As of Oct. 28, 2015, the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitron Awards (1958) had 156 Contracting States, making it the source of the “most successful international agreements presently in force.” Perhaps aligned with the recent three-part series on the arbitration process in the United States published by the New York […]
Lee Kuan Yew, the man behind modern Singapore, the creator of a powerful small country, passed away last Monday. Lee is one of the greatest leaders the 20th century has ever produced. Journalist David Ignatius in his contribution to the Washington Post called him a paradoxical person who never lost combativeness and vulnerability toward those he […]
Earlier today a AirAsia flight disappeared. Flight number QZ8501 departed from Indonesia and was headed for Singapore. The flight had more than 150 passengers on board and lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control just after 6:15 am. The plane is suspected to have vanished over the Java Sea. Between Sumatra and Singapore heavy storms […]