61. In Geneva, Sha said China was ready to agree to a temporary ban on PNEs. 62. Indonesia needs to make neighborly approaches to Malaysia after labor riots there prompted a temporary ban on hiring new Indonesian workers. 63. Abacha accordingly dissolved existing democratic institutions and slapped a temporary ban on political activities. 64. But the sale was not completed because the Supreme Court issued a temporary ban while it deliberated on a permanent writ sought by Manila Prince Hotel. 65. China earlier threatened to impose a temporary ban on selected US imports if a new agreement was not reached. 66. The temporary ban on flights by the mainly Moslem Bosnian army had been imposed for similar reasons. 67. The temporary ban was issued in the Manila regional trial court, acting on a petition by Catholic groups. 68. The temporary ban would be in effect pending a court ruling on the petition of a Moslem group who said the movie offended their Islamic faith. 69. The temporary ban came as government troops clashed with rebels in the mainly Christian and animist south who want to shake off control by the mainly Moslem north. 70. The temporary ban was ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and is effective immediately, according to the Thanh Nien newspaper. |