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Yushan forest fire extinguished after 12 days 05/27/2021 03:17 PM Photo courtesy of the Forestry Bureau Taipei, May 27 (CNA) A fire that had been raging in Yushan National Park for the past 12 days was finally put out Thursday morning, the Forestry Bureau said. The fire had started at an altitude of 3,200 meters on May 16, allegedly by five careless hikers, and it consumed some 70 hectares of forest, even as hundreds of firefighters and military forces battled to contain it, the bureau said. It...

The President’s presence [at the voting]. I have never seen Museveni sit from 10am to 10pm, he came there to say this is a referendum between me and Kadaga

How journalists covering caucus meeting were mistreated Monday May 24 2021 Advertisement Media houses, on official request, submitted particulars of their journalists to State House to cover yesterday’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus meeting. The journalists on Friday took Covid-19 test at State Lodge, Nakasero, in Kampala. Those who tested negative were declared eligible to cover the crunch ruling party Caucus, preceded by a Central Executive Committee (CEC) sittin...

Military Exercises podijeli stranicu: Croatian Rampart 1991-2021 is a common term for exercises and activities that are planned to be conducted from April to June 2021 in order to commemorate the 30 th anniversary of the Croatian Armed Forces and in order to demonstrate the national and joint capabilities of the Croatian Armed Forces together with allies and partners. Croatian Rampart 1991-2021 includes the following military exercises: “ŠTIT 21” (“SHI...

As Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has directed all military branches to identify extremism in the ranks, officials with the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces on Fort Bragg say none of its soldiers are known to belong to such groups.   In April, NBC News released an investigation claiming extremist views and conspiracy theories are shared in anonymous Facebook groups with members who claim to be past or current members of Special Operation Forces.   The NBC report does not name the ...

Daily Monitor Sunday May 16 2021 Summary It was revealed recently how Uganda’s public debt has surged to Shs65.82 trillion, forcing government officials to say they are attempting to sweet talk Uganda’s creditors, who include Western institutions such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But when this week he was swearing in for another term, President Museveni attacked the West that has largely bankrolled his government. Derrick Kiyonga & Joel Mukisa look at how this complicated ...

Buganda has been one of Museveni’s strongest voting blocs since 1986 when he took power. But losing a big layer of support here suggests the president may have to walk a precarious political path to be able govern and to calm the escalating political tensions in the region. Museveni polled 5.8 million votes of the 9.9 million votes cast while his main challenger polled 3.4 million votes. The Electoral Commission’s official data shows NRM got 35 per cent in the central region while Kyagulan...

“I want to tell you that we have so far recorded 70 suspects who have been picked up for intending to cause chaos on swearing-in day. Several people were picked up last night [Monday] and more are being hunted and they will be arrested this night,” a source said. CMI is commanded by Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, SFC is commanded by Museveni’s son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba while CI is commanded by Brig Gen Chris Damulira. Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy UPDF spokesperson, said all military elements ar...

In democracy or contests, a win is a win, even if it is 50.9 per cent to 49.1 per cent

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