Parliament Building Project Delays Over Difficulty to Secure Land Title - THE construction of the new parliamentary chambers has delayed due to lack of a land title for the plot where the Parliament is situated. [AA Network - Uganda]

Central Bank Forex Reserves Tumble - THE central bank foreign exchange reserves have declined slightly to $2.2b (sh4.8 trillion) from $2.3b. [AA Network - Uganda]

Only 16 Percent Have Bank Accounts - Minister - ONLY 16% of Ugandans participate in formal banking, Fred Omach, the finance (general duties) state minister, has said. [AA Network - Uganda]

Massive Surge of Refugees Towards Uganda - Thousands of Congolese civilians continue to flee the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo towards Uganda, where the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) must deal with 27,000 people, displaced since the beginning of the war in North Kivu at the end of August 2008. [AA Network - Uganda]

Fire Razes Bugiri Landing Site - A TOTAL of 236 people have been left homeless after fire gutted 58 grass-thatched huts at Musoli landing site on Lake Victoria in Bugiri district on Tuesday night. [AA Network - Uganda]

We Can Build Industries Without Outside Help, Says Gaggawala - UGANDANS can build industries without external assistance if they reduce the hours of sleep and entertainment, the trade state minister, Eng. Nelson Gaggawala Wambuzi, has observed. [AA Network - Uganda]

Real Estate Sector Needs Regulation - Uganda's real estate sector needs regulation if the various stakeholders' interests are to be protected and the state wishes to derive substantial revenue from it.This was stated by Patrick Donald Oucha, the managing director of Seven-Eleven Property Co. Limited, while addressing the media at Kampala Serena Hotel last week. [AA Network - Uganda]

Japan Donates Toilets, Wells to Wakiso - A TOTAL of 16 shallow wells and seven public toilets have been constructed and handed over to residents of Kabubbu parish, Wakiso district, by the Japanese government. [AA Network - Uganda]

Health Minister Warns on Poor Sanitation - People living in Kampala and Karamoja stand a higher risk of contracting Hepatitis E, given the poor sanitation conditions. [AA Network - Uganda]

Majority Ugandans Condone Corruption - A young person who dishes out some incredible cash or pledge, say one million shillings or more, at a burial or tithe in a house of worship, instantly becomes "Mzee." The Kiswahili word widely refers to a mature or senior citizen. [AA Network - Uganda]

More Crude Oil Discovered in Western Uganda - Tullow Oil plc, one of the two companies prospecting oil in western Uganda has announced the successful drilling of another oil well at Taitai 1 in Butiaba, Bulisa District. [AA Network - Uganda]

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