Ansel Herz
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 15 2010 (IPS) – The roof of Haiti s national penitentiary is missing. The four walls of the prison rise up and break off, leaving only the empty sky overhead.
A view of the Haitian National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince following the powerful Jan. 12 earthquake. Credit: UN Photo/Logan Abassi
The gate to the jail in downtown Port-Au-Prince is wide open; the pri…
Dr Mah Hui Lim has been a university professor and banker, in the private sector and with the Asian Development Bank.
Dr. Michael Heng, Former professor in Management Science.
PENANG and SINGAPORE, Apr 6 2020 (IPS) – The Chinese word for crisis consists of two characters “weiji”. Wei means danger and ji means opportunity. Every crisis is pregnant with danger and risks but also with opportunities – for some to make money, for others to learn valuable lessons, and for society to reorient or restructure its priorities, institutions and even the system.
Mah Hui Lim
Major crises are moments when classes in society contest for power to restructure the…