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Moscow Times: RusAl Strike in Guinea Ends


http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/rusal-strike-in-guinea-ends/404168.html
19 April 2010

Reuters


CONAKRY, Guinea — Workers at United Company RusAl's Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea have gone back to work after a 16-day strike to demand more pay, a union source said Saturday.

The Friguia plant has a capacity of about 640,000 metric tons of alumina per year, which the Russian firm ships around the world to be refined into aluminum. The plant's output has been nearly halted since the start of a strike April 1.

"Factory production started up again last night," said Sekou Ousmane Diallo, one of the main union leaders there. Diallo added there was still no definitive agreement on salaries and that negotiations with management continued.

The decision by staff to go back to work came hours after news of the death in a car crash of Ibrahima Fofana, a top Guinean trade unionist who had been involved in the talks at the plant. It was not clear whether the two events were linked.


RIA: Large-scale military exhibition opens in Malaysia


http://en.rian.ru/world/20100419/158645760.html
08:1919/04/2010

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - A large-scale international exhibition of arms and military equipment, Defence Services Asia (DSA)-2010, has opened on Monday in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, bringing together arms producers and suppliers from all over the world.

DSA, which the organizers say is one of the fifth largest in the world and the largest in Asia, is being held for the 12th time.

"We are leaving in a very difficult time, which poses new challenges, such as a terrorism threat. All these challenges require to be responded with more and more modern and complicated technologies," Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi said during the exhibition's opening ceremony.



More than 700 companies from over 30 countries are taking part in the exhibition. Russia, a major arms producer, is also involved, with its participation organized by state technology corporation Rostekhnologii. The country will expose more than 260 military products, including elements of the Smerch multiple rocket launcher - a fighting vehicle and a transporter loader, during the exhibition.

The Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said in a statement it considered participation in the exhibition "an important stage in the development and strengthening of Russia's business relations with foreign partners in the sphere of military-technical cooperation."

According to the Malaysian defense minister, his country is expected to sign contracts with a total worth of more than 10.4 billion Malaysian ringgits (more than $3.25 billion) during the exhibition. Malaysia is reportedly planning buy new tanks, fighter jets, submarines and other watercraft.

Bin Hamidi said a share of Asian countries in global arms purchase has accounted for about 40% over the past ten years.

A two-day international defense and security conference organized by the Malaysian Defense Ministry will take place during the exhibition, which will run until April 22.
Asiaone News: Malaysians to fully man Sukhois

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20100419-211157.html
By Adrian David

GONG KEDAK: By September, operations at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base here are expected to be an all-Malaysian affair.

Gone will be the 50-odd Russian and Indian technical crew, engineering officers and instructor pilots following the end of their two-year service tenure.

RMAF chief Gen Datuk Seri Rodzali Daud said the departure of the expatriates would pose a strong challenge to the local airmen and women to stand on their own and operate the Sukhoi SU-30MKM flanker multi-role combat aircraft.

"We are confident (that we can) run the base and flight operations by ourselves, by which time there will be proper 'life support' maintenance and support facilities available," he said following a visit there by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on April 10.

During the visit, Zahid went on a demonstration flight on the Flanker, piloted by 11th Squadron executive officer Lt Col Muhamad Norazlan "Giro" Aris.

It is learnt that the RMAF will still utilise the services of 300-odd staff from local maintenance company ATSC Sdn Bhd to support a similar strength of its own crew to continue running the base.

The New Straits Times understands that two dozen RMAF pilots will by then be fully trained to fly the SU-30MKM.

"These pioneer RMAF crew members will train younger batches to replace them," said Rodzali. This will pose a stiff test for RMAF base commander Col Mohd Faudzi Ahmad, 11th Squadron commanding officer Col Suri Daud and their team.

While the Indians provided flight instructors, engineering officers, technical experts and administrative staff here, the Russians provided their test pilots and engineers to verify, certify and standardise the Flanker.

The base here is now Malaysia's foremost jet-fighter facility.

It was established in 1993, with nearby Bukit Puteri housing an air defence tactical radar for the RMAF's 321st Squadron.

By 2009, the ground-based 402nd air defence squadron and 11th Sukhoi Squadron were established.

To date, there are more than 1,000 servicemen and civilians stationed at the base, which is divided into two entities that nestle in an area straddling Kelantan and Terengganu.

The section housing the runway, technical and flight operations sits in Kelantan.

Across the border in Terengganu are the base administrative headquarters, staff quarters and other facilities like the flight simulator and meteorology station.Security is watertight, with double high-perimeter barbed fencing and closed-circuit cameras around the 1,400ha base, which is believed to have been developed at a cost of RM200 million ($86.04 million).

The base itself is equipped with giant hangars and hardened aircraft shelters to shield the jets from the scorching sun or in which to carry out maintenance work.

There is also the armaments and ordnance depot, and underground piping facility for aircraft refueling.

Zahid confirmed there were plans to expand the base to accommodate a new terminal for the arrival and departure of large transport aircraft, like the C-130 Hercules and VVIP jets.


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