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trueHobo Research2006-05-18T23:03:06-07:002006-05-19T06:03:06Z2006-05-19T06:03:06Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801858685901491eBay: Timor 1970 Escudo coin Portuguese colony foreign coins<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Timor-1970-Escudo-coin-Portuguese-colony-foreign-coins_W0QQitemZ3956371868QQcategoryZ3392QQcmdZViewItem">eBay: Timor 1970 Escudo coin <B>Portuguese colony</B> foreign coins (item <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Find Timor 1970 Escudo coin <B>Portuguese colony</B> foreign coins in the Coins , Coins<BR>World , Australia, Oceania , South Pacific category on eBay.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=11952">LURED BY ADVENTURE, TOURISTS START SNIFFING OUT EAST TIMOR</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Antara - Antara,Indonesia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> for adventure. You need a four-wheel drive, it`s so fantastic.". What does the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> have to offer? "Because of <B>...</B><BR></FONT></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T23:02:50-07:002006-05-19T06:02:50Z2006-05-19T06:02:50Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801857037250205Police In East Timor Accused Of Torturing Suspects<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003259771">Police In East Timor Accused Of Torturing Suspects</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>All Headline News - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> occurrence. The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> was ruled by Indonesia for nearly 24 years before a UN-sponsored referendum in 1999. Police <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003259771"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.inq7.net/lifestyle/index.php?index=1&story_id=73339">'Miracle' in Macau</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>INQ7.net - Philippines</FONT><BR><B>...</B> friend, Arlina Onglao, once invited me and my husband, Julius, to experience a Macau pilgrimage, owing to the many churches in this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:15:45-07:002006-05-19T05:15:45Z2006-05-19T05:15:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801574510977165East Timor class leaves two people dead<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/detail.asp?ID=81325&GRP=C">East Timor class leaves two people dead</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>China Post - Taipei,Taiwan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Friday's protest had been planned as the last in a series by the sacked soldiers. A one-time <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, East Timor was taken over by Indonesia in 1975. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh050106-story03.html">IBM and Partners Target Casinos with the System i</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>IT Jungle - New York,NY,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Asia. Macau, a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> that returned to Chinese rule in 1999, may soon dwarf Las Vegas in terms of gaming revenues. Australia <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=19657">Cross-marked crabs boost faith on India�s shores</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Catholic Online - Bakersfield,CA,USA</FONT><BR>Goa, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, was the base of the Jesuit saint's mission in Asia, and several stories surrounding his life (1506-1552) can be heard here. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK296858.htm">East Timor police fire at sacked soldiers, 13 hurt</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Some of the soldiers were former guerrilla fighters who fought for decades against Jakarta's often brutal rule over the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1159256.php/Two_dead_as_sacked_East_Timor_soldiers_rampage_in_Dili">Two dead as sacked East Timor soldiers rampage in Dili</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> quarters of the buildings. East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, became part of Indonesia in 1975, when Indonesian troops invaded.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.sonangol.co.ao/sonangolEP/angolaHistory_en.shtml">SONANGOL EP - Angola, Historical Facts</A><BR><FONT size=-1>The <B>Portuguese colony</B> in Angola was formed in 1575 with the arrival of Paulo Dias de<BR><B>...</B> The <B>Portuguese colony</B> of Angola was in fact a colony of Brazil, <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:15:26-07:002006-05-19T05:15:26Z2006-05-19T05:15:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801572639301075Banco Comercial Likely to Buy BPI Shares in October, Pinto Says<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aebxmRHdK1p4&refer=europe">Banco Comercial Likely to Buy BPI Shares in October, Pinto Says</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bloomberg - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> In the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Mozambique, where Banco Comercial owns 66 percent of the biggest bank, Banco Internacional de Mocambique, it plans to reduce <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:15:09-07:002006-05-19T05:15:09Z2006-05-19T05:15:09Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801570976631580Dealer wins rights to sell cars from China's Chery in Silicon ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14513048.htm">Dealer wins rights to sell cars from China's Chery in Silicon <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> years. He also has investments in restaurants, hotels and a casino in Macau, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> that's now part of China. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=98859">Diggers may return to East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> 1999, when Indonesian-backed militias killed some 1400 people in a bid to halt UN-monitored moves to independence for the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> that had <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx%3Fid%3D98859"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://yahoo.theherrens.com/index.php?tag=portuguese%20colony">Yahoo! News Tag Soup</A><BR><FONT size=-1><B>Portuguese Colony</B>. Portuguese president given honorary East Timorese citizenship (AFP) �<BR>Portugal's President Jorge Sampaio (L) is greeted by his East <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:14:52-07:002006-05-19T05:14:52Z2006-05-19T05:14:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801569252549915Two die as East Timor police clash with ex-soldiers<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-04-28T115359Z_01_SP16552_RTRUKOC_0_US-TIMOR-VIOLENCE.xml&archived=False">Two die as East Timor police clash with ex-soldiers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> A one-time <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, East Timor, north of Australia and 2,100 km (1,300 miles) east of Jakarta, was invaded by Indonesia in 1975 and formally annexed <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx%3Ftype%3DworldNews%26storyID%3D2006-04-28T115359Z_01_SP16552_RTRUKOC_0_US-TIMOR-VIOLENCE.xml%26archived%3DFalse"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:12:35-07:002006-05-19T05:12:35Z2006-05-19T05:12:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801555548188658Extension of UN's East Timor mission backed<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=100904">Extension of UN's East Timor mission backed</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The territory was a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> until Indonesia invaded it in 1975, ushering in 24 years of brutal occupation by Jakarta, during which human rights <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx%3Fid%3D100904"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2006/5/13/lifetravel/14064710&sec=lifetravel">Little place with lots to offer Travel tips</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Malaysia Star - Malaysia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> He even has some Malay blood in his veins, from his forefathers� stopover in Malacca, another former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> and a place described by many as Macau <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:12:18-07:002006-05-19T05:12:18Z2006-05-19T05:12:18Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801553876223639Violent clashes in East Timor<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=356561&lng=1">Violent clashes in East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Euronews.net - Lyon,France</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The soldiers, many from western areas of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, claim they are being discriminated against in favour of colleages from the east. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.infobrazil.com/Conteudo/Front_Page/Analysis/Conteudo.asp?ID_Noticias=998&ID_Area=2&ID_Grupo=8">Brazil's Commodities Exports: A Case Of "Dutch Disease"?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>InfoBrazil - Sao Paulo,Brazil</FONT><BR>Brazil�s past as a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> that experienced cycles of economic dependence on �pau-brasil� (a tree that gave the country its name), sugar cane <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:12:03-07:002006-05-19T05:12:03Z2006-05-19T05:12:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801552330605982Former Portuguese Colony Stock Photography | alamy | David Sanger ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.davidsanger.com/alamy/former-portuguese-colony">Former <B>Portuguese Colony</B> Stock Photography | alamy | David Sanger <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>former <B>portuguese colony</B> Stock Photography at alamy, stock images, stock photos<BR>and travel destinations worldwide by award winning photographer David <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Portuguese-Colony-of-Timor-Scott-158-72-MH-CV-41-60_W0QQitemZ5675530317QQcategoryZ4746QQcmdZViewItem">eBay: <B>Portuguese Colony</B> of Timor Scott 158-72 MH* CV $41.60 (item <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Find <B>Portuguese Colony</B> of Timor Scott 158-72 MH CV 41.60 in the Stamps , Europe ,<BR>Portugal Colonies category on eBay.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1144703341293B252">Brown pledges funds for education programmes</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> More than 55 000 more teachers were needed to educate the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, where on average, there are 70 children per classroom. - Sapa-AFP.<BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:11:45-07:002006-05-19T05:11:45Z2006-05-19T05:11:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801550504796547Watch out for Angola at World Cup, Eusebio warns Portugal<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.todayonline.com/articles/117530.asp">Watch out for Angola at World Cup, Eusebio warns Portugal</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>TODAYonline - Singapore</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Eusebio, who was born in another former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> Mozambique, helped lead Portugal to its best World Cup performance in 1966 when they reached the <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3660535a12,00.html">Casinos turn Macau into city of croupiers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Stuff.co.nz - 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This item has ended. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://google.the-news.net/display.aspx?id=855-13">EU asked to save archives of former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Portugal News - Lagoa,Algarve,Portugal</FONT><BR>Guinea-Bissau has asked the European Union for aid to help salvage and re-organise the country's threatened historical archives. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.fullStory&sp=l33448">Guinea-Bissau: Famine warning issued in south</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Starving peasants in the Quinara and Tombali regions and the Bijagos Islands of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> are chewing on unripe mangos for sustenance as <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1dd04db6-dbd3-11da-98a8-0000779e2340.html">Indonesian gets 10 years for East Timor deaths</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Financial Times - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Many Indonesians still bemoan the "loss" of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> and Jakarta has refused to hand over senior military officers indicted by prosecutors <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1dd04db6-dbd3-11da-98a8-0000779e2340.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2024&art_id=qw1146833461260B223">Aus offers troops to troubled East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, became part of Indonesia in 1975 when Indonesian troops invaded on the pretext of putting down a civil war. - Sapa-dpa.<BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D2024%26art_id%3Dqw1146833461260B223"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://travel.iafrica.com/destin/asia/282468.htm">Off the beaten beach</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> for adventure. You need a four-wheel drive, it's so fantastic.". What does the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> have to offer? "Because of <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:10:15-07:002006-05-19T05:10:15Z2006-05-19T05:10:15Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801541548158658Big deal: casinos turn Macau into city of croupiers<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=686002006">Big deal: casinos turn Macau into city of croupiers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Scotsman - United Kingdom</FONT><BR>MACAU (Reuters) - Hong Kong interior designer Kevin Chan, sensing opportunity in Macau's property boom, headed to the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> a year ago and <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/05/07/minority_outreach_wins_praise">Minority outreach wins praise</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Boston Globe - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Rodrigues was born in Cape Verde, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> off