8 Jan 2007

Fiji military regime expected to name new administration later today

11:13 am on 8 January 2007

Fiji's new Interim administration is expected to be announced later today.

The Fijilive website quotes military spokesman, Major Neumi Leweni, as saying the line-up would be fewer than the 36 ministers and assistant ministers in the ousted administration of former prime minister, Laisenia Qarase

The military regime received about 400 applications for interim ministerial posts and is expected to announce a new interim administration of not more than 31