While Operation Breaking Dawn has seen a slight revival of Israeli deterrence thanks to the return of the threat of preemptive action, deterrence was also degraded by letting Hamas off the hook.
Stuck in Sihanoukville: projects grind to halt in Cambodia resort town
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Cambodia news every morning. Last month, a handful of Chinese developers sat around a desk on the fifth floor of a beachside hotel in …
Sri Lanka to end protest-driven state of emergency
Sri Lanka’s government on Tuesday is to lift the state of emergency imposed nearly a month ago amid intense rallies that plunged the country and its institutions into weeks of chaos. President Ranil …
Property brokers seek single licence to operate in India
Central Advisory Council constituted under provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 under the chairmanship of the ministry of housing and urban affairs has sent out letters …
China’s stricken property market gets a boost as government is set to guarantee bonds of some private developers
Longfor Group will sell an onshore bond of up to US$250 million next week, one of several private developers poised to issue similar notes guaranteed by a state-owned credit enhancement company.
India at 75 | A probe into the Nehruvian pledge
This article reviews the pledge of ending inequality of opportunity made at the time of Independence under three broad heads: gender inequality, social inequality and the practice of democracy. Let me …
No Respite From Scorching Singapore Rents
The supply crunch can only ease with a better yield for homebuyers and completion of new housing projects next year.
Singapore Billionaires’ Property Firms Poised For Bumper Year Amid Post-Pandemic Hotel Rebound
Real estate firms controlled by Singapore billionaires are headed for a bumper year, bolstered by a post-pandemic rebound in their hotels amid robust pent-up demand from both corporate and leisure …
Dubai property prices: where they rose and fell – July 2022
Dubai property prices continued to grow in July but are still some way below the market peak in 2014. Average residential prices increased 9.9 per cent annually in July, with apartment prices up 8.7 …
Turkmenistan restricts travel for famed Alabay dog breed
The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan says if you’re trying to smuggle its prized native dog breed out of the country, you’re barking up the wrong tree. The government is now requiring that its …