N. Korea blocks access to key industrial zone
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SEOUL, April 3, 2013 (AFP) - North Korea blocked South
Korean access to a key joint industrial zone Wednesday, matching its
angry rhetoric with action as Washington condemned Pyongyang's
"dangerous, reckless" behaviour.
Any move on the Seoul-funded Kaesong complex -- established in
2004 and a crucial source of hard currency for North Korea -- carries
enormous significance and will send tensions soaring.
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'Finding Nemo' sequel set for November 2015
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LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2013 (AFP) - A sequel to animated
fish saga "Finding Nemo" is set to splash onto the big screen in North
America in November 2015, Disney Pixar announced Tuesday.
"Finding Dory" will focus on the character brought to life by
the voice of comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres, which swam its way
into the hearts of young and old in the 2003 original animated hit.
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MP Ilham, the new FAM President
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Gemanafushi constituency MP Ilham Ahmed on Saturday
night was elected as president of the Football Association of Maldives
(FAM).
Ilham was elected after a closely fought contest with former president Ali Azim.
During the first round of voting, Ilham received eight votes while Azim secured four votes. The other candidate Abdul Muhusin Hameed contesting for the post received no votes. As no single candidate received the mandatory nine votes to be elected, a second round of votes had to be taken. During the second round, Ilham was elected with nine votes.
"This is a major victory for me," Ilham said after the election.
"This victory was made possible by the confidence and assistance given from the heads of the clubs."
Azim was elected as the first ever president of FAM in 2008. Meanwhile Mohamed Rasheed lost out to Muhusin for the FAM Vice President post by eight votes to two.
During the first round of voting, Ilham received eight votes while Azim secured four votes. The other candidate Abdul Muhusin Hameed contesting for the post received no votes. As no single candidate received the mandatory nine votes to be elected, a second round of votes had to be taken. During the second round, Ilham was elected with nine votes.
"This is a major victory for me," Ilham said after the election.
"This victory was made possible by the confidence and assistance given from the heads of the clubs."
Azim was elected as the first ever president of FAM in 2008. Meanwhile Mohamed Rasheed lost out to Muhusin for the FAM Vice President post by eight votes to two.
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Artur brothers imported some items into Maldives: Ministry
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The infamous Armenian brothers accused of being global
conmen and drug traffickers had secured an import license and brought in
some items into the Maldives, Economic Ministry said Wednesday.
Economic Minister Ahmed Mohamed told Haveeru that the Artur
brothers’ company “Artur Brothers World Connection” was registered in
the Maldives after the Tourism Ministry had granted a foreign investment
permit. Hence under normal practice, the Arturs had been granted the
necessary business permits, he said.
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