The visit of ‘Raja Bomoh Sedunia’ to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last week to ‘assist’ in the search for the missing flight MH370 caused sniggers by many Malaysians and was ridiculed by the Chinese. The…
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US against Venezuela: Cold War Goes Hot During the recent carnival in Venezuela, the isolated pockets of student protests taking place in large cities died out as if by magic. Or, to be more precise, they…
The second summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) January 28-29 aroused great interest, first and foremost because this organization of Western Hemisphere countries does not include the U.S. or Canada….
As we stand in line for security checks at airports, we may have the distinct feeling that we are being herded like cattle. Air travel has changed, and has become distinctly less pleasant,…
The Brazilian president’s cancelled visit, over NSA spying, ought to jolt the US out of its arrogant disrespect for Latin America Dilma Rousseff: ‘Do I look happy, Mr Obama?’ Photograph: Eraldo Peres Tuesday’s…
Most discussion about prostitution in Southeast Asia of late has been focused upon the issues of human trafficking and sex tourism across the region. However, with the exception of those fraudulently lured into the sex…
Developing Pakistan-China ties which can drastically change the economic map of the region are threatened by Pakistani separatism, which might suddenly transform into another ‘terror ground.’ As Washington continues sending its development assistance aid in…
Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of U.S. spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage its standing in…
In the rapidly urbanizing ASEAN region today upward career mobility requires a diploma, degree, and some form of post graduate qualifications to get promotions, particularly within the desirable publicly listed companies in the region. Upon…
The following path-breaking analysis was first published by Global Research in November of 2006 “Hegemony is as old as Mankind…” -Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S. National Security Advisor The term “New Middle East” was introduced to…