The city of Statesboro is finalizing next year’s budget. The city’s proposed $53-million budget requires $1.7 million more to make it happen. City manager Charles Penny says the best option is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new PM takes office pledging to lead his own way
Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Property: ‘Does an old property attract same rent as a new one?’
Question: We have rented a villa in Dubai for six years, always paid the rent on time and maintained it well.Our landlord has issued an eviction notice that will take effect nine months into our ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dubai Unlocked’: Property developers reveal strict processes for selling real estate
The UAE had earlier tightened real estate investment rules and asked property agents, brokers, and law firms to report cash transactions worth Dh55,000 and above ... ( read original story ...)
Congress-UML rivalry comes to boil over tea estate land swap controversy
When the Congress general secretary tried to bash the UML over the Giri Bandhu Tea Estate incident, UML chair Oli accused the Congress of selling 70 bighas of the estate in return for hefty ... ( read original story ...)
Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties
The property last sold for $16.8m in 2022 ... The anti-corruption expert in Afghanistan said she believes efforts to crack down on fraud and corrupt politicians were thwarted by Western advisers who ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea-Cambodia intellectual property protocol
S. Korea-Cambodia intellectual property protocol Kim Si-hyeong (R, sitting), acting head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Nimul (L, sitting) sign a ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in southern Vietnam arrested for fraudulent charity fundraising
Huynh Phuong Thuy was arrested Wednesday for "fraudulent appropriation of property." Police said since early last year, Thuy created several Facebook accounts under different names. She then copied ... ( read original story ...)
A Chinese ‘asset’? Philippines raises alarm over mystery mayor suspected of links to Pogos
"Is she, along with others like her who have mahiwaga [mysterious] backgrounds, an asset inserted by China into our government to have a heavy influence in Philippine politics?" Senator Risa ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Opens Door to August Rate Cut as Price Risks Ebb
The Philippine central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a 17-year high to shore up the peso and check inflation.Most Read from BloombergSlovak Premier Fighting for Life After ... ( read original story ...)