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MCA Warring Factions Should Have Worked Together, Says CC Member
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 -- MCA's warring factions should have worked together in unison, quietly ironing out differences and agreeing to the approaches towards fresh elections without compromising or breaching the sanctity and supremacy of the party constitution, says MCA Central Committee member Datuk Ti Lian Ker.
Chad and Sudan discuss security issues
The Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir discussed today with the visiting Chadian foreign minister security issues related to the rebel activities in the border areas.
Latest Travel Warnings in lateA 2009
State Department Travel Warning site and noticed several new travel alerts that have been issued with minimal fanfare or news coverage.
CHAD: NGOs scale back as security deteriorates
N'DJAMENA, 21 December 2009 - As the security situation continues to deteriorate in eastern Chad, some NGOs are scaling back and cutting services due to the risk of kidnapping.
Chadian rebels accused of intimidating civilians in North Darfur
Chadian rebels are accused of looting livestock and intimidating civilians in North Darfur state after being deployed by the Sudanese government in one of the state locations.
By Patrick Fort Ndjamena - Under-manned, ill-equipped and rarely seen on the streets: critics say the UN force in Chad and Central African Republic is failing in its duty to protect aid workers and refugees in the troubled region.
Ex-Gitmo detainee struggles to build life in Chad
A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents' native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this year.
Former Guantanamo detainee, raised in Saudi Arabia, struggles to build new life in Chad
A former detainee who spent his teenage years at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday he is struggling to build a life in his parents' native Chad, a central African nation he had never seen before his release from the U.S. military prison earlier this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh polls may not take place in MCA as many central committee members are reluctant to quit.
Disgraced major held for killing girl
In a sensational turn of events, Nepal's military police yesterday arrested an army major expelled last week by the UN for the tortured death of a schoolgirl.
Kidnappers threaten to kill French aid workers if Paris refuses to negotiate
An armed group from the restive region of Darfur said today they would give France one week adding they will kill one of the three French aid workers if Paris did not agree to negotiate with them.
Chad: A Failure but the Oil Keeps Flowing
Over a year after the World Bank formally withdrew from the social welfare portion of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project , acknowledging that the goals were not going to be met,[1] the number and diversity of new analyses make now a good time to revisit the CCPDP and the lessons brought on by this 'pioneering and collaborative ...
Chad / Judge orders automatic seizure of all of newspaper's issues
A court in N'Djamena today ordered the automatic seizure of all issues published by the privately-owned weekly La Voix.
Re-assessing the aid footprint in Chad
"There is the perception that humanitarian organizations have driven up the cost of living [in the town] - " water, electricity, housing," said the group's director, FranA ois GrA1 4newald.
Holidays on Earth Today: November 28, 2009
Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture.
Oil revenues prolong abusive rule of Chad's President
Title: Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline - Who's watching? Author: Brendan Schwartz and Valery Nodem Category: Resource Extraction Date: 12/2/2009 Source: AlterNet Source Website: www.alternet.org African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources for their exclusive interest, eliminating all forms of ...
Holidays on Earth Today: December 1, 2009
Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture.
Without democratic reforms in Chad, peace is impossible in Darfur.
OURE CASSONI, Chada 'Oure Cassoni refugee camp in northeast Chad is about as close to the end of the world as it gets.
PETALING JAYA: The MCA crisis is not only making headlines in Malaysia, it has also become a hot news item in Taiwan.
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Tee Keat Has No Qualms About MCA Holding Fresh Polls, Says Ti
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has no qualms about having fresh party polls in March if MCA's electoral system involving divisional delegates is ready, said the party's non-governmental liason bureau chairman, Datuk Ti Lian Ker.
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