Cyrus Mistry: Remembering former Tata Sons chairman who died in car crash
2022-09-05
Cyrus Mistry, 54, was the former chairman of India’s largest conglomerate Tata Sons.Continue Reading
The false dawn of inflation relief
2022-09-05
The term “false dawn” refers to the zodiacal light that is a result of the sun reflecting (much as it does in respect of the moon) its light toward Earth, via the trillions of tiny particles of interplanetary dust: This dust acts like miniature moonlets, they being scattered throughout the space of the solar system. […]
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Debtors told to go to the Impact fair
2022-09-04
More than 210, 000 people have already been saved from courtroom proceedings after defaulting on loans worth 38 billion baht thanks to debt mediation events organised nationwide over the past six months, says Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin.Continue Reading
BMA ready to appeal in debt case
2022-09-04
The Bangkok Metropolitan Management (BMA) is ready to charm the Green Line case if the Administrative Court rules in favour of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) on Wednesday, according to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt.Continue Reading
‘We’ve gone back 50 years’: Pakistan farmers count flood damage
2022-09-03
SAMMU KHAN BHANBRO: Pakistan’s farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear. “We have gone back 50 years,” said Ashraf Ali Bhanbro, a farmer in Sindh province whose 2,500 acres ofContinue Reading
China waiving African debt isn’t about refinancing
2022-09-02
In mid-August, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs produced news with a series of announcements. Wang Yi, Beijing’s most senior diplomat, promised intensive debt relief for some from the world’s poorest nations. The announcement has been made at the ministerial meeting of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation. In addition to raising food assistance to the continent, […]
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IN FOCUS: Danger zones – how workplace safety lapses are costing lives
2022-09-02
While the COVID-19 pandemic has hit some industries in Singapore hard, there are systemic issues behind the recent spate of workplace accidents. Workers and safety experts share their encounters on the ground working in higher-risk industries such as design.Continue Reading
Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka’s ousted former president returns
2022-09-02
Gotabaya Rajapaksa is back in the country simply weeks after anti-government protests drove your pet from office.Continue Reading
Hong Kong police step up crackdown on youth crime after commissioner says rise in social media use during Covid pandemic helped fuel problem
2022-09-01
Campaign to highlight online job scams, illegal debt collection, serious drugs offences, online dating traps and nude chat blackmail. Police’s public relations wing to distribute 20,000 anti-crime booklets to more than 490 schools and sponsoring bodies. Read full storyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka and IMF reach preliminary agreement for US$2.9 billion loan
2022-09-01
COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about US$2.9 billion, the international lender said in a statement on Thursday (Sep 1). “The objectives of Sri Lanka’s new Fund-supported programme are to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability,” theContinue Reading