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*** Oil spill threatens Goa beaches (NDTV) The oil slick off the coast of Karwar has spread to Palolem and Canacona in south Goa. The spill was caused by the breaking up of the Panamanian cargo vessel Ocean Seray on Saturday after it hit an island Oyster Rock on its way to Karwar port. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Oil spill threatens Goa beaches&id=88775 *** GOA to publish Warhammer Online in Europe (Warcry) The Press Release says:Mythic Entertainment, a leading developer and publisher of massively-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG's), today announced "Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM)" (WAR) will be published and operated across Europe by GOA, the France Telecom-owned publisher of online games. GOA has successfully operated "Dark Age of Camelot" in Europe with Mythic since http://www.warcry.com/scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=15&id=54786 *** Slick alarm for Goa coast (The Telegraph) Mumbai, June 6 (Reuters): An oil slick from a cargo ship that sank off Indias coast is threatening popular tourist beaches in Goa, environmentalists warned today. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060607/asp/nation/story_6320224.asp *** Goa approves SEZ policy (New Kerala) Panaji, Jun 5: The Goa Cabinet today approved the Goa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Policy 2006, which provides for tax incentives and concesssions to industries setting up units in these zones. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=5386 *** INDIA: 'Da Vinci Code' banned in Goa (AsiaMedia) Panaji --- Bowing to public pressure and Christian organisations who have been up in arms against the controversial film The Da Vinci Code, Goa government on Monday decided to ban the screening of the movie in the state. http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=47228 *** PRESS RELEASE: GOA SECURES EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN PUBLISHING RIGHTS FOR WARHAMMER® ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING„¢ (gamesindustry.biz) PARIS, France, 6th of June 2006 - GOA, the France Telecom-owned publisher of online games, is extremely proud to announce that it has secured exclusive publishing and online operational rights for the massively anticipated MMORPG, Warhammer ® Online: Age of Reckoning TM from Mythic Entertainment. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=17502 *** Demand for atleast 20 pc tickets for women in Goa (Hindustan Times) The All India Mahila Congress on Tuesday said it would demand that atleast 20 per cent of tickets for the state legislative assembly elections in Goa next year be given to women. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1714292,0009.htm *** Goa sees no drop in '06/'07 iron ore exports (Yahoo! India News) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goa expects its 2006 iron ore exports to at least match last year's level, despite a seasonal slowdown and greater domestic consumption, an industry body said on Tuesday. http://in.news.yahoo.com/060606/137/64uh5.html *** Oil slick threatens tourist beaches in India's Goa (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) MUMBAI, June 6 (Reuters) - An oil slick from a cargo ship that sank off India's coast is threatening popular tourist beaches in the southern resort state of Goa, environmentalists said on Tuesday. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060606/3/41bxb.html *** PC News GOA Nabs Warhammer Online (News0r) GOA has done a deal with Mythic Entertainment to publish and operate the upcoming MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Europe. http://www.news0r.com/index.php?p=3375 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
