12 Nov 08 -
THE Cuban government and the upper ranks of this Caribbean island just 150km off the coast of Florida were more cautious that usual in their remarks about the US presidential election and even the overwhelming victory of Democrat Barack...
30 Oct 08 -
AROUND the world, America's presidential election campaign has attracted as much attention as domestic political controversies in each of our own countries. The interest the world has taken in America's vote is the best example of...
17 Dec 07 -
Conclusion WHAT does an entrepreneur do when he spots the perfect location for his upcoming business before he gets his licence approved? He books the shop, pays rent and earns nothing while waiting for government approvals. For some...
13 Dec 07 -
First of three parts MORE than 200 food shops dot the Kiulap shopping area. How they all keep their shops afloat in a market of less than half a million people and annual tourist arrivals of less than a fifth of a million can be a puzzle....
2 Jul 09 -
WILL the world disappoint Pakistan again? Having survived a balance of payments crisis in November last year thanks to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) emergency loan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is now hoping for an...
2 Jul 09 -
SOMETHING is moving in the Middle East but it has not yet arrived in Jerusalem. A new chess game has started in the region: the US ambassador is returning to Damascus, the Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, made a speech welcoming the new tone...
2 Jul 09 -
THE return this week of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to military-ruled Myanmar gives the mission an air of a high-stakes gamble. On the line is the world body's credibility to make headway in a country where outside pressure to break a...
2 Jul 09 -
LAST month, when the US Congress failed to pass a bankruptcy reform measure that would have allowed home mortgages to be modified in bankruptcy, senator Dick Durbin succinctly commented: "The banks own the place." That seems...
1 Jul 09 -
WITH a big turnout at a rally of his supporters and another landslide by-election win for his party at the weekend, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proved he is still a force in Thai politics, even in exile. More than 20,000 ...
1 Jul 09 -
EARLIER this month, Henderson Land Development Co, a Hong Kong-based blue chip property developer, hoped to raise HK$5 billion ($935 million) from the syndicated loans market. Even with lending sluggish in most parts of the globe, 34...
