ICT magazine

As I detailed previously, both the Joint Intelligence Committee and 9/11 Commission investigations into 9/11 had government "minders" intimidating witnesses into not saying anything the government didn't like.You may assume that the issue of "minders" ...

FBI whistleblower Colleen Rowley says in a new interview that she was "minded" during her testimony to the Joint Intelligence Committee investigation of 9/11.Specifically, she said that "FBI minders" listened to her every word, to trail her and make su...

Israeli officials say their government is trying to work out ways to defuse a growing dispute with the United States. It came after Israel approved Jewish settlement construction in disputed East Jerusalem.

ISLAMABAD – Legislators from opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly Monday criticised the Punjab Chief Minister for his statement regarding terrorism in the province and demanded to make apology from the people.Ameer Muqam from PML-Q said that the Pakistan Army and ...

Unions and employers are asking for a meeting with government officials to reach an agreement on key economic measures for 2010. The government has yet to address their request.

Singapore residential property market still seeing buoyant demand, despite government efforts to cool market, says DMG, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Says buyer response to new property launches over weekend still solid with healthy take-up rates of 60–80%; achieved pricings of 20–30% price premiums vs completed projects nearby. Read ...

Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) official Nikola Selaković said that the government is generating a new crisis with its announced plans. He said that the government’s announced plans of making constitutional chanGes and adopting a decentralization law are contributing to a new crisis.

Tens of thousands of Thai opposition supporters have gathered in Bangkok to press the government to step down. Protest leaders have given the government until Monday to call fresh elections.

India on Saturday rejected Pakistan’s charge of its involvement in Lahore blasts and said such “unfounded” allegations puts a “strain” on bilateral relationship and it has no interest in destabilising that country. In a strongly-worded statement, the External Affairs Ministry said Pakistan should concentrate on dismantling the infrastructure of terrorism directed ...

Kosovo government spokesperson Memli Krasniqi said that Priština will work on solving problems related to human rights and corruption in Kosovo. He said that the Kosovo government “takes very seriously” the report of the U.S. State Department on progress in Kosovo, and that it is content with the fact ...

Singapore will release a larger supply and wider variety of land for developers in the second half of this year, Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said today, reported Bloomberg. The government will also make changes to the way developers can bid for land and the deposit they have ...

The Slovenian government confirmed an agreement with Kosovo for development cooperation. According to the Slovenian government, the law for the agreement for development cooperation between Slovenia and Kosovo is needed “for establishing normative and organizational frameworks for implementing developmental help to Kosovo.”

The Greek government has announced a new austerity plan worth 4.8 billion euros in a bid to combat bankruptcy. It has not ruled out seeking help from the International Monetary Fund.

A panel of experts at the RSA security conference that included former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Bush administration cyber-security advisor Richard Clarke laid out the challenges the government faces as it takes on privacy and security issues in today's cyber-world. - A ...

Finance Minister Diana Dragutinović said that the government and central bank, NBS, must bring about a decrease in the level of the dinar's "euroization". She said that the government must find a way to increase demand for the Serbian dinar (RSD), which will in turn decrease oscillations in the exchange ...

Peri Software Solutions of New Jersey is in deep H-1B water with the Department of Labor. Peri Software has been cited for violating prevailing wage law for 163 H-1B visa employees and will likely be disallowed from the H-1B visa program for two years. - The U.S. ...

As Turkey reels from the fallout of an alleged plot to unseat the government, politicians and military men have dominated the headlines. But what do ordinary Turks think about the showdown between the country’s Islamist-rooted government and secular armed forces?

The Serbian government and its minsitry in charge of Kosovo have rejected the so-called strategy for north Kosovo and do not consider it valid. This is according to Kosovo Ministry State Secretary Oliver Ivanović.

Violence erupted in Athens as thousands marched on parliament to demonstrate against the government's austerity plan. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and plastic bottles in central Athens as clashes broke out during a large protest march against government austerity measures on Wednesday.

Strong bidding interest for the latest Singapore government land sale shows property developers are still keen to expand land banks, says Deutsche Bank. With eight bidders interested, government eventually sold site that can be developed into residential units to private property developer Far East Organization for $164 million. Read ...