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Indonesia has been hit by a series of corruption scandals whereby several leading officials have been accused of wrongdoing. The latest allegation came against the former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Earlier …
Indonesia: Corruption scandals escalate as election nears Read More
The United States investment bank Goldman Sachs has sued Malaysia in a London arbitration court amid rising tension over a settlement deal reached in connection with the bank’s role …
Why is Goldman Sachs suing Malaysia over 1MDB scandal? Read More
Japan’s ministry of health and welfare has called on the public to sleep longer and better after two recent reports determined that Japanese people are not getting enough shut-eye. And …
Japan’s sleep-deprived employees embrace the workplace nap Read More
Pakistan’s mobile assembly industry was poised to take off, but a foreign exchange crisis caused the nascent, import-dependent sector to crash. Only 10.6 million phones have been manufactured so far …
Laid-off workers hesitate to rejoin Pakistan’s yo-yoing phone assembly industry Read More
Mehak Majeed tells of the race against expectations that female Indian academics must run. As an economist at a Kashmir-based university in India, I have experienced first hand the cost …
A woman’s place in India Read More
Competing superpowers have much to offer in tackling climate change. Joshua Brown asks: can the US and China put aside their rivalry for the sake of the Earth? It’s a …
China and US: cooling off and global warming Read More
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trade deal with India will not include legally enforceable commitments on labor rights or environmental standards, five people briefed on the text have told …
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges Read More
At first glance, the scene is just one of countless images of India’s contrasts. A child walks naked down a dusty street near a group of huts with corrugated iron roofs, …
How India is seeking to gain ground on China Read More
Singapore – Singapore’s image as a squeaky-clean business hub is under scrutiny amid a huge money laundering scandal that has so far resulted in 10 arrests and the seizure of assets …
Singapore’s clean image under scrutiny amid money laundering scandal Read More
SECRET PAKISTANI ARMS sales to the U.S. helped to facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, …
U.S. aids Pakistan IMF bailout with secret Ukraine arms deal Read More