Indonesian authorities have previously insisted they are stepping up haze-fighting efforts, through such actions as banning the granting of new land for palm oil plantations and establishing an agency to restore devastated peatlands.
Since Shinsei and Nippon Credit are both creditors of a number of visibly struggling companies, like the convenience store operator Daiei Inc. and the building contractors Hazama Corporation and Kumagai Gumi, the government will probably face the same tough choice repeatedly -- unless politicians can somehow ban the granting of guarantees against further deterioration in loan values.
Last week, the State Senate's majority leader, Joseph Bruno, an increasingly vocal foe of smoking, said the Senate would monitor the granting of waivers and whether they are hurting the smoking ban.
There are other anxieties, including the slicing of PhD student provision from all research grants, and a ban on resubmission of rejected proposals even if they were deemed to be excellent.
Unlike the German patent system, the American system gives judges the option of awarding proportionate damages instead of granting outright injunctions that ban sales of disputed products in cases where "irreparable harm" cannot be demonstrated.
The dashed region is the operational region of a BAN.
(Ironically, she gave this interview as a new injunction dubbed the gangbo, granting powers to ban those suspected of gang involvement from wearing certain clothing or entering proscribed areas, became law).
Copyright is the grant of a temporary monopoly, through a ban on copying, to offer those who generate ideas a chance to garner a profit.Over time, copyright has repeatedly been strengthened and extended as the publishing and entertainment industries have become ever more important and as new technology has posed new problems.
On Monday, Qualcomm announced that a court in Fujian Province has granted a preliminary injunction banning the import and sales of old iPhone models in China because they violated two patents owned by the American chipmaker.
The judge granted a prosecution motion banning Mr. Pelosi and his lawyers from releasing the material.
