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Uganda denies leasing farmland to Bangladesh

By Fri, Jun 03, 2011 11:48PM UTC View Comments

Striking a massive blow to Bangladesh Africa Business Organization (BABO)’s attempts at pressing the Bangladesh government to amend it’s monetary policy so that they can invest in Uganda, The Daily Monitor from Uganda reported on June 3 that the Uganda government has denied leasing any farmlands to Bangladesh. It quoted Okasai Opolot, the commissioner for crop...

Philippines: SIM card listing as anti-crime tool, too good to be true

By Wed, Jan 26, 2011 1:48PM UTC View Comments Philippines: SIM card listing as anti-crime tool, too good to be true

Defeated senatorial candidate Ruffy Biazon has again proposed the registration of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) cards in the Philippines, in an apparent response to their use as triggers in improvised explosive devices which police suspect to have been behind the Jan. 25, 2011 bus explosion in Makati City. At the onset, it is important to...

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