Timor-Leste’s student-led protest movement reflects a rising frustration with elite privilege and a growing insistence on transparency and accountability in public life.
Frasers Property reports 17.8% rise in attributable profit for FY2025, dividend unchanged
FPL reports 17.3% y-o-y rise in net profit to $243.1 million in FY2025 despite lower revenue due to fair value change, divestments and reversal of tax provisions …
Property development threatens habitat of Lebanon’s already endangered monk seals
In a letter to Terre Liban, shared with The National, the Mediterranean Seal Research Group said the continued degradation of habitat, as well as the increased human presence and pollution, …
New Regulations in Uzbekistan Effectively Impose Government Control on NGOs
Uzbekistan’s new regulations for NGOs impose government control and interference in the implementation of projects funded by foreign organizations or individuals. This poses difficult questions for …
China’s Ex-Finance Chief Warns Property Will ‘Amplify’ Deflation
An outspoken former finance minister in China warned the country’s property market downturn will continue and worsen deflationary pressures, a rare admission of the risk of falling prices from a …
The hidden risks in Taiwan’s boom
Taiwan’s vast surpluses have been years in the making. For decades its central bank, known as the cbc, has kept the currency undervalued, giving manufacturing exporters a competitive boost. According …
Property agents are turning to AI-generated images to sell homes in Singapore
Property agents in Singapore are increasingly using AI-generated images to sell homes, raising concerns among renters and industry experts about transparency. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more …
Thai billionaire’s Frasers Property sees ‘challenges’ despite 18% full-year profit gain
Net profit would have been 50 per cent lower year on year if not for a one-time tax provision reversal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lebanon apartments for rent saw price decreases since last October
R enters in Lebanon saw apartment listing prices decrease 8% from last year’s median of $1,383, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at …
20 dead as powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan
At least 20 people died and scores injured as a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, just months after another deadly tremor left the …