Aung San Suu Kyi, a leaking roof, and the brother who won't let her fix it (14) banning him from making the offerings that, in the view of Theravada Buddhists, allow lay people to gain the merit that leads to Nirvana. The announcement by the Burma Monks Organisation that it is enforcing a religious sanction known as pattani kuzanakan against Mr San Oo and his wife renders them outcasts. In 2007, groups of monks enforced a similar boycott on senior members of Burma's military regime and ordered all monks to refuse to accept alms from them. The group said they had sent a message to Mr San Oo demanding that he drop his legal action by 31 January. As he had not responded they had decided to go ahead with the ex-communication. An exile...

Toyota president Akio Toyoda 'very sorry' for safety recalls (13) Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the firm's founder, acknowledged growing consumer disquiet over the safety of at least 8m vehicles worldwide affected by potentially lethal acceleration problems.Toyoda said he "deeply regretted" the concern the acceleration faults had caused to customers and said it was his "personal responsibility" to fix the problem."The recalls are affecting several models in several regions and have caused anxiety among customers who are wondering if their cars are OK," he told reporters at a hastily called press conference in Nagoya near the firm's central Japan headquarters. "For that we are very sorry."He conceded that he had decided to talk to the me...

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Holden closing on full fitness (11) Owen Coyle has revealed that new recruit Stuart Holden is closing in on his Premier League debut. The United States international joined the Trotters at the end of January from MLS outfit Houston Dynamo.Keen to get his career in England off to a flying start, but lacking in match practice due to the American season having come to a close, the 24-year-old picked up an unfortunate injury shortly after his arrival at the Reebok Stadium. That has prevented him from breaking into Coyle's plans as yet, but he is set to step up his training this week and could be considered for duty in the not too distant future.Frustrating"Stuart will start some light...

Blackhawks run into a blip that hopefully doesn't lead to a BLEEP! (11) Excuse me, that would be BOLD Stan Bowman, who must have majored in chemistry. "When your team has developed the high level of chemistry our club has, you want to keep it together," Cheveldayoff explained to Botta. "If anything, you hope to add--not subtract. "One thing we know for certain is that you put your team in the best position to succeed in April, May and June by having depth. And in Stan Bowman, we have a GM who has already proven he is not afraid to make the bold move to make our team better." Ever feel like you've just awakened and missed a few years while napping. The story didn't go on to detail all the BOLD moves Bowman has made in his many months as Hawks...

Divorced from the truth (11) I noticed Rupert did not mention at all the most important part in this case, that the solicitors for this mother (and mother) withheld a letter and did not disclose this letter from the daughter to the chef. Knowing solicitors and some partners this was done out of spite and to undermine the relationship between father and daughter more than likely. Some people will do anything to hurt the former partner, even if it means hurting their own children as well. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6984185.ece The chef?s claim for damages against the law firm was dismissed by Mr Justice Eady in the High Court in 2008 but upheld by the Court of Appeal...

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