Sri Lanka rejects casinos after prostitution fears
(26 April) Sri Lanka has refused to allow casinos at three super-luxury resorts planned in the capital after opponents said they would lead to prostitution, an official said Saturday. It was not immediately known whether the casino ban would endanger the development of the three mega-resorts in Colombo, which have attracted investment...
Future of Trans-Pacific Partnership uncertain
President Barack Obama’s trip to four Asian nations is aimed in large part to reassure skeptical partners that the announced US pivot to Asia is real. But squabbling among America’s Asian allies apart, the fate of a long-gestating trade pact might prove a serious indicator of the success or failure of US policy. The trade...
South Korean PM resigns over ferry disaster response
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government response to the ferry disaster, in which it was first announced that everyone had been rescued, focusing attention on poor regulatory controls. The Sewol ferry sank on a routine trip south from the...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Africans do better than him on The three of threes about DPM Heng Swee Kiat
- Religious Sheep on Cutting down reliance on US military equipment
- Confusion Says on Strong hailstorm strikes China’s Xi’an causing airport roof leaks, hundreds of cars destroyed
- Name of Singapore on A jaw-dropping election
- 2Daft2Live on 我们是否该重新思考国防开支的优先顺序？
|
|