... power on May 20. “My government will seek consensus with the opposition before implementing policies and consider including people from other parties in my administration,” Lai said. “The elections h ...More
EJ Insight2024-01-16
... e more we may come to realise that what counts for ‘core interests’ varies from context to context, culture to culture. However, the mere existence of variations between societies concerning what exac ...More
EJ Insight2024-01-16
... way, you may hit a junction. Ahead of you lies a large rock that obstructs the high way. To your right is a path off the high way that can take you to the same destination, albeit costing you 10 to 1 ...More
EJ Insight2024-01-15
In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party won the U.S. presidency, beating Democrat John Breckinridge. In May 1861, six southern Democratic states seceded from the union, followed by f ...More
EJ Insight2024-01-08
In their 2019 election manifesto, the British Conservative Party promised to cut annual immigration to less than 220,000 a year. In May 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to reduce it to below ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-29
... spending may improve employment conditions at the margin, but will not be able to offset the weak private sector sentiment that still prevails in sectors that have seen heavy state intervention over ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-29
... New rules may ease cross-border data transfer Fast forward to September 2023. CAC published draft revisions to the rules governing cross-border data transfer (CBDT) for public consultation. If adopted ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-28
... t context may be the key political and economic stakeholders in their states of postings. The second context would then be the public and masses in their target states. The third context to cater to, ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-27
... investors may be hesitant to allocate to the segment, believing that a portfolio of large- and small-cap stocks provides adequate exposure across the market-cap spectrum. But it’s important to look at ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-27
... though it may be practical to add a lead couple for the snow scene, it does not feel right to see this new couple dance the duet at the end of Act 1. This duet should be an emotional resolution danced ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-27
... ependents may hence increase – as opposed to decline – in light of this very consideration. In short, those who wish for a replication of the Colorado ruling elsewhere, should be careful of what they ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-22
... hin China may enable them to gain market share outside of China as well. Structural reforms buoy India India is reaping the rewards of its structural reforms from the past few years, including measure ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-22
... he end of May 2022, 121 I&T projects proposed by 32 departments/offices had been funded with a total allocation of about $560 million, which is 0.06% of the total government expenditure of $810.4 ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-21
... ist visas may not work.Longer reports on China’s social media have described cyber-crime and people smuggling, most of it based in Myanmar and Cambodia but connecting them to Thailand. On September 3, ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-18
... al damage may be – in some cases - necessary; egregious killings are not necessary. Fighting fire with fire would give rise to the unbridled flare-ups of even more fire, and we are seeing this aphoris ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-18
... nsparency may have sparked even more scrutiny of Google’s behavior – precisely what makes a free press so important. The information that was made public during the trial underscores that this was a m ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-08
... suggests, may well begin with an explicit acknowledgement of nature as infrastructure. Viewing nature as infrastructure is transformative, because it forces us to think in a more systemic way. As we p ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-07
... dividuals may seem absurd in retrospect - immoral in the former case, and indirectly contributory towards the shambolic evacuation procedures adopted by the cruise that evening. Groupthink drives us t ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-06
... st rates, may affect developed countries differently as they increase spending to support rapidly aging populations. While the world can certainly adapt to higher interest rates, the transition is sti ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-06