the coast of Africa. His family moved to Angola, then another <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=98684">Ex-Timor militia leader Guterres jailed</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> announced September 4 that year, the militia groups launched a campaign of violence and destruction across East Timor, which was a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> for more <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Monday/Nation/BT566136.txt/Article/">Sands Macau boosts Las Vegas Sands earnings</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Business Times - Malaysia - Malaysia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Adelson, who owns almost 70 per cent of the company's shares, is investing billions of dollars in projects in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/portuguese-empire">Portuguese Empire: Information From Answers.com</A><BR><FONT size=-1>Thesaurus and much more � Business Entertainment Games Health People Places<BR>Reference Science Shopping Words More... On this page: <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:09:59-07:002006-05-19T05:09:59Z2006-05-19T05:09:59Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801539958116030World History Maps, Countries of the World, 1/1/1836 Historical Map<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.worldhistorymaps.com/maps/WA1836.htm">World History Maps, Countries of the World, 1/1/1836 Historical Map</A><BR><FONT size=-1>Angola, <B>Portuguese Colony</B> 1575-1975. Anhalt 1815-1871. <B>...</B> Goa, <B>Portuguese Colony</B><BR>1510-1961. Gold Coast, British Colony 1824-1901. Greater Kazaks 1742-1848. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,19016660%255E28737,00.html">Struggle for a future</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Australian - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> first with the Indonesian invasion and occupation of 1975, then with the paroxysm of killings that accompanied the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony's</B> vote for <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,19016660%25255E28737,00.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18980684%255E7583,00.html">Editorial: Timor's rocky road</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Australian - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The unrest suggests Canberra should review the effectiveness of its $25 million program to improve professionalism in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony's</B> military. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.deadspin.com/sports/soccer/four-tiny-tidbits-on-angola-171203.php">Four Tiny Tidbits On: Angola</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Deadspin - New York,NY,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> (He played for Portugal as youth). � 2. Don�t Forget, Their Flag Features A Knife. The country is a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:09:42-07:002006-05-19T05:09:42Z2006-05-19T05:09:42Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801538202051353Hundreds flee Timor-Leste violence<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A511DDE4-9D89-4564-A1AF-0510EE76DA0C.htm">Hundreds flee Timor-Leste violence</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Aljazeera.net - Qatar</FONT><BR><B>...</B> A one-time <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, was invaded by Indonesia in 1975 and formally annexed the following year. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A511DDE4-9D89-4564-A1AF-0510EE76DA0C.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:09:26-07:002006-05-19T05:09:26Z2006-05-19T05:09:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801536638210056New evidence heightens attention to North Korea's abductions<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/14418385.htm">New evidence heightens attention to North Korea's abductions</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> July 1978 - Three women reportedly were abducted from Macao, then a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, and taken to North Korea by a man who claimed to be Japanese. Sept. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=18224&Cr=Western&Cr1=Sahara">UN mission in Western Sahara should remain for 6 more months <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>UN News Centre</FONT><BR><B>...</B> that saw the Southeast Asian nation through independence after it voted to break away from Indonesia, which took over the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> in 1975. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:07:51-07:002006-05-19T05:07:51Z2006-05-19T05:07:51Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801527158036284The many faces of Macau<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.langleytimes.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=47&cat=46&id=634320&more=">The many faces of Macau</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Langley Times - BC, Canada</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> has long been the girls-and-gambling weekend resort for Hong Kongers, but it retains a genteel side, all colonnades and churches <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5946">Torture and ill-treatment by police recorded</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AsiaNews.it - Italy</FONT><BR><B>...</B> East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, gained independence in 1974 but was invaded by Indonesian troops only a few months later. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:07:35-07:002006-05-19T05:07:35Z2006-05-19T05:07:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801525567840285FUND VIEW-Insight buys into Macau property fund<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundsNews&storyID=2006-05-10T072309Z_01_NOA026517_RTRUKOC_0_FUND-VIEW-INSIGHT-MACAU.xml">FUND VIEW-Insight buys into Macau property fund</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters.uk - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The casino industry is booming in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Macau, the only city in China where gambling is legal, leading it to be dubbed the "Asian Las <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:07:19-07:002006-05-19T05:07:19Z2006-05-19T05:07:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801523908385240Argentina ticketed for 'The Group of Death'<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/SPORTS/605150323/1002">Argentina ticketed for 'The Group of Death'</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> As an ex-<B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, Angola has several players who earn their living in Portugal, so it will be interesting to see what develops when these two nations <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=12697">East Timor has returned to calm after deadly unrest</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Antara - Antara,Indonesia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> East Timor was a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> until Indonesia invaded the territory in 1975, ushering in 24 years of brutal occupation by Jakarta during which human <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/%3Fid%3D12697"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/columns/fundwatch/archive/2006/fundwatch0515.htm">The Virtues of Vice</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Kiplinger.com - Washington,DC,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> growth characteristics. The big growth market in gambling is Macau, the tiny former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> on China's doorstep. The Chinese <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060515-101352-3302r">Aussie troops on standby</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>United Press International - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> annexed by Indonesia, gained independence through UN-sponsored elections after years of nationalist conflict. