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James Riady - The evangelical felon
Of the many rich Chinese doing business in Indonesia, James Riady stands as the only one openly mixing religion with business. By and large, the 97% indigenous Indonesians tolerate the 3% minority Chinese unless provoked. In 2001, soon after pleading guilty to a felony charge brought against him by the US Justice Department, he gave an interview to Fortune that caused him endless troubles at home.
Stephen Riady - Agent of God or the other way around?
At Newton Circus, one of Singapore’s busiest traffic junctions, a large sign catches the eyes of motorists and irritates many of them. “Fully Sold, Thanks be to God” has been standing for a year, ever since the Lippo group sold the last condominium in its Newton One development. It will be there until the project is done in about two years.
Chasing the sun
Can US$2 billion buy the Sheikh the Circus of the Sun? With a projected income of close to US$37 billion this year, the oil-rich Gulf state of Dubai is all ready to try.
March 2007, a flashback
Baidu ventures into news service
China’s premier local search engine Baidu has secured a coveted Internet news licence on the Internet and has formed a small core team to study ways to provide news using the Web 2.0 methods to its numerous users. The listed Baidu aims to establish itself as a major player in the fast growing net advertising market.
Jinxed deals
Call it the Law of Unintended Consequences. In the past 12 months the Khoo family dealt twice with the Singapore government. And twice it caused major headaches for the parties involved.
Bollywood's business connections in politics
Two of the biggest names in India Inc take sides in Bollywood's Battle Royale.
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AT A GLANCE A quick insight to the top stories
A tale of two terminals
Instant noodles rule the world!
Nano car. Big questions. (Part 1 of 2)
"The West Wing": Season Eight, unscripted
The elixir of youth
Death by mining - A Third World affair
A tale of two bronzes
Chasing the sun
SPAM, I am
Life, unscripted
India's silent gender cleansing
Bhutan: Weaving a future
Fight of the moon goddesses
The wretched act of animal release
A flare-up over going solar
Disappearing deity
Villages jump on the Internet Bus
Bridging the digital divide
Does communication save lives?
Singaporeans rise to the occasion
Flight of the Kiwi
Crossing the Muslim-Buddhist divide for love
Fascinating Asia by Rail
10 Eco-Myths Busted
Another Point
An imaginary factual blog of General David Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command