Palestinian fans watch members of FC Barcelona leave the Church of the Nativity on 3 August, 2013 in Bethlehem, West Bank. - Photo: Getty Images
Football in the sands: a force for political change?
JAMES MONTAGUE, BUDAPEST
In the Middle East, a messianic reverence for the beautiful game has brought warring factions together, wrenched others apart, and permitted fans to vocalise dissent. Can the envelope be pushed any further to allow political discussion? more…
Lessons of ’88 – from Ne Win to win-win
Aung San Suu Kyi, 25 September 1988. - Photo: Dominic Faulder
DOMINIC FAULDER, BANGKOK
Twenty-five years ago the Burmese people took on Ne Win’s no-win junta legacy – and lost. Yet Myanmar won in the end. Now the rebuilding. A look back. more…
Bewildering new choices for brands
Quirky lobby art at Opposite House Beijing. Photo: Vijay Verghese
VIJAY VERGHESE, HONG KONG
Mite is right. Boutique buzz lures guests away from luxury stays. Thus upended, big hotel names churn out sub-brands and mini-brands from luxe lite to twee lumpen. more…
How safe is it on cloud nine?
Channel 4 crash-landing stunt in Oct 2012. Photo: Channel 4
VIJAY VERGHESE, HONG KONG
We examine airline crash data records to find some oddly surprising, and some expected, results. It's not always easy to separate statistics from science and stunts. more…
Super snoops patrol unfriendly skies
Edward Snowden poster in Hong Kong, 18 June, 2013. Photo: Getty Images
GRAEME MAXTON, SINGAPORE
The Snowden whistle shows cyber snooping is part of a much bigger battle to win hearts and minds in the Asian region. Who scored the PR points? more…
The greening of Asia
With climate change and global warming increasingly worrisome, how has Asia’s automotive industry responded? And why is Thailand leading the way? Read more
Of mite and muscle
A think tank based in New Delhi, has compiled a worldwide power index. No great surprises - USA tops the list and China ranks 2nd - but there are some some interesting Asian comparisons. Read more
Do pilots have cash to flash?
Pilots have long complained that they earn far less than what people generally assume. Surprisingly, budget airlines are often the best paymasters. Read more
Nepal: a growing mountain of woes
Nepalese women carry down firewood above Pokhara. - Photo: Vijay Verghese
KANAK DIXIT, KATHMANDU
Nepal has a Himalayan task ahead if it is to project itself as a SAARC player of consequence. But has India been muddying the waters with the Maoist card? more…
- BUSINESS
- Brand on the run
- Made in China, the fear factor
- Asian consumers are changing the world
- Microfinance in Asia: greed or goodwill?
- DEVELOPMENT
- Ne Win to win win
- China's rise could undermine freedoms
- One size doesn’t fit all
- Pakistan’s gridlocked travails
- India needs rapid economic gain to alleviate Maoist pain
- ENERGY
- Fukushima nuclear clouds one year on
- Solar energy: more sunny days ahead?
- Oil rush comes East
- ENVIRONMENT
- Saving the Earth
- HEALTH
- Assessing the travel health risks in Asia
- From whence the next outbreak?
- INFORMATION
- Print vs Web dust-up: Should we pay for online news?
- SECURITY
- Super snoops patrol our unfriendly skies
- SHIPPING
- New shipping laws could make for greener seas
- SOCIETY
- Football in the sands: a force for change?
- Voices from the Underground
- Women: Afghanistan’s forgotten second war
- TRAVEL
- Airline safety records
- Myanmar poll impact on travel and tourism
- Online travel agents and airlines clash as carriers go direct
- TRENDS
- Borderless world in CinemaScope
- One man’s meat is another’s poisson
- POLITICS
- Lessons of ’88 – from Ne Win to win-win
- Nepal: a growing mountain of woes
- India-China war: 50 Years After 1962
- Hong Kong yields to "Western" influence
- A glacial impasse
- Hong Kong: Wolf in CEO’s clothing?
- See the shiny new CEO
- Burma spring signals change
- A Benevolent Big Brother brand
- Politics, parochialism and power in India
- Fast work – Anna’s true Balance Sheet
- Hong Kong freedoms: Now the kowtowing gets serious
- Why the Kashmir story needs retelling
- HK democracy push led by young, Internet-savvy generation
- India caste woes: time to talk about the elephant in the room
- BLATHER
- Why do good hotels serve bad scrambled eggs?
- Stay fit or fake it
- A fright for sore eyes
- Gorilla case: are your bags tough enough?
- Once in a babymoon and daft buzzwords
- VOICES
- Voters winners in Pakistan poll
- Calling the shots in North Korea
- An Apple a day brings lawsuits your way
- Egypt’s election sparks jubilation and fears
- Maldives: cold deeds in sunny places
- North Korea options
- Libya introspection
- A post-Bin Laden world
- Khamsin in the desert
- Japan's AWOL atoms
- Darkness in Pakistan
- Syria crackdown
- BY THE NUMBERS
- The greening of Asia
- Of mite and muscle
- Do pilots have cash to flash?
- Asia’s casino gamble
- Smartphones on speed dial
- Asia up in arms
- A global high
- Greenbacks for green
- Math by numbers
- Nuclear safety risks
- Just don’t breathe
- Presidential salaries
- Thailand after deluge
- Commuter pain index
- Soaring suicide rates
- Asian corruption index
- Cyber crooks playtime
- Asia arms race
- Hotels go green
- Battling inflation
- Rare earths fears
- Travel will triumph
- Waste not want not
- HOME
- BUSINESS
- DEVELOPMENT
- ENERGY
- ENVIRONMENT
- HEALTH
- INFORMATION
- POLITICS
- SECURITY
- SHIPPING
- SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
- TRENDS
Voters win in Pakistan
Voters exercise their democratic rights despite fears of Taliban reprisals. See world opinion
Scramble for good eggs
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