Bailout Outrage Races Across the WebLink: http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2008/db20080924_430418.htmQUOTEThe Internet is flooded with angst about Treasury Secretary Paulson's proposed $700 billion bailout—and inspiring old-fashioned street protestsby Moira Herbst Arun Gupta was enraged as he learned the details of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to fix the U....
Link: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/09/29/politics/politics_30084589.phpIt was reported in the Nation that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat faced fresh allegation of constitutional violations, which if found to be true, could lead to his disqualification as an MP and prime minister.Appointed Senator Ruangkrai Leekijwattana said he would file a complaint with the Election Commission to check w....
I have just read one of the most interesting articles discussing the historic Mother of All Bailouts being worked out in Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. at this very moment by the Bush Administration and the Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress and Senate . In the article, the author compared the present U.S. economic and financial situation to the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Titanic. Ev....
While reading the article quoted below in The Nation web site today I asked myself what is going on in the Thai government these days. The courts keep issuing arrest warrants for this and that person but they never follow up those warrants with any concrete action. So, the courts issue these warrants as a matter of procedure without caring about their being carried out by the police. It appears th....
Here is another interesting article on the US$700 Billion Bail-out" Proposal from the Bloomberg news web site.Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=ayIE9t0flv88&refer=homePaulson, Bernanke Put Aiding Banks Ahead of Best Taxpayer DealBy Rebecca Christie and Jody ShennQUOTESept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bern....
This information was just posted a while ago by Douglas A. McIntyre of www.247WallSt.com and it truly shows where Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke's loyalties are. If you think they have the U.S. taxpayers' rights and benefits at heart, you have just won yourself a one-way trip to kingdom come. Paulson, Bernanke & Co. show their true colors very clearly by insisting on the Treasury buying the tox....
Who is Jim Rogers? According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rogers , Jim Rogers (his personal web site: http://www.jimrogers.com/) , or James B. Rogers, Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an American investor and financial commentator. He is co-founder, along with George Soros, of the Quantum Fund, and is a college professor, author, world traveler, economic commentator, and creator of the Rogers....
We in the investment community do not need to have a prime minister of the country who is a saint. All we need is for him to work for the good of the country. His energies should be concentrated on the following priorities in the first 30 days of his premiership, or he can kiss his office goodbye:(1) Truly promote the country as the best place to invest in Southeast Asia by showing that his gove....
As promised, I am not going to blog about the boring subject of politics here. Instead, I am going to tell the story of “aswangs” and “baluts,” two of the most interesting and entertaining subjects of story telling and folklores in one of Thailand’s neighboring and equally corrupt country – The Philippines.Tales of Aswangs and Baluts, Part 1There are supernatural creatures infamous in the Philippine....
Thailand's 40 Richest Persons & FamiliesSuzanne Nam 07.09.08, 11:00 PM ETLink: http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/09/richest-thais-billionaires-biz-thairichest08-cx_sm_0709thaiintro.htmlDespite political and economic uncertainties, Thailand's 40 richest people have proved to be a stable lot. Perhaps because the list is dominated by businesses established decades ago, or perhaps because the same fami....
Khun Narcisuss of Norway wrote: "It is a brilliant opportunity to show them all that it is the rule of law that runs this country and not a mob of hot-heads." What an admirable idea, my dear intellectual from ABAC, this "rule of law" concept of yours and the many hypocrites that populate this weblog. I support it 100%, but only if it is applied fairly, justly, consistently and w....