Japan To Leave IWC, Resume Commercial Whaling – Damn Stupid Idea
Japan has announced that it is going to leave the International Whaling Commission and thus resume commercial whaling this coming July. This is a...
We Know China’s Been Lying About GDP – But How Much?
A claim that China's been lying about the GDP numbers this past decade. The thing is, we know, absolutely and without doubt, that China...
India Raises Sugar Prices To Correct Problems With Earlier Government Mistake
India has just raised the minimum selling price for sugar in a bid to undo the problems caused by an earlier decision by the...
That Chinese “BreedReady” Database – Check The Translation
A basic truism is that languages don't map exactly over each other and that's the most likely explanation for this database from China detailing...
Indonesia’s East Belitung To Try Tin Mining Tourism – Why Not, Poldark Works
Bangka and Belitung are the centres of Indonesia's tin mining industry and one part, East Belitung, is hoping to trigger a boom in tourism...
Fancy Killing People For a Living? Sri Lanka’s Advertising For Hangmen
Perhaps you're a psychopath who enjoys the terror on peoples' faces as they understand they're just about to die. Possibly you're a well meaning...
A Bad Mistake, India Moots Raising National Minimum Wage – It’s Too High Already
It's not surprising that this is happening, India mooting a rise in the national minimum wage. There is, after all, an election in the...
Of Course India Should Have Sold ONGC’s Oil And Gas Fields To Foreigners
There are those who insist that a national government must own the company which extracts natural resources from the territory of that country. This...
Apple To Make iPhones In India – Won’t Make Much Difference To Be Honest
Apple and Foxconn are getting together to fulfill one of the dearest wishes of Modi's government in India - they're going to start manufacturing...
Another Polio Officer Shot Dead In Pakistan – We Do Want To Kill Off...
That we have our own problems with the anti-vaccine crowd is obvious enough. Those who fail to understand what a bitch Mother Nature is,...