The contents of the home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and his family will be auctioned off on Thursday, according to a South Georgia auction house. The house is located in Colleton County, …
$4b IMF bailout for ailing Sri Lanka comes with tough reforms
Sri Lank must offload loss-making public enterprises, institute anti-corruption laws and recover stolen state assets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
North Koreans are at growing risk of starvation
On February 10th a starving man in his 70s took a stand outside the communist party office in Hyesan, a city in the northern part of North Korea. As party members arrived for work, he called out, …
Russian businesses are flocking to Turkey, report shows
Russian citizens registered more than 1,300 new business entities in Turkey, which is 670% more than in 2021, Bloomberg reported on March 21, citing data from the Economic Policy Research Foundation …
Doctor’s warning as seven Brits have died after going to Turkey for weight loss surgery
Seven British patients who travelled to Turkey for weight loss surgery died after their operations, an investigation has found.
Ohmyhome: the launchpad of modern PH real estate
which features all available properties? Enter Ohmyhome, the Philippines’ premier property technology platform. Ohmyhome partnered with the Philippines’ top real estate developers to provide buyers …
Rupa Gulab | Bring on the intrigue amid Dhaka high life
His nights are spent socialising with the rich and powerful — their Dhaka is different, filled with parties, art galleries, book launches, fashion shows, weekends in Thailand, etc. The more Nisar …
Rental scams resurface, 305 victims lost S$1.7 million from January to sham property agents: Police
SINGAPORE — At least 305 people have fallen victim since January to scams when trying to rent a place from people pretending to be property agents, losing at least S$1.7 million in the process. The …
China’s Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
China’s dam-building on the Mekong River is altering water flows and holding back sediment, affecting millions living downstream.
‘I don’t want it to happen again’: Don’t send cluster bombs to Ukraine. Just look at Laos.
It shouldn’t be an option if America learned our lessons from using them in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam five decades ago. As someone who fled war-torn Laos, I know firsthand the destruction and …