
Family Ties and Hobnobbing Trump Merit at China Helm
The New York Times- November 17, 2012 BEIJING — To a degree, the new leaders of China named just days ago have backgrounds that are as uniform as the dark suits and red ties they wore at their coming-out ceremony. The seven men on the Politburo Standing Committee have forged close relations to previous party leaders, either...

Bangladesh recovers $.6M siphoned off to S’pore by Zia’s son
The Indian Express- Nov 23 2012 Bangladesh's anti-corruption body has said it has recovered $1.6 million siphoned off to Singapore by former Premier Khaleda Zia's “absconding” younger son Arafat Rahman 'Koko', who was given a six-year jail term in absentia five months ago. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Ghulam...

Asia’s Hot Spot for Bank Jobs Gets Tough – for Expats
CNBC- 21 Nov 2012 One of the key destinations for financial jobs, Singapore is fast losing its lure as bank layoffs threaten the once robust job market in this Southeast Asian city state. "The [job] cuts have been ongoing for about the last 12 months within the major investment banks," Adam Faulkner, manager at recruitment firm...
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