Faced with such trying economic conditions, stability must take precedence

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Asia and the Middle East: Let the convergence begin

East and West have met and prospered. Now, the Far East and Middle East are converging. Things will kick off when representatives of more than 50 countries from Asia and the Middle East will meet in Singapore this coming Monday and Tuesday under a new framework called the Asia-Middle East Dialogue (Amed).

The troublesome ethics of ‘bio-security’

An ominous new word has crept into the life sciences and bio-medical research: “bio-security”. The term reflects a growing awareness that rapid developments in these fields offer the potential for great benefits, but that the knowledge, tools and techniques that enable scientific advances also can be misused to cause deliberate harm.

Tales from a notorious swamp

Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka has said that almost every procurement contract for the new airport is problematic. For the past 50 years, the tales emerging from this swamp have all involved authoritarian rule and funny deals.