The Indian Express in its op-ed column of Dec 01 informs that the Prime Minister in a recent speech delivered on November 29th has lamented that our system doesn’t value time and that it is one weakness that worries him a great deal. The Prime Minister isn’t completely correct. Witness the manner and speed in […]
Military Spending Proves a Detriment to Human Rights
The disproportionate rift between military spending and money spent on programs that would potentially advance or sustain human rights has become a disturbing worldwide standard. As William Felice points out in his article from International Affairs, many of the world’s nations are denying basic fiscal rights to their citizens, instead favoring major investments in […]
China Bans Overseas Satellite Programs
The Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued an order last month to all local governments to ban "illegal" foreign satellite programs. According to mainland Chinese residents, even the pro-Communist Hong Kong based Phoenix Satellite TV is listed as "illegal," and banned in many areas. When The Epoch Times phoned the Beijing office […]
The “myth” of deteriorating business confidence in Bangladesh.
If one looks at the ground realities and the context of the events, it makes sense to say that the CTG has so far failed or hesitated to destroy the confidence of the corrupt peoples who were primarily doing business in Bangladesh If one looks at the everyday press of Bangladesh – be it print […]
Mujuru can still spring a surprise
It looks like it’s all in the bag for President Robert Mugabe. He will be nominated the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front candidate for next year’s harmonised elections which will combine presidential, parliamentary and local government elections at the party’s extraordinary congress in Harare from December 11-15. Secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa […]
Pakistan court upholds Musharraf election victory
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday rubber-stamped President Pervez Musharraf’s contested re-election victory in October, after he purged the court of hostile judges. "Five petitions have been dismissed. One is pending and it will be heard on Thursday," the Attorney General, Malik Qayyum, told Reuters. The five dismissed petitions were regarded as the main challenges, lawyers […]