Indonesia govt dishes out incentives to make headway on new capital
The government is also waiving fees and levies for land right applications and transfers for a certain period of time.
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China’s one-time heir apparent to President Xi Jinping to be kicked upstairs
Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, Supreme Court President Zhou Qiang and Madam Shen Yueyue, could soon be political has-beens.
Japanese regulator casts doubt on TEPCO nuclear plant restart
Operations at the seven-reactor plant in Niigata Prefecture have been suspended due to deficiencies in Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s antiterrorism measures.
Imran says he doesn’t ‘need’ establishment, will talk to everyone except ‘thieves’
Imran further said that a political party that enjoyed the support of the people did not need “crutches”.
Indonesia’s military chief rejects New Zealand help in freeing pilot
Indonesian Military commander Adm. Yudo Margono also reiterated that what was happening now was a law enforcement operation, not a military operation.
Ram Chandra Paudel is new President of Nepal
Out of 52,628 votes by weightage, Paudel secured 33,802 votes while Subas Nembang of CPN-UML garnered 15,518 votes.
I will answer all charges against me in court: Former PM Muhyiddin
He also said that he went willingly to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters without coercion for additional statements to be recorded.
Muhyiddin’s graft charges raise political temperature
The 75-year-old is just the latest in a string of figures from Perikatan Nasional, the main opposition coalition, hauled to court for corruption in just over two weeks.
Hong Kong govt mulls revising law to allow non-locally-trained nurses
The proposal is for non-locally-trained nurses to be admitted to work in qualified nurse training schools, residential care homes, nursing homes, and social welfare services via…
Building fire hazards: Dhaka a city strewn with ticking time bombs
Experts said the greed of building owners is a key reason for such disasters.