Sri Lanka’s President suffers shock election defeat
Mahinda Rajapaksa's office said he would ensure a smooth transition. (9 January 2015) Sri Lanka's long-time leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has been defeated in the presidential election. Official results showed Maithripala Sirisena, a former ally of the incumbent, had won 51.3% of the vote. Mr Rajapaksa, in office since 2005,...
Disaster that some UK citizens don’t speak English
Boris Johnson says everyone living in Britain should speak English. Photograph: Julian Makey/Rex (6 January 2015) London mayor amazed by reports some people in the NHS lack language skills and blames ‘multi-culty Balkanisation’ of Britain. Britain’s “multi-culty Balkanisation” of society, in which primary school...
Rival bankers wrangle over credit for Chinese megadeals
FT.com - Jennifer Hughes in Hong Kong - December 28, 2014 Many deals in Asia can be pre-arranged between business tycoons or by different state-owned enterprises, leaving bankers with roles more akin to administration than corporate strategy. This affects the fees that the enterprises are willing to pay, bankers claimed. “You...
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