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:07:03-07:002006-05-19T05:07:03Z2006-05-19T05:07:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801522341902868eBay: India - Portuguese Colony- 76 Stamps New & Used (item ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/India-Portuguese-Colony-76-Stamps-New-Used_W0QQitemZ9508672299QQcategoryZ4746QQcmdZViewItem">eBay: India - <B>Portuguese Colony</B>- 76 Stamps New & Used (item <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Find India - <B>Portuguese Colony</B>- 76 Stamps New Used in the Stamps , Europe ,<BR>Portugal Colonies category on eBay.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1624579.htm">Demonstrations in East Timor to support sacked soldiers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ABC Asia Pacific - Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> East Timor became the world's youngest nation in May 2002, after a United Nations backed referendum handed the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> independence from <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/xchange/twiggys-share-price-unharmed/2006/04/26/1145861421608.html">Twiggy's share price unharmed</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> eSun Holdings and a US partner, Silver Point Capital, are planning to set up a $US2 billion hotel/casino/resort on the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony's</B> Cotai strip. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,413091,00.html">China's Peasants Gamble on the Future</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Spiegel Online - Berlin,Germany</FONT><BR>But the monetary blessings of capitalism they dream of are at best elusive. The skyline of Macau, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> that is now part of China. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/04/26/Navigation/177/206201/Dream+or+reality.html">Dream or reality?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Flight International - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Next door, meanwhile, in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Macau, Andrew Pyne is preparing to have a go at the medium-haul market. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-sharp-rise-malaysians-visiting-macau-/2006/04/26/1610073.htm">Sharp rise in Malaysians visiting Macau</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>TMCnet - USA</FONT><BR>(Asia In Focus Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)PATTAYA, April 26 Asia in Focus - Malaysian tourists visiting the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Macau have increased <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-sharp-rise-malaysians-visiting-macau-/2006/04/26/1610073.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:06:46-07:002006-05-19T05:06:46Z2006-05-19T05:06:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801520620072352Closing the door to immigrants<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/14307273.htm">Closing the door to immigrants</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Still, it was a step up from S�o Vicente, one of nine desert islands that make up the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Cape Verde and the one where Pires was born. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:06:29-07:002006-05-19T05:06:29Z2006-05-19T05:06:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801518912335735Howard offers troops for Timor<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060505-120553-7569r">Howard offers troops for Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>United Press International - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> help. East Timor, Asia's newest independent country, is a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> later occupied and incorporated by Indonesia. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mb.com.ph/SCTY2006050963502.html">Angel Thoughts</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Manila Bulletin - Philippines</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It was a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> and has several lovely Catholic churches. Shopping used to be cheaper than in Hongkong, but that was a few years ago. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:06:11-07:002006-05-19T05:06:11Z2006-05-19T05:06:11Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801517133903654Bits of both<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/Horizons/11May2006_hori001.php">Bits of both</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bangkok Post - Thailand</FONT><BR>Gambling is what the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> is famous for, so when I told my friends that I had gone there to witness the legacy of its past rulers that now <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:05:55-07:002006-05-19T05:05:55Z2006-05-19T05:05:55Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801515552367813Avant Browser :: View topic - Found a way to run AvantBrowser off ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewtopic.php?t=11302&sid=e11bed56356ec7543ebb4940eae41633">Avant Browser :: View topic - Found a way to run AvantBrowser off <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Post Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:35 am - Avant Browser Discussion, Reply with quote.<BR>Subject: New Batch file for <B>Portable Favorites</B> with Avant Browser <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-18T22:05:40-07:002006-05-19T05:05:40Z2006-05-19T05:05:40Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114801514038077175=?us-ascii?Q?Sell Goa=92s tourism properly: Portugal envoy?=<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=042217">Sell Goa�s tourism properly: Portugal envoy</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Navhind Times - Panjim,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> A large number of Portuguese tourists visiting Goa are wealthy and visit the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> with the main purpose to see the heritage structures. