Politics
Political news, government policy, and election coverage. In-depth analysis of domestic and international politics shaping our world today.
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Ramalinga Raju: Rise and Fall
For Indian markets and the IT industry, the name Ramalinga Raju still means one thing: the day in…
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Michelle Yeoh: A Career Retrospective
Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once, becoming the first…
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Tony Fernandes: A Career Retrospective
Tony Fernandes bought an airline for one Malaysian ringgit. The catch was the MYR40 million in debt that…
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Vijay Mallya: Rise and Fall
When Vijay Mallya took over the United Breweries Group in 1983, he was 28. His father, Vittal Mallya,…
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Morris Chang: A Career Retrospective
Morris Chang has an estimated net worth of US$8.5 billion, according to Forbes in April 2026. That fortune…
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Cory Booker Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: September 30, 2026 On September 30, 2026, Senator Cory Booker was among the 47 senators…
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Elissa Slotkin Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On September 30, 2026, Senator Elissa Slotkin Joined Democratic Caucus in Blocking Stop Insider Trading Act On September…
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Mazie Hirono Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: Senator Mazie Hirono Joined Democratic Bloc in Blocking Stop Insider Trading Act On September 30,…
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Mark Warner Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: Warner Joins Bloc Blocking Dual-Partisan Reform On September 30, 2026, Senator Mark Warner was among…
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Kirsten Gillibrand Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: Gillibrand Joined Bloc Blocking Stop Insider Trading Act On September 30, 2026, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand…
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Jacky Rosen Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: Rosen Joins Democratic Bloc in Blocking Dual-Partisan Election Integrity Bill On September 30, 2026, Senator…
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Angela Alsobrooks Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: Senator Alsobrooks Joins Democratic Bloc in Blocking Stop Insider Trading Act On September 30, 2026,…
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Alex Padilla Voted to Block Voter ID and a Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
On This Day: September 30, 2026, Senator Padilla Joins Democratic Bloc in Blocking Stop Insider Trading Act On…
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Thaksin Shinawatra: Thailand Billionaire Premier, Exile and Return
Thaksin Shinawatra stepped off a private jet at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport at 9 am on 22 August…
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Mukesh Ambani: How Reliance Chairman Rewired India
“Build this business from scratch, without taking anyone from Reliance.” That was the ground rule Mukesh Ambani says…
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Park Geun-hye: South Korea’s First Woman President, Impeached and Convicted
“A stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader.” That was how the Associated Press described…
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Joko Widodo: From Furniture Business Owner to Indonesian President
Nine hundred street vendors in Solo’s Banjarsari Park were moved to a better site, and nobody fought about…
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Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali: The Doctor Who Became Malaysia’s Beloved First Lady
Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali died on the morning of 28 September at the National Heart Institute…
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Narendra Modi: From Tea Seller’s Son to India’s Long-Serving Prime Minister
“This election is really about one thing. It’s about Modi, Modi, Modi.” That was how the 2024 campaign…
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Aung San Suu Kyi: From Nobel Laureate to the Junta’s Prisoner
Aung San Suu Kyi, once celebrated internationally as a symbol of peaceful resistance and democratic hope, has become…
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Najib Razak: From Malaysian Prime Minister to Convicted 1MDB Felon
Najib Razak, who served as Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister from 2009 to 2018, began serving a 12-year prison…
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Ferdinand Marcos: The Philippine Kleptocrat Who Plundered Billions
The US customs record of what Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos carried to Hawaii in February 1986 runs to…
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Suharto: Indonesia Dictator of Plunder and Mass Killing
“Suharto, he died of overeating. He ate too much money. He ate so much that there wasn’t enough…
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Jho Low: The 1MDB Mastermind Who Vanished With Billions
Low Taek Jho, known globally as Jho Low, orchestrated the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development…
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