The surge of attention from The White Lotus is set to bring an influx of hyper-tourism to Koh Samui in Thailand.
Slashing energy development red tape, beating China in ‘AI arms race’ top priorities for nations’ governors
CO Gov. Jared Polis, OK Gov. Kevin Stitt, PA Gov. Josh Shapiro, KY Gov. Andy Beshear and SC Gov. Henry McMaster spoke at an energy-related NGA roundtable Friday.
Current Economic State of Yemen
Smuggling is estimated to be a YR 70 billion (nearly $0.5 billion) a year business, roughly 30 percent of Yemen's total imports. Furthermore, smuggling cost the treasury YR 1.4 billion in income ...
Police discover over 50 kg of illicit drugs, arrest two smugglers in Afghanistan
Afghan police discovered more than 50 kg of illicit drugs and apprehended two alleged drug smugglers in western Afghanistan Nimroz province, the provincial director for counter-narcotics department ...
Philippines welcomes removal from money laundering ‘grey list’
The Philippines on Saturday praised its removal from a global financial "grey list" of countries under increased monitoring for money laundering and terrorism financing, a status that can hamper ...
‘It is time for a paradigm shift in Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector’
Economist and former World Bank official Syed Akhtar Mahmood shared his insights with The Business Standard, analysing the challenges of fostering sustainable and inclusive development in Bangladesh ...
$29m USAID fund went to a Bangladesh firm with only 2 people: Trump
"Two people ... I think they are very happy. They are very rich. They will be on the cover of a very good business magazine pretty soon for being great scammers," says the US president ...
Vikram Sarabhai, the cosmic capitalist whose vision encompassed Indian industry
Vikram Sarabhai was a trailblazer in Indian business and science, advancing India's space program and helping establish IIM-A. But Sarabhai can be credited with a lot more firsts for India.
India appoints former central bank chief as Modi’s principal secretary
India on Saturday appointed its former central bank chief Shaktikanta Das as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary, according to a government notice.
Passion, politics and patriotism meld as Pakistan and India clash in cricket’s fiercest rivalry
India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in ...