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Local/0,,2-1225-1242_1921129,00.html">DiCaprio in Nelspruit hospital</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>News24 - South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Mozambique, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, is transforming its economy after emerging from nearly two decades of civil war in 1992, but remains one of the poorest <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4efe16a6-cffe-11da-80fb-0000779e2340.html">Poor UN training blamed for East Timor police abuses</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Financial Times - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Indonesia�s bloody September 1999 withdrawal from the territory, which left about 1,500 dead and much of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>�s infrastructure <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:59:48-07:002006-04-22T01:59:48Z2006-04-22T01:59:48Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567118897647104Too much ado<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18713841%255E24218,00.html">Too much ado</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of Australia's support for an independent East Timor -- after having for years turned a blind eye to Indonesian annexation of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18713841%25255E24218,00.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-evora04.html">African singer turns to the sea for bounty of metaphors on life</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Chicago Sun-Times - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> it speaks of "es caminho longe" ("the long journey"): More than half the population of the nine-island archipelago, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, resides abroad. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:58:38-07:002006-04-22T01:58:38Z2006-04-22T01:58:38Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567111851075985Too much ado<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18713841%255E24218,00.html">Too much ado</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of Australia's support for an independent East Timor -- after having for years turned a blind eye to Indonesian annexation of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18713841%25255E24218,00.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-evora04.html">African singer turns to the sea for bounty of metaphors on life</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Chicago Sun-Times - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> it speaks of "es caminho longe" ("the long journey"): More than half the population of the nine-island archipelago, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, resides abroad. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:58:26-07:002006-04-22T01:58:26Z2006-04-22T01:58:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567110618072110Diplomacy on a tightrope over asylum-seekers<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18721731%255E25377,00.html">Diplomacy on a tightrope over asylum-seekers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Australian - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Unlike East Timor, which was a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, West Papua was a Dutch colony and the Indonesians always claimed sovereignty over it, although the Dutch did <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18721731%25255E25377,00.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-04-05T131736Z_01_BAN547792_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-PORTUGAL-ANGOLA-20060405.XML">Angola major foreign policy priority - Portuguese PM</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Jose Socrates said Angola was a major diplomatic priority for Portugal, praising the recent performance of the oil-rich former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, the official <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18723212%255E25658,00.html">Casino competition a sure bet</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Australian - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The casino is being built by Leighton Asia in what it hopes will be the beginning of more work in the rapidly developing former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, which is <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:58:15-07:002006-04-22T01:58:15Z2006-04-22T01:58:15Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567109583922036eBay Store - Portuguese colony: AZORES, Acores<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://stores.ebay.com/Antonios-Philatelics/AZORES.html">eBay Store - <B>Portuguese colony</B>: AZORES, Acores</A><BR><FONT size=-1>In <B>Portuguese colony</B> eBay Store, you can find AZORES, Acores.<BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:48:03-07:002006-04-22T01:48:03Z2006-04-22T01:48:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567048357213630Goa: Grand Easter-eve Party-time Unfolds as Lent Draws to a Close<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=20389&n_tit=Goa%3A+Grand+Easter-eve+Party-time+Unfolds+as+Lent+Draws+to+a+Close">Goa: Grand Easter-eve Party-time Unfolds as Lent Draws to a Close</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> states that there are around 150 bands in such a small state, which has considerable influence of western music on it, being an erstwhile <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:47:54-07:002006-04-22T01:47:54Z2006-04-22T01:47:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567047449243679Sao Tome general elections hit by protest boycotts<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-03-27T063246Z_01_ALL723487_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-SAOTOME-ELECTIONS-20060327.XML">Sao Tome general elections hit by protest boycotts</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> in Sao Tome are battling to win an outright majority to secure political stability ahead of an expected oil bonanza in the impoverished former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1996/199610horta.htm">A Peace Laureate's Christmas Wish</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Norway.org - Norway</FONT><BR><B>...</B> In 1975, Indonesia invaded and occupied the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of some 800,000 people whose largely Catholic population has been systematically oppresed <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-03-27-voa14.cfm">Seven Arrested After Riots in East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Voice of America - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> voted for independence from Indonesia in a United Nations sponsored vote in 1999, but pro-Jakarta militias, many backed by the <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1645914&C=mideast">NATO To Stage African Show of Force</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>DefenseNews.com (subscription) - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Cape Verde is a volcanic archipelago comprising some 10 islands situated some 500 km (300 miles) off the Senegalese coast, with <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:47:44-07:002006-04-22T01:47:44Z2006-04-22T01:47:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567046427745012Angola Beats Saudi Arabia as China's Top Oil Supplier (Update1)<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aQaX4htoLAaY&refer=asia">Angola Beats Saudi Arabia as China's Top Oil Supplier (Update1)</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bloomberg - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> by Bloomberg. Angola, where 27 years of civil war ended in 2002, is a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of 11 million people. Oil production <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2006/04/01/etmacau01.xml&sSheet=/travel/2006/04/01/ixtrvhome.html">The great Macau cash cow</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom</FONT><BR><B>...