Socializing risk and privatizing profit points to a global economic gridlock that will likely make Asia's poor even poorer. The elite of global banking can rest assured that society will pay its toll in perpetuity, essentially creating a new super-caste
Following his party's poor election showing, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is on guard on all fronts, from potential challengers within the ranks of his party to the emboldened opposition alliance. Few believe he will survive. - Anil Netto (Mar 28,
Volatility and poor sentiment in the US helped to maintain a dismal tone over Asian markets, even as national economies as a whole remain relatively unaffected by the US credit crunch. Within the gloom, bright spots appeared, notably in India.-
The George W Bush administration's well-established record of incompetence and association with destruction - from Iraq and Afghanistan and back to hurricane-hit New Orleans - are fair pointers to whether it can end the US financial crisis. The people in
Blind Men and the Elephant by Was Rahman and Priya KurienThe information technology industry helped revolutionize the global economy, yet its practitioners frequently fail to grasp business basics, deliver projects late - if it all and with questionable benefits -
Like they were sucked into some sort of vast, sucking, gaping whirlpool of economic insanity, US families blew US$74 TRILLION in extra household debt in a mere eight years and that money ain't coming back, no matter that the Fed
Indian students are storming the halls of the country's higher education system in search of rare seats. Now some of the best universities in the United States and Europe are helping out, allowing Indian institutions to offer coveted brand-name degrees
The US$15 billion in donor aid for Afghanistan has to date been focused on numbers, quick delivery, high visibility and meeting benchmarks - a production-line approach to rebuilding a nation. An authoritative new report raises serious questions about this "solution"
The Indonesian government's new ban on Internet sites with "immoral content" comes at the same time another government campaign attempts to put free Internet access in all the nation's high schools. Such complexities continue, as the world's most populous Muslim
The death of three Kurds in clashes with security forces in the Kurdish district of Qamishly in northeastern Syria has angered Kurds not only in Syria but also in neighboring Iraq and Turkey. This is very bad timing for a
After weeks of increasingly acrimonious verbal sparring between North and South Korea, Pyongyang on Friday fired a volley of short-range missiles off South Korea's west coast. Seoul quickly dismissed the incident as routine, but few are falling for that: the
For the second year in a row, Russia this month attended the annual summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference as an observer. This signals Moscow's active extension of its involvement in the Middle East by directly challenging the US's
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My writing long fiction seriously kicked off shortly after the Y2K scare in 2001. I'm not sure if there¡¯s any correlation with the timing. Before the novels, I'd written short stuff like poems and stories for...
The failure of "Stop-Loss" is amazing to behold considering the excellence of "Boys Don't Cry." This isn't about idiotic cries of a "fair and balanced" view of American troop experiences or other tangled...
The picture is extraordinarily vivid; the director blasts blazing colors, the amps soundtrack selections, and stages rollicking Vegas nightlife, spraying big-screen candy everywhere. Luketic aims to...
This film is about atrocity but probably not in the way many people expect; it is visceral and bloody, but John Rambo holds back until what feels like the last moment. Although many will criticize "Rambo"...
Superhero" is a film that loves it when characters pratfall on poop, get dry-humped by animals or are continually farted upon. That's the spectrum of humor offered here, and the picture is relentless in...
