News Headlines
- Ljubisa Savic ‘Mauzer’, a former senior RS Interior Ministry official, a founder of the SDS, the commander of the RS Army special paramilitary unit Panthers, shot to death in Bijeljina, perpetrators unknown
- Zivko Radisic condemns Mauzer assassination
- SNS loyal to Plavsic says that assassination of Mauzer is terrorist act
- SDS expresses bitterness and shock over Mauzer assassination
- Dodik comments on Mauzer assassination, expresses sorrow over the act and condemns it, saying a good man was killed
- Regular international press conference in Sarajevo, OHR expects BiH Presidency to systematically and transparently approach procedure of electing members to Council of Ministers; and, informs that the draft law on freedom of information is almost completed
- Jelavic considers that Izetbegovic’s resignation should be viewed in light of his health and age
- Jahic says that SDA will not discuss Izetbegovic’s decision to withdraw, and adds that the SDA agrees with Izetbegovic’s reasons and motives
- HDZ spokesperson Tomic says the HDZ will request Foreign Ministry section in the new BiH Council of Minister and candidate Jadranko Prlic to head it
- NHI considers that Izetbegovic’s announcement to retire is not motivated by his health condition, but calculated political move
- BiH Republican party President Kljuic considers that (the existence of) coalition of nationalist parties (SDS-HDZ-SDA), in regard to BiH division, has been confirmed by the election of Spasoje Tusevljak as Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers
- NATO Defense Ministers hold meeting in Brussels, they conclude there is a lot more to be done in BiH – SENSE news agency correspondent from Brussels reports
- OSCE’s Barry tells London Financial Times that BiH economic upswing is getting closer to its abrupt end and an economic downturn must be avoided, adding that creation of conditions for foreign investments is step toward self-sustaining economy
- Workers of Ziko Company in Zavidovici on strike, they say they are dissatisfied due to unpaid salaries
- New Brcko District Supervisor Gary Matthews addresses appeal to Agriculture Minister Smajic to help revitalization of cooking oil factory in Brcko
- Domicile Stolac inhabitants and returnees have opportunity to join economically sustainable project of tobacco planting
- ‘Education in BiH is being manipulated for political purposes in order to divide social community, which is unacceptable for us,’ OHR Senior Advisor on Education Claude Kiffer during his visit to Gornji Vakuf Secondary School
- Local elections in Podgorica and Herceg Novi, Montenegro, to be held this Sunday
- Djukanovic personally does not believe in possibility of Milosevic visiting Montenegro, saying he does not oppose the visit and assessing that Milosevic knows he is not welcome
- World news
- Kosovo news
- Number of panhandlers from Serbia on Bijeljina streets on the rise
- Culture
- Dnevni Avaz announces that this Saturday’s edition will be free-of-charge, as a sign of protest to the “presence” of BiH Federation tax inspectors on the newspaper’s premises
(This excerpt is taken from the daily report of the IMC-led Joint Media Monitoring Group (JMMG)).