dr T projectT Tuesday Tea with Dr. T (Shawkat Toorawa) Shawkat Toorawa has been a professor of Arabic in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at Yale since 2016. He runs the “dr T projectT,” 30-minute sessions on Tuesday afternoon in which he teaches “three things worth knowing” about literature, pop culture, music — or anything else on his mind
Pravind risks losing financial support from New Delhi While saying his government is on the right track and that he will be judged by the performance of his regime in power, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is risking the pullout of financial support from New Delhi, a major donor and creditor to the Mauritian economy. This was revealed to
Rosneft and Trafigura-UCP Consortium acquire Essar Oil (Mauritius) for US$12.9b The Essar house in Port-Louis city, Mauritius Russia’s Rosnef, (through its subsidiary, Petrol Complex Pte. Ltd) has acquired 49.13% stake Essar Oil Limited (EOL). The deal represents Russia’s largest ever foreign investment into any country so far. Rosneft CEO, Igor Sechin stated that “this day marks the
End of world senario: Religion is back in American political discourse Roy S. Moore, who won a special Republican primary runoff for an Alabama Senate seat on Tuesday, is a staunch evangelical Christian. The return of religious discourse in politics is part of the end-of-the-world scenario. Roy Moore who recently suggested the attacks of 9/11 may have been a punishment
Opposition says Mauritius gov't on witch hunt against opponents The witch-hunt orders come directly from the government house? After the cracking against the L’Express daily newspaper with the harassment of 3 of its journalists and editors, the authorities are now in a witch-hunt enterprise against defected members who have joined the opposition. The husband of the daughter of
North Korea: Newbie Trump wanting to play with big cats! It is President Donald Trump who is blowing the horns and trumpeting about the famous red button of the powerful nuclear arsenal resting restlessly in his hands. But the small time foreign policy player may suddenly face another trumpet blowing his way: That is a one of a kind North
Labour-PMSD: Power sharing between prime ministers? There is a lot transpiring about a Labour Party and PMSD alliance in preparation for the next general elections (which many now believe is not that far away). However, both parties are currently in a dilemma over which formula they should adopt if they were to ally to face the
MAURITIUS: Millions of petrodollars to shut down criminal cases and buy MPs? We all know that Mauritius is a tiny, vulnerable and dependent country. But recent events on the Island suggests a dark future for its population involving petrodollars, corrupt legislators and indeed the media that are at daggers drawn. It reminds us of the book entitled ‘Who Moved My Cheese? An
The guts to impose Halimah as an iconic Muslim President It sure took a lot of courage and guts to swim against the currents to appoint a Muslim woman as the presidency in Singapore, and that is exactly what the Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had when he pressed on with his party’s agenda. Yet, the entire game
India's Maruti to take over troubled Maubank? Sources in New Delhi confirmed that Maubank, the bank formed after the forced takeover of the Bramer Bank or the Bramer Banking Corporation, is in talks with the Indian based Maruti Suzuki bank for a take-over bid. The source said an evaluation of the Maubank is being carried out by
Ring the bells as ringgit turns 60 but digital is its future! THE nation is not the only one that turned 60 this year. The local currency, the Malaysian ringgit, turned 60 too and it did so in style, hailed by both foreign and local analysts as the strongest major Asian currency to date. These analysts and economists are of the view
bet365 Money Laundering: The Swiss Connection There are now indications that multiple Swiss bank visits aided in Bet365 money laundering case. The Bet365 affair is making the headlines, not only in Mauritius but also among Swiss prosecutors from the Swiss Attorney General office (OAG). The OAG in an email correspondence to WorldFutureTv said they will revert
MSM cleaning the stable ahead of early polls: Soodhun out? The ruling Mouvement Socialist Militant (MSM) is cleaning its stable from unpopular and tainted figures in preparation for early polls, on the backdrop of a mega money laundering scandal. According to our latest count, the amount transacted could reach Rupees 9.56 billion, which is an astronomical amount. The MSM
Mauritius Human rights agent linked to RS9.36 billion in Money Laundering? The money laundering network in Mauritius goes deeper into other institutions that would be unsuspected of such illicit activities, said a source to WorldFutureTv.com, with at least US$280.2 million siphoned or Rupees 9.36 billion. The source, who wanted to remain incognito, said a high official of
bet365 Another scandal hits MSM-ML: Swiss banks used in money laundering? Did the Attorney General of Mauritius Ravi Yerrigadoo get directly or indirectly involved in a money laundering case that involved using Swiss banks for the cleansing of illicit earnings from an online gaming site, bet365? The attorney general of the island nation of Mauritius stepped down on Wednesday after allegations
The rise of Islamic Turkey: Military actions on Myanmar? A phenomenon that has been ignored by many, but the second biggest army in NATO is readying itself to play a bigger role in the global sphere. Here in the picture, Turkey’s self-imposed-President-with-powers (the president used to be powerless) Recep Erdogan is praying for Turkey’s rise as a
china Why the 'Friendship oil pipeline' is still flowing from China to North Korea? China has once again played its hands in the North Korean conflict, forcing the Western nations (in particular the United States) to back off from a 100% cut of oil supplies to Pyongyang. The US wanted to literally kill the North Korean regime with a full ban on oil exports
Both Aung San Suu Kyi and Obama failed the Nobel Peace Award! Stuck between a rock (the military) and a hard place (the people), Aung Sang Suu Kyi shows why the Nobel Peace Prize should not be given to living souls. It should clearly be handed over posthumously. But since the West has lost some of its core values in the long
The end of communism in China will have massive global repercussions The Chinese Quagmire: It is part of the end-of-the-world scenario. Plans are underway to bring down the communist regime in China and for this, a few ‘powers’ are using an axis that might just do it. The overthrow of the communist regime, a game plan led by Tokyo, is well
Berjaya Media eyes delisting from Bursa Malaysia The Sun’s owner, Berjaya Media Berhad, is eyeing a delisting exercise for the company from Malaysia’s stock market, a source said. The source said the company is unable to weather the extreme downtrend in the printing and media print industry in Malaysia. This situation has hit most of
Nissan Leaf heats up the play in Asean's electric car challenge The Japanese car maker Nissan is stepping up the game – ahead of Geely Holdings and other Asian automobile makers – in the electric car segment, with a massive upgrade or rather a reinvention of the Nissan Leaf model. “Nissan is the first manufacturer to officially announce its intention of offering a
Samsung’s leadership vacuum may change the game or not! https://youtu.be/a5W19Spmw8Q WITH the flurry of accusations that weighed on Samsung Electronics and the sensational jailing of the boss of one of the world’s biggest conglomerate’s, things are about to heat up on the mobile horizon. This may give Apple an edge but the Cupertino-based tech
Shrinkflation is what matters to consumers MALAYSIA is projected to record a higher inflation of 3.8% this year as compared to 2.1% in 2016. This is primarily attributed to a weak ringgit and rising transportation related cost. The inflationary pressure is also expected due to the upward pressure on most prices as seen in
Berenger Berenger torn between Labour or MSM alliance Though pressure is mounting among political formations in Mauritius for an outright electoral battle in which all parties will compete on their own, the MMM is still struggling with in-fighting that may dim its chances. The party’s leadership is sorely torn between the Labour Party and the MSM of
