Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made good on his election pledge with a shock declaration on Tuesday that so-called high-value currency notes denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 would not be legal tender as of midnight that day. This draconian move affected £177bn ($223bn) worth of notes, an 86 per cent of rupees…
Hong Kong resident David Bandurski went behind the billboard hoardings displaying “China Dream” and the luxurious lifestyles and reveals the corruption, village slums and deceit involved persuading the poor to give way to high-rises for the wealthy and the disappearance of Chinese culture and its ancient communities. With the advent of construction sites several cranes has…