Sunday, September 13, 1998
Clinton adrift in the sea of smut
US President Bill Clinton is hanging on grimly to his job amid signs that while the American public is shocked by the lurid accounts of his sex life detailed in the Starr report, his job approval rating is still high and they want him to remain in office. Although the President's fate rests with the US legislature, which can now proceed to impeach him, it is widely believed that he will stay in office or go depending on the public mood.
Malaysia signals free-market backlash
Malaysia has presented no immediate challenge to the International Monetary Fund's policy prescription in Asia, but reportedly Malaysia's free market retreat could signal the start of a global backlash.
Pak Oppn demands meeting on CTBT
Nearly the entire Opposition in Pakistan has demanded an all-party meeting on signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) prior to a joint session of Parliament on the issue, even as media reports said the Government had given ``concrete assurances'' to the United States on signing the treaty last month.
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