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Battle of the individual is best for tinsel town

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Tue, Apr 10, 2012 2:30AM UTC View Comments

The other day, I happened to see on TV parts of the 2011 Hindi blockbuster “Singham.” It starred Ajay Devgan in his full fury, enacting the role of an honest cop who dons the mantle of the corrector. The character portrayed by Devgan is not of a new genre. Almost forty years ago, script writers...

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Aussie carbon tax unconstitutional, says mining magnate

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sat, Mar 17, 2012 6:09PM UTC View Comments

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer of Queensland Nickel

The carbon tax circus is not yet over. Mining magnate Clive Palmer announced he will challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s carbon tax in the High Court, saying it is unconstitutional. Palmer said his legal advisers who are “all senior counsels with experience in the High Court” advised him to take legal action against the federal government on...

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Fields of Mine: Thai villagers take on mining giant

By Siam Voices Wed, Oct 05, 2011 11:29AM UTC View Comments

Article and video courtesy of The Isaan Record LOEI – Last February, the farmers of Na Nong Bong village won a small victory in their battle against the gold mine in their backyard. After years of organizing and petitioning for health tests, these bean and rice farmers had prepared their case against Tungkum Limited mining...

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Philippines: The mines of our (in)security

By Edwin Espejo Wed, Oct 05, 2011 9:18AM UTC Comments Off

The communist-led New People’s Army (NPA) on Monday simultaneously attacked three mining firms in the northern Mindanao province of Surigao del Norte destroying millions of dollars worth of equipment, machinery and other property. The attacks, coming several days after Mindanao rebel spokesman Jorge Madlos warned big mining companies against continued operations in the island, were...

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Philippine communist rebels raid mining companies

By AP News Tue, Oct 04, 2011 11:37AM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 200 heavily armed communist rebels stormed three mining companies in a weakly secured southern Philippine region Monday, burning heavy equipment, disarming guards and briefly holding several people in their biggest attack this year, officials said. The New People’s Army guerrillas then ambushed a convoy led by a police general...

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