Welcome to this edition of Reports from Developing Countries here on China Radio International.   I'm Zheng Chenguang in Beijing.

In today's program,

• Violence in Kenya is hindering relief assistance to displaced people in the country.
• Thailand's Democrat Party says it will set up "shadow government to monitor the performance of the newly elected premier and his coalition."
• And Kazakhstan plans to levy taxes on oil exports.
  

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Violence continues to cause death and destruction in Kenya, despite diplomatic efforts to quell the turmoil caused by December's disputed Presidential Election results. Hopes that may have been raised when President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook hands in the presence of former UN chief Kofi Annan last week have been dashed by continuing clashes in the eastern African country. UN radio's Diane Bailey reports.
That was a report from UN Radio.

Now let's take a look at other news from the developing world.
Thailand's Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Thursday his party will set up a "shadow government" to monitor the newly elected premier Samak Sundaravej and his coalition's performance.
He says setting up a shadow government is the common practice of many countries.
Thailand's People Power Party leader Samak, a 72-year-old veteran politician, received 310 supporting votes from MPs in the Parliament on Monday, defeating his only opponent, Abhisit, who won 163 votes.

Kazakhstan Energy Minister Sauat Mynbayev says his country would begin imposing export duties on some companies' oil and oil products on January 1, 2009.
The minister said the new taxes would mainly target companies that have signed contracts with Kazakhstan without terms on tariff stability, adding that the authorities were expected to hold talks with other oil firms on the issue.
Although oil companies may oppose the new taxes, which are also likely to bring trouble for Kazakhstan's bid to join the World Trade Organization, Prime Minister Karim Masimov still voiced his support for the plan.

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