Friday, November 15, 2013



Thinking ahead. November 12, 2013.


Indian Prime Minister's skipping Commonwealth Leaders Meeting seen as rebuff to Sri Lanka. November 12, 2013.

KMT meeting draws protests. November 12, 2013. 


The fury of the typhoon, Tacloban city in Leyte Province. November 9, 2013.

Taleban supporter shot in Pakistan. November 9, 2013.

India readies for turmoil in Kashmir. November 9, 2013.

Mao and Deng era said to be equally mportant. November 9, 2013. 


Fazlullah elected new Taleban chief. November 9, 2013. 



Syria - Assad still holding on. November 9, 2013.

Bloomberg spikes report on China leadership. November 9, 2013.  


Banque Indochine Saigon branch in the 1950s. 


Rare picture of Ho Chi Minh arriving in Moscow in 1960. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013


COSCO under probe. November 9, 2013.


India's regional diplomacy said to be wavering. November 12, 2013.

Spy chiefs warn that enemy is using information. November 9, 2013. 

Ice said to be drug of choice in this region according to report. November 9, 2013.

PAS Polls and several possible outcomes. November 10, 2013. 

Envoy's son suspect in model's death in Pakistan. November 9, 2013. 


Guardian editor to face Select Affairs Committee. November 9, 2013. 


Chinese leaders hold secret meeting to plan future. November 10, 2013.  


Goldman Sachs gets criticism over sovereign rating.  


Preah Vihear - International Court of Justice decide in favour of Cambodia. November 11, 2013.

Sunday, November 10, 2013


Russia applied pressure to ex Soviet states. October 24, 2013.   


Mall woes in India. October 24, 2013. 



China Sea Spat. Aquino changes position. October 24, 2013.

US Government shut down cost jobs. October 24, 2013. 

74 shooting deaths this year in Malaysia thus far. October 24, 2013. 


Pope suspends 'bling bishop". October 24, 2013. 


Controversy in South Korea. Meddling in election campaign. October 24, 2013.

Saturday, November 9, 2013


EU Commission president weighs in on US intrusions. October 25, 2013.

Germany angry over alleged US tapping. October 25, 2013.

US Government probing nine banks. October 25, 2013.

Former Thailand Prime Minister supports Amnesty Bill. October 25, 2013. 


Malaysian Prime Minister to introduce Goods and Services Tax in new Malaysian Budget. October 25, 2013.

Japan staging air-sea-land exercise. October 25, 2013.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says that India and China are not rivals. October 25, 2013. 


 Bank of America found liable for fraud. October 25, 2013.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Japan - Bank loans to the Yakuza. Probe widening.

London - Forex Rigging Probe going on. Several suspensions in banks.

JP Morgan Chase faces questions of whether it employed sons and daughters of the elite to get business from the top. 

Chinese military makes anti US movie.

Japan and Russia cosy up.