Surprise? An Illegal Casino was found in the Senegal's Consulate in Singapore

An illegal gambling den was found in Singapore. It was located surprisingly, of all places, in the consulate of the West African state of Senegal and...

Benn against the big bad Wolfowitz

"Ignore UK development minister Hilary Benn's posturing against the World Bank: both agree that Africa is incapable of self-government."In September, Hilary Benn, the UK international development secretary, announced on BBC Radio 4'€™s Today programme that his Department...

Nissan recalls 130,000 SUVs, cars

"Nissan Motor Co. has begun recalling more than 130,000 vehicles globally — including 80,000 in North America — because of an ignition key defect, a company official said Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries related to the defect, the Transport Ministry...

Another dubious ad - this time in Hong Kong

t seems that the guy whom I have mentioned in an earlier blog posting about him placing an ad, soliciting funds from the public, has also put out the same ad in an English newspaper in Hong Kong, according to one of my Hong Kong readers. Well, I'm not sure about the...

I can't help but be skeptical

Today I saw an ad in The Straits Times (Singapore) about this person Leonard Berney soliciting for other people's money, claiming to trade on their behalf so that they can supposedly attain 38% return per annum. I strongly urge people out there who have seen the...

Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea - Independent Online

" Singapore - A strong earthquake was recorded off Papua New Guinea at 1.25am on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake, whose epicentre was under the sea...

USD/JPY looking bearish after Fukui's speech

USD/JPY declined on news from BOJ Governor Fukui who says he cannot rule out the chance of another rate hike this year. Fukui offers no specifics, but does say a gradual adjustment of rates can be expected and the BOJ will closely monitor the economy. Fukui predicts that the...

Smoke worsens in Southeast Asia (Reuters)

" SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Visibility plunged to 50 metres in parts of Borneo island on Saturday and Singapore recorded its highest pollution reading in nearly a decade as fires in Indonesia sent acrid smoke across Southeast Asia. Singapore issued its first haze-related health...

Sexually transmitted diseases on rise among Singapore's teens

"Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices. Official figures showed that patients seeking medical help for sexually-transmitted infections in the 10-19...

Singapore stops opposition protest - Washington Post

" SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore police stopped an opposition politician from leading a protest march past the venue for the annual IMF-World Bank meetings on Saturday, again highlighting the city-state's restrictions on freedom of speech. Singapore, which had hoped to show...

Neo Cons Force Poor Countries Into Debt

"What you can't get by bombing countries into the stone age you do by economically starving them of capital. Corruption is a conviant excuse when it isn't done by Halliburton. And it is being held in the anti-democratic one party city state of Singapore. But of course unlike...