Indonesia c.bank says no change to policy this yr

July 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

July 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s inflation is likely to slow down in the fourth quarter of this year, and so the central bank will not change monetary policy in 2010, acting central governor Darmin Nasution said on Friday.

His latest remarks were in line with his previous remarks that inflation may ease in coming months. A central bank statement issued after its monthly rate meeting on Monday, however, said price pressure could pick up later this year. (Reporting by Adriana Nina Kusuma; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

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Pak police kills militant wanted in Iran consulate official’s murder

May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Peshawar, May 12 (ANI): The Peshawar police has killed an alleged militant wanted over terror attacks, including last year’s murder of an official with the Iranian consulate, officials said.

Sources told Daily Times that Amanullah, a resident of Badhber village, was travelling in a car in the Sheikhabad area when police flagged him down but he made a run for it.

Amanullah was asked to surrender for a complete search but he refused to do so, which led to an exchange of fire.

The militant was killed on the spot while two policemen – identified as Tariq and Javed – were wounded during the gun-battle.

However, local police chief Liaquat Ali told a foreign news agency that police, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid on a house in the provincial metropolis where Amanullah had been hiding.

A gun battle broke out and Amanullah was killed, he said, adding that two police officials were wounded in the clash, which lasted for about half an hour. (ANI)

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Sandra Bullock will return to the silver screen

May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 10 (ANI): A representative for Sandra Bullock has confirmed the actress has not said goodbye to acting yet and will return to the silver screen when she is ready.

The Oscar-winner recently revealed that she is planning to take a career break to focus on her adopted son Louis following her split from husband Jesse James.

And Bullock”s representative has insisted that Bullock’s break from Hollywood is not forever.

Bullock hasn”t turned her back on her big screen career – she is just refusing to sign up to any projects while she relocates to a new home, the rep said.

“In order to maintain Sandra Bullock”s privacy, we will not comment on where she plans to live. Although she has no definite projects set at the moment, she has every intention of returning to work,” the Daily Express quoted the rep as saying. (ANI)

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Minister defends Hine inquiry timing

May 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Tasmanian Government has defended its decision to investigate a code of conduct complaint against the Acting Police Commissioner more than five months after the allegations were made.

A retired Federal Court Justice will investigate the complaints made by a retired Commissioner Richard McCreadie.

They relate to the failed prosecution of former Commissioner Jack Johnston and the Premier David Bartlett’s aborted attempt to reinstate Mr McCreadie while the case was dealt with.

Minister Lin Thorp says the permanent position of Police Commissioner can not be be advertised until the complaints are resolved.

“I had intended to start the advertising for the permanent position of Commissioner of Police for Tasmania and, of course, Acting Commissioner Hine deserves procedural fairness,” Ms Thorp said.

“To that end I’ll wait and see what the result of this inquiry into code of conduct charges comes up.”

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Security forces bust rebel hideout in Jammu and Kashmir

May 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Poonch (J-K), May 3 (ANI): Security forces on Sunday busted a rebel hideout in Jammu and Kashmir”s Poonch region and recovered arms and ammunitions.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the army and the police launched a combing operation around the Kalai top area. They recovered arms and ammunition with Pakistani engravings from the hideout.

” This is a huge achievement. It could have been used against the security forces or the civilians, but we have avoided it,” said Satish Kumar, the officer incharge of the Poonch police station. (ANI)

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Uma Thurman ”fighting” to preserve her Hollywood career

April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, April 30 (ANI): Uma Thurman has admitted that she’s struggling to juggle her film career with being a mum.

The ‘Kill Bill’ star, who has two children from her former marriage to Ethan Hawke – daughter Maya, 11, and eight-year-old son Levon, has spoken out about how motherhood has affected her movie-making plans.

Thurman revealed that she almost quit acting to look after her kids – but vowed to keep ‘fighting’ to preserve her Hollywood career.

“I love and adore being a mother. It”s the greatest gift I”ve ever been given. Having children flips the game from being about you to about what you can create in a home and what your responsibilities are,” the Daily Star quoted her as telling Candis magazine.

“I”ve thought about quitting acting, but I love what I do so much – it”s the big conundrum of my life. So I”m fighting to keep my foot in the business, be creative and stimulated, and still take care of my children,” she added. (ANI)

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Leonard Nimoy won’t reprise Spock role in next Star Trek movie

April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, April 21 (ANI): American actor Leonard Nimoy has revealed that he will not be reprising his role as Spock Prime in the next Star Trek movie.

