Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after it has burned nearly 3,000 acres of forest in the Iwate prefecture from …
Indonesia to lower airfares, toll fees for Ramadan, Eid homecoming
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (pic) has instructed his administration to reduce airfares for domestic passengers and lower toll fees on several major highways during the holy month of …
Unilever’s Woes in Indonesia Carry a Warning for Its New CEO
Multinationals like Unilever are losing ground to ambitious local rivals in emerging markets — the biggest growth engine of the $7.5 trillion global consumer goods sector.
2 men were publicly caned for having sex with each other in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having gay sex.
India Business News LIVE: Maruti Suzuki sales rise marginally to 1,99,400 units in February
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India’s First Transgender Clinics Close After USAID Freeze
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s first three clinics for the transgender community closed last month following a stop-work order from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that funded them, disrupting services for nearly 5,000 people, two sources said on Friday.
Singapore’s PM Wong gives assurance that HDB flats will remain affordable in the longer term
SINGAPORE: Housing Board flats will remain affordable in the long run, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as he sought to assure Singaporeans that the Government will ensure their basic needs would …
UAE Property: ‘Is it more financially savvy to buy or rent?’
Question: I’m considering buying a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai. I earn a monthly income of Dh28,000 ($7,624) and my current house rent is Dh6,000, which will likely increase over time. I am …
Land prices rise 7.7-pct in Sri Lanka’s capital district Colombo
Property in Sri Lanka’s Colombo District had risen 7.7 percent in the second half of 2024 from a year earlier according to a Land Valuation Indicator tracked by the central bank.
Sri Lanka strengthens protection for local products with launch of Geographical Indications Registry
The National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO), under the patronage of the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Co-operative Development, officially opened the Local Geographical …