Thai court seizes $1.4 billion of Thaksin family wealth
Posted by on Feb 28th, 2010BANGKOK: Thailand’s top court on Friday seized $1.4 billion of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s family assets for abuse of his power, far less than expected, in a ruling that could appease some ant…
Cosatu moots wealth tax for rich
Posted by on Feb 28th, 2010Government has to bulk-up its coffers by imposing a wealth tax on individuals who earn more than R1m a year as well as increasing company tax, parliament hears.
Mayor Loughmiller on McKinney’s Top 100 wealth ranking
Posted by on Feb 28th, 2010A new report from Portfolio.com and Bizjournals placed McKinney among the Top 100 wealthiest cities in the country. Using census data from 2008, the report compared cities, incorporated towns and unincorporated urban areas with populations of more than 75,000.
Thai court rules Thaksin concealed wealth during 2001-2006 rule+
Posted by on Feb 27th, 2010rule+ – BANGKOK, Feb.
Thai court rules Thaksin concealed wealth during 2001-2006 rule+
Posted by on Feb 27th, 2010BANGKOK, Feb. 26 -Thailand’s top court ruled Friday that deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his ex-wife concealed wealth relating to their telecommunications business whi…
Premier Wen stresses fair distribution of social wealth
Posted by on Feb 27th, 2010&$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chats with Internet surfers on two state news portals in Beijing, China, Feb.
Thai court seizes $1.4 billion of Thaksin family wealth
Posted by on Feb 26th, 2010Thailand’s top court on Friday seized $1.4 billion of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s family assets for abuse of his power, far less than expected, in a ruling that could appease some anti-government forces.
Google’s Real Power: Angel Investors
Posted by on Feb 26th, 2010The search giantâs wealthy current and former employees are helping to fund hundreds of innovative new companies
Ghana : Politics Not Avenue for Wealth and Prominence – K.B. Quantson
Posted by on Feb 26th, 2010A former National Security Coordinator, Mr. Kofi Bentum Quantson, has affirmed that politics should not be the wide avenue for wealth and prominence.
Cosatu proposes wealth tax on earnings above R1 million
Posted by on Feb 26th, 2010Trade union federation Cosatu and its allies in the People’s Budget Coalition have proposed to Parliament that a wealth tax should be imposed on the rich.