BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from June 2010, page 162

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Malaysian PM tells foreign ministry to save citizens on board ship to Gaza.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Malaysian official news agency Bernama website [BERNAMA report from the "General" page: "Najib Directs Wisma Putra To Save Malaysian Volunteers"] KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Menteri Datuk...

Kazakh envoy presents credentials to Monaco prince.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 June: The Kazakh ambassador [to France, Portugal, Andorra and Monaco], Nurlan Danenov, has presented his credentials to Monaco Prince Albert II. During the...

Cambodian, Indonesian foreign ministers to sign visa exemption deal.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Cambodian state news agency AKP email service [AKP report: "Indonesian Foreign Minister To Arrive to Cambodia Tomorrow"] Phnom Penh, May 31, 2010 AKP - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Dr...

Hong Kong activist says return of statues is government climbdown.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 on 1 June Hong Kong Alliance [in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China] members have reached an agreement with the police for the release of [two] Goddess of Democracy statues. They...

Vietnam national assembly slams government for waste of resources, state funds.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien on 1 June [Report by Nguyet Minh, Tue Nguyen: "Vietnam lawmakers slam inordinate waste of resources"] Hanoi 31 May (Thanh Nien) -National Assembly deputies on Thursday...

Iraqi premier orders withdrawal of bloc's appeals against election result.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website ["Maliki Orders Withdrawal of Blocs Contests Against Election Results" - Aswat al-Iraq] June 1, 2010 -06:50:38 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister...

President says Ukraine's European course "highest priority".
June 1, 2010... Text of report by private Ukrainian ICTV television on 1 June [Presenter] A draft law on the basics of Ukraine's domestic and foreign policy is ready. President Viktor Yanukovych will table it in parliament for consideration today. The...

Kenyan president orders crackdown on hate speech.
June 1, 2010... Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has ordered security agencies and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to launch a crackdown on politicians preaching violence and lawlessness as the country moves towards a national referendum for a new...

China's state councillor to attend third CICA summit in Istanbul.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China's State Councillor To Attend 3rd CICA Summit in Istanbul"] BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - As the special representative of Chinese...

Xinhua outlines agenda of Chinese premier's visit to Mongolia.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ULAN BATOR, June 1 (Xinhua) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Tuesday to start his two-day official visit to Mongolia after concluding a...

Turkish paper views possible consequences of Israeli assault on aid flotilla.
June 1, 2010... Text of column by Sedat Ergin headlined "It will be difficult to rectify the mistake with Israel", published by Turkish privately-owned, mass-circulation daily Hurriyet website on 1 June; subheadings as published Israel has intercepted a...

Tajik migrants in Russia ask Uzbekistan to stop delaying trains.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 1 June: The all-Russia public movement "Tajik Labour Migrants" has sent a written request to Uzbek President Islom Karimov asking to let trains carrying...

Russian FM to visit China on 4 June.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on June 4, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma...

Kazakh leader ratifies Shanghai bloc agreement on information security.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 June: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law "On ratifying the agreement among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states on cooperation...

Over 30 rebels killed in Russia's Ingushetia in five months - prosecutor.
June 1, 2010... Over the past five months police and security forces have killed 33 rebels in Russia's southern region of Ingushetia, the local prosecutor has said. Speaking at a meeting of the Ingush Council of Teyps (Tribes), Yuriy Turygin reported 39 armed...

Tajikistan, Dominican Republic sign accord to establish ties.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by state-owned Tajik news agency Khovar website Dushanbe, 1 June: Tajikistan and the Dominican Republic signed a joint agreement to establish diplomatic relations at the representative office of the Dominican Republic in the UN...

Terrorism still threat to Czech Republic - military intelligence.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Czech national public-service news agency CTK Prague, 1 June: Terrorism remains a serious threat to the Czech Republic and its allies, according to the annual report for 2009 by the Military Intelligence (VZ). ...

Pakistan Islamist party threatens protests if Karachi target killings continue.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "JI threatens sit-in with other parties at Sindh CM House" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 1 June Peshawar: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Monday [31 May] announced to form a...

