Here is Sunday’s edition of interesting reads from around the world.

News from the Front
The New York Times asked local writers from North Carolina and Indiana to contribute an op-ed about the Clinton and Obama campaign’s last minute efforts in advance of Tuesday’s primaries. The first is by Allan Gurganus and is entitled Songs of Eloquence and Experience. The second is entitled Clinton at the Crossroads by Porter Shreve.

Seoul Looks at Price Controls to Stem Rising Prices
With worries on inflation, especially on food items, the South Korean government is floating the idea of price controls on 30 of 52 key household items. The full story in the Korea Herald.

Dutch Low Paid Workforce Doubles
Approximately 18% of the Dutch population now earns less than €10 per hour or $15.50 USD. The story is in Dutch News. The euro, by the way, is off its recent highs $1.60 to the dollar down $1.55 to the dollar in less than a fortnight. I would not say this is making the Europeans nervous but they have taken notice as evidenced by this story in the Financial Times.

What’s In Store for the British Economy
The always brilliant Martin Wolf writes in the Financial Times on the changes that are likely to take place in the British economy.

The Honeymoon is Over for Japanese PM Fukuda
Junichiro Koizumi’s tenure as Prime Minister of Japan was lengthy by Japanese standards. Koizumi lasted five years in the Land of the Rising Sun, more than twice as long the average. His successor Shinzo Abe didn’t make it a year in office and now Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s popularity is less than that of US President George W. Bush at 25%. Here’s the story in the Asia Times. Perhaps we should call Japan the Land of the Setting Prime Minister.

Sri Lanka Sets Up Local Provincial Council for Tamils
Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been but its civil war has kept tourism from playing a larger role in the economy. On Friday, the Sri Lankan government set up a multi-party political council to advice on the administration of development and rehabilitation projects in the war-torn Northern Province, which includes Jaffna and the districts under the control of the Tamil Tiger rebels. More in the New Independent Press.