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• Bangladesh to have ombudsman for good governance

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh will have an ombudsman to oversee the working of the government and autonomous bodies so as to establish good governance.President Zillur Rahman will appoint the ombudsman on the basis of a recommendation by parliament next month, Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed said Tuesday.The ombudsman can ...
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• Table HIV-AIDS bill in this session only, demand victims, experts (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Three years after a bill to protect the rights of people living with HIV-AIDS was drafted and cleared by the health ministry, it is yet to be introduced in parliament. A group of experts and victims Monday demanded that the bill be presented in the current winter session.“It is extremely ...
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• Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...
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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
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• Refund.ie – A service that I’d stay well clear of

  
  ValueIreland.com — Authority: 421
  Both the Irish Examiner and the Irish Independent ( three times ) have blindly (and misguidedly in my opinion) given coverage recently to a new service called Refund.ie. Crazily, when the Irish Examiner gave the website publicity, they hadn’t even properly published the website – it was full of dummy text ...
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• When will CBC start reporting news on PEI

  
  NJN Network — Authority: 148
  CBC station manager Henk van Leeuwen unconcerned about corruption Hiding PNP stories could be corruption or laziness CBC management in Charlottetown has made an explicit decision to minimize reporting on the Provincial Nominee Program. They have done the research. They have the facts. Yet they refuse to run the ...
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• Dell’s ‘Mr. A’ is a key figure in Intel defense

  
  Seo, Make Money Online and Technology — Authority: 146
  This came from cnet news An unnamed high-ranking Dell executive is cited liberally in the European Union ombudsman’s review of the decision to fine Intel on antitrust charges. Go to Source
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• Your Thursday Links

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 473
  The stuff is hitting the fan work wise so I’m doing these links now while I can. I may not be able to do the megalinks on Friday. Keep your Twitter and RSS feeds updated. USA Today’s Michael McCarthy writes about the NFL trying to crack down on extended tailgating in hopes of curbing drunkenness. Sean Leahy in ...
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• FOI and two Ombudsman

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 132
  Annual reports released recently by the Commonwealth and South Australian Ombudsman both include information about Freedom of Information matters. Review of FOI complaints is part of a broad range of Ombudsman responsibilities. However as the reports reveal, FOI looms larger in the workload in SA. The ...
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• Philippine Agri Chief, Officials Charged With Rigging $9.7 Million Ice Machine Bids

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 506
  Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Manila, Philippines (AHN) - A businessman filed graft charges against the head and 13 officials of the agriculture department Wednesday for allegedly rigging the bidding for a $9.7 million (456 million pesos) refrigeration equipment.
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• EU ombudsman rebukes EU over errors in Intel case (Reuters)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  Reuters – The European Ombudsman rebuked European Union regulators on Wednesday for procedural errors in their antitrust probe of Intel but the censure will not affect a 1.06 billion euro ($1.58 billion) fine against the U.S. chipmaker. More here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">EU ombudsman rebukes EU over ...
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• Hacienda Luisita massacre remembered

  
  PinoyBusiness.ORG - Home — Authority: 139
  A protest caravan from Quezon City to Tarlac was held last Monday by militant groups to commemorate the 5th year anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre. Vehicles of the protesters, who number almost a hundred, assembled at the Quezon City Memorial Circle Monday morning and went to the Central Azucarera de Tarlac ...
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• Marginal seat impacts not a matter for public service advice

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 132
  I have no idea about the merits or otherwise of a $450 million NSW Government investment in the Tillega dam in the Hunter Valley, now subject to a Legislative Council inquiry. But the Sydney Morning Herald report of disclosure of documents including a draft briefing note to the Minister from the principal policy ...
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• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
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• Senate report: Arroyo, husband liable for $330-M broadband scam

  
  Pinoy News and Blogosphere Buzz — Authority: 138
  MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband are liable for their alleged involvement in the scandal-marred $330 million national broadband project which the government has awarded to a Chinese firm    
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• Melbourne food business cops $54,000 fine for underpayments

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 485
  The operators of a Melbourne food company have been fined a total of $54,000 for underpaying a delivery truck driver more than $32,000.The penalties are the result of a prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.Magistrate Franz Holzer imposed a fine of $37,000 against Olara Pty Ltd ...
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• Access to justice or abuse of legal aid?

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 432
  Killer cop seeks funds for appeal Peter Edwards writes: A Toronto police officer who ran up a $1.2-million legal aid bill while on trial for his mistress’s murder is now seeking taxpayer funding to appeal his conviction.
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• Audience and the media: a shaky marriage

  
  MediaFile — Authority: 603
  How can mainstream news organizations retain (or regain) their audience’s trust in skeptical world where almost anyone with an Internet connection can be a publisher? That’s the topic a panel of industry experts will address tonight at the Thomson Reuters heaquarters in Times Square. We’ll be live blogging the ...
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• Turning Whistleblowers Into Fall Guys; GMA Impeachment Hopeless (Retitled, Updated)

  
  At Midfield — Authority: 131
  Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (and long-known presidential wannabee) must be feeling upbeat the morning. This after his quite belated release of the panel’s findings on the $329-M deal to set up a national broadband communication network (NBN-ZTE) that has become emblematic of ...
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• Turning Whistleblowers Into Fall Guys: Will The Senate Report Lead To GMA’s Impeachment???

  
  At Midfield — Authority: 131
  Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (and long-known presidential wannabee) must be feeling upbeat the morning. This after his quite belated release of the panel’s findings on the $329-M deal to set up a national broadband communication network (NBN-ZTE) that has become emblematic of ...
  2 weeks ago

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