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Coup as counter-insurgency in Thailand

Some commentators see the military takeover in Thailand two months ago as a harder version of the 2006 coup in seeking to rid the country of the political influence of...

Modi’s sinking of WTO deal causes confusion

India’s prime minister has effectively torpedoed a global trade deal leaving trade specialists and business executives both fuming and confused (© The Financial Times...

Procter & Gamble to cut up to 100 brands

Chief executive AG Lafley says consumers are offered too much choice as he fights to revive the company’s flagging financial performance (© The Financial Times...

India’s gold importers frustrated at lack of change

The maiden budget from India’s new government may have failed to excite – but for the gold and jewellery industries, what Arun Jaitley, finance minister,...

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Dirs: John Bruno, Andrew Wight, Ray Quint. US-Australia. 2014. 90mins James Cameron is in front of rather than behind the camera for Deepsea Challenge 3D, a documentary...

Collateral damage: How Iran sanctions fears hurt humanitarian trade

By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) – It should have been a routine delivery of vegetable oil to Iran for making margarine; The sanctions...

Thai Military Approves $23 Billion for Express Rail Links

Ron Corben BANGKOK — Thailand's military government this week approved a $23 billion, eight-year plan to upgrade the national railway system, marking another...

Australia denies Yudhoyono, Megawati`s involvement in banknote graft case

The Australian Embassy in Jakarta in a press statement on Thursday has denied the involvement of President Yudhoyono and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri in the...

US, India see potential but new rifts emerge

The United States and India's new right-wing government voiced hope Thursday at working closely on the global stage, but fresh rifts over trade and spying cast a...

IndiaSpend – getting the facts straight

India is the world’s largest democracy, known for lively debate and an active press. As the country has developed, however, the public has grown skeptical of both...