With ongoing unrest claiming a fourth victim over the weekend, Bangladesh wage protests are now a “matter of life or death.” …
Bangladesh needs to do better for its elderly
Several states in India also offer property tax exemptions to senior citizens … transport and also receive a 50 percent discount on passport processing fees. In Bangladesh, there are many …
DG IPO lauds NUST role in promotion of Intellectual Property rights
Pakistan Shazia Adnan has highly appreciated the role of NUST in the promotion of Intellectual Property rights in Pakistan. She expressed these views while chairing a meeting with the senior faculty …
Women’s right to property: Know what the law says
Hindus: The Hindu law accepts ‘right by birth’, which gives a woman rights in her parents’ property by birth. This includes both HUF property and assets bought by her parents with their own incomes.
Crossing the Taiwan Strait with the U.S. Navy
The U.S.S. Rafael Peralta was heading north toward the Taiwan Strait when a voice came over the radio. It was the captain of the Haikou, a Chinese warship that had been trailing the American destroyer …
This R18 Million-A-Week Private Island In The Maldives Comes With Its Own Golf Course
For a paltry R18 million a week, you can rent out the whole island, which comes with 47 villas, a small army of staff, and a 9-hole golf course.
Fire Damages Historic Pre-Civil War Home at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park
The Davis House was originally constructed in Dickey, Georgia on a 1,000-acre plantation. From its construction in the 1840s until 1961, members of the same family continually lived on the property.
Rivian Automotive’s manufacturing plant in Georgia to get a boost from tax abatement deal (updated)
Rivian Automotive plans to raise $15B in debt to build its electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Georgia, with an annual capacity of 400K vehicles. Read more.
Rivian signs agreements with Georgia to start building EV factory (Nov 13)
The agreement provides for Rivian to rent land, and machinery to operate the plant, for which the company will pay about $300 million in property tax payments. Rivian first announced its $5 billion EV …
Lao military says country’s crypto operators owe $20M in unpaid taxes
In an effort to boost state revenues, Laos appears to be turning its attention to the country’s crypto sector. According to a Nov. 9 report by Chinese state news agency Xinhua News, citing a …