With land and house prices seeing unprecedented appreciation in 2017 alone, Sri Lanka has emerged as Asia’s new destination for attractive real estate returns with its prime beachfront land, seaside …
Real Estate Success In Sri Lanka With Ivan Robinson
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about emerging and frontier markets in Asia. Ivan Robinson of Lanka Real Estate has been in the real estate business in …
Malaysian property developer MRCB mulls data center near Kuala Lumpur
According to a filing with the Malaysian stock exchange Bursa Malaysia, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), which specializes in property development, acquired an 80 percent equity interest …
Frasers Property Announces Strategic Leadership Update in Thailand
Frasers Property Limited (“Frasers Property”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) today announced a …
Bangladesh lacks experts to recover $234bn looted under Hasina: Financial Times
Bangladesh is struggling to build the expertise needed to prosecute cases and recover billions of dollars allegedly looted during …
FT documentary: 234B stole from Bangladesh during Hasina’s tenure
A new Financial Times documentary, ‘Bangladesh’s Missing Billions, Stolen in Plain Sight’, alleges that around $234 billion was illicitly siphoned from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina’s 15 years as …
India home prices set to soar, pushing millions into costly rentals: Reuters poll
Home prices in India are set to rise faster than expected, fuelled by demand from wealthy buyers, while a shrinking supply of affordable housing is likely to keep many stuck in ever more expensive …
Nepal’s tallest hotel burned down in protests
As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one …
State comptroller exposes gaps in emergency response during war with Iran
Despite civilians’ resilience in face of missile attacks, new report highlights systemic shortcomings in evacuation, housing, compensation, and shelter management The post State comptroller exposes …
Nepal’s elite under siege: Gen Z protests torch luxury hotels and wealthy residences
Nepal’s youth-led Gen Z protests have sparked a political crisis, resulting in the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and widespread violence against luxury hotels and homes of the elite.