By Jana D.K.
JAKARTA — A series of regulations which permit military intervention in industrial disputes have been revoked by the minister of labour, Abdul Latief, it was reported on January 18. While the move has been welcomed by some, many
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Welcome to the free market
"The Russian Government looks set to reject the latest pressure by Western nations to try to force it to cut its production of aluminium." — Sydney Morning Herald, January 17.
Advantage
"The most obvious
Since the government of President Daniel arap Moi came to power in Kenya in 1978, political opposition has been illegal, thousands have been imprisoned, killed or disappeared, and tens of thousands have been displaced from their homes. OTIENO
During the keynote speech he gave to the Newcastle Green Left Weekly annual dinner dance last year, Tim Anderson remarked on the dominance of the world news at the time with stories of floods in the US. Why was this, he mused? Was it that the floods
Business vs environment
An AGB McNair opinion poll has found that the overwhelming majority of Australian consumers would be less inclined to buy products from Australian companies that cause environmental damage in Asia.
Eighty per cent of
By Francisco Sobrino
BUENOS AIRES — On July 13, 1992, Time proclaimed "Menem's miracle" and showed the Argentine president as a shining sun.
Time was not alone: the entire imperialist media have been very satisfied with the way Carlos
Checkmate by Bishop?
To paraphrase Paul Keating, every pet shop galah is talking about Bronwyn Bishop. Bishop has been elevated to almost regal status by a delighted Canberra press gallery starved of any real political debate between the two
Life or death
[Brandon Astor Jones, who writes the weekly Looking Out column from his cell on death row in the United States, has sent us the following appeal. We urge those readers who are able to do so to respond.]
Judge P. Harris Hines,
By Irina Glushchenko
MOSCOW — In the weeks after Vladimir Zhirinovsky's Liberal Democratic Party polled strongly in the Russian parliamentary elections, a phrase constantly on the lips of government supporters was "the threat of fascism". On
By Greg Adamson
CANBERRA — Residents and supporters of Ainslie Village, a low-income accommodation area, have maintained a 24-hour picket since January 16 in protest at hostile management activities. The picket has drawn broad community
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