AvatarKeke LimOnline Shopping Is Taking Off in Southeast Asiaverified_publisherBloomberg - By Melissa CheokThailand has seen an explosion of internet shopping in recent years as consumers become more tech savvy. And if that’s anything to go by, e-commerce …
AvatarKeke LimMEMO: Tony Blair tells George W Bush they can create 'post-cold war world order' in 2003 noteverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Oscar Williams-GrutA treasure trove of documents relating to the Iraq War have been declassified alongside the Chilcot Report this week, including a series of fascinating memos and notes from Tony Blair to former US President George W Bush. Among them is an 11-page note from the former Labour Prime Minister to Bush …
AvatarKeke LimYou can't explain the Iraq War without talking about oilverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Bulent Gökay,Well before the US and UK led the invasion of Iraq, the two countries were under suspicion about their intentions for Iraq’s oil. When asked on February 6 2003 in a BBC Newsnight programme whether the war in Iraq was about oil, Tony Blair responded: Let me just deal with the oil thing … the oil …
AvatarKeke LimUS veterans on Chilcot: we need our own inquiry to avoid repeating mistakesverified_publisherGuardian US - Amanda HolpuchUK’s investigation into Iraq invasion is ‘example of what we could do with political courage’, says codirector of Iraq Veterans against the War
AvatarKeke LimThe Chilcot Report Shows How the U.S.-U.K. ‘Special Relationship’ Went Sour in the Iraq WarTIME - Jamie Merrill/LondonA sprawling, seven-year long inquiry into Britain’s role in the invasion and occupation of Iraq has revealed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair attempted to use the U.K.’s “special relationship” with the U.S. to restrain and advise President George W. Bush in the run-up to the …
AvatarKeke LimNewspaper headlines: Iraq War report and Blair falloutbbc.co.uk - By Nigel PankhurstThe Chilcot report into the Iraq War, and what it means for former Prime Minister Tony Blair, dominates the press. Every paper leads with Sir John Chilcot's inquiry and pictures Mr Blair on its front page. "After seven years and at a cost of more than £10m, the Iraq inquiry delivered a withering …