Kyrgyz jail breaker shot dead during arrest.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 1 June: Jumabek Zikirbayev has died of his wounds received during an arrest, sources have said. The circumstances of the arrest is unclear. Three people -...

Afghan parliament condemns spreading of Christianity by foreign NGOs.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Noor TV on 31 May [Presenter] The lower house of parliament condemns the spreading of Christianity by a number of foreign aid organizations and demands the summoning of the officials of the interior ministry,...

Burmese rebel leader to discuss "peace strategy" on Europe tour.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Thailand-based Burmese publication Irrawaddy website on 31 May [Report by Alex Ellgee from the "News" section: "Karen Rebel Commander Takes 'Peace Strategy' to Europe"] Karen rebel commander Ner Dah Mya left on...

Kazakhstan, Iran sign accord to open direct flights.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 June: The direct flight Tehran-Almaty (Kazakhstan)-Tehran will be launched on 16 June this year, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry's press service has said. "An...

Thailand: District police chief transferred for failing to contain unrest.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 1 June [Unattributed report: "District police chief sidelined"] The Wang Thonglang police chief has been transferred to an inactive post at the Metropolitan Police...

Iran leader blames Israel's supporters for aid convoy attack.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 1 June: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i, in a message on Tuesday [1 June] said that the recent attack on Gaza aid...

Pakistan paper says Indus Water Treaty can resolve water "disputes" with India.
June 1, 2010... Text of editorial headlined "Water dispute" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 1 June Although disputes over river waters are not new, they have risen in the inventory of disputes between India and Pakistan recently. Loud...

China calls for early resumption of dialogue on Iran nuclear issue.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Calls for Early Resumption of Dialogue on Iranian Nuke Issue"] BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - China hopes all relevant parties will seize...

Polish paper says attack on Gaza aid convoy harmed Israeli interests.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on 31 May [Editorial by Jerzy Haszczynski: "Israel Shoots Against Its Own Interests"] Israel knows how to make enemies, and how to put its allies and friends in an uncomfortable situation,...

Czech intels thwart Chinese, Russian spies' activities - agency.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Czech national public-service news agency CTK Prague, 1 June: The Czech military intelligence service (VZ) registered China's attempts at technological espionage in the Czech Republic's defence industry in 2009,...

China to allow Tibetans to travel in Taiwan in July.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Taiwan News website on 1 June [Article by Taiwan News, staff Writer from the "Business" page: "China To Allow Tibetans To Travel in Taiwan in July: Liberty Times"] The ruling Kuomintang spokesman Su Jun-pin...

Taiwan tycoon starts two-year prison sentence for stock manipulation.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Taiwan News website on 1 June [Article by Taiwan News, staff Writer from the "Politics" page: "Taiwan Tycoon Starts 2-Year Prison Stay for Stock Manipulation"] TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -Tycoon Oung Ta-ming entered...

Taiwan opposition demands human rights clause included in deal with China.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Taiwan News website on 1 June [Article by Taiwan News, staff Writer from the "Politics" page: "Taiwan Should Write Human Rights Clause Into ECFA With China: Scholar"] TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -The opposition...

BBC airing "propaganda" against Iran nuclear swap - paper.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by hardline Iranian daily Jomhuri-ye Eslami website BBC airing "propaganda" against Iran nuclear swap - paper Text of report headlined "For Your Information" published by Iranian newspaper Jomhuri-ye Eslami on 27 May The...

Turkmen president urges young people to fight drug addiction.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned daily Turkmen newspaper Neytralnyy Turkmenistan on 26 May Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, has congratulated secondary school and lyceum leavers, as well as the country's education...

Chinese spokesman calls on Iran to cooperate with IAEA.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Reporters Liao Lei and Wang Huihui: "Foreign Ministry: It is Hoped Iran Will Enhance Cooperation With the International Atomic Energy Agency"] Beijing, 1 Jun...

Pakistan analyst urges US to get out of India-Israel "nexus".
June 1, 2010... Text of article by Asif Haroon Raja headlined "Let US discard Indo-Israeli magic charm" published by Pakistani newspaper Pakistani Observer website on 1 June Pakistan has been time and again deceived by USA to achieve its short-term...

