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Hundreds of public housing apartments in Singapore, one of the world's most expensive cities, are being sold for over one million Singapore dollars as Covid-19 -related construction delays create a shortage of new units. At least two units have surpassed the million-dollar mark in US dollars, and the high prices are fuelling talk of new government measures to try to...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Flood Control Committee to come up with a holistic physical development plan for the state.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Ms. Tshepidi Moremong, the Chief Operating Officer of Africa50, a Pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has expressed optimism over the availability of a number of bankable projects in Africa. Ms. Moremong made the observation during a webinar organized recently by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The

SINGAPORE, Aug 31 — Hundreds of public housing apartments in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive cities, are being sold for over S$1 million (US$716,000 or RM3.21...

New business performance Value of new business (VONB) reduced by 13 per cent to US$1,536 million Strong month-on-month improvement in the second quarter with positive VONB growth in June Robust annualised new premiums (ANP) of US$2,778 million, a decline of 7 per cent VONB margin of 55.2 per cent AIA China returned to VONB growth […]

Public appeal for economic reforms at an all-time high : economist By Sanath Nanayakkare It is time for Sri Lanka to make a series of economic decisions with important consequences, and making state owned enterprises (SOEs) directly accountable to the people rather than politicians is key among them, Shanta Devarajan, a professor of the Practice […]

S-lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the market leader in the thermoplastic pipes & fittings industry, recently relocated their re-distribution centre in Jaffna to an all-new location with the objective of further enhancing convenience and quality of service for their valued customers and supporting their retail partners. The new re-distribution centre further cements the commitment of S-lon […]

On 26 August 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, during the Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP8) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the State Secretary of the…

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to build, and nurture local ICT talents through several training programs including certifications, internships, field trainings, and establishing the Huawei ICT Academy and Joint […]

People’s Bank’s ‘Mahajana Mehewara’ CSR drive commenced yet another project to provide electricity and water facilities to under resourced schools together with Manusath Derana on 10th of August. Under this novel concept which combines sustainability with education, a 3kv solar power inverter system, water motor and a water tank were provided to Galamuduna Junior School […]