</B> In terms of sheer spending power nowhere comes close to this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, which now services the immense desire of the growing monied classes of <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:47:32-07:002006-04-22T01:47:32Z2006-04-22T01:47:32Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567045285977981Wynn rides high on growth prospects in Vegas, Macau<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://today.reuters.com/business/NewsArticle.aspx?type=businessCompany&storyID=2006-04-19T193012Z_01_N19241085_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPROCO-BIZFEATURE-WYNN-DC.XML">Wynn rides high on growth prospects in Vegas, Macau</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> One such growth prospect is Macau, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> located about an hour's ferry ride from Hong Kong, where the company expects to open a casino <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:47:21-07:002006-04-22T01:47:21Z2006-04-22T01:47:21Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567044151045766Canberra-Jakarta ties sink<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20060330a2.html">Canberra-Jakarta ties sink</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Japan Times - Japan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> After years of jungle fighting in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, one Jakarta president allowed a United Nations-sponsored referendum to decide whether East <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/homepage/article_1077362.php">Dine: A taste of the exotic</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Mozambique Signature Sausage, a savory Portuguese link (Mozambique was a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>) is a good one with a crisp jacket and dense filling. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12083122/">Las Vegas Sands bids $3.6bn for Singapore resort</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>MSNBC - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Business has been booming for the first US-owned casino in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, which is the only place in Asia where gambling is legal. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.fin24.co.za/articles/economy/display_article.asp?Nav=ns&lvl2=econ&ArticleID=1518-25_1907665">Angola 'top supplier' for China</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Finance24 - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR>The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> shipped 2.12 million tonnes (tons) of crude to China in February, ahead of Saudi Arabia's 1.98 million tonnes, Petromatrix Gmbh, a <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.fin24.co.za/articles/economy/display_article.asp%3FNav%3Dns%26lvl2%3Decon%26ArticleID%3D1518-25_1907665"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:47:10-07:002006-04-22T01:47:10Z2006-04-22T01:47:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567043024671030eBay: Portuguese Colony Nyassa Scott 60 - 62 Mint Hinged (item ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Portuguese-Colony-Nyassa-Scott-60-62-Mint-Hinged_W0QQitemZ9506987417QQcategoryZ4746QQcmdZViewItem">eBay: <B>Portuguese Colony</B> Nyassa Scott 60 - 62 Mint Hinged (item <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Find <B>Portuguese Colony</B> Nyassa Scott 60 - 62 Mint Hinged in the Stamps , Europe ,<BR>Portugal Colonies category on eBay.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0604/S00163.htm">Asia:NZ Media Newsletter Friday, 21 April 2006</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand</FONT><BR><B>...</B> he further alienated many factions in the government by allowing East Timor to hold a referendum which led to the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> bloody transition to <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4925122.stm">E Timor police 'torture suspects'</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>BBC News - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> routine. The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> was ruled by Indonesia for nearly 24 years before a UN-sponsored referendum in 1999. East <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4925122.stm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/ENT03/604200318/1062">Kwan's embraces tradition and trends</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> By the time he was 5, his once-wealthy father lost all five of his retail businesses in the <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Macao and was plunged into poverty and <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/wm1046.cfm">Is China Complicit in North Korean Currency Counterfeiting?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Heritage.org - Washington,DC,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> [4] For more background see �The Macau Connection: The Former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>Colony</B> was a Terrorist Base for Pyongyang,� Far Eastern Economic Review, February <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/20/movies/14003894&sec=movies">Looking for Isabella</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Malaysia Star - Malaysia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Macau. Pang said that it was because he loves the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, having lived there for several years when he was younger. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:58-07:002006-04-22T01:46:58Z2006-04-22T01:46:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567041874525367Dire Straits<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://smh.com.au/news/world/dire-straits/2006/04/07/1143916717947.html">Dire Straits</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Papua is different to East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> invaded in 1975. It's territory Indonesian will not cede without a full-scale war. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://smh.com.au/news/world/dire-straits/2006/04/07/1143916717947.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/3777615.html">Seedy Macau poised to become Asia's Las Vegas</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Houston Chronicle - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> country, the same companies that erected many of Las Vegas' more prominent resort casinos are investing billions of dollars in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/3777615.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.macau07apr07,0,891285.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines">Macau bank freeze angers North Korea</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Baltimore Sun - United States</FONT><BR>By Barbara Demick. MACAU // For decades, this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> was renowned as a haunt of counterfeiters, drug runners and spies. