Perspective

Samling bulldozers logging Ba Jawi
January 07, 2011
The battle over native land rights and deforestation in Borneo was cranked up a notch the first week of the year when authorities were reported to have cracked down against native leaders in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak.
Asia's role in reshaping capitalism and saving the planet
March 05, 2012
Having first developed in North America and Europe, consumer society and consumerim as now taken firm root in Asia, helping to fuel the continued growth of the gloabl economy. And a good thing too, many would say - but not Chandran Nair. In his book, "Consumptionomics - Asia's role in reshaping capitalis and saving the planet", the founder and chief executive of The Global Institute for Tomorrow argues passionately that Asia is following the wrong model of economic development.