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French court: Continental guilty in Concorde crash
PONTOISE, France: A French court convicted Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics in Texas of manslaughter for setting off a chain of events that sent a supersonic Concorde crashing into a hotel outside Paris a decade ago, killing 113 people and marking the beginning of the sleek jet's demise.
Extending the borders of taxation
MODERN-DAY tax systems have moved a long way from those of medieval states where state assets had long been a source of government revenue. Rome had a sixth of its income from state-owned land while Athens and Renaissance Genoa had their own silver and alum mines respectively.
Apple publishes guidelines for app approval
NEW YORK: Apple Inc. on Thursday gave software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store, yet it reserved for itself broad leeway in deciding what makes the cut.
Reclusive Kiwi tycoon unwraps packaging ambitions with US deal
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The reclusive New Zealand billionaire buying the U.S. maker of Hefty brand trash bags to create the world's second-biggest packaging business started out as a tow truck driver and bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy more than a decade ago to become his country's richest person.
Will brain drain lead to a drought in FDIs?
A RECENT article in a local newspaper entitled: 'Why we are losing our top students to Singapore,' bemoaned the fact that Singapore is increasingly successful at wooing Malaysian Chinese independent school leavers with scholarships, university entrance examination waivers, permanent residency or even citizenship.
What’s the next big thing for KL?
Prashant Kumar feels that KL needs to reinvigorate itself.
Boosting brand equity through CR
WHEN the global economic crisis hit last year, one of the first few activities that got slashed from the budget was corporate responsibility (CR).
The push and pull factors
THERE are reasons why people leave the country of their birth. Usually, it is for the sake of their children's education and future. Or it could be their own personal professional advancement. Or it could be a slew of reasons to do with the socio-economic and political factors.
Every Malaysian counts
WHEN Malaysians voted for a change in the 2008 elections, they did not realise the impact their voting would have on the nation. Many changes have since occurred - some welcomed, some certainly not.
London mayor warns of exodus of top bankers
LONDON: London Mayor Boris Johnson has warned that thousands of high earning bankers will flee London because of the government's tougher taxes on bonuses.
