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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Wayne Rooney Will Sue News of The World

Wayne Rooney took to Twitter to talk about his visit from Scotland Yard

Wayne Rooney is planning to sue over the News of the World phone-hacking scandal after police warned he had been a target. The footballer revealed that he had been contacted by detectives investigating the affair.
The Manchester United and England forward wrote on his Twitter site that detectives had visited him in Manchester, saying: ‘Scotland Yard detectives came to see me earlier and showed me some documents, looks like a newspaper has hacked into my phone. Big surprise.’
He added: ‘Gonna get my lawyers to deal with phone hacking until end of season. So I can focus on helping MUFC win trophies. Thx for all ur support.’
Rooney’s wife Coleen later tweeted: ‘Newspapers hacking into phones!! Desperate and Disgusting!!!!’ A Scotland Yard spokesman was unable to confirm that a meeting had taken place but said it was "up to him" what he wrote on the website.
The premiership footballer is now believed to be considering taking legal action for breach of privacy against News of the World. Rooney was told that he could have been targeted by private investigator Glenn Muclaire after his phone number was found on a list of contacts seized in a 2006 police raid.
Earlier this month a High Court judge gave the go-ahead for four test cases to set damages for victims. Mr Justice Vos said claims should not be delayed by the continuing police investigation and civil actions by actress Sienna Miller, interior designer Kelly Hoppen, ex-Sky commentator Andy Gray and sports agent Sky Andrew should be heard first.
He added: 'At the bottom of all this is a claim for damages and the most important thing for the claimants is to have a guide as to what damages they may be entitled to.'
David Cameron has also told police and prosecutors to 'follow the evidence wherever it goes' saying phone hacking by journalists appeared 'widespread'.
News International, Britain's biggest newspaper group, could face a second investigation by Scotland Yard in addition to the deepening inquiry into the tapping into voice messages of public figures.
The Metropolitan Police is actively considering launching an inquiry into whether News International journalists made illegal payments to officers. Calls for a public inquiry into the affair were brushed off, but Mr Cameron said further prosecutions were clearly 'an option'.
The Sunday tabloid tried to draw a line under the scandal earlier this month when it published a prominent apology and agreed to pay damages to phone-hacking victims.
The move followed the arrests of three serving and former journalists: James Weatherup, a senior reporter who has also worked as a news editor at the title, chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck, 50, and former assistant news editor Ian Edmondson, 42.
Scotland Yard has endured repeated criticism over its handling of the original phone-hacking inquiry, which led to the convictions of News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire in 2007.

Indonesia's Furniture Imports from China Up More than 50 Pct

Chinese furniture and handicraft goods are flooding the domestic market, the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Producers Association (ASMINDO) said noting the import of the commodities from China has increased more than 50 percent.
"The increase in the import of Chinese (furniture and handicraft) goods has reached more than 50 percent," ASMINDO Chief Ambar Tjahyono said on Thursday.
The figure was based on the results of a study made at the end of 2010, he said adding the import of Chinese furniture and handicraft goods was expected to further increase this year. According to him, Chinese furniture and handicraft goods represented around one-third of the domestic market which reached US%900 million.
An unusual surge in the flow of Chinese goods into the domestic market has sparked protest from many circles with some of them calling on the government to review the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) implemented since early last year. In response, the government will install an early warning system at the country’s main customs offices to detect the influx of Chinese goods into the domestic market.
Earlier, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia’s imports from China were mainly dominated by raw materials needed by the domestic industries.  Two- way trade between Indonesia and China reached US$36.11 billion last year, with Indonesia recording a deficit of US$4.73 billion.
In the first two months of 2011, Indonesia’s non-oil/gas trade deficit with China was recorded at US$0.98 billion, up US$0.19 billion compared with the same period last year.