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.macau07apr07,0,891285.story%3Fcoll%3Dbal-nationworld-headlines"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.asiantribune.com/show_article.php?id=3096">Tensions between Australia and Indonesia over asylum for Papuan <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Asian Tribune - Bangkok,Thailand</FONT><BR><B>...</B> After decades of backing the 1975 Indonesian annexation of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> in East Timor, Canberra switched its stance in order to head off <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_France_Choosing_Immigrants.html">France wants to 'choose' its immigrants</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Still, it was a step up from Sao Vicente, one of nine desert islands that make up the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Cape Verde and the one where Pires was born. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18746349-643,00.html">Packer's helping hand</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Australian - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> deal with the 28-year-old Lawrence Ho, the son of Macau casino veteran Stanley Ho, to go into the casino business together in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:46-07:002006-04-22T01:46:46Z2006-04-22T01:46:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567040697848892What's New This Week<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://feed.insnews.org/v-cgi/feeds.cgi?feedid=145&story_id=1723084">What's New This Week</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>International News Service - Sydney,Australia</FONT><BR>Tonight's first hour has the appraisers uncovering a rare 18th-century ivory doll from the <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Goa; a Russian porcelain charger made for the <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2006a/033106/033106q.htm">An instructive look at the US role in East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>National Catholic Reporter - USA</FONT><BR>The 1974 overthrow of Portugal�s dictatorship brought an end to East Timor�s three-and-a-half centuries as a <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, a status that had prevented <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.sfbg.com/40/26/x_oped.html">The lessons of East Timor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco,CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> stemmed from the fact that it supplied the bulk of Indonesia's weapons, as it had done throughout the entire occupation of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aIdwB3BWURDI&refer=top_world_news">Angola Passes Saudi Arabia to Become China's Top Oil Supplier</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bloomberg - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Petromatrix said. Angola, where 27 years of civil war ended in 2002, is a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of 11 million people. Oil production <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D10000087%26sid%3DaIdwB3BWURDI%26refer%3Dtop_world_news"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:34-07:002006-04-22T01:46:34Z2006-04-22T01:46:34Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567039480585497China's newest big import: Casinos in Las Vegas style<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0409china-gambling0409.html">China's newest big import: Casinos in Las Vegas style</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AZ Central.com - AZ,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> country, the same companies that built many of Las Vegas' more prominent resort casinos are investing billions of dollars in this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0409china-gambling0409.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=4&art_id=16172&sid=7444245&con_type=3">Generous offerings</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Standard - Hong Kong</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It is hoping to raise US$1.9 billion (HK$14.82 billion), capitalizing off the mainland tourist-driven renaissance in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/04/09/bank_clampdown_deals_blow_to_n_korea">Bank clampdown deals blow to N. Korea</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Boston Globe - United States</FONT><BR>MACAU -- For decades, this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> was renowned as the favorite haunt of counterfeiters, drug runners, and spies, a kind of real-life <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/04/09/bank_clampdown_deals_blow_to_n_korea"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:23-07:002006-04-22T01:46:23Z2006-04-22T01:46:23Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567038367108786Portuguese Colony Stock Photography | David Sanger Photography ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.davidsanger.com/stock/portuguese-colony"><B>Portuguese Colony</B> Stock Photography | David Sanger Photography <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><B>portuguese colony</B> stock photography, travel photography and stock images of travel<BR>destinations worldwide by award winning travel photographer David Sanger.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/05/AR2006040502206.html">China's Big Import: Vegas</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Washington Post - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> country, the same companies that erected many of Las Vegas's more prominent resort casinos are investing billions of dollars in this former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-macao6apr06,1,7120781.story?coll=la-headlines-world">No More Gambling on N. Korea</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> For decades, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> was renowned as the favorite haunt of counterfeiters, drug runners and spies, a kind of real-life "Casablanca" whose <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1152979.php/Australia_assures_Indonesia_on_Papua_visas__Roundup_">Australia assures Indonesia on Papua visas (Roundup)</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Ties with Indonesia were last strained in 1999 when Australia lead an international force into East Timor, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> incorporated into <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1152979.php/Australia_assures_Indonesia_on_Papua_visas__Roundup_"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-04-06T121040Z_01_ALL643774_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-MOZAMBIQUE-GERMANY-20060406.XML">Germany says Mozambique growth must lead to jobs</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> invested $250,000 -- which German officials said was so minimal they did not even know the company that ploughed the cash into the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>.<BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:12-07:002006-04-22T01:46:12Z2006-04-22T01:46:12Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567037212741110The haunting 'morna' of Cesaria Evora gets high marks from Bay ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/03/26/features/arts_and_entertainment/iq_3362181.txt">The haunting 'morna' of Cesaria Evora gets high marks from Bay <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The sixty-something musical diva from the Cape Verde Islands -- a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> off the coast of West Africa -- has been compared to Edith Piaf and <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:46:00-07:002006-04-22T01:46:00Z2006-04-22T01:46:00Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567036065854791eBay Store - Antonios-Philatelics: Portuguese Colonies: Madeira ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://stores.ebay.com/Antonios-Philatelics_Portuguese-Colonies_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ14QQftidZ2QQtZkm">eBay Store - Antonios-Philatelics: Portuguese Colonies: Madeira <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Antonios-Philatelics: Portuguese Colonies - Madeira <B>Portuguese Colony</B> King Luiz<BR>OPT CV 400, Magnificent Macau Macao Scott 119-130 King Carlos set, <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,18687880-462,00.html">PBL-Melco mull float odds</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>NEWS.com.au - Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> with Las Vegas casino entrepreneur Steve Wynn and the PBL/Melco joint venture to buy a full casino licence in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> now controlled by <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,18687880-462,00.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-2114243,00.html">Questions & Answers</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Sunday Times - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Commonwealth member. Mozambique, a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> in east Africa, was admitted in 1995 after its first democratic elections. The <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=268099&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/">Angola becomes oil-hungry China's top source of crude</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR>The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> shipped 2,12-million tonnes of crude to China in February, ahead of Saudi Arabia's 1,98-million tonnes, Petromatrix Gmbh, a trade <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/2006/04/music_wine_and_.html">Music, wine and gambling � What the Saturday papers say</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Cheapflights.co.uk - London,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Macau, China�s tiny neighbour and former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> (it was handed back to China in 1999), generates more money from gambling than Las Vegas. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060402/15/3zsvl.html">AUSTRALIA PRESS: PBL, Melco May Float Macau Casino Assets</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Yahoo! News - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> deal announced last February with US casino owner Steve Wynn and the PBL/Melco joint venture to buy a full casino license in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>.<BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:45:47-07:002006-04-22T01:45:47Z2006-04-22T01:45:47Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567034781046959East Timorese Indonesians cross border for Good Friday<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060415182610&irec=0">East Timorese Indonesians cross border for Good Friday</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of East Timorese families decided to live in Indonesia after a referendum in 1999, which ended Indonesian presence in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> since 1963. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=16949646&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=--he-s-already-planning-for-next-season---name_page.html">...HE'S ALREADY PLANNING FOR NEXT SEASON!</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Mirror.co.uk - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Mourinho did reveal the reason for his June 9 deadline and why he is rejecting offers to help Angola, the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> where his wife was born, in <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:45:36-07:002006-04-22T01:45:36Z2006-04-22T01:45:36Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567033609387104Pack your bags -- exchange rate makes China a remarkable value<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/13/TRG5HI7N0R1.DTL">Pack your bags -- exchange rate makes China a remarkable value</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> such a trip are considerable. xref: In Sunday Travel: China's former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of Macau gives Vegas a run for its money.<BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mb.com.ph/TOUR2006041461363.html">Macau celebrates Feast of Fatima with Cory</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Manila Bulletin - Philippines</FONT><BR>Where else and with whom else to better observe one of the world�s most popular and beloved religious festivals than in a former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, and with <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-21T18:45:23-07:002006-04-22T01:45:23Z2006-04-22T01:45:23Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24486176.post-114567032303853783UN to help refugees in Zambia return to Angola<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/31/zambia.refugees.reut/">UN to help refugees in Zambia return to Angola</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>CNN - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> refugee agency plans in 2006 to repatriate 12,000 Angolan refugees who fled to Zambia to escape a 27-year civil war in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B>, a UN <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.leadingthecharge.com/stories/news-00165368.html">Suharto Avoids International Tribunal</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Leading The Charge - Milton,Queensland,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> facilitated Indonesia�s 1969 takeover of the former Dutch colony of West Papua, and acquiesced in its 1975 invasion of the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> of East <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=10777">Eighteen foreign nationals flee East Timor to Indonesia</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Antara - Antara,Indonesia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> fled to the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara late on Thursday as the political and security situation in the former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> worsened <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=vn20060331013830937C769188">Angola now China's main oil supplier</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR>The former <B>Portuguese</B> <B>colony</B> shipped 2,12 million tons of crude to China in February, just more than Saudi Arabia's 1,98 million tons, Petromatrix Gmbh, a <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.iol.co.za/indexphp%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D84%26art_id%3Dvn20060331013830937C769188"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.davidsanger.com/alamy/portuguese-colony"><B>Portuguese Colony</B> Stock Photography | alamy | David Sanger Photography</A><BR><FONT