draw against NSW in the Pura Cup match at Bankstown Oval yesterday amid a couple of five-ball overs and a dubious not-out verdict to Nathan...

Young Comets' line and length keeps classy NSW outfit to a crawl.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Tight bowling from the ACT Comets' young attack held the visiting NSW 2nd XI to a modest 4-285 on day one of the Cricket Australia Cup match at Manuka Oval yesterday. Opener Francis Gill claimed 1-53 and quick...

Henjak on western wish list with Perth franchise ready to recruit.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Rugby Western Australia chairman Geoff Stooke says it would be ''wasting our time'' to target young ACT Brumbies stars Mark Chisholm and Mark Gerrard when the new Perth franchise begins its recruiting drive. But...

Laidley not sold on new disciplinary plea system.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley says his club will challenge set penalties at the tribunal in 2005 rather than taking an early plea under the AFL's new disciplinary system. The AFL yesterday released the details of...

Turf war on as rival codes head for unfamiliar territory.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Brumby Mark Chisholm reckons his biggest contribution will be a bit of ''niggle'' and Raider Alan Tongue says his Shane Warne mimic is all show. If we are to accept all the reverse hype surrounding the skills of...

Octagonal's son Spikes interest after debut.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Darren Beadman will be back in the saddle fit and well for his important assignment aboard Spikes in the Whatton Manor Hcp (1200m) at Warwick Farm today. The champion jockey was forced to miss rides at Randwick on...

Aussies close to a major victory: Appleby.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Australian players are desperate to break the 10-year drought in major golf success, according to Stuart Appleby. The last Australian to triumph at one of the grand slam events was Steve Elkington at the US PGA in...

Morrisey's first double proves gift in the blood.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) No shock to see the Morrisey name having trained a winning double at Canberra but for the first time it was Scott and not his father John doing the honours. Scott, 29, is John's foreman at Capricorn Park but also...

SCOREBOARD.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) here 2005 Australia Day Archery Tournament Saturday/Sunday - Open Mens Compound - Mens FITA 90m 70m 50m 30m: 1 Zoran Singarov Blacktown 328 352 349 356 1385 324 351 350 360 1385 2770, 2 Patrick Coghlan Eden Field 318...

YESTERDAY'S RACING RESULTS AND ACTTAB DIVIDENDS.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) SCONE TRACK GOOD 1-KITCHWIN HILLS HCP 1100m: 1.70 fav READY AS (b c 2y More Than Ready (USA) - Neensie. Trainer: W B Smyth) 56 (D A Jones) 1, 6.00 CONCENTRATION 54 (D Mc Lellan) 2, 21.00 SEISHONA 54 (G M Ryan) 3....

Colt's lightning stop at Tarcutta.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) Star Newcastle colt Fastnet Rock was last night halfway to Melbourne where he will try to repeat the feat of his former stablemate Choisir by winning Saturday's Lightning Stakes at Flemington. As he has done with...

Rooney shoots a reminder to critics.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) If the singing of the name ''Jose Mourinho'' to the tune of Santa Lucia, which came from the Middlesbrough compound more or less non-stop, had begun to attack the brain lining of Sir Alex Ferguson there was a...

LAW LIST FOR TODAY.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) HIGH COURT Before the Full Court, Court 1, Parkes Place, Canberra, Hearing: 10.15am: Fingleton v The Queen. FAMILY COURT Before Deputy Chief Justice Faulks, Court 2, 10am: Hill. Before Justice Finn, Court 1,...

SCOREBOARD.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) here CANBERRA CAPITAL TRIATHLON (PlaceOverall, Overall, Name, BibNumber, Category, PlaceOverallCat, Sex, PlaceSex, Swim, PlaceSwim, PlaceSwimCat, Cycle, PlaceCycle, PlaceCycleCat, Run, PlaceRun, PlaceRunCat, CatShort)...

Patrick must raise offer or scrap Virgin bid: Branson.
February 1, 2005... (From Canberra Times) British millionaire Richard Branson has challenged Patrick Corp Ltd to increase or scrap its takeover bid for low-cost carrier Virgin Blue, after he bought new shares at 5 per cent higher than the offer price. ...