After more than six years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and millions of displaced Yemenis are only a step away from famine. Ongoing conflict has displaced four …
Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak op
After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran’s ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit struck back in early January with a hack-and-leak …
Discover the best property development options in Bangladesh with BDC
Bangladesh Development Company Ltd is a renowned land developer in Bangladesh. It has been working on various land development projects, including East Town, West Town, North Town, South Town, and …
Minister pledges to “beat up” land mafia in Indonesia
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning and Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto has pledged to “beat up” land mafia …
Not Modi’s Idea of India: French actor claims held hostage in Goa bungalow over property dispute
Marianne Borgo said she was leaving the bungalow in Calangute after an 11-day-long blockade of her gate allegedly by the widow of the previous owner …
‘This is not Modi’s Idea of India’: French Actor Marianne Borgo Says she was Held Hostage in Goa Home
She had alleged last week that she was being held hostage in her own house and that the people staking claim to her property had cut its electricity … “This is not Modi’s Idea of India. He has been …
Gay couples in India take their fight for marriage equality to the Supreme Court
In India, where being gay is a crime … many same-sex couples say they have faced a host of hurdles. Common property and inheritance laws do not apply to LGBTQ couples. They are also not allowed to …
Goa: French actor, who claimed she was held hostage in her bungalow, says she has left the property
A 75-year-old French actor, who had alleged she was held hostage in her own home in North Goa over a property dispute, said she has left the premises and that she is disappointed despite Prime …
In India, couples begin their legal battle for same-sex marriage
Couples have filed petitions to India’s Supreme Court seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage. The decision could make India the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize the unions.
China’s real estate crisis isn’t over yet, IMF says
“Authorities’ recent policy measures are welcome, but in our view additional action will be needed in order to end the real estate crisis,” Thomas Helbling, deputy director in the IMF’s Asia Pacific …