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Indonesia to move capital city, may take 10 years like Malaysia

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to move the capital of Southeast Asia’s largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, the planning minister said on Monday. “The president chose to relocate the capital city to outside of Java, an important decision,” Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro told a news conference after a cabinet meeting, adding that the administration […]

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Thailand: Local home prices still a bargain

Hong Kong maintains its position as the world’s most expensive residential city, while Bangkok is ranked 33rd out of 35 cities surveyed, according to the latest research by CBRE.  The fifth annual Global Living Report by the multinational real estate services group underlines how investments in urban areas such as transport infrastructure, connectivity, retail, cultural centres […]

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There is now a Singapore district with a zero-waste masterplan – and it’s banning plastic straws and single-use items at its events

Singapore is well on its way to becoming a zero-waste nation. Announced by Nee Soon’s group representation constituency (GRC) member of Parliament (MP) Louis Ng, Nee Soon East is the first district in Singapore to launch a zero-waste masterplan aimed at stopping the use of plastics and single-use items. Ng said in his Facebook post […]

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