16.07.2000

OBN News Review, 16 July 2000

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Headlines

  • 9 people died in a bomb explosion in Pakistan
  • Progress has been made in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Camp David
  • The RS PTT employees have been on strike for 13 days
  • Theme of TV INFO: Why did Jadranko Prlic lose his influence in HDZ?

World

9 people died in a bomb explosion in a train in Pakistan.

5 people died, and 20 were wounded in a collision of two ferries between Spain and Morocco. A thick fog caused the accident.

Martin Cartena, a member of the City Council was killed in Madrid.

North and South Korea exchanged lists of 200 persons, within the first programme for connecting families in 50 years.

Rebels in the Philippines announced their final terms for release of hostages.

The UN ended evacuation of 200 soldiers from Sierra Leone. Mladen Maric produced the piece on world events.

Sarajevo

The B&H Foreign Minister, Jadranko Prlic lost his position in the HDZ.

In his address yesterday, Prlic criticised the party and its policy towards the international community, neighbouring countries and other parties. Party leaders decided that Mr. Prlic cannot perform duties of the Deputy Chairman any longer. Mr. Prlic said that he would decide soon whether he will stay a member of the HDZ. Sanjin Beciragic produced the report.

Banja Luka

Employees of the RS Post Office have been on strike for 13 days. The RS Government has not fulfilled any of their requests so far. Therefore, the strike will continue. The RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik feels that the strike is unjustified and against the law. He announced notices for organisers of the strike, Suzana Vukcevic confirmed from Banja Luka.

Bijeljina

The kindergarten “Nasa Djeca” from Bijeljina stopped working for a day, in order to attract public attention to problems in their work. Slobodanka Radojkovic produced the report.

Sarajevo

The B&H KM became the strongest currency in the area of former Yugoslavia. The B&H Central Bank controls the currency policy in the country. “The average inflation rate is close to zero in the Federation of B&H.

In comparison to the past, it is much smaller”, said the Governor of the B&H Central Bank, Peter Nicholl. Reported by Vedran Persic.

Banja Luka

B&H has 13 border crossings and more than 400 illegal ones. Nedeljka Breberina produced a report on a border crossing between B&H and Croatia

in towns of Srbac and Davor. The authorities issued a decision on its opening 3 years ago, but it has not been implemented yet.

Sarajevo

23 students from B&H will go to the USA within 3 different exchange programmes. 40 universities around the USA are included in this programme. Reported by Zeljka Lekic.

Sarajevo

Sevko Bajic produced a piece on the Mass that was organised in the Sarajevo Cathedral for the cameraman of the Associated Press, Miguel Hil Moreno de Mora, who died in Sierra Leone.

Sport

Reports on international basketball, boxing and rally, as well as Formula

I competition were presented.