According to IGN, Nimoy, 79, announced his retirement from acting in an interview with the Toronto Sun, after recently wrapping his role on “Fringe”.

“I want to get off the stage. Also, I don’t think it would be fair to Zachary Quinto,” the New York Post quoted Nimoy as saying of his successor in the role of the USS Enterprise’s Vulcan first officer.

“He’s a terrific actor, he looks the part, and it’s time to give him some space. And I’m very flattered the character will continue,” he added.

Nimoy added that his retirement also means he’ll be curtailing his public appearances at conventions and fan events. (ANI)

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Gemma Arterton taking break from acting to marry boyfriend

April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, April 17 (ANI): English actress Gemma Arterton is planning to take a break from acting so that she can marry her boyfriend Stefano.

Arterton is engaged to Italian stuntman who is only known by the name of Stefano, reports The Daily Express.

Stefano popped the question to the 24-year-old actress in the summer of 2009.

Arterton has admitted that they plan to get married in 2010.

“I don”t know what I”m going to do next. I”ve got a few months off – I”m getting married – but now I”m being more selective with what I”m going to do.” Arterton said.

“I always thought I was going to end up an old spinster, with my cats and my fur coats. It just takes you by surprise. It was absolutely instant. I remember going home the night after I met him and writing in my diary, ”I”ve met the man I”m going to marry”. I gave that diary entry to him for his birthday two weeks later. But it didn”t freak him out, because he was thinking the same thing. I just really want to spend the rest of my life with him. He”s an amazing man,” Arterton said during an interview with Instyle magazine. (ANI)

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Forest union expects FEA jobs to stay

April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Unionists are confident there will not be any job losses at the troubled Tasmanian forest company, Forest Enterprises Australia.

The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union met the company’s receivers today to discuss the fate of 120 workers at the Bell Bay sawmill.

The sawmill and other parts of FEA were placed in receivership yesterday.

FEA’s plantations are under the control of administrators.

The Union’s Acting Secretary Martin Clifford says it is business as usual at the sawmill and workers should retain their jobs even if it is sold.

“We understand from what we’ve been told that it is a profitable business but we’ll be sitting down with the receivers in the coming weeks to go through some further paper work and map out a future strategy for the sawmill,” he said.

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Forest union expects FEA jobs to stay

April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Unionists are confident there will not be any job losses at the troubled Tasmanian forest company, Forest Enterprises Australia.

The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union met the company’s receivers today to discuss the fate of 120 workers at the Bell Bay sawmill.

The sawmill and other parts of FEA were placed in receivership yesterday.

FEA’s plantations are under the control of administrators.

The Union’s Acting Secretary Martin Clifford says it is business as usual at the sawmill and workers should retain their jobs even if it is sold.

“We understand from what we’ve been told that it is a profitable business but we’ll be sitting down with the receivers in the coming weeks to go through some further paper work and map out a future strategy for the sawmill,” he said.

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Former ABC acting chairman dies

April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A former acting chairman of the ABC, Earle Hackett, has died aged 88.

Dr Hackett’s career began as a pathologist. He set up the first blood bank in Ireland, where he was born.

His family moved to Adelaide in 1958.

Dr Hackett was appointed to the then-Australian Broadcasting Commission by Gough Whitlam’s government in 1973 and became acting chairman in 1975.

He was also a writer and broadcaster and spent time as the chairman of the Art Gallery of South Australia.

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Polish cbank acting chief urges speedy naming of new governor

April 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

WARSAW, April 14 (Reuters) – Poland should name the new head of its central bank without unnecessary delays, the bank’s acting governor, Piotr Wiesiolek, was quoted on Wednesday as saying.

“The current state of the economy and the central bank’s forecasts of its growth, as well as the observed trend of inflation, signal there is no need — in my view — for a rate reaction of the MPC in the nearest time,” Wiesiolek also told Rzeczpospolita daily in an interview. (Writing by Gabriela Baczynska)

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Police take credit for lower road toll

April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A police Superintendent says the hard work of police has led to a reduction in road fatalities across Gippsland.

Transport Accident Commission figures show the Morwell region had a 6 per cent reduction in road fatalities in the 12 months until March this year compared to the same time last year.

The Bairnsdale region had a 25 per cent reduction in road fatalities.

The Acting Superintendent for division three, Tess Walsh, says it has been a successful road policing strategy.

“Any reduction in fatalities is wonderful news and testament to the work of a combination of both the traffic management unit and the general duties police,” she said.

