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...think there are a few things which the white people place quite a premium on. The first thing is the strong belief in a mother tongue education. Therefore they strongly believe it's in the interests of the child, be they white, black, coloured, or indian, that the children be educated through their mother tongue. In practice that means that each goes to his different school. So the schools issue is a sensitive thing although you have got mixed private schools and it came across with not too many hitches. It's a sensitive and emotional area...
...original bill would have required premium pay for anyone required to work on the special holiday...
Oilmen also accuse Nigeria of unabashed price gouging. Though cartel members agreed in June not to tack surcharges on top of the maximum $23.50 per bbl. for their crude, Nigeria for weeks has been demanding a $5 per bbl. premium on as much as half of its exports...
...farmers remain among the poorest in Asia, a factor that Kriangsak recognizes as a serious threat to internal security. The most oppressive exploiter of the farmer is Bangkok itself, which by government decree keeps the rice price paid to the farmer well below world levels. The "rice premium" has been a favorite tool of Thailand's military rulers. By lowering the urban consumer's cost of living, the Premier has ensured political stability in Bangkok...
...March the Administration tried to improve the thrifts' earnings by dropping the quarter-point premium that they were required to pay on M.M.C.s. when the Treasury-bill rate was at 9% or above. But this backfired because the commercial banks then moved aggressively to compete for M.M.C. sales, cutting into savings-bank deposits...