Consultants of James Hon Marketing and Management are inviting students to attend its 18th anniversary February 2 at their “Study in UK” event at The Rizqun Hotel. To commemorate the event, and to usher in the company’s fourth “Study in UK” exhibition, James Hon will be giving away prizes worth up to $2,000. “I am .
BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (NNN-KUNA) — The European Union strongly condemns the executions of two Iranians on Thursday and expresses its profound concern at the death sentences imposed on persons tried in these mass trials, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement here Friday night.
The Iranian authorities announced the execution of two people, Mohammed Reza Alizamani and Arash Rahmani, whom they described as “members of the monarchist opposition, noted Ashton.
Both men were sentenced to death in mass trials that followed the presidential election on June 12, 2009.
Ashton called on the Iranian authorities to suspend the sentences passed and to declare a moratorium on all forms of capital punishment. — NNN-KUNA
Brunei could again see another building boom soon as banks may loosen their purse strings and make property loans easier to get in the wake of the current credit card squeeze. Brunei last saw its property bubble burst 10 years ago when the giant conglomerate Amedeo bit the dust bringing down with it a business .
FOR love of the arts, International School Brunei (ISB) yesterday raised the curtains to the first of its three performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘The King and I’ at the Empire Theatre. Involving a broad spectrum of participation from across the school, Executive Principal David Taylor applauded the various teams involved in the preparations over .
PARIS, Jan 30 (NNN-KUNA) — French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met here Friday evening with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss a host of international issues, including Iran, Syria, the Middle East peace process and Haiti, among others.
In comments to the press at a joint conference, after the meeting, Kouchner followed in the tracks of Clinton earlier in the day in taking a firmer tone with Iran and using freely the rhetoric of sanctions.
Clinton, speaking at the military academy, had warned Iran earlier that the international community was “moving from the engagement path to the path of pressure and sanctions.”
Kouchner said that the United States and France had “an extremely precise agreement on what conduct to have after all the efforts we have made to dialogue with the Iranians and the work on the sanctions.”
He expressed evident frustration that is also being reflected by many members of the P5 1 group which is seeking to convince Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program.
“I think within the 5 1 we have done everything possible,” the French Foreign Minister said.
He said that all the group members have “a common position” and “are working on sanctions both in New York and here in Europe that we will present to the Security Council.”
While there have been reports of divergences over sanctions among some Security Council veto-carrying members like Russia and China, Kouchner said that things had moved on.
“We are extremely satisfied with the position of our Russian friends and we are working with our Chinese friends so that this can be achieved,” he said of a new resolution.
Russia has toughened its position on Iran and has criticized Irans refusal to dialogue with the six major nations. Last week Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed “regret” at the Iranian position and failure to negotiate.
“We have already had three resolutions from the Security Council containing sanctions and we are not despairing about having a fourth,” Kouchner said, although he did not give a timetable for a new text.
The two officials also discussed the Middle East and share “hope for the perspective of a resumption of dialogue” between Israelis and Palestinians.
Clinton said that there was an engagement for two states which would “give Israel the security it deserves as a democracy” and give the Palestinians “the State they deserve and which offers the possibility of peace and prosperity.”
She acknowledged the “difficulties” in the peace process but pointed out that this was a path approved and agreed by both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Clinton said that the approach now is “not only to redouble our efforts but try to make everyone understand that this is the answer.” She said this must be the path that is to be pursued and the US and France had broad and profound discussions on this.
“We are very close to our American friends (on this),” Kouchner said.
He also indicated that Clinton and he had taken a “particular moment” to discuss Frances relations with Syria, which have been rapidly improving over the past 18 months.
Syria is still broadly isolated by the United States, which has put the country under virtual embargo through the Congressional Syria Act. But France has been seeking to broaden political and economic ties and may also want the US to reconsider certain policies that prevent French industry from working with Syria, notably if materials contain US components.
The two officials also discussed Afghanistan and Clinton expressed admiration and appreciation for Frances support and its military and civilian efforts in that country.
These “commitments are of great value,” Clinton said, citing the military engagement, police and other training, and the construction of a hospital in the country.
“France is totally involved and we appreciate these commitments,” the US official said.
Asked if France needed to increase its force in Afghanistan, where 3,700 troops are serving in and around the country, Kouchner said that there were enough resources to do the job and “we do not have to increase our combat troops.” — NNN-KUNA
MUNICIPAL officers from Kuala Belait/Seria yesterday traded their day-off to spruce up the surrounding of the Tudong Saji Food Complex as part of their ‘big push’ towards maintaining the cleanliness of municipality areas in the district. Seeing that the food complex area along Jalan Setia Di-Raja Kuala Belait is plagued by litter problems, 100 gloved .
STUDENTS of Sekolah Perdagangan will step into the world of business come February 3, as they get involved in ‘Business For A Day,’ a project lined-up for its Business and Finance Year I pupils. This project is part of an assessment by the Enterprise Planning Unit of the school, where students are taught entrepreneurial knowledge-based .
CUSCO, Jan 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian President Alan Garcia says the government guarantees the restoration of the railway that links Cusco with Machu Picchu, Peru’s Incan heritage site and assured that Peru has the technical and human conditions to face the effects of the rains and overflows suffered in the last few days.
?The government will guarantee whatever is necessary to restore the railway and the electric communications that have been damaged in many places,? he explained.
He highlighted the security and efficiency with which they rescued 4,000 people from Macchu Picchu, and congratulate all those who collaborated in this work.
“We still have work to do, I?m sure the rains will stop and we will make our best to give back calmness to the people from Cusco and people that see Machu Picchu as a tourist destination,? he mentioned.
Likewise, he mentioned that he has received calls from many countries around the world for the quick and safe evacuation of tourists trapped in machu Picchu by the floods.
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A BRIEFING for parents and branch teachers for kindergarten 1, 2 and 3 of Tanjong Bunut and Kiulap was held at the Nusa Laila Puteri School in Jangsak yesterday morning. Ustaz Achmad Muchlison led the mass recitation of surah al-fatihah. Dr Hajah Sharifah Noor bin Syed Ibrahim talked on many school and Ministry of Education .
UNDER the organisation of the Secondary Student Council all members of the ISB Community held a ‘wear red’ fundraiser for the victims of the Haiti earthquake last week. Assisted by donations from the school’s eco-council and the PTA the school raised close to five thousand dollars. This money is being sent to an organisation based .
