The country's central bank may finally find some breathing space as the inflationary pressure has eased moderately at the end of first half of the current fiscal year (FY07). The official statistics shows that general inflation rate on annual average basis come down to 6.77 per cent at the end of December 2006, which was 7.1 per cent at the end of July 2006

By opening up a broad front against corrupt politicians and businessmen at the same time, the interim government, some analysts suspect, may be biting more than it can chew. Corruption by politicians and by businessmen has one fundamental difference, for politician it is a moral issue, a breach of the faith that is reposed in them by the people who elect them.