One of Sri Lanka’s most acclaimed wildlife research and conservation programs – the Loris Conservation Project at Jetwing VilUyana – celebrated 12 years last week. An iconic experience offered at the …
Call by UNESCO, UNODC and partners to fight against illicit trafficking of Afghan cultural property
Statement Call by UNESCO, UNODC and partners to fight against illicit trafficking of Afghan cultural property Vienna, 28 October 2022. Measures to protect Afghan movable cultural …
Digitising loan against property: The Indian economic growth cheat sheet
In the 26th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council, which was chaired by the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman, a number of issues pertaining to …
Tough odds for Macao as casinos pray for a pandemic shift
For Macao’s 680,000 residents, the cycle of lockdowns, testings and border closures have been some of the roughest years since the handover in a city where one in five people in the labour force …
Russia’s Sechin says Taiwan will return to China ‘on schedule’
Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, on Thursday heaped praise on China’s leaders and said Taiwan would return to its “native harbour” …
We spent £7,300 on a Booking.com trip to Kalkan in Turkey… but booking didn’t exist! TONY HETHERINGTON investigates
When we arrived, the owner of the villas told us to leave as we did not have a reservation. He then called the police.
Hong Kong homebuyers show tepid demand for new units with prices expected to fall in the fourth quarter
Out of 118 units available at One Innovale-Cabana in Fanling, 66 changed hands on Saturday, and none sold at Tuen Mun and Kowloon City communities Property sales are expected to recover slightly in …
North Georgia man sentenced for dumping hazardous waste
A North Georgia man was sentenced to prison for dumping hazardous waste without a permit. Amin Ali, 56, of Dalton, has been sentenced after dumping hundreds of drums in a chicken house in North …
UNSC stance encouraged Israel atrocities against Palestinians
Iranian envoy to the UN says that UN Security Council’s current position has only encouraged and emboldened the Israeli regime to perpetuate its occupation and atrocities against the oppressed people …
Once the most expensive property in Israel, baroque palace gets 40% price cut
A luxury mansion that was at one time the most expensive property in Israel has seen 42% knocked off its asking price after failing to attract buyers. The mansion, in the northern coastal city of …