The WSJ and Singapore

As many on here know, I often post about matters in Singapore. So have a look at this article published in the online version of the WSJ and not in the Asian printed edition. The paper last week lost contempt of court case. Here is some of what they have to say:
Let us begin with [...]

Economy XX

As we reach our twentieth thread on the economy, it seems that the good money (?) is on the RBA reducing the interest rates by 1%. Now what was it that Howard kept saying about interest rates?
In a local paper here I read an interesting comment on the fact that the GFC seems not to [...]

The Global Facts … At Any Given Moment

Our power-walker (hehe) min has kindly allowed me to post these quick global facts for the perusal of the blogocrats:
Fact: 79,000,000 people are engaged in intercourse right now.
Fact: 58,000,000 are kissing.
Fact: 37,000,000 are relaxing after having sex .
Fact: some lonely buggers are reading blogs…
min & joni

The Climes they are a-changin’

(Opinion from a sceptical point-of-view.)
Climate Change has been described as everything from the greatest moral challenge of our time, to the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the human race – depending on who you listen to.
Let’s face it, anyone who takes more than a passing interest in current affairs has an opinion on climate change. [...]

John Howard’s Commanding Performance

Posted by Kevin Rennie

Tonight is Episode 3 of The Howard Years: Commander-in-Chief
So here’s another installment in ‘The Poll that Counts’ video series: Tallyroom Tension. It has a small contribution from Fran Kelly the narrator of the ABC program.

World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. Instead of have a thread that is full of negativity – I thought I’d try and point out the good things that have occurred in the fight against AIDS.
I suppose that the best recent event is the replacement on Thabo Mbeki as the South African president, which means that the [...]