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PRESS RELEASE : ARREST OF MALAYSIAN FISHING BOATS BY INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
The Consul of Malaysia in Pekanbaru has travelled to Batam, Indonesia to undertake Consular Visit and to check on the well-being of the captains of the fishing boats SLFA 4625 and PKFB 1512....

Rep. Gosar Presses Fish and Wildlife Director for Answers Behind Arbitrary Boat Closures in Lake Havasu (Paul A Gosar)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
On April 13, 2016 the Service announced a draft recreational boating Compatibility Determination (CD) for the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge and the agency's intent to pursue massive motorized boating closures on Lake Havasu ... On the March 31 conference call, Service staff indicated that an increase in boating violations in this area were part of the reason for this closure and that there had been 12 citations since 2012....

Steam trains provide a boost for Scottish tourism

Edit Scotsman 20 Apr 2016
The thrill of steam train rides, boat trips and open-top bus tours made such attractions the biggest growth area in Scottish tourism last year, according to new research ... The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway put on 6 per cent to 2,700 visitors ... “Folk want to do activities and have an experience, such as travel on a steam railway or go in a boat trip....

A Dark Souls Board Game Has Been Kickstarted

Edit Gamer Professionals 20 Apr 2016
With the success of the Dark Souls series, a tabletop game company named Steamforged Games Ltd ... Further funding will open a range of add-ons and stretch goals ... This game requires thinking, planning, and determination to succeed, much like the games it is based on ... Beyond that though this game works a lot like Dark Souls (on paper) giving you that anxiety and desperation feeling they are famous for ... ....

UN

Edit Indian Express 20 Apr 2016
At least 21 people including nine children died after a boat capsized in rough waters off the coast of Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state on Tuesday, a UN spokesman said ... “The majority of passengers on the boat were internally displaced people from the Sin Tet Maw camp in Pauktaw Township,” Peron, a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Myanmar, said....

Colorado fishing report for April 19, 2016 via Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Edit Denver Post 20 Apr 2016
(The Denver Post file). The latest fishing report was released by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife office on Tuesday. Aurora Reservoir. Reservoir open to boating and water temperature is 43 degrees ... Boaters report fair to good success on trout while trolling slowly with lures, crawlers ... Boats restricted to electric motors ... Reservoir open to boating ... ....

Miami’s $100 million marina expansion is hotly contested

Edit The Miami Herald 20 Apr 2016
... developers with local, national and international players are jostling for the right to redevelop Miami’s Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas on Virginia Key, which in February became the new home to the Miami International Boat Show....

Castaway Rescued From Desert Island By TV Crew, ‘Hours From Death’ Stranded Off Australian Coastline

Edit Inquisitr 20 Apr 2016
The filming for an episode of Animal Planet’s River Monsters took an unexpected turn when a castaway was rescued from a desert island by the TV crew after host Jeremy Wade spotted a weak and disoriented man on the island’s edge. The castaway was stranded on a remote, uninhabited island of the northern coastline of Australia, on the brink ......

Dame Judi to appear in Countryfile Shakespeare special

Edit BBC News 20 Apr 2016
Dame Judi Dench is set to appear on BBC One's Countryfile ... For the special programme, she and Craven embarked on a journey by foot and by boat to discover where Shakespeare may have performed, looking into documents from the time ... airs on 24 April at 7pm on BBC One....

As Economy Booms, Children Toil in Myanmar

Edit Voa News 20 Apr 2016
When a boat stacked with gravel moors at a jetty in Yangon, 14-year-old Aung Htet Myat fills a basket he then carries on his back to trucks that whisk the load to construction sites springing up across Myanmar's booming biggest city ... The family now rely on a labor broker who lends her money in return for on-demand, non-stop work when a boat arrives....

Dame Judi Dench is starring in a very special edition of Countryfile celebrating Shakespeare

Edit Digital Spy 20 Apr 2016
Dame Judi Dench will travel the country this weekend to look back on the glorious life of William Shakespeare for Countryfile ... Assisting them in their trip by foot and boat to uncover hidden truths of Shakespeare's tours will be Dr Siobhan Keenan from De Montfort University ... at 7pm on BBC One....

Joy of Spring fishing: Chicago fishing opportunities

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 20 Apr 2016
Regulations will be the same as last year, with an emphasis on reminding fishermen there may be no large motors on boats ... Mike Steffa sent this update on bait shop and boat rental. ... It never happened except in “some isolated pockets.” He said, “We did find some emergent Illinois pond weed on the west, maybe the size of a couple boats together....

Texans Rescued from Homes as Water Rises

Edit USA Today 20 Apr 2016
Sheriff's deputies in Houston travelled the streets by air boat Tuesday to rescue residents whose homes were surrounded by floodwaters. (April 19).        .   ... ....
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