On June 13, the general strike that began a week earlier forced the
Nigerian federal government to all but reverse fuel price increases it
had announced earlier. On June 1, the government of President Olusegun
Obasanjo had announced a surprise
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UNITED STATES: Left internet site censored
Since 1993, the Burn! internet site has been an important source
of solidarity for militant liberation movements. Burn! hosts the
web sites of groups in the front line of struggles in Chiapas
Green Left Weekly and the GST
With the introduction of the GST on July 1, we will be forced to increase
the price of Green Left Weekly. This will be the first price increase
for GLW since August 1995.
Through the GST, the government
Western Mining present eviction notice to Arabunna
BY JOHN NEBAUER
ADELAIDE â Western Mining Corporation has handed an eviction notice
to Arabunna traditional landowners camped near Lake Eyre in protest at
the company's uranium mining
HANOVER, Germany â Scientists have found evidence that genes used to
modify crops can jump the species barrier and cause bacteria and even fungi
to mutate.
One aim of Expo 2000 in Hanover last month was to popularise GM (genetic
Forum: Sri Lanka bans 'talk of peace'
BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS
CANBERRA â Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has banned
talk of peace and for the first time in Sri Lankan history if you criticise
the president, laws are used
LAHORE â The leader of Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) and Labour Unity
Rawalpindi, Bashir Botter, who was arrested on May 26, has been released
on bail. However, the charges against him â organising illegal strikes
and demonstrations,
DILI â This city has been rocked by snap public transport stoppages
since June 2 in response to a rise in the price of fuel. Small minibuses,
mikrolets, that provide cheap public transport around Dili, and private
taxis have all taken part,
And pigs might fly
It was crisis day in the parliament
The house was hushed and still.
A member rose with a question
Are we doomed to go downhill?
I am confident of an upturn,
The PM made reply.
If workers pay is held at bay,
Defying warnings from Jakarta, the week-long Papuan People's Congress
ended on June 4 with a declaration that West Papua was no longer part of
the Republic of Indonesia. The congress was extended for a day because
of debates over the wording of
New DSP branch warms up for Olympic protests
BY DANIEL JARDINE
SYDNEY â Given mainstream media hype seeking to convince Sydneysiders
that the Olympics would be a golden time for everyone, a forum on Why
the Olympics won't benefit
Tax staff reject pay offer
BY CHRIS SLEE
Australian Tax Office staff have narrowly rejected a new agency agreement
proposed by management. Their union described the offer as inadequate and
paltry.
ATO management offered a pay rise
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