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Govt extends VAT cuts for new homes to year-end
Business 4 years ago

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Govt extends VAT cuts for new homes to year-end

The government has extended to December a VAT tax break on new houses, which has helped banks record second-quarter growth in housing loans.
Elephant in the room: Thai family gets repeat mammoth visitor
Lifestyle 4 years ago

Elephant in the room: Thai family gets repeat mammoth visitor

Some families living in a jungle may be fearful of things going bump at night, but for one household in Thailand, the sight of an elephant rummaging through their kitchen was not a total shock.
US issues additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials
World 5 years ago

US issues additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the restrictions affected officials believed to be responsible for or complicit in repressing religious practitioners, ethnic minority groups, dissidents and others.
Tibetan leader welcomes US bill that reaffirms rights
World 5 years ago

Tibetan leader welcomes US bill that reaffirms rights

China regards the exiled Dalai Lama as a dangerous "splittist" and the latest show of support from the US Congress could increase already tense ties between the two countries.
House discontinues deliberation of family resilience bill
National 5 years ago

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House discontinues deliberation of family resilience bill

The House of Representatives was split on the decision to continue deliberating the bill, but concerns about intrusion into people's private matters were enough to drive the agenda into the ground – for now.
Livable housing essential for all, Jokowi says
National 5 years ago

Livable housing essential for all, Jokowi says

Livable housing is essential for every human being as it serves as “a fortress against various risks, including health risks like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic”, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday during a commemoration of World Habitat Day.
Hitler's birthplace to be 'neutralized' with redesign
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Hitler's birthplace to be 'neutralized' with redesign

Austrian officials unveiled Tuesday plans to "neutralize" Adolf Hitler's birth house by turning it into a police station, with the building receiving some cosmetic changes in the process.
House approves revised Mining Law amid outcry
Business 5 years ago

House approves revised Mining Law amid outcry

As the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers have approved a controversial revision of the 2009 Coal and Mineral Mining Law, despite outcry from civil society organizations.
Devastated hotels, travel agents desperately await promised relief
Business 5 years ago

Devastated hotels, travel agents desperately await promised relief

Representatives of hotel, restaurant and travel associations said none of the financial relief promised by the government for the devastated tourist industry had been realized.
House in spotlight over plan to revise Constitutional Court Law
Politics 5 years ago

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House in spotlight over plan to revise Constitutional Court Law

According to the draft bill, MK justices can hold their position until they the age of 70, 10 years longer than the maximum age for justices set in the existing 2011 Constitutional Court Law.
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