Headlines
- A car of the RS Government Deputy President was destroyed in an explosion
- The SPO leader, Vuk Draskovic was wounded in an attempt of murder in Budva
- Will the strike of “Frutex” employees solve problems in ownership relations within this company?
- The conference “Media and Politics” started in Sarajevo today
Banja Luka
A car of the RS Government Deputy President, Nenad Suzic was destroyed in an explosion. Someone put a bomb under the car in the attempt of murder of Mr. Suzic. From now on, Mr. Suzic will be under the police protection. Reported by Igor Pozgaj.
Banja Luka
The police in Banja Luka arrested 5 people for possible participation in the attempt of murder of Zeljko Kopanja, the editor of “Nezavisne novine” last year. “It is still not clear whether these persons were directly involved, or they only sent the threatening letter to Kopanja before the accident”, said Alun Roberts, the UN Spokesman. The report was produced by Igor Pozgaj.
Budva
The SPO leader, Vuk Draskovic was wounded in an attempt of murder in Budva. The Montenegrin police arrested several suspects. Mr. Draskovic feels well and his health condition has stabilised. The Montenegrin Minister of Justice and the Russian Foreign Minister condemned the incident. OBN reporter Mladen Maric produced the report.
Celic
After four days of strike of employees of the company “Frutex”, union representatives held a press conference today. They accused local authorities of trying to destroy the company. Muhamed Berbic produced the report.
Zenica
The strike of Zenica coal mine employees was ended yesterday, at 6 p.m. An agreement was signed after negotiations with the Federation Government and “Elektroprivreda”. Union representatives are satisfied with the results. Miners finally received their salaries, Sanela Vilasevic confirmed.
Mostar
The brewery “Unilain D.O.O.” was opened in Grude today. The Belgian company “Interbru” owns the largest part of the company. This is one of the most important investments in the B&H economy. Reported by Ines Kajic.
Sarajevo
The Canton Privatisation Agency cancelled the tender for sale of the “Marsal” hotel a month ago, because they had discovered that the real buyer was the state company “Energopetrol”. Despite of this, “Energopetrol” continues investing in the reconstruction of the hotel. The management of the hotel demanded an urgent meeting with Privatisation Agency representatives, in order to find out all the details. OBN reporter Amarildo Gutic produced the report.
World
After the meeting between leaders of South and North Korea, the two countries stopped propaganda campaigns against each other.
A peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia should be signed on Sunday.
On the second day of his visit in Germany, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met the German Chancellor Gerhard Schreder and representatives of the German economy again. Several agreements were signed on German investments in Russia. The piece on world events was produced by Mladen Maric.
Sarajevo
The tax police tried to enter premises of the daily newspaper “Dnevni avaz” this morning. Journalists prevented them. The tax administration blocked all accounts of “Dnevni avaz”. The American Embassy is very worried about today’s incident. Reported by Sanjin Beciragic.
Sarajevo
The regional conference “Media and Politics” started in Sarajevo today.
150 journalists from the area of former Yugoslavia participate the conference. TV OBN is the media sponsor of the conference. Reported by Damir Kaletovic.
Tuzla
The Director of Office for the return of refugees in the Tuzla Canton, Fadil Banjanovic and the B&H Association of Radio Amateurs received the “Golden Charter of Peace” for their contribution to promotion of peace and freedom. The report was produced by Amra Hadziefendic.
Sarajevo
Slobodan Maksimovic produced a piece on the exhibition of photographs “World Press Photo” which was opened last night in Sarajevo.
Sport
Reports on international football and NBA league were presented.