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When the well of love runs dry

by Neville Sarony February 3, 2019February 6, 2019

Kaligandaki Hydroelectric Power Station in Nepal. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Eken7

China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

How Nepal’s Shylock bankers dam up progress

by Neville Sarony October 29, 2018

A toy soldier fires a rocket launcher in front of an explosion. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

Heroes and zeroes: McCain and Drumpf

by Neville Sarony September 9, 2018

US President Donald Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers and spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters, Leah Millis

European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

A worm’s eye view of international agreements

by Neville Sarony May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

How criminal imbalance results from a biased view

by Neville Sarony April 11, 2018

Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' were banned by Minnesota schools over alleged racial slurs. Photo: Amazon.com

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Whither political correctness?

by Neville Sarony February 19, 2018

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. Photo: HK Govt

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, South Asia, World

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has betrayed Hong Kong

by Neville Sarony January 6, 2018January 6, 2018

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

World

When world leaders descend into twitterdom

by Neville Sarony December 4, 2017

Australian Aboriginal dancers perform during the Homeground festival. Homeground is Australia's biggest celebration of indigenous culture. Photo: iStock

Australia, Oceania, World

Under the yoke of the Southern Cross

by Neville Sarony November 2, 2017

A man holds a a banner saying 'Hong Kong Independence or mainlandization' during a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong on July 1, 2017. Photo: Asia Times

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Dreams of independence persist in an interconnected world

by Neville Sarony October 22, 2017

The Nepal Umbrella Foundation is an NGO that aims at protecting workers from overcharging by recruitment agencies. Photo: Nepal Umbrella Foundation

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia

Financial cannibals feeding on Nepali overseas workers

by Neville Sarony August 18, 2017

Fontevraud Cloître du Grand-Moûtier. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

France, Middle East, World

A pearl in the midst of French hay fields

by Neville Sarony August 2, 2017

Supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) rally as they carry bodies of protesters who were killed in clashes with security forces on Saturday, in Darjeeling, India June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Beijing, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Russia, South Asia, World

Why an autonomous Gorkhaland is best way forward

by Neville Sarony June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

It takes a skilled cook to make the perfect souffle, but the author suggests kitchen competency is the one ingredient missing as Britain prepares to negotiate its way out of the European Union. Photo: Pierre-Alain Dorange/Wikipedia Commons.

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Without a skilled chef, Britain’s Brexit souffle will fail to rise

by Neville Sarony June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is no Kim Jong-un. Photo: TIMA via Reuters

France, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

Hypocritical Trump fans fires of sectarian conflict

by Neville Sarony May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker walks past the Union Jack as he arrives at an EU summit in Brussels. Photo: Reuters/Christian Hartmann

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

On the demise of the English language, here and there

by Neville Sarony May 17, 2017

Nepal will hold local elections for the first time in 20 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

New brooms to sweep with in Nepal

by Neville Sarony May 4, 2017

Bill and Ben: the unelected House of Lords may seem an unlikely defender of the common folk. Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

What does the quality of leaders mean to governance?

by Neville Sarony March 10, 2017March 14, 2017

Ethnic minority children are required to speak, read and write Cantonese for them to be admitted into the good public Primary schools. Photo: Hong Kong Unison

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia, World

Level playing field long overdue for Hong Kong’s ethnic minority kids

by Neville Sarony February 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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