1. The Commons Defence Select committee urges the government to halt all plans to merge infantry regiments. 2. Bozzette urged more government funding for those who fall between the health care cracks. 3. In Ottawa, the Canadian government urged late Sunday that the aid mission continue despite the massive movement of refugees from Zaire back into Rwanda, Reuters reported. 4. Israeli leftists are urging the government to evacuate the isolated settlements immediately and to make it possible for those settlers who want to leave to do so. 5. Meanwhile, angry Korean legislators, speaking on the floor of the national assembly, urged the government to order the Japanese ambassador to leave the country. 6. The forex reforms stem from a report in January by an advisory panel urging the government to revise the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law. 7. The forex reforms stem from a report last month by an advisory panel urging the government to revise the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law. 8. The interim report also urged the government to review public spending in every area, including public works, education, social welfare and defense, to streamline expenditures. 9. The oil companies also urged the government, which has pledged to break down trade barriers, to lower tariffs on imported crude to lower consumer costs. 10. They will also urge the government to proceed with plans to cut state payroll to reduce public spending. |