WASHINGTON, May 24, 2016 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$20 million IDA credit for the Modernization of Real Property Registration and Cadastre Project in ... ( read original story ...)
Why 2025 could be the smartest time in a decade for NRIs to buy property in India as ₹ flirts with 90s
Non-Resident Indians to buy property in India. A strong dollar means overseas income stretches further, making investments more affordable. India's real estate market is now stable and trustworthy. ( read original story ...)
Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred ...
Pakistan’s top general calls on Afghanistan to pick between ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban
Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Taliban, the militant group ...
Pakistan offers to take back ‘grooming gang’ offenders in return for dissidents: What is ‘super general’ Asim Munir afraid of?
The proposal has been widely condemned, raising questions about Pakistan’s willingness to leverage one of the UK’s darkest criminal scandals for political gain.
Indonesia fines dozens of palm oil, mining companies $2.3 billion for operating in forest areas
An Indonesian government task force has ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mining to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah ($2.31 billion) for operating illegally in forest ...
Indonesia sends home 2 Dutch nationals convicted of drug trafficking
Two Dutch nationals imprisoned in Indonesia on drug trafficking convictions were repatriated to the Netherlands on Monday evening, following the agreement between the two countries.
Indonesia repatriating 2 Dutch drug traffickers convicted on drug trafficking charges
Indonesian officials say that two Dutch nationals imprisoned for drug trafficking will be repatriated to the Netherlands on Monday ...
United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed
The airspace of war-torn Yemen was briefly closed Monday, an official said, as tensions escalated in the country’s south after a separatist group, backed by the ...
Uzbekistan launches construction of 21 energy and infrastructure facilities
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has launched the construction of 21 new energy and infrastructure facilities as part of the country’s efforts to transition to sustainable energy.