31.   THE anti-money-laundering office will report to the prime minister instead of the Finance Ministry so that it can work more independently.

32.   The Durban weather office reported freak snow falls Friday on high ground along the border with the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho.

33.   The civil defense office reported that two people drowned in the flash floods Monday in Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental provinces.

34.   The German economy is recovering, the government said Thursday, while the labor office reported an unexpectedly high rise in the number of jobless.

35.   The office reports to the president and members of Congress, who then can decide what action, if any, to take.

36.   The provincial office has just reported that more of the forest is being lost, whole hills being converted to cabbage fields by the Hmong.

37.   The U.N. humanitarian relief office also reported last year that Afghans were suffering indirectly from the sanctions, which made them feel increasingly isolated.

38.   Three branch offices will report directly to the head office in Singapore.

39.   Widyanto said the meteorology office in Denpasar reported no casualties or measurable damage.

40.   Government offices reported thin attendance, PTI said.