The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank …
Bad Apple: why is the tech giant trying to trademark a fruit?
Apple, the multimedia tech behemoth, was founded in 1976, but the fruit from which the firm derives its name is a little older. The first instances of humans picking and eating apples, according to …
How the PGA Tour’s Deal With Saudi Arabia’s Wealth Fund Could Collapse
The tentative agreement has been the talk of golf, but there is no guarantee the pact that aims to bring the tour and LIV Golf under one umbrella will overcome every threat.
Mangalaya in Farashganj: Another century-old building faces demolition
Mangalaya, a century-old heritage building situated in Old Dhaka’s Farashganj area, is currently facing the imminent threat of demolition.
Gang of Bangladeshi thieves busted as police crack ATM theft case
Police in Pulwama today solved the ATM theft case by arresting 3 accused persons-hailing from Bangladesh-involved in the commission of the crime and recovered stolen property from their possession. On …
Death by drowning: A leading cause of child death
In Bangladesh, media reports indicate a threefold increase in child deaths due to drowning, which is recognised as a leading cause of mortality among children under five in rural areas.
Pakistan’s law minister defends putting protesters on trial in military courts
Pakistan’s law and justice minister Azam Nazeer Tarar defends his government’s decision to use an anti-terrorism law and military courts to try some civilians who were involved in protests last month.
How one commercial real estate player has continued to grow alongside Hong Kong’s skyline for 50 years and counting
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in Hong Kong, global commercial real estate services firm JLL reflects on its role in the city’s business evolution as it takes on new issues like sustainability and hybrid work.
Hong Kong’s third richest family makes US$4.6 billion takeover offer for NWS to help ease debt burden at New World Development
Hong Kong’s third richest family, led by Henry Cheng Kar-shun, offers to take full control of NWS Holdings, including a big block held by New World Development, to help ease the latter’s debt burden.
Hong Kong to fine-tune mortgage limits for first-time homebuyers
Hong Kong plans to “fine-tune” the maximum size of mortgages available to first-time homebuyers, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in a radio interview on Sunday.