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Malaysia
More serious allegations were lodged of voter rolls being inflated by illegally registered "phantom" voters, who reportedly included voters from other districts brought in to vote in tightly contested districts, non-registered voters using fictitious names or the names of dead voters still listed on the voter rolls, and non-citizens illegally registered to vote. The opposition claimed that 70,000 phantom voters in Terengganu were used to swing the vote in favor of the ruling coalition. Opposition parties also complained about their inability to monitor postal votes (absentee ballots) cast by police and military personnel. The Government, citing security concerns, did not allow party agents to monitor postal vote boxes on military and police installations. ... [Read More]
Events and Activites, International Education Week 2001
In celebration of IEW, Mozambique is holding a nation-wide contest for students and teachers of English with the following question as the theme: "How can knowledge about other languages and cultures promote mutual respect and tolerance?" Students are encouraged to submit an essay or drawing in response to the question; teachers are asked to submit a teaching activity. The contest is being promoted through each of the ten Provincial Resource Centers. In addition, each Resource Center can compete by completing a giant crossword puzzle made exclusively for the contest with the theme "Education in the US and Mozambique." Former Mozambican (and American) Fulbright and Humphrey recipients have also contributed essays for display at the Resource Centers about their exchange experience. Support for the week has come from through a grant from the U.S. Department of State' ... [Read More]
Background Note: European Community (EC)
Title: Background Note: European Community (EC)PASource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDescription: Historical, Political and Economic Overviews of the Countries of the WorldDate: Jan, 15 19931/15/93Category: Country DataRegion: EuropeCountry: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, PortugalSubject: EC, Travel, History, ... [Read More]
Freedom Paper No. 2: Teaching Democracy
The U.S. Department of Education and the Center for CivicEducation co-sponsor a similar democracy education contest, butthis one involves competition among school classes, notindividuals. Its focus is limited to the U.S. Constitution andBill of Rights. Classes participating in this "We the People..."competition study specially prepared units on the history andprinciples of the Constitution, and then compete as teams at thedistrict, regional, state, and national levels. ... [Read More]
International Education Week Events and Activities
Drury University (Springfield, Missouri, USA) - Events include official opening, mini language lessons in Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Swahili, a study abroad information session, and a Fall World's Fair. During the week, international films will be shown,a Study Abroad photography contest will be held, and a map showing where Drury faculty and students have studied or worked abroad, and the various languages spoken on campus. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
English language programs share time with broadcasts in Malaysian, Chinese, and Tamil on both radio and TV in Malaysia. Voice of America and BBC can be received via short-wave radio, as can Radio Singapore and Radio Australia. There are four TV channels; two government and two privately owned. In addition to local productions, Tamil movies, and Chinese movies and soap operas, the stations show a variety of American, British and Australian programs. Two private satellite services are Mega TV, with five channels, and ASTRO, with 30 channels. These can provide CNN, HBO, ESPN, the Discovery Channel, the Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. For these services in a private residence, a dish must be purchased and mounted at the house and a receiver box with card installed (about $200), and a monthly subscriber fee is charged. Apartment dwellers are sometimes spared the cost of a satellite dish if provided by their apartment complex. ... [Read More]
IEW Events > United States
The International Programs Office is sponsoring a Study Abroad Photo Contest The winners of the photo contest will be announced during the week, and over 75 pictures taken by Trinity students around the world last semester will be displayed at the Chapman Center. Stop by and marvel at the sights captured by Trinity students. Meanwhile, the university's International Club will visit a local home for abused and neglected children to share international games and skits centered around the book "Flat Stanley." The children will also have a Flat Stanley coloring contest to win fun prizes. ... [Read More]
Southeast Asia
Domestic Programs/Demand Reduction. The GVN views demand reduction as a key component of the fight against drugs. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) carries out awareness activities in schools. Counternarcotics material is available in all schools, and MOET sponsors workshops and campaigns at all school levels. In November, NCADP announced that authorities had received over 25 million entries for a nationwide contest on “knowing the drug law.” Visiting U.S. embassy officers are told by local citizens that they are aware of drug issues through media campaigns and also of the connection between intravenous drug use and HIV/AIDS. They have also observed counternarcotics billboards in virtually every town visited. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Macau Policy Act Report Finds China Keeping Autonomy Pledge
Security of tenure: Expatriate judges are appointed on contract. Local judges are appointed for life. Judges cannot be transferred, suspended, retired, or dismissed unless they are convicted of a crime or serious infringement of duty. In such cases, disciplinary procedures are filed and conducted by a Council of Magistrates and judges have the right to contest the findings. ... Adequate remuneration: Judges receive monthly salaries ranging from U.S. $13,000 (104,000 Patacas) for the President of the Court of Final Appeal to U.S. $5,700 (45,500 patacas) for judges of the Primary Court in service for less than three years. By comparison, senior civil servants earn approximately U.S. $5,750 (46,000 Patacas) per month. ... [Read More]
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