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OPINION: Nations and their governments

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:50:05 +0800

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - In an ideal world, how would the recent shooting by the Philippine Coast Guard of a Taiwanese fishing boat, which resulted in the killing of one of the fishermen, have been handled? I think that both Filipino and Taiwanese authorities might have immediately sought one another to express grave concern over the incident, and to offer cooperation to ascertain the facts. Both would have drawn assurance from the fact that, despite national differences, a legal order was in place and could be trusted to work.

Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:12:17 +0800

By Imma Ande YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting increasingly powerful Islamist insurgents in its northeast on Thursday, the second day of a military offensive that has divided opinion over how best to tackle the rebellion. A Reuters reporter saw two Alpha jets land in the city of Yola, in Adamawa state, one of three over which President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, the other two being Borno and Yobe. ...

OPINION: The wasted vote

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:10:05 +0800

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - I've written about this in elections past, but it bears saying again (and again). That's the idea of the "wasted vote."

Gigantic balloon creature splits opinion in Australia

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:16:05 +0800

A gigantic whale-like balloon with pendulous udder-like appendages, designed to mark the centenary of Australia's capital Canberra, has divided opinion, with some branding it an ugly waste of money and others saying it is an inspiration.

OPINION: Cartoonist 'revealed PM's half truths'

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:50:03 +0800

Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The magnitude of the public furore surrounding the dispute between famed cartoonist Chai Rachawat of mass-circulation daily newspaper Thai Rath and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is unbelievably great.

OPINION: Prosperity without growth

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:40:07 +0800

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The rise in the number of unemployed Filipinos in the midst of economic growth has made our government officials take a serious look at the current economic strategy. This pattern of jobless growth partly explains why the level of mass poverty in our country has remained unchanged even as the economy seems to be growing.

OPINION: Making the real choices in life

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:20:06 +0800

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - We are now in election mode where we, as registered voters, will have to make a choice.

Public Opinion Or Mere Publicity?

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:38:45 +0800

Election season is here. As usual, surveys are enjoying lots of media attention. Pollsters themselves admit that surveys give us only a generalized view of reality. But constant repetition of these surveys by broadcast and print media tend to absolutize the generalized view as the legitimate view, or the only view we should accept. "That's the way it is," say the statisticians. But the subtle message is: "that's the way it should be."

OPINION: The dark side of K-Pop

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:10:08 +0800

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Call me old fashion but I love classic rock music. Perhaps I was never a trend follower or maybe growing up with siblings who fed me with their taste in music had something to do with it.

OPINION: Surveys and public opinion

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:10:07 +0800

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - For many senatorial candidates who take elections seriously and exert great effort to address the important issues of the day, it must be terribly frustrating to be confronted by the results of preelection surveys. Nothing seems to matter except sheer media exposure and possession of a familiar name in order to score high. The preference for incumbents leaves one wondering if the Filipino electorate is content with the way things are.

OPINION: What a letdown

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:10:06 +0800

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - After all the brouhaha to get Malaysians living abroad the right to vote, only a dismal 6,268 out of over 700,000 have registered as postal voters.

OPINION: Go on, give someone a break

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:10:03 +0800

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - It is not about big money. It is principally about being sensitive to the needs of the people around us.

OPINION: Engine of growth set to soar

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:50:07 +0800

Beijing (The Star/ANN) - Amid rapid urbanisation in China, many cities are turning to airport-based economy as their new engine of growth.

OPINION:l Being happy with the rest of the world

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:40:03 +0800

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Were you in a happy mood on Wednesday? Or were you just plain grumpy?

Phil Spector TV film splits opinion like record producer himself

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:11:30 +0800

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Spector's life could be summed up in four words - musical genius, eccentric and murderer. Playwright David Mamet's HBO film "Phil Spector," which airs on Sunday, makes the most of all of them but his take on the 2007 murder trial of the record producer has split opinion as much as the crime itself. Al Pacino plays the bombastic, multi-wigged, gun-obsessed creator of the 1960s "Wall of Sound" recording technique in the weeks before his first trial in Los Angeles for the 2003 shooting death of struggling actress Lana Clarkson. ...