Asia Pacific: Myanmar – The Many Virtues of Patience
Tears flowed as Htin Kyaw (70) was sworn in as the first president of Myanmar without ties to the military in over half a...
Tannoy: At Home in Country Manors, Concert Halls, and Race Tracks
To tannoy – verb; to make an announcement, particularly at a public venue.
Tannoy – noun; public address system.
Whenever a brand becomes so ubiquitous that...
ZICA ASSIS (Founder, Beliza Natural): A real rags to riches tale
AS a child in the seventies, Zica Assis and her family had nothing. They lived, like thousands of others in the run-down favelas of...
Brian May: Prince of the Universe
With his mane of ringlets and lean, tall physique and laid back manner, Brian May is every inch the (aging) rock star. However, there...
EESHA KHARE (Student): Young inventor changing the mobile world
MOBILE phone batteries last for a few hours and then slowly die. We all sigh a little, put them on charge, and wait a...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Waiting for the Age of Reason
Her life has been an extraordinary journey across varied political, cultural, and geographical landscapes. She is beautiful, intelligent, courageous, and quite outspoken.
Author, campaigner, politician,...
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): “I Don’t Design Nice Buildings”
Zaha Hadid orphaned this world on March 31 and left it waiting for great works that now will never be. Architects bloom late in...
Asia Pacific: Economic Integration Gaining Ground
Some of the world’s most promising economic partnerships straddle the Asia-Pacific Region. That vast spread of economies offers a contrasting landscape of competitiveness. While...
Daniel Hashim (Founder, Carbon Sponge Solutions): Small is beautiful
BOFFIN-turned-businessman Daniel Hashim is carving out a name for himself by getting nanotechnology out of the research laboratory and into the industrial marketplace.
Dr Hashim’s...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
