Airport

Government approves the Rinas Master Plan, or the $101.9 million investment PAGE 6

REVENGE, MASSACRE AT THE SANATORIUM, TWO KILLED, THREE WOUNDED

CRIME Blood after the killing REVENGE, MASSACRE AT THE SANATORIUM, TWO KILLED, THREE WOUNDED K. Noka kills two Hasanbellis, father and son from Patos, in the patients’ room Read on PAGE 3

KILLER ACCOMPANIED THE ALBANIAN MISSION IN STRASBOURG

POLITICS / CRIME Fatmir Mediu and Shaban Memia KILLER ACCOMPANIED THE ALBANIAN MISSION IN STRASBOURG Politicians had given personal guarantees, but the police did not trust them Read on PAGE 3

LEGJISI IN KUKËS: WE HAVE REQUESTED FUNDS FOR ALL OF KUKËS’S NEEDS

KUKËS / GOVERNMENT Rehabilitation of public facilities LEGJISI IN KUKËS: WE HAVE REQUESTED FUNDS FOR ALL OF KUKËS’S NEEDS But we are determined: the corrupt and criminals must face justice Read on PAGE 2

COMMENT

Sali Berisha, once a friend THE CITIZEN OF TIRANA AND MENTOR PRETLES — HERE’S WHY THE PD SPLIT, A NATURAL DEMOCRATIC PROCESS Read on PAGE 16

Meta in the US, meeting with America’s No. 3, Ollbrajt

The Albanian Prime Minister will travel to the US on Tuesday for an official visit to the US Department of State • Albanian-American relations and new cooperation programmes will be discussed The Albanian Prime Minister will travel to the US on Tuesday for an official visit to the US Department of State Meta in the US, meeting with America’s No. 3, Ollbrajt • Albanian-American relations and new cooperation programmes will be discussed PAGE 2

Berisha chooses by money: in Durrës, Gorea, “the million-dollar gentleman”

PD & ELECTIONS The Durrës branch of the PD gives Arqile Gorea 80 votes to be the mayoral candidate once again Berisha chooses by money: in Durrës, Gorea, “the million-dollar gentleman” Berisha’s people, Jozefina Topalli and Niazi Kosorvasti, opened the series of selections of PD candidates for municipal offices • Order: Make all the moneybags candidates • “Derri” Gores, looking extremely pleased on TV screens PAGE 2

“PRANVERA”, THE GHOST THREATENING AN INTERNATIONAL LAWSUIT

COURTS “PRANVERA”, THE GHOST THREATENING AN INTERNATIONAL LAWSUIT An account of the confrontation involving an Albanian-Italian company, which in ’94 was to employ 2,000 people at the former BN. Sukth PAGE 18

166 LIME KILNS: THIS IS HOW THEY “BAKE” THE FORESTS IN KRUJË

THE PROBLEM 166 LIME KILNS: THIS IS HOW THEY “BAKE” THE FORESTS IN KRUJË The head of the market in Durrës

Meta, the next basket of money for roads, water supplies and sewerage

Here is how the “Meta” government has consistently used Albanians’ taxes during its nine months in office Tirana - Durrës (both directions): 60 million lekë, completion deadline 30 days; Kodër - Rashbull - Plepa, 102 million lekë, deadline 30 days; Rubik - Ura e Fanit - Q.Bene, 37 million, deadline 30 days; Q.Bene - Fushë - Arrëz, 42 million, deadline 30 days; Ura e Lushnjës, 130 million, deadline 60 days; Lezhë - Shëngjin - Kun, 19 million, deadline 30 days; Sarandë - Butrint, 90 million, deadline 30 days; Laç - Milot, 35 million, deadline 30 days; Kukës - Has, 18 million, deadline 30 days; entrance to Gjirokastër, 24 million, deadline 30 days; connecting road between the two bridges of Mat, 275 million, deadline 150 days SPECIAL FEATURE - ROADS AND WATER SUPPLIES - PAGES 4-5