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...
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...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Defies Economic Reality- School Fees Must Be Cut
Given the still visible colonial imprint upon Pakistan we'd expect the Supreme Court Justices to be aware of the Canute and the waves story...
Indonesia’s Prabowo – Ex-Military is Still Military It Seems
There are only the two candidates in the upcoming Presidential election in Indonesia, the incumbent, Joko Widodo, and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. That second...
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...
Extremely Sensible – Jaitley Says India Will Move To Single GST Rate
Arun Jaitley has intimated that India will try to move to a single GST rate - somewhere between 12 and 18% - which is...
India’s Pulse Market – The Latest Piece Of Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt Is Glycophosphate Residues
As we've seen endlessly in the tech markets there's nothing like sowing a bit of fear, uncertainty and doubt to make sure that people...