Al-Jazeera reports on suspended transmission of Egypt-based Islamic al-Rahmah TV.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Qatari government-funded, pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 28 May [The "Al-Jazeera at Midday" news programme, moderated by Tawfiq Taha and Lina Zahr-al-Din, in the studio - live] [Zahr-al-Din] Controversy...

New Zealand woman declines immediate deportation from Israel.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by public broadcaster Radio New Zealand International on 1 June [Newsreader] The sister of a New Zealand woman in custody in Israel says she understands her sister is safe and well. Nicola Enchmarch, who works for a...

Kyrgyz interior minister shortens name.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 1 June: The Kyrgyz [acting] interior minister has changed his name in his new passport. Now his name is Bolot Sher (Bolot is his first name and Sher is his...

Northeast China city bans forest hunting for 10 years to protect wildlife.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "NE China City To Ban Forest Hunting for 10 Years To Protect Wildlife"] HARBIN, June 1 (Xinhua) - Hunting and fishing will be banned for 10...

Kandahar, Waziristan operations' fate depends on public support - Pakistan paper.
June 1, 2010... Text of Article by Rahimullah Yusufzai headlined "The looming twin offensives" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 1 June For sometime now, there has been talk about two major offensives in the coming weeks and months against...

Australia latest country to fund Maldives leader's costs during visit.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by Maldives President's Office website on 1 June President Mohamed Nasheed will depart Tuesday evening [1 June] on an historic state visit to Australia. The president is making the visit at the invitation of Australian...

Pakistan inducts aircraft acquired from US.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Karachi, 1 June: The induction ceremony of two modified P3C Orion aircraft acquired from the United States was held at the Pakistan Navy Base Mehran here on Tuesday [1...

Shi'i unity is compatible with national unity - Iraqi VP Abd-al-Mahdi.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 30 May [Text of interview with Adil Abd-al-Mahdi, Iraqi Vice President and Prominent Member of the National Iraqi Alliance led by Ammar al-Hakim, by Ma'ad...

Quotable quotes from Chinese premier's tour in Japan.(Quotation)
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Quotable Quotes From Chinese Premier's Tour in Japan"] BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here on Sunday for a...

Chinese envoy says number of Kyrgyz learning Chinese language on rise.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 May: "There is a boom in learning the Chinese language all over the world, including Kyrgyzstan. Today, there are already over 40 million people who speak...

Yemen parliament postpones summoning government over "misdirected air strike".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website SANAA, June 01 (Saba)- The parliament has postponed summoning the government to discuss the circumstances of the killing of Ma'rib Local Council Secretary General Jabir...

Taiwanese diplomat 'narrowly escapes being taken hostage'.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Emmanuelle Tzeng, Deborah Kuo and Chris Wang] Taipei, June 1 (CNA) - An official with Taiwan's embassy in Guatemala was taken hostage at gunpoint Monday in the...

Egypt reiterates condemnation of "heinous Israeli crime" against Gaza aid convoy.
June 1, 2010... Egypt reiterates its denunciation of "the heinous Israeli raid" on the Gaza aid flotilla, presidential spokesman said on 1 June. Sulayman Awwad told Egyptian Voice of the Arabs radio over phone from French city of Nice, that Egypt "deplores...

China urges Israel to break blockade on Gaza.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Urges Israel To Break Blockade on Gaza"] BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - China on Tuesday urged Israel to remove blockade from Gaza at an...

Armenian, Canadian ministers discuss ties, regional issues.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by private Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 1 June: The Armenian and Canadian foreign ministers, Edvard Nalbandyan and Lawrence Cannon [respectively] met in Ottawa on 31 May. The meeting took place in the framework of the...

Papua New Guinea broadcaster's ex-head denies finances mismanagement.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Papua New Guinea Post-Courier website on 1 June [By Simon Eroro] The former National Broadcasting Corporation managing director Joseph Ealedona yesterday denied the statements in The National newspaper that the state entity...

China stocks down on slowing manufacturing, weak property.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "1st Ld-Writethru: China Stocks Down Tuesday on Slowing Manufacturing, Weak Property"] shares BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - Chinese shares...

