St. Martin’s, a small continental island in the Bay of Bengal, is located on the southern most tip of Bangladesh separated from the mainland by a channel which is about 9 km wide. The distance between the island and Teknaf (the head of mainland) is about 34 km. It is said that in 1926, the […]
Southeast Asia: Coping with the Rice and Food Crisis
by Mong Palatino Food prices continue to rise in the world market. People are concerned about the soaring cost of rice, which is the staple food in the Southeast Asian region and in many parts of the world. Governments are now re-examining their food and agricultural policies in order to prevent consumer panic and social unrest. […]
The Issue of Price Rise in India: From a Common Man’s Perspective
Recently, while reading an article about the elections in Zimbabwe, I learnt that the people under the Robert Mugabe Government were experiencing an inflation rate of 100,000 % and also saw the picture of a retail vegetable seller, carrying basketful of bundles of currency notes in a can basket on his head after selling […]
Anime Review of Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z is the second installment and the longest running anime series of the Dragon Ball franchise. The first was just "Dragon Ball" where it revolved around Goku as a child along with companions Bulma, Yamcha, Tien, Chaozhu, and Master Roshi, and Krillin. Dragon Ball itself was basically for children and teenagers with not […]
The Nigerian oil paradox
The mystery of the Nigerian oil paradox is still a surprise to many in the international community. There is a recent saying that Nigeria is the only country in the world, which imports what she has and exports what she doesn’t have. Nigeria today is the world’s 6 th largest producer of crude oil and […]
Karl Rove resigns
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">What are the true reasons of him stepping out of the White House?</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">On August 14, another controversial happening marked the Bush era, which already nears its end. Karl Rove, called by many Bush’s “brain,” the man behind almost every good and […]
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