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January 21, 2015
China’s anti-corruption net appears to be catching tigers as well as flies. India, has seen modest improvement in the 2014 index.… Read More

January 15, 2015
Over the past two decades, climate change has steadily climbed up the international political agenda. Promoted by Nobel Prize winners, environmental and climate scientists, non-government organisations, Hollywood stars and film-makers, it has become a major global issue.… Read More

January 2, 2015
Extreme climatic conditions are now occurring in too many places at the same time, impacting millions and costing billions.… Read More

December 27, 2014
The 2014 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that extreme climatic events are likely to be more frequent in the future.… Read More

December 24, 2014
The Communist Party of China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that a senior Party official and national political advisor, is under investigation for “suspected serious disciplinary violation”.… Read More

December 23, 2014
To maintain the global health body in its dysfunctional form and flawed governance structure is to make the world increasingly vulnerable to new pandemics.… Read More

December 22, 2014
In Phnom Penh in November 2012, the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) decided to launch the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).… Read More

December 12, 2014 
The remarkable transformation of Singapore’s urban water services has not been witnessed anywhere else. But challenges lie ahead. The low price of water here may also have created a perception problem.… Read More