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How did we get to this? Angela Merkel, like almost every leader in Europe, is determined to keep Britain in the EU. But she is annoyed that it has come to this. According to sources close to her, she blames Cameron … Continue reading
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It was always likely that the activism seen in Hong Kong in the 2014 Umbrella Movement would reappear in some form. This last week has seen the unlikely named “fishball revolution” erupt on the streets of Mongkok. It sounds like a … Continue reading
Time Out asked what shall we call the new tower? Well Burj Dubai is still available after the 2010 renaming of what became the Burj Khalifa. Failing that – the Burj Unnecessary might do! Yesterday a new tower that will … Continue reading
If you have been following the laughable detention, in Pattaya, of thirty-two not-so-sprightly bridge playing foreigners than this disarmingly honest article gives you all the details – written by one of the Pattaya 32. It would be comical if it … Continue reading
Pattaya is Thailand’s cess-pool of vice. Parts are a grim town of prostitution and drugs. It can also be quite fun as well and there is some great golf nearby! But that may be a story for another day Until … Continue reading
China’s promise of autonomy for Hong Kong is ringing hollow – from the Economist The lugubrious Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s chief executive, was never the man to cheer you up. This was a handicap as he made his fourth annual policy … Continue reading
Strawberry Feels Forever for Taiwan Generation Galvanized by China 17 January 2015 Note: this is an article from the Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Browne. Andrew is a colleague from my Reuters days and a genuine and well-connected expert on Taiwan … Continue reading
The man who fell to earth left our planet today and we are a worse place for his early departure. A man who explored so many Changes, whether as a Space Oddity, questioning life on Mars, re-branding as Ziggy Stardust … Continue reading
Dubai once again caught the attention of the world at the new year but not in the way that the city had hoped. Some three hours before the midnight fireworks at the Burj Khalifa a serious fire broke out in … Continue reading