Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has pleaded guilty of obstructing justice in a case linked to the jailing of ex-transport minister S. Iswaran. Ong has been given judicial mercy on medical grounds.
In a filing in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, the company announced that one of its creditors, Ever Credit Ltd., had filed a winding-up petition in the high court over non-payment of $204 million.
Country Garden has reportedly defaulted on $15.4 million dollar bond interest payment, a first. This comes 2 months after the Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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