ONYX Hospitality Group, a prominent player in the Asian hospitality industry, has achieved a significant milestone with the signing of Amari Vientiane in Laos, marking the group’s second Amari brand …
Sri Lanka records highest number of elephant deaths
Colombo, Dec.1 (Daily Mirror) – Compared to other countries, the highest number of elephant deaths are reported in Sri Lanka every year due to the … offenders by empowering wild elephants as public …
Defense Minister Drops Bombshell on North Korea Deal – Why They’re Ditching It All
Defense Ministry urges complete abolition of inter-Korean military agreement, emphasizing national safety amid North Korea’s actions.
‘We can have a beautiful future now’: Nepal’s first legally married same-sex couple celebrates
After months of legal challenges Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey registered their marriage, giving hope to other same-sex couples in the south Asian country …
Nepal’s First Same-Sex Married Couple Vow to Continue Campaign for Gay Rights
Nepal does not allow its citizens to change the sex assigned … Other provisions in the law like inheritance, property rights and the right to adopt children have still to be updated in line with the …
Uzbekistan Takes a Stance Against Promoting or Endorsing Polygamy
On October 31, Uzbekistan issued a law prohibiting the promotion of polygamy. Now “promoting cohabitation with two or more wives” or its encouragement is punishable with a fine of 15 to 30 times the …
Solid finish for Philippine property sector in 2023 seen
The Philippines registered record-high investment pledges in the first half of 2023. This is positive news for the Philippine industrial sector as these projects are likely to take up industrial space …
$714.98 million hot money exits Philippines in 10 months
MANILA, Philippines — More speculative funds continued to leave … particularly banks, holding firms, property, holding firms, casinos and gaming as well as food, beverage and tobacco. The balance of …
Exploring Japanese real estate investments in PH
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of Japanese investors exploring real estate opportunities in the Philippines. My company, PropertyAccess, has been facilitating real estate transactions …
Philippines: Billionaire Ayala brothers seek to retire coal power plant 25 years earlier, to hit 100% green power
An Ayala Land property in Makati, Manila, the headquarters of Philippine renewable energy giant ACEN. A solar farm in central Philippines partly owned by ACEN. In February 2022, ACEN completed and …