(August 19, 2006) Having been deprived of running water for two months, 2,100 residents in Gaochun county in Jiangsu have been forced to get their supplies from a river ridden with the parasitic worm that can cause liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder diseases.
Kenyans want war on graft
(August 18, 2006) A new report by Kenya’s National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee claims that Kenyans rate corruption as the country’s Number One issue and want President Kibaki to lead the way in the fight against graft – an issue citizens consider even more grave than poverty, unemployment and famine.
Fight against graft a top priority for most Kenyans
(August 17, 2006) An overwhelming 96 percent of Kenyans believe that corruption is the most important issue that the country needs to deal with, a new report by a government agency shows.
Forget promises, slay graft dragon
(August 17, 2006) If presidential exclamations and Cabinet pledges could exorcise the ghost of corruption, Kenya would be a paragon of good governance.
Kenya: Lead war on corruption, Kenyans tell Kibaki
(August 17, 2006) Kenyans have asked President Kibaki to lead the war against corruption from the front, a new survey shows.
Yunnan’s Baoshan power grid plans to supply electricity to Myanmar
(August 17, 2006) The Baoshan branch of the Yunnan Power Grid Company plans to build a power transmission ‘highway’ from Tengchong county in southwest China’s Yunnan province to Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in Burma.
Three Gorges navigation woes set to worsen
(August 14, 2006) The delays that have plagued boats trying to get around the Three Gorges dam are set to worsen soon when one-half of the two-way shiplock is taken out of service for more than nine months.
Yangtze River suffers rare drought in flood season
(August 14, 2006) The Yangtze is in the grip of a rare drought, with water in many sections of the river at historically low levels. Navigation authorities have reinforced patrols along the waterway, warning vessels against running aground.
Drought alert for parched Sichuan
(August 14, 2006) Lack of rain and heatwave making safe drinking water scarce.
Businesses to confront resources price hikes
(August 14, 2006) A top National Development and Reform Commission official says liberalizing the price of raw materials and energy will increase costs in the long run, but the government is determined to make prices more dependent on market forces.
Chinese government to subsidize 22 mln reservoir immigrants
China will raise electric power rates to compensate 22 million people who have been relocated to make way for dams and reservoirs. They will be paid 600 yuan (US$75) a year for 20 years in the hope of improving their living conditions, Xinhua reports.
Cancellation of USD120 billion of Iraq’s debt by end of next year
(August 13, 2006) Up to $US120 billion of Iraq’s total debt is expected to be cancelled by the end of next year, the Iraqi central bank governor Dr. Snan Al-Shabibi announced last month.
Trial dismissal rejected for Pinochet
(August 11, 2006) The judge investigating the origin of the personal fortune of Augusto Pinochet rejected a request for dismissal by his defense lawyers because of his state of health and impaired ability to speak, judicial sources said here Friday.
Eyewitness on the Salween
(August 9, 2006) ‘At both Maji and Songta there is much activity. Generators rumble, power tools blast into the riverbanks. Trucks full of workers and engineers are everywhere. According to some reports there have been no environmental impact surveys.’
China: Tibetan water plans raise concerns
(August 9, 2006) China’s gigantic water bureaucracy constantly needs to find new work to do and is now turning its attention to Tibet, says a Tibetan expert on natural resources.
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