
A casino in Toronto would do more harm than good
Supporters of bringing a casino to downtown Toronto typically cite economic and financial benefits, such as job creation, tourism and revenue generated for government services. They also tend to minimize, or ignore, the negative social and environmental impacts on people and their quality of life. An examination of available...

Olam to pay Temasek’s subsidiary US$6.4M sub-underwriting fee
(Jan 15) – Shareholders of Olam International Ltd approved the payment of US$6.4 million (RM) in fees to a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd for fully backing the embattled commodity firm’s US$1.2 billion bonds-with-warrants issue. The sub-underwriting fee, which had been expected to receive approval,...

Jackie Chan back in action, branding US more corrupt than China
South China Morning Post- 12 January, 2013 Action star Jackie Chan has once again sparked controversy by branding America the world's "most corrupt" country in a TV interview. His comments were slammed by The Washington Post's foreign affairs blogger Max Fisher as "anti-American" and a reflection of China's insecurity about...
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