The Houthi insurgents began confiscating the western neighborhood of Sanaa, claiming they were built on endowment lands, after imposing a 20 percent levy for the “Zakat of Rikaz.” Although a year has …
Vietnam’s housing market strengthening
Vietnam’s property market continues to gather pace, after a sharp slowdown in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Apartment prices in Ho Chi Minh City rose by a robust 10.07% in 2022 from a …
Japan property cat rates rise in “more orderly” April 1 renewals: Gallagher Re
Early signs of capacity shortages did not materialise for Japanese insurers as the overall supply-demand balance for reinsurance remained “delicately …
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Extends Deadline for Census to April 10
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has extended the deadline for the door-to-door housing and population census, as …
Pakistan Seeks China’s Support for Key Energy and Infrastructure Projects
ISAMABAD: The Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, has urged China’s National Development and Reform …
Russians start buying up property in Thailand and Indonesia
Since the beginning of 2023, the activity of Russians in the Thai property market has more than tripled, and in the Indonesian market it has more than doubled. Many see property in Asian countries as …
March 2023 Report Released – ‘New Global Banking Crisis: Does It Affect Indonesia?’
Special attention in the March 2023 edition is given to the recent banking crisis that originated from the United States (and spread worldwide through the near-collapse of Credit Suisse). What caused …
India archive reveals extent of ‘colonial loot’ in royal jewellery collection
File from India Office archive details how priceless items were extracted from colony as trophies of conquest …
Brunei’s Hidden Economic Crisis
To the outside world, the tiny Southeastern Asian monarchy of Brunei looks like a Shangri-La. The country, with a population of less than half million, has one of the highest levels of GDP per …
Kuwait reveals smart toilets for parking lots
The bathrooms will be installed in accordance with the applicable controls, regulations, and systems, the report said, adding it will operate with a “small fee” Kuwait reveals smart toilets for …