41.   The ban covers liaisons with overseas Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, the daily said quoting the Guangdong Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau.

42.   The daily quoted Finance Ministry deputy permanent secretary Sommai Phasee as saying the ministry is reviewing existing state enterprise privatisation plans to adapt them to current market conditions.

43.   The daily quoted sources saying Petronas was expected to sign the takeover agreement soon.

44.   The daily quoted sources saying the new names had also been rejected in other parts of India.

45.   The daily quoted the head of the Tor Atas district police Sergeant Master David Werinusa as saying that the rebels surrendered voluntarily.

46.   The daily quoted the same sources as saying Sudan had provided asylum to senior members of both organisations.

47.   The daily quoted unidentified North Korea economic officals without elaborating.

48.   The daily quoted unnamed sources as saying Regent was most likely to be picked as the CDL partner.

49.   The daily quoted an official of US Westinghouse as saying that the State Department had contacted with the company, probably over such an idea.

50.   The daily quoted an unnamed senior French official as acknowledging that the pictures were passed on to the Sudanese.