Madagascar radio closed, journalists jailed pending trial - RSF.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Paris-based media freedom organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, Reporters Without Borders) on 1 June Reporters Without Borders is disturbed to learn that 10 Radio Fahazavana employees, including six journalists, were...

Russia satisfied with outcome of UN nuclear conference.(Conference news)
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report in English "On the Completion of the Work of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 31 May The Eighth Review Conference of the...

France denies existence of military liaison office in Taiwan - agency.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Chris Wang] Taipei, June 1 (CNA) - France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the existence of a military liaison office in Taiwan in a press briefing Monday after...

Iranian press highlights 1 June 10.
June 1, 2010... The following is a selection of highlights from the Iranian national press on 1 June 10 ABRAR 1. News citing Mehr headlined "Member of Budget and Planning Committee of parliament: Existence of 240 per cent deviation in budget in some cases...

Tajikistan draws up project to build rail link to Afghanistan, Iran.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by state-owned Tajik news agency Khovar website Dushanbe, 1 June: The Tajik Ministry of Transport and Communications has drawn up an investment project to build the Kholkhozobod-Panj-i Poyon railway that will link Tajikistan...

Kyrgyz government lifts curfew in troubled region.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by state-owned Kyrgyz Television 1 on 1 June [Presenter] A curfew has ended in the city of Dzhalal-Abad and in Suzak District [in the same region]. Commandant Baktybek Alymbekov has summed up the work done by power-wielding...

Ghana: Visiting Zimbabwean deputy premier urges economic independence in Africa.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Radio 1 on 1 June [Presenter] The deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe, Prof Arthur Mutambara, has blamed Africa's inability to compete with the developed world in global...

Sadrist spokesman denies Al-Maliki main impediment to Al-Qa'idah success in Iraq.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Higher Media Commission of Martyr Sayyid Al-Sadr's Office on 30 May [Unattributed Article: "Shaykh Salah al-Ubaydi: The Prime Minister's Talk of the Contribution of His Presence in Authority to The Prevention of Sectarian...

Arab foreign ministers to meet in Egypt to discuss Gaza flotilla incident.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website ["Arab Foreign Ministers To Hold Emergency Meeting in Cairo" _ KUNA Headline] CAIRO, June 1 (KUNA) _ The Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting...

Minorities accuse Serbian ruling party of seeking to control ethnic local polls.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Serbian newspaper Danas website on 31 May [Report by Vesela Lalos: "DS Wants Control Over National Councils"] Subotica - The first direct democratic polls for national councils in Serbia are due in a week yet many ethnic...

Russian intelligence officers in Crimea no threat to Ukraine - security chief.(Interview)
June 1, 2010... The head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Valeriy Khoroshkovskyy, has said that the minimum number of agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) will serve with the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea and insisted that they will not be...

Iraqi-Iranian dual national on trial in Australia for migrant smuggling.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Radio Australia, international service of the government-funded ABC, on 1 June, from ABC Radio National's "PM" programme [Presenter Mark Colvin] In Perth, the trial has begun of a man charged with helping to bring more than...

Sudanese Muslim bodies deny meeting visiting Salafist preacher.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by liberal Sudanese newspaper Al-Sahafah on 1 June The meeting between the leader of the Salafi Sarori group, shaykh Muhammad Saror Bin Nayif Zayn-al-Abdin, during his short visit to Khartoum, with Islamic groupings and leaders...

Algerian Echorouk paper calls for release of crew held by Israeli forces.
June 1, 2010... The journalists Kada Benamar and Halim Mammar - who work for Echourouk online - were among the activists on board the "Freedom Flotilla", privately-owned Algerian newspaper Echourouk El Youmi website reported on 1 June. The website added that...

No news of 32 Algerian activists on board Gaza flotilla.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Algerian electronic daily Tout sur l'Algerie website on 1 June About 50 out of the 671 humanitarian activists who were on board the Freedom Flotilla for Gaza were expelled by the Israeli authorities on Tuesday 1 June. The...

