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Singapore leader’s wife defends his 7-figure pay on Facebook
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2019
» SINGAPORE: Ho Ching, who is married to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, took to Facebook to defend her husband’s pay, which looks higher than those of many government leaders.
Inequality and the exploitation time bomb
Asia focus, Published on 26/08/2019
» Ever since reducing inequality became an official goal of the international community, income disparities have widened. This trend, typically blamed on trade liberalisation and technological advances that have weakened the bargaining power of labour relative to capital, has generated a political backlash in many countries, with voters blaming their economic plight on "others" rather than on national policies. Such sentiments of course merely aggravate social tensions without addressing the root causes of worsening inequality.
Don't bet on stimulus saving economy
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 29/08/2019
» You may have read elsewhere that the government's new 316-billion-baht economic stimulus package will not work. I second those opinions but for totally different reasons.
Britain's Johnson vows to fight on despite Brexit blows
AFP, Published on 08/09/2019
» LONDON: The British government insisted Sunday that Boris Johnson would fight on as prime minister despite seeing a top cabinet ally quit and his do-or-die Brexit strategy blocked by parliament.
Paris commuters hit by strike over pension
AFP, Published on 13/09/2019
» PARIS: Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic jams and forcing many people to stay home for the one-day strike action.
Stretching our savings
Asia focus, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 16/09/2019
» Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries are facing a "demographic tsunami" as ageing populations will impose new pressures on social safety nets and personal savings, according to Luis Valdés, the president and CEO of Principal International Inc.
Japanese stores scramble to cope with tax hike
Business, Published on 02/10/2019
» TOKYO: With the consumption tax in Japan rising from 8 to 10% on Tuesday, store workers struggled to adjust to the change as different rates were introduced for food and other daily items.
Blockchain and efficient government
Business, Published on 04/10/2019
» Whenever we talk about blockchain, the applications are usually limited to the private sector. It makes sense: the most famous example of blockchain technology is bitcoin, which many governments oppose.
Portugal's Socialists win re-election
AFP, Published on 07/10/2019
» LISBON - Portugal's incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists won a general election on Sunday after presiding over a period of solid economic growth following years of austerity, near total results showed.
Populists eye victory in deeply divided Poland
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» WARSAW - Poles began voting on Sunday in a polarising election which the governing populists look set to win on the back of welfare measures and attacks on LGBT rights, but their majority is at risk, giving opposition parties a narrow chance to snatch power.