Singapore residential property purchases by foreigners were also relatively low, and foreign funds inflow also had “little to do” with inflation. Find out why.
Frasers Property’s Profit Climbs on ‘Buoyant’ Singapore Market
Frasers Property Ltd. posted a 43% rise in first-half profit as the Singapore developer benefited from a recovery in property prices and the hospitality business.
Singapore’s property tax won’t be hurting these foreign buyers
Nationals from the US, Iceland and Norway, among others, are accorded the same stamp duty treatment as Singapore citizens, based on respective free trade agreements about a decade ago.
Assange and the Australian government’s persecution of alleged Afghan war crimes whistleblower
The Australian Labor government is itself presiding over prosecutions aimed at punishing those who have exposed war crimes in Afghanistan, in a clear parallel with the attempted US extradition of …
Ex-Property Mogul Wants to Be Thailand’s Next PM on His Own Terms
Srettha Thavisin, who helped build a family real-estate business into an empire worth $880 million, doesn’t want to be prime minister in a coalition government with military leaders …
Investment flows into Philippines reverse three-month decline
Inquirer/Asia News Network) After three straight months of falling steeply, net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines grew by 13 per cent to US$1.05 billion in February from …
S’porean man, 33, buys old house in Japan for S$30,000 & remakes it into a guesthouse
A Singaporean man, Lee Xian Jie, 33, bought a home in rural Japan for S$30,000. His story has been documented in various chats, interviews, and most recently, hashed out in more detail in The Straits …
The true price of a Japanese cinema ticket
From June, the price of watching a film at Japan’s biggest cinema chain, Toho, will rise by ¥100 ($0.75): an increase of 5 to 8 per cent depending on the type of ticket. Not wallet-shredding or even …
Pakistan’s military becomes a focus of rage after Imran Khan’s arrest. Here’s what you need to know
Pakistan is teetering after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was dramatically arrested by paramilitary troops on corruption charges, sparking a deadly outpouring of anger against the powerful military …
Pakistan: How Imran Khan’s arrest has led to a full-blown battle between the army and his supporters
Chaos has descended upon Pakistan. Imran Khan’s arrest has led to violent protests across the country with mobs attacking military installations. Such anger against the country’s most powerful establi …