Editorial asks south Sudan government to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' seriously.(Editorial)
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Sudanese government newspaper Sudan Vision website on 1 June In a press release issued by the Office for the United Nations Coordination of Human Affairs, the UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs,...

China: FM spokesman on resignation of German president.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Reporters Liao Lei and Wang Yudan: "Foreign Ministry: China is Willing to Maintain Long-Germ and Stable Development of Sino-German Relations"] Beijing, 1 Jun...

Pakistan health committee seeks better security for hospitals.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 1 June: The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Health on Tuesday [1 June] decided to write a letter to the Ministry of Interior to ensure...

Senior Kazakh doctor warns travellers of rising hepatitis cases in Turkey.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned Kazakh news agency Kazinform The chief state sanitary doctor of Kazakhstan, Kenes Ospanov, warns tourists about growth in the hepatitis A sickness rate in Turkey. "According to the World Health...

Kazakh deputy justice minister appointed.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 June: Amirkhan Amanbayev has been appointed deputy justice minister of Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the relevant decree, the...

Tabuk governor praises senior Saudi officers for taking part in army operations.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website [SPA Headline:"Tabuk Governor Receives Commanders of Units Taking Part in Operations"] Tabuk, June 01, 2010, SPA - Prince Fahd Ibn Sultan Ibn Abdulaziz, the...

"stability in Middle East at stake unless Israel is deterred"- Egyptian radio.
June 1, 2010... An Egyptian radio commentary by Ahmad al-Qasir on 1 June tackled Israel's bloody takeover of Gaza-bound "Freedom Flotilla". The radio commentary accused Israel of being an "outlawed" state that "violates all UN charters and resolutions...

South Korea expresses regret over deadly raid on ships heading to Gaza Strip.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) - South Korea expressed regret Tuesday over a deadly raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, calling for a thorough investigation into the...

Singapore urges Security Council to help ease Koreas tension.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Singapore newspaper The Straits Times website on 1 June [Unattributed report: "S'pore urges UN Big 5 to take up issue"] SINGAPORE believes the current situation on the Korean peninsula is 'very dangerous' following the...

Israeli envoy to Serbia says Gaza flotilla was "hostile".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 1 June Belgrade: Israeli Ambassador Arthur Koll says that the UNSC would have to take into account the hostile nature of the organizers of a flotilla...

Uzbekistan keeps delaying Tajik freight trains - rail official.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 1 June: Uzbekistan is continuing to delay about 925 wagons with freight destined for Tajikistan's Khatlon Region, Andrey Tropin, a deputy head of the Tajik...

Pakistan Islamist party condemns Lahore hospital attack.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 1 June: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has condemned terrorist attack at Jinnah Hospital on Monday night [31 May]. JI Ameer [chief] Syed Munawwar Hassan and...

US embassy conducts customs enforcement training for Papua New Guinea.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Papua New Guinea Post-Courier website on 1 June [By Bola Noho] Selected officers from the Royal PNG Constabulary, PNG Customs Services, high commissions, embassies and non government organizations have been inducted last...

Tribes in Papua New Guinea oilfield area agree peace.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by Papua New Guinea newspaper The National website on 1 June [By Jeffrey Elapa] Two warring tribes in Semberigi, near the Gobe oilfields, Southern Highlands Province, have decided to stop tribal fighting and signed a peace...

(Corrected) Kyrgyz government lifts curfew in troubled region.
June 1, 2010... (Reissue of item correcting name in paragraph two. A corrected version follows:) Text of report by state-owned Kyrgyz Television 1 on 1 June [Presenter] A curfew has ended in the city of Dzhalal-Abad and in Suzak District [in the same...

Togo: Some activists defend opposition leader's decision to join government.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Togolese government website republicoftogo.com on 31 May MP Nicodeme Habia, also a UFC [Union of Forces for Change] national youth delegate, and Thomas Nssoukpoe, national chairman of the New Forces, a party allied to the...

Egyptian radio daily commentary on 31 May 10.
June 1, 2010... Default note: Egypt's General Programme Radio daily commentary on 31 May will not be processed for technical reasons. Source: Arab Republic of Egypt Radio, Cairo, in Arabic 1145gmt 31 May 10 BBC Monitoring