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WSJ | Singapore is now eliminating a 7 per cent tax on gold and silver in an effort to turn the city into a precious-metals trading hub to rival London and Zurich where value-added taxes […]
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The Hill | Jeffrey Toobin’s latest book portrays Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as increasingly cranky and partisan — and infuriated with Chief Justice John Roberts over the court’s recent decisions on healthcare and immigration. […]
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The Burmese government’s latest release of political prisoners falls short of meeting its commitment to release all political prisoners and shows the need for a transparent process to ensure that all political prisoners are immediately […]
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Bangkok Post | Bangkok Bank (BBL), the only Thai bank operating in Myanmar, sees a bright future in the country as it continues to undergo dramatic social, economic and political reforms. Chansak Fuangfu, a director […]
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Truthdig | Hong Kong has backed off from plans to administer “moral and national education” amounting to the “political indoctrination” of children, withdrawing a 2015 deadline for schools to begin teaching the subject. A crowd […]
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LA Times | The Law Society of Upper Canada and other human rights advocates have helped at least 11 lawyers from Burma who were disbarred for protesting against the state regain their licenses. Burma has […]
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With an increase of airports, roads, railways, and dams Laos and Thailand ties have become even stronger. Even Vientiane is beginning to break off from Vietnam and make independent decisions. One area of interest is the […]
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The Senate has finally approved a bill that will reauthorize the U.S. ban on imports from Myanmar, along with White House authority to waive the restriction if the country continues to make political and economic reforms. […]
