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Analysis
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Monday, 4 July, 2011
By Pracha Hariraksapitak - A THAI television presenter asked Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva if this would be the last time he would be interviewing him as prime minister. Abhisit replied: “Why? Are you quitting journalism?” It was a brave show of confidence ahead of yesterday’s election by the urb
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Monday, 4 July, 2011
By Beatriz Lecumberri - PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez’s surprise announcement from Cuba this week that he has undergone cancer surgery is rocking this oil-exporting country just a year before a crucial presidential election.
Chavez, who survived a coup attempt in 2002, announced in a video last Thursday fr
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By Pracha Hariraksapitak -
AThai television presenter asked Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last week if this would be the last time he would be interviewing him as prime minister. Abhisit replied: “Why? Are you quitting journalism?” It was a brave show of confidence ahead of today’s election by t
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By David Watkins -
Air conditioning has been switched off, office hallways are darkened and escalators have ground to a halt as a government decree to reduce power usage forces Tokyo to sweat out a hot summer. On Friday, government-imposed limits take effect aiming to cut electricity consumption by
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By Brian Ellsworth -
Cancer may force Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to do what neither his allies nor his adversaries could convince him to do in 12 years in office — limit his speeches and public appearances and stop micro-managing. Chavez revealed late on Thursday from Cuba that he had a cancerous tumo
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By Catherine Hornby -
Recruiters at Italian defence and aerospace firm Finmeccanica have jobs to offer but can’t find the right people, despite high youth unemployment in the euro zone’s third-largest economy. Jobs come up in Italy in production, logistics, aircraft fitting and maintenance, but per
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By Peroshni Govender -
South African President Jacob Zuma’s trade union and party youth supporters are seeking concessions in return for backing him for a second term, fanning investor fears over the future of Africa’s biggest economy. The COSATU labour federation expressed frustration at a strateg
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Sunday, 3 July, 2011
By Duncan Miriri -
Border delays and the absence of enforceable means to settle disputes and promote integration are hindering the opening up of trade in east Africa a year after inception of a common market. The five-nation East African Community (EAC) regional bloc made up of regional economic gi
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Saturday, 2 July, 2011
By Emmanuel Parisse US Representative Michele Bachmann gave an energetic launch last week to her White House bid, but experts say the ultraconservative Tea Party favourite still lacks credibility.
“Bachmann, like (fellow Tea Party star) Sarah Palin, is not a serious candidate to win the White House
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Saturday, 2 July, 2011
By Muriel Boselli - France may be forced to rethink its overwhelming dependence on nuclear energy as once solid public support starts to melt away one year before a presidential election. After Fukushima and Germany’s quick decision to quit nuclear the ruling UMP party repeated its commitment to the
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