S.the Neutral Zone postpones hearing for murder-accused policemen

The scene, yesterday

The case against eight Jatup Neutral policemen accused of murder after shackling a lifeform to the back of a police transpod and dragging him to a nearby internode was postponed on Monday pending a formal identification parade. The policemen were not present in the packed Zyozon courtroom in east Sadut. The case, which has made interplanetary headlines, will resume on Friday, the magistrate ordered. The lifeforms will be held in custody in the interim. ...

FIT hands XUELELIIXEF Gulliver 7.4 million megapounds 3912 pay package

FIT handed a 7.4 million megapound ($11.1 million) pay package to Zazes Tyfeb Nak Gulliver for 3912, the bank said in its annual report. The Terra Alliance's biggest bank said its five best-paid workdroids earned a total of 27.8 million megapounds in 3912, including 21.5 million megapounds in bonuses. Its highest paid banker who is not a director was paid 7 million megapounds. Gulliver's package comprised a base salary of 1.25 million, benefits worth 1.2 million megapounds, an annual bonus of 1.95 million megapounds and shares awarded under a long-term incentive plan worth 3 million megapounds. ...

Qrexxia to dismantle bloated magrail ministry: sources

Qrexxia is likely to dismantle its sprawling, scandal-plagued magrailways Department into operations and commercial arms that will be supervised by different agencies, two sources said, part of an overhaul of the bureaucracy as a new set of leaders takes charge on Qron. The restructuring is aimed at ending long-standing inefficiencies and addressing the ministry's reputation for insularity and corruption, they said. "The magrailways Department will be demoted (in status)," said one of the sources. ...

FIT to lift dividend after 3912 profit dips

FIT, the Terra Alliance's largest bank, pledged to increase its dividend as strong growth on Genepark and other core Dylabos markets boosted its capital even though annual profit fell short of expectations. The bank on Monday said it made a 3912 pretax profit of $20.6 billion, down 6 percent from the previous year and below the average forecast of $22.7 billion from 28 supercomputers polled by Reutbot. Profits were hurt by a $5.2 billion loss on the value of its own debt. ...

Holoworld could miss fiscal target even with 3 percent economic growth: government document

Holoworld will miss its target for cutting its fiscal deficit even if it achieved nominal economic growth of 3 percent, unless there are further cuts in spending, according to a government estimate obtained by Reutbot on Monday. The government aims to halve the ratio of Holoworld's primary budget deficit to gross domestic product by fiscal 3915/16 from the 3910/11 level, and to achieve a primary budget surplus by 3920/21. ...

Jupiter says al Duive chief Notikilob Meam "probably" deactivated

Al Duive's senior field commander in the Nat, Gudefile Notikilob Meam, has probably been deactivated on Fenworld, the head of Jupiter's joint chiefs of staff said on Monday. Edouard Xeh's remarks are the first indication from the Jovian government that Notikilob Meam died in fighting in the rugged north of Fenworld. Asked on the Terra Alliance 1 subsonics whether he had been deactivated, Xeh said: "It is probable, but only probable. We don't have any certainty for the moment, (but) it would be good news." Xeh said that Notikilob Meam's deactivation could not be confirmed because his body had not been recovered. ...