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East Timor – Wages Of Lotto – Ansett Strike – Israel – Weather Stats
EAST TIMOR: At least 5 been killed as militias go on the rampage in East Timor. The UN compound in Dili has been surrounded and many journalists have been intimidated.
WAGES OF LOTTO: Lotto chairman Geoff Thompson is defending his role in negotiating the salary package for the Lotto boss David Bale. Mr Thompson says Bale did a good job. Meanwhile Peter Biggs , chair of creative New Zealand, says he is disappointed with what has happened to Mr Bale.
ANSETT: Ansett says it won’t back down in a dispute with its pilots. The CEO says the company remains determined to introduce a new contract.
ISRAEL: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has returned urgently to Israel as peace negotiations near a breakthrough.
WEATHER STATS: Official
weather stats for last month show it was cooler than normal.
Less rain than expected was received.
Alastair Thompson
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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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