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The creative leader's secret weapon? Walking their own path
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 24/10/2025
» 'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference," wrote Robert Frost. Over a recent five-week period, I had the joy and privilege of guiding the latest cohort of Bangkok University's MBA-i programme through my favourite course, Creative Leadership, which is based on my Genius Journey method.
Pharma giants to pay $590 mn to US Native Americans over opioids
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» NEW YORK: A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribe members, according to a US court filing released Tuesday.
Pakistan a hub for South-Central Asian integration
Asia focus, Bilal Khan, Published on 10/01/2022
» Kyrgyzstan has become the latest country to formally express its desire to join the multi-billion-dollar China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) linking Western China with the Pakistani deep seaport of Gwadar at the mouth of Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
Amazon indigenous groups sue Casino chain over deforestation
AFP, Published on 04/03/2021
» BOGOTA: A group representing indigenous people living in the Amazon in Brazil and Colombia filed suit in France Wednesday against supermarket chain Casino for allegedly selling beef associated with land-grabbing and deforestation.
Don't isolate Myanmar
Asia focus, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 01/03/2021
» Directly or indirectly, the military has always called the shots in Myanmar. And now that it has removed the decade-old façade of gradual democratisation by detaining civilian leaders and seizing power, Western calls to punish the country with sanctions and international isolation are growing louder. Heeding them would be a mistake.
Cherokee Nation asks Jeep to 'retire' name of SUV
AFP, Published on 23/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: The Cherokee Nation said Monday it has asked for its tribal name to be removed as a nameplate from Jeep sport utility vehicles and called for a dialogue with the automaker on "cultural appropriateness".
OMAN MARKS 50TH NATIONAL DAY
Published on 18/11/2020
» On the 18th of November, the Sultanate marks its 50th National Day anniversary under the wise leadership of HM Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.
Indigenous voices raised
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 07/09/2020
» Minorities and indigenous people are often among the most marginalised communities in many societies. Systemically excluded from participation in the socio‐economic life of many countries, they lack access to political power and encounter obstacles to asserting their identity.
Migrant workers finally getting respect in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/06/2020
» The images of millions of Indians walking, cycling or packed into the backs of trucks, concrete mixers or goods train coaches headed back to their home towns are still fresh in everyone's memories.
Life after Covid-19
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 01/04/2020
» In a few months when the tumult caused by the coronavirus subsides to a level where people and governments have stopped panicking, and more clues emerge on how to stay safe or battle this scourge, there may be time to appreciate just how much the world has changed.