1: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Good: Low transaction costs, high yields for luxury apartments, reforms improved rental market. Bad:High rental income tax, pro-tenant rental market. The economy is slowing, the ringgit is depreciating, and there’s a
Read moreMonth: October 2016
US shuts down sex trafficking ring targeting Thai women
US prosecutors say they have shut down an international sex trafficking ring in an operation stretching from Thailand to the US. Twelve Thai nationals and five Americans were charged with illegally transporting hundreds of women
Read morePolice in India detain 750 over US call centre scam
Police in the western Indian city of Thane have arrested more than 750 people suspected of defrauding US citizens from a fake call centre. Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax defaulters and
Read moreIndia, Singapore to strengthen anti-terror, economic cooperation
India and Singapore on Tuesday decided to strengthen cooperation in countering threats of rising terrorism with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming cross-border terrorism and increasing radicalisation as “grave challenges” that endanger the very fabric of the two societies. Modi, who
Read moreFormer students call NYU’s Singapore art school an ‘educational scam’
SINGAPORE: Three former Tisch Asia students have filed a class action lawsuit against New York University (NYU) over its now-defunct Singapore art school, saying that they were victims of an “educational scam”. According to court
Read moreMore details emerge of Pilbara property developer’s $190m ‘Ponzi scheme’
A Pilbara property developer accused of running what might be a $190 million Ponzi scheme plans to charge investors about $180 to attend a Perth function updating them on the business. Veronica Macpherson has invited
Read moreTop 10 Culture Shocks When Living As Expat In Singapore
By: Laura Scheffner When I was 6 year old, I like to keep a list which would name all countries that I’ve visited. I used to be so excited about adding countries that even a
Read moreSingapore Home Prices Slide by Most in More Than Seven Years
Singapore home prices dropped by the most in more than seven years as developers offered discounts amid signals from the government that it won’t roll back property curbs initiated in 2009. An index tracking private
Read moreMalaysia – When will the property market pick up?
Experts predict between 2018 and 2019 AT a recent property seminar organised by Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, several developers and property consultants had a debate predicting when the property market will pick up. Real
Read moreCompany switches off office lights every day at noon – and wins the President’s Award for the Environment
SINGAPORE- It is mid-day and office product supplier Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd’s office appears abandoned. As the glare of the sun ricochets off the glass windows, it is all darkness inside. That is because
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