MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Is Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi a psychic? He must think himself so, because after only a cursory inspection of the wrecked Filipino fishing boat that its 22-man crew said was rammed by a Chinese vessel on June 9 off Recto Bank, Cusi was confident enough to brush off […]
SINGAPORE – Certificate of entitlement (COE) prices ended lower across the board at the latest tender on Wednesday (June 19) as consumers adopted a cautious stance in the light of an uncertain economic outlook. COE premiums for cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp closed at $26,999, down from $30,009. COE prices for cars above 1,600cc […]
Agnes Callamard will issue her report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday. UN extrajudicial executions investigator, Agnes Callamard, is set to release her report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday. Callamard, who has led an international inquiry into Khashoggi’s killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) – For years, the financial stability of Canadian farmers was the envy of their American counterparts, but rising costs, drought and a dispute with China have weakened their bottom lines. Net incomes plunged last year, and that setback was followed in March by China’s halting purchases of canola, Canada’s biggest crop. Now […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Fireworks are expected when senior members of Malaysia’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) meet later on Wednesday (June 19), with vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin saying she will demand the sacking of a party member who is implicated in a homosexual sex scandal. Mr Haziq Aziz, 27, claimed last week that he was one of the […]
A Google search for basic information on India’s caste system lists many sites that, with varying degrees of emphasis, outline three popular tropes on the phenomenon. First, the caste system is a four-fold categorical hierarchy of the Hindu religion – with Brahmins (priests/teachers) on top, followed, in order, by Kshatriyas (rulers/warriors), Vaishyas (farmers/traders/merchants), and Shudras […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an op-ed in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday (June 19) that China supports North Korea’s “correct direction” in resolving the issue of the Korean Peninsula politically. The front-page op-ed comes a day before Mr Xi is set to visit Pyongyang on Thursday and […]
TOKYO (NYTIMES) – Last month, as Americans tuned in to the final episode of “Game of Thrones”, Japan was indulging in its own television fantasy world. In this one, a woman dares to leave work at 6 pm sharp. The determination of Yui Higashiyama, a 30-something project manager who wants nothing more than to get […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it is considering boosting the number of options in private stock sales by broadening access to more potential investors and revamping the capital-raising process of private companies. The agency invited the public to comment on whether it should expand its private-offering framework. SEC […]
BRUSSELS/ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss exchanges risk losing direct access to European Union investors from July 1 in a potential blow to Switzerland’s financial industry after the bloc said on Tuesday there had been no progress in talks with Bern over a new partnership treaty. The Swiss government said it will retaliate with measures to defend […]