81.   South Korean officials said the North would play up what it terms a Southern military threat in an effort to strengthen control over its people.

82.   The Canadian government has decided to strengthen passport controls, with tighter checks on applicants and a new document more resistant to forgery, authorities said Wednesday.

83.   The idea is to strengthen control of people suspected of sympathizing with the Hutu rebels and cutting their sources of supply and recruitment.

84.   The head offices of SIMEX member firms will also be asked to take more precautions and strengthen controls of local subsidiaries.

85.   The ministry has ordered all local financial departments to strengthen control over the restructuring of the national wage system and to clamp down on public spending by government departments.

86.   The move is aimed at strengthening central government control over grain supply and helping stabilise the grain market, a ministry of internal trade spokesman was quoted as saying.

87.   The initiative was aimed at strengthening civilian control over defense establishments in a region where until recently military rule was the norm.

88.   The Israeli army chief-of-staff on Wednesday asked the German government to strengthen controls over neo-Nazi groups.

89.   The municipal government would take counter measures including restricting fixed asset investment, strengthening market control and reducing the distribution chain, he said.