This is a little off the beaten track for me, but it is a very real example of how taxpayer money is being spent wasted on bailouts for failed executives.
It’s particularly important to publicize this sort of wretched excess, known as the privatization of profits and socialization of loss,  as we approach the opening of [...]

With the right personnel and the backing of Indonesia’s leadership, the police rose to the challenge and arrested a senior official thought to be untouchable. Now that some witnesses have suddenly changed their stories, all eyes turn to the judges to see if they can withstand the pressure of powerful forces in the security services.

Brad [...]

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What should be a pleasant if sweaty ride through nearly 400 kilometers of rubber and oil palm can be anything but if Malaysia’s police are on your trail. And they were – out in force against a handful of riders, 30 of them kids, who had taken a bus south from Kuala Lumpur for a [...]

Chrysler LLC has retained the services of law firm Jones Day, which specializes in representing companies as they go through the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Chrysler reportedly hired the law firm several weeks ago, anticipating that its counsel may be required if the $7 billion in government bridge loans it has requested [...]

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Malaysia has slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) press freedom index to the 132nd position in 2008 from 124th position last year.
The report said aside from New Zealand and Canada, the first 20 positions are held by European countries. The [...]

Malaysian business people are highly critical of the government’s efforts to fight corruption compared with those in other Asia Pacific countries.
They also rated the police force as the most corrupt institution in the country with a Bribe Payers Index (BPI) of 4 (1:not all corrupt, 5: extremely corrupt), according to Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Bribe [...]

People often point to Malaysia as a good example of a “moderate Muslim nation.” So when I took a side trip to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, I was curious to see moderate Islam with my own eyes. What’s it like to be a believer - or a non-believer - in a country that’s [...]

Is Barack Obama legally qualified to serve as president? A group of plaintiffs, who filed more than a dozen lawsuits challenging Obama’s citizenship at birth, say “no.” The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to meet today to decide whether to hear a case that could determine the outcome of whether Mr. Obama will ever become [...]

This is the Texas home that George W. Bush has purchased for his fast-approaching post-White House years. The home, on a Dallas cul-de-sac, sits on 1.13 acres and offers 8501 square feet of living space, according to city appraisal records.
The property was purchased for $2.07 million in early-October by Robert McCleskey, the president’s accountant, who [...]