The only way to save the nurse from Kerala on death row in Yemen is to negotiate a “blood money” with the family of the victim, said the lawyer who has requested a Delhi court to allow her mother to …
Hong Kong to relax mortgage arrangements for second-hand subsidised homes to support less well-off buyers
Under revised rules that take effect in march next year, government will extend mortgage default guarantee period on a flat from 30 to 50 years.
Hong Kong watchdog SFC acquires 12 floors in Swire Properties’ One Island East for US$691 million in ‘cost-saving’ deal
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has agreed to pay HK$5.4 billion (US$691 million) to acquire a number of floors at Swire Properties’ One Island East development in Quarry Bay for its …
I went to the Maldives on my own – here’s why the romantic destination isn’t just for couples
As I waited in Male airport for my seaplane, I got chatting to the woman sitting next to me. A fellow solo traveller, she told me: “I always wanted to come to the Maldives in a couple, but I decided I …
In Georgia, efforts to federally protect section of Ocmulgee River take a step forward
The National Park Service submitted to Congress a study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed as a national park and preserve.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Fox News, Demand End to Propaganda
RIGHT NOW: Activists staging massive disruption at the NYC HQ of the corporation that owns Fox News to protest its propaganda to justify Israel’s massacre of Palestinians. Hundreds poured into the …
The Big Read: Everyone wants a dream home — what does that mean in land-scarce Singapore?
When Mr J Parasuraman and his wife moved out of his parents’ three-room flat and bought his first house in 1986 from the HDB at the age of 29, he recalled having only one main consideration: to have …
IN FOCUS: Out with the 5Cs, so what is the new ‘Singapore dream’?
As the notion of the 5Cs – cash, car, credit card, condominium, and country club membership – fades away, Singaporeans tell CNA their new Cs and definitions of success.
The Big Read in short: The hard truths and trade-offs of homeownership in Singapore
When Mr J Parasuraman and his wife moved out of his parents’ three-room flat and bought his first house in 1986 from the HDB at the age of 29, he recalled having only one main consideration: to have …
Confusion over Gaza supplies as Israel allows limited fuel delivery
There were contradictory statements on Friday regarding the delivery of urgently needed aid supplies for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. According to Israel, 144 lorries were authorized to travel from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.