Dubai’s real estate market continued to witness unprecedented growth, smashing records with Dh66.8 billion in sales, a 49.9 per cent surge from the previous year …
Lifting of Syria sanctions provides boost to Turkish construction firms
The lifting of international sanctions on Syria is opening the door to major reconstruction deals, with Turkish companies keen to capitalise on this .
Over 180 migrants feared dead after shipwrecks off Yemen’s coast, U.N. migration agency says
At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, the U.N.’s migration agency said on Friday.
Chinese Mainlanders Are Snatching Up Property In Taiwan, And Locals Aren’t Happy About It
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Mainland Chinese are skirting rules aimed at limiting their purchases of property in Taiwan, stirring anger among local home buyers and fueling worries over Beijing’s creeping …
Bangkok’s housing glut spreads to Phuket as developers rush for tourist demand
Unsold inventory in Phuket rose to 4,982 units across 16 projects at the end of the fourth quarter last year, Colliers said.
Fertile Land And Clean Air At Risk: Chinese Mining Alarms Villagers In Serbia And Tajikistan
Living next to the Chinese-owned Zijin mines, villagers near Bor in eastern Serbia and Panjakent in western Tajikistan face the same threat: poisoned air, degraded farmland, and no recourse. At the …
UAE Property: ‘Can my landlord evict me for not agreeing to a rent rise?’
Question: I have been renting a villa in Dubai for the past three years, and my tenancy contract is due for renewal in a couple of months. My landlord has just informed me that he intends to increase …
Sri Lanka Cricket Awards on June 9
Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct the prestigious annual cricket awards night on June 9 at the Cinnamon Life Hotel, Colombo, from 7 p.m. onwards, to honour the outstanding achievements of Sri Lankan …
Trump fully commutes the sentence of Zuberi, man who defrauded Sri Lanka
US President Donald Trump has fully commuted the 12-year prison term of venture capitalist and political fundraiser Imaad Zuberi, who was sentenced in 2021 for, among other things, stealing money from …
Sluggish demand, tighter loan approvals weigh on Brunei property market
According to a recent report by Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), the sultanate’s Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) for the third quarter of 2018 decreased 5.7 percent year-on-year to …