The civil war in China in the 1800s was 25 times more deadly than the civil war in the United States of America in the 1800s. In the former 25,000,000 people died, whereas in the latter 1,000,000 lost their lives. China’s last dynasty, the Manchu...
One hundred years ago, the world suffered a serious pandemic called the Spanish Flu. It came about near the end of World War I – 1918. For around two years (February 1918 to April 1920) it was deadly, and around 75 million people died after...
Mahatma Gandhi, persecuted as a second-class citizen in South Africa, fought for Indians’ rights in South Africa under the colonial regime of the British. This fight was transferred to India, where as leader of the Congress Party, Gandhi was instrumental in bringing down the British...
Deng Xiaoping, as China’s paramount leader, implemented reforms that opened up China to the world. The physically small man went through hardship during his political life, but under his watch, China began its remarkable transformation since 1979 to become one of the world’s largest economies....
A member of the Chinese diaspora, the ‘English university qualified’ Lee Kuan Yew, as Singapore’s prime minister transitioned the nation from ‘third world’ to first, in just three decades. China’s Deng Xiaoping, the undisputed leader after Mao Zedong, in late 1970s met with Lee and...
‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher was a transformative long serving prime minister of the United Kingdom. She worked well with US president Ronald Reagan in ending the Cold War with the Soviet Union. A strong-willed person, she moved Western civilisation to the right (it was too...
Mao Zedong is 60% good and 40% bad. His communist party transformed China on 1 October 1949. Overnight, there was no more landlord, no prostitution, and no democracy. Revolution of this magnitude has not repeated itself in the modern era. Until Mao’s death on 9...
A film actor who became a president of the USA. Ronald Reagan looked and spoke well during his eight years in office. He attributed high respect to the seat of the presidency. Reagan more or less stopped the Cold War of 40 years between the...
Conducting a law firm, or having a business of your own, requires an environment that is both stable and fair, so that the business owners would be committed to their undertaking. The “Lucky Country” of Australia provides such an environment. There is ‘a fair go’...
The legal profession suits some and not others. The downside is there is plenty of reading and research work, and many issues remain opaque or unclear until the end of the matter. The upside is the work is usually interesting, is different everyday in the...
Comasters Law Firm and Notary Public is a commercial legal practice in Sydney. We conduct matters in a range of legal areas. Whilst based in Sydney, Comasters maintains close links with business people across the Asia Pacific region.