71.   A journalist working for Radio Agatashya said Uvira was calm Saturday but the army had requisitioned vehicles belonging to local traders.

72.   A partial strike was also being staged in city as local traders closed their businesses as a mark of respect for the victims.

73.   Abdullahi Shehu, a local trader who fled Danja overnight, said everyone remaining in the town was fearful that the police would wipe it out.

74.   Ang said regional traders were expected to wait and see how local traders respond to the contract.

75.   Dogar identified the dead SSP member as Haji Fayaz, who was also chairman of the local traders association.

76.   The stock was keenly sought by foreign funds apart from local traders.

77.   There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but police said they suspected a dispute between local traders was behind the incident.

78.   Violence broke out in the East Timorese capital Dili after the stabbing of a local trader by a migrant early Thursday, residents said.

79.   Many local traders also hoarded sugar and later sold it at a higher price.

80.   Mahathir said the government would encourage local traders to use Malaysian ports and airports and insure with Malaysian companies to curb fund outflow.