12.08.1998

OHR SRT News Summary, 12 August 1998

Headlines

  • RS President Biljana Plavsic and Prime Minister Dodik confirmed that the Air Force Institute “Orao” (Eagle) was and remains the pride of our military industry
  • Serb security forces liberated the village of Glodjane, one of the biggest bases of the Albanian terrorists
  • Serious bus accident in a canyon of the Moraca river; 18 dead and 19 injured passengers
  • First metres of asphalt laid for the RS strategically very important road to Srbinje-Scepan Polje in Montenegro

The Air Force Institute “Orao”, which used to be based in Rajlovac and now in Bijeljina, was and remains the pride of our military industry. This strategically important company was visited today by RS President Biljana Plavsic and Prime Minister Dodik.
1:30

The NA RS Speaker, Petar Djokic, was in the municipality of Trebinje today. In the framework of a working visit to the town on the river Trebisnjica, Djokic familiarised himself with the economic situation in the biggest town of Serb Herzegovina.
1:50

A regular session of the BiH CoM was held in Lukavica today. The continuance of the session is scheduled for tomorrow. Boro Bosic stated that the Ministers considered the implementation of the Law on BiH budget execution. They also discussed the preparations of BiH for admission to the EU.
2:05

To show the new, as people say, imposed currency – KM- in Livno is very risky, the news agency Tanjug reports.
0:20

Those of different nationalities detained in The Hague Tribunal today sent an open letter to the president of the court, pointing out the situation in which they find themselves, as well as numerous remarks in reference to their position.
1:08

The Minister of Information, Rajko Vasic, decided, due to biased reporting, to temporarily stop the work of the news agency SRNA. SRNA, however, reports Beta, continued to work and distribute the news. The Ministry of Information has issued another press announcement today saying that the RS Government does not accept the forming of the Independent Media Commission in the section by which it deprives the bodies and competencies of the RS of legal regulation and management of electronic media, which refers to the allocation of the frequencies and determination of the fee payments for its use.
1:40

Elections

  • The RS President and SNS president Biljana Plavsic, the SNS vice president Svetozar Mihajlovic and the RS Prime Minister and SNSD president Milorad Dodik – meeting in Brcko
  • SNS RS in Banja Luka – meeting dubbed “For better life in Srpska”.
  • SP RS – press conference in Trebinje attended by the president of the party Zivko Radisic, the RS NA Speaker Petar Djokic and the vice president of the Government Tihomir Gligoric
  • SRS press conference in Banja Luka. SRS believes that elementary conditions for holding of the September elections are brought into question; the accusations were addressed to the OSCE, RS leadership and a section of international organisations.
  • Serb Coalition for RS press conference attended by Predrag Lazarevic, Radoslav Brdjanin, Predrag Radic and Slavko Zupljanin
  • SPO press conference
  • Coalition for the King and Homeland will run at the upcoming elections under the slogan “To live in a royal manner”, Dubravko Prstojevic, president of the coalition stated at today’s press conference.
  • Serb Monarchist Alliance press conference
  • Serb Peasant’s Party – statement
  • SNS in Zvornik press conference