Article: Myanmar acting on foot-and-mouth disease

Article: Foot-and-mouth disease hits draught cattle in Myanmar's cyclone-hit areas
Xinhua News Agency;  June 27, 2008 ;     285 words ...Foot-and-mouth disease hits draught cattle in Myanmar...areas YANGON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Foot-and-mouth disease has hit draught cattle in Myanmar...died of the disease. According to official statistics, during the cyclone storm, more...injured according to ...

Article: Research shows ways to improve public confidence in official British statistics.
M2 Presswire;  February 28, 2005 ;     619 words ......attitudes about how public confidence in official statistics could be increased has provided...The report highlights areas where official statistics have gained the confidence of the...skills. Key Findings Confidence in official statistics is a complex issue, driven by a...

Article: UK Statistics Authority launches consultation on a new code of practice.
M2 Presswire;  July 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......consultation on a new Code of Practice for Official Statistics alongside a draft Statement of Principles...on the draft Code of Practice for Official statistics, alongside a supporting statement...will guide our Assessment process. Official statistics are a vital resource for ...

Article: New statistics watchdog to 'name and shame' ministers who mislead
The Independent - London;  April 1, 2008 ;     618 words ...Ministers who misuse official statistics will in future be "named and shamed" by a new official statistics "watchdog". Sir Michael Scholar...where the effect is to undermine official statistics, then we will publicly counter...

Article: Improving official statistics
Credit Management;  May 1, 1998 ;     128 words ......proposals to enhance the integrity of official statistics. The Green Paper, Statistics: A...accountability and governance of official statistics; and the scope of official statistics to which the options set out in...

Article: Statistics Authority publishes the code of practice for official statistics.
M2 Presswire;  January 8, 2009 ;     681 words ......publishes the code of practice for official statistics(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...publishes the new Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The Authority has statutory responsibility...report which lists some 340 sets of official statistics not currently designated as ...

Article: Brazil ends foot-and-mouth disease slaughter in southern state
Xinhua News Agency;  March 21, 2006 ;     172 words ...Brazil ends foot-and-mouth disease slaughter in southern state RIO DE JANEIRO, March...it had completed the cull of animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease in the southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul, around...to the owners of the culled animals, according to ...

Article: Number-crunchers demand independence
The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Four-fifths of us think official statistics are skewed, according...comes to reducing trust in official statistics,'' he sniped, "ministers...numbers? One reason is that official statistics matter. They drive headlines...

Article: The fruits of fieldwork; Economics focus.(The fruits of fieldwork)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US);  August 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......visiting a pin factory provide insights official statistics cannot? ECONOMISTS, the worldly...economy as it exists in equations and official statistics, but are fair strangers to the economy...systematically chosen. Nor can the official statistics measure everything that economists...

Article: Exhibition on Official Statistics Held in Macao
Xinhua News Agency;  October 23, 2000 ;     149 words ......residents to know more about the process and importance of official statistics, according to officials with the Statistics and Census...which will be conducted in Macao in August next year. Official statistics in Macao cover population, education, medical care, labor...

Article: Pre-release access to official statistics.
M2 Presswire;  October 21, 2008 ;     474 words ......Government: Pre-release access to official statistics(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...The draft Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics Order 20081 was laid before Parliament...December 2008. Pre-release access to official statistics refers to arrangements for Government...

Article: Tanzania's training centre opens doors for Stats SA field workers.(Business Report)
The Star (South Africa);  June 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Africans to Tanzania for training in official statistics might seem a strange activity. However...offer: a specialist qualification in official statistics; a clear understanding of the importance...force survey, obtained a diploma in official statistics from EastC, a rare ...

Article: Careful checking makes sure statistics don't mislead.(Business Report)
The Star (South Africa);  November 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Statistics, especially official statistics, do not usually create...consistent collection of official statistics. This week, along with...Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, endorsing the right of...

Article: SWEDEN: Surveys, forecasts and hard data all point to still buoyant economy; inflation jumped to 1.1% in March, consensus still expects June rate rise
Hilfe Daily Briefing;  April 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ......survey-based data rather than hard official statistics, and the forward-looking and relentlessly...the next 12-18 months. Even the official statistics - on industrial output, unemployment...Recent weeks have been short on hard official statistics but crammed with forward-looking...