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Woman named as state tax chief
[ Sacramento Bee ] [ 00:37 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
A Sri Lankan attorney who came to California in 1986 will take the reins as the state's new tax czar, the first time a woman has been named executive officer of the Franchise Tax Board in its 55-year history. Selvi Stanislaus, 45, was the unanimous choice of the three-member Franchise Tax Board on Wednesday, following several hours of closed-door deliberations. She edged out interim FTB Director Will Bush, who until this week was widely considered the leading contender for the top job.
Victims of tsunami in tents as aid agency 'sits on millions'
[ The Daily Telegraph ] [ 11:24 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
A REPORT has criticised Britain's Disaster Emergency Committee over the millions of pounds in donations for the survivors of the Asian tsunami that are still lying in its bank account, while tens of thousands of people left homeless by the disaster are still living in tents. The DEC, which received pounds 372 million in total, was told that the situation was "unacceptable'' by a team of independent evaluators commissioned by the DEC itself to assess how the aid agencies, which come under the DEC's umbrella, had responded to the disaster. Valid International, which specialises in improving the quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance, sent teams to all the tsunami disaster zones. Its report, obtained by the BBC's Newsnight programme, criticised the DEC agencies.
Influx of Sri Lankan refugees continues
[ The Hindu ] [ 11:31 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
The influx of refugees continued for the second day today with a group of nine Sri Lankan Tamils arriving here this morning. Revenue officials said they had made arrangements to accommodate them at the Mandapam transit Camp near here. A group of 24 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived here from Talaimannar yesterday, the first after hostilities broke out between the Sri Lankan army and suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on January 7 off Trincomalee. They were accommodated in the Mandapam camp, the officials said. The refugees, who arrived today, included three men, and an equal number of women and children. They belong to Desali in Mannar district.
[ Sacramento Bee ] [ 00:37 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
A Sri Lankan attorney who came to California in 1986 will take the reins as the state's new tax czar, the first time a woman has been named executive officer of the Franchise Tax Board in its 55-year history. Selvi Stanislaus, 45, was the unanimous choice of the three-member Franchise Tax Board on Wednesday, following several hours of closed-door deliberations. She edged out interim FTB Director Will Bush, who until this week was widely considered the leading contender for the top job.
Victims of tsunami in tents as aid agency 'sits on millions'
[ The Daily Telegraph ] [ 11:24 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
A REPORT has criticised Britain's Disaster Emergency Committee over the millions of pounds in donations for the survivors of the Asian tsunami that are still lying in its bank account, while tens of thousands of people left homeless by the disaster are still living in tents. The DEC, which received pounds 372 million in total, was told that the situation was "unacceptable'' by a team of independent evaluators commissioned by the DEC itself to assess how the aid agencies, which come under the DEC's umbrella, had responded to the disaster. Valid International, which specialises in improving the quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance, sent teams to all the tsunami disaster zones. Its report, obtained by the BBC's Newsnight programme, criticised the DEC agencies.
Influx of Sri Lankan refugees continues
[ The Hindu ] [ 11:31 GMT, Jan. 13, 2006 ]
The influx of refugees continued for the second day today with a group of nine Sri Lankan Tamils arriving here this morning. Revenue officials said they had made arrangements to accommodate them at the Mandapam transit Camp near here. A group of 24 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived here from Talaimannar yesterday, the first after hostilities broke out between the Sri Lankan army and suspected Tamil Tiger rebels on January 7 off Trincomalee. They were accommodated in the Mandapam camp, the officials said. The refugees, who arrived today, included three men, and an equal number of women and children. They belong to Desali in Mannar district.