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Police take credit for lower road toll

April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A police Superintendent says the hard work of police has led to a reduction in road fatalities across Gippsland.

Transport Accident Commission figures show the Morwell region had a 6 per cent reduction in road fatalities in the 12 months until March this year compared to the same time last year.

The Bairnsdale region had a 25 per cent reduction in road fatalities.

The Acting Superintendent for division three, Tess Walsh, says it has been a successful road policing strategy.

“Any reduction in fatalities is wonderful news and testament to the work of a combination of both the traffic management unit and the general duties police,” she said.

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Council CEO extends leave

April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Mayor of Palm Island, off Townsville in north Queensland, says it could be several months before the council’s chief executive returns from medical leave.

Chief executive Barry Moyle left his position and the island late last year after receiving a letter containing a bullet.

Mayor Alf Lacey says Mr Moyle has requested again to extend his leave, which will be reassessed monthly.

“We’ve currently got our acting CEO in that position … and that person will continue to carry on the duties as the CEO and do the normal day-to-day business for the council,” he said.

“At the moment him and the senior management team at the council have been doing very well and continuing to keep the machinery of council going pretty good.”

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Billie Piper takes break from acting for motherhood

March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, March 30(ANI): English actress Billie Piper has decided to take a break from acting to focus on being a better mother.

The Secret Diary of a Call Girl star wants to spend more time with her 17-month-old son Winston.

“I’m going to take a healthy break. I’m very happy with my lot,” the Daily Star quoted her as telling new! magazine.

Piper is married to ‘Lewis’ star Laurence Fox, 31. (ANI)

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Ex-cop backs calls to support injured officers

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

An independent Upper House member wants Tasmania Police to provide more roles for officers injured at work.

The Police Union says officers who are injured or traumatised at work are not being allowed to continue in desk jobs.

The Acting Police Commissioner Darren Hine says those who can not return to front line policing are supported and found other work.

But Windermere MLC and former policeman, Ivan Dean, says that is not what he has been hearing from some officers.

“I thought that these police officers were being accommodated but it certainly obviously isn’t happening on what I’m now hearing and that is certainly extremely upsetting,” he said.

“No wonder police officers simply have that attitude and that feeling that they’re not being supported.”

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Emma Thompson walks the blue carpet at Nanny McPhee premiere with pig!

March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Mar 25 (ANI): British actress Emma Thompson was spotted walking down the blue carpet at the world premiere of ‘Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang’ leading a pig.

Thompson, 50, had written and starred in the movie, which sees the magical nanny come to the aid of a mother struggling to run a farm and look after her children while her husband is at war.

Among the cast who attended the screening of the sequel in London’s Leicester Square, were comedian Bill Bailey and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who praised Thompson for her acting.

“I’m her biggest fan and I know I’m not alone in thinking she is a brilliant genius. I would like to work with her on everything,” the Telegraph quoted her as saying. (ANI)

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Judy Moran acted oddly at murder scene: witness

March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Melbourne Magistrates Court has heard Judy Moran was acting unnaturally and oddly when she arrived at the scene of her brother-in-law’s murder.

Judy Moran is one of four people accused of the murder of Des Moran, who was shot dead in an Ascot Vale cafe last year.

The witness told the committal hearing that Judy Moran arrived at the murder scene within 15 minutes.

She told the court that after Judy Moran arrived, another woman commented that it was funny how quickly word spread about the murder.

The woman also told the court Judy Moran did not try to go near the cafe where her brother-in-law was shot.

“I couldn’t work out why she was walking around near the police and not going to the Ascot Vale Deli,” she said.

She thought Judy Moran was acting oddly when she ran over to police as they cordoned the area.

“She bent over, put her head down and seemed to be crying and carrying on, stamping her feet.”

Three others have been charged with the murder including Suzanne Kane, 46, Geoff Armour, 44, and Michael Farrugia, 45.

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Rachel Weisz vows to return to London stage every year

March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, March 22 (ANI): After winning the Laurence Olivier Award for best actress, Rachel Weisz has promised to do a stage show in London every year.

The actress had landed the prize for her performance in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.

“I”m greedy – I”d like to do film and theatre. It was eight years since I”d last been on stage and it was just too long a gap,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

She added: “I hope to do a play every couple of years – actually no: maybe every year. It”s the greatest feeling in the world being on stage and doing a live performance. It”s very wild and risky.”

Weisz started acting in a student theatre group while studying at Cambridge University. (ANI)

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