Bill Tarrant

Position: Journalist
Bill Tarrant oversees political and general news in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region and is a senior editor on the Singapore World Desk. He has been a correspondent, bureau chief and editor at Reuters for the past 23 years.

Articles

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U.S. "fully committed" to Japan as feud simmers November 05, 08:20am EST 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. diplomat said on Thursday that Washington was "fully committed" to its alliance with Japan, as the two governments prepared for a visit by President Barack Obama that has been clouded by a feud over a U.S. Marine base.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

Tax evaders on the run

The U.S. has promised it will hunt down tax evaders wherever they park their money. And that is taking its toll on private banking. Potential U.S. clients are not eager to make tax declarations, but that's what the industry now requires. Neil Chatterjee, at a Reuters Global Wealth Summit in Singapore, takes a look at the issue.   Full Article | Comments [6] 

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Southeast Asia's Islamists try the domino theory

Last week's killing of one of Asia's most wanted men, Noordin Top, was a coup in the decade-old battle against Southeast Asia's violent Islamist movements. Top, thought to have masterminded a series of bombing attacks that killed hundreds since 2002, had proclaimed himself al Qaeda's leader in Southeast Asia. His death raises questions about how effective his group can be without him. No one, however, is calling his demise a knock-out blow against violent jihadism in Southeast Asia. Reuters Deputy Editor for Southeast Asia and Pacific News, Bill Tarrant, takes a look at the issues around Islamist insurgencies in Southeast Asia and concludes they come well short of a monolithic movement.  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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How to win hearts and minds in Thailand's Muslim south?

More than five years after a Muslim insurgency erupted in southern Thailand, the conflict remains shrouded in mystery, with no credible claims of responsibility for the bloodshed in a once independent ...  Full Article | Comments [7]