... asons why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the parliament in November was to ensure enough support for the gambling bill. The industry is expected to generate US$40 billion in annual revenues. Sato ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
... hreatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic reform agenda. Mohan Bhagwat of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, which is the ideological wing of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
... ort said. Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the events in Cairns "heartbreaking" and acknowledged the "trying days" for Australia. As services and memorials continued for the victims of the Sydney sie ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov blamed the nation's current woes, amid the collapse of the ruble, on economic mismanagement and urged President Vladimir Putin to give up his post by hol ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... he said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif used similarly strong words. "We will take revenge for each and every drop of our children's blood that was spilt today," he was quoted as saying. Pakistani teena ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... involved. Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who has warned of militant plans to strike Australian targets, said there were indications the hostage situation at the cafe was politically motivated. "This is a ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
When India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was on the campaign trail, he promised to improve the way the country is governed. Since taking office in May, he has strived to deliver. Recently, he decla ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
... he raids, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey those who "infiltrate state institutions" should expect to give account for their actions. "Those who ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
Shinzo Abe's coalition achieved a convincing victory in Japan's elections on Sunday. The result means the prime minister will retain his reflationary economic policies and a muscular security stance, ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
... em loans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has agreed to sell down stakes in 27 state-backed banks by 2019. The government's holding will be cut to 52 percent in each case from between 56 per ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
... In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying to restart idle reactors as the country grapples with costly imported fuel. Between risk and other problems such as costs and pollution, nuclear ene ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-10
... n by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Hong Kong in 1982, after her meeting with paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in Beijing. The Iron Lady said: "If a country will not stand by one treaty, it wo ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent policy decisions -- increase monetary stimulus dramatically, postpone a consumption-tax increase and call a snap election in mid-December -- have returned h ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Beijing last month. It would also extend the existing cooperation between Itochu and CP Group. In July, the two forged a cross-shareholding alliance with CP ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... er former prime minister John Howard, have been criticised by rights groups and the United Nations for failing to meet Australia's obligations as a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Conventions. ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot on his plate, including delivering on election promises to revitalize the economy. Adding to his headaches are ill-chosen words by one of his own cabinet ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
... th China. Prime Minister David Cameron’s official spokesman has said the decision is a “mistaken one” and “counterproductive because it only serves to amplify concerns about the situation in Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his finance and justice ministers as he declared his intention to dissolve the parliament and trigger an early general election. Netanyahu said Yai ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... the loo. Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain should stand up for the rights of people in Hong Kong, and William needs to do the same if he wants to be taken seriously. After all, Prince Wil ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
... crisis". Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is speeding up tenders for six conventional diesel-electric submarines at an estimated cost of 500 billion rupees (US$8.1 billion). In addition, it ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-03
