Perspective

LUANDA ~ Angola’s capital Luanda has again been rated the most expensive city in the world for expat workers, followed – Read More...

It may be one of the only aspects of civilized life that hasn’t changed much in more than a century: – Read More...

It’s easy for imagination to fail when it comes to finding gifts for Father’s Day. But writer Cooper Ray, creator – Read More...

BEIJING ~ China imposed a security clampdown on Thursday to stop any event marking the 20th anniversary of the crushing – Read More...

SINGAPORE ~ For foreign workers like P. Baskaran, the sprawling recreation centre set up by the Singapore Contractors’ Association is – Read More...

OTTAWA ~ Youths exchanging nude photos of themselves over cellphones, known as “sexting,” should not face child pornography charges, as – Read More...

PARIS ~ France’s US-owned couture house Christian Lacroix SNC has declared insolvency after falling foul of the global crisis, the – Read More...

NEW YORK ~ Scientists in New York unveiled this week the skeleton of what they said could be the common – Read More...

By Nicholas Rety For The Bali Times JIMBARAN ~ Ferocious rain wakes me from my sleep. Surely the ocean has – Read More...

LONDON ~ Britain’s Prince Charles sought this week to patch up a long-running row with architects over his traditionalist views – Read More...