11.   Sarajevo Mayor Tarik Kupusovic, a Muslim, resigned in protest after the city assembly ignored Bosnian Croat objections to the future distribution of power in the Bosnian capital.

12.   The city assembly can now elect a new mayor, and Granic could be chosen again.

13.   The city assembly at present is dominated by political parties, mainly the Democrats, Prachakorn Thai, Palang Dharma and Muan Chon.

14.   The legislation will be tabled for voting in March when the city assembly meets for its budget session, Health Secretary S. Malaichamy said.

15.   The last time Japan imposed a national sales tax on consumers, homemakers balked, opposition lawmakers condemned the levy and some city assemblies threatened not to enforce it.

16.   The last time Japan imposed the sales tax, housewives balked, opposition lawmakers condemned the levy and some city assemblies even threatened not to enforce it.

17.   The Serbian Renewal Movement on Thursday rejected a similar declaration in the Belgrade city assembly.

18.   The talks had aimed to appoint city officials and members of the city assembly.

19.   TheSerbian Renewal Movement on Thursday rejected a similar declaration in the Belgrade city assembly.

20.   Thirty-four per cent said they had voted because they wanted capable people to work in the city assembly and district councils.