Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit is the last stop on a three-nation regional swing that also took him to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The transport secretary says there is “nothing” in Labour’s plan that will make rail services better for passengers.
Government's revenue authority has framed a three-tier time-bound action plan for augmenting revenues to finance the building up of 'smart Bangladesh', as present finances are inadequate even for the current budget support. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to implement the revenue map unt
BANGOR — The City in the coming weeks will provide its Annual Action Plan to comply with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's legislative and educational leaders are gearing up to take a close look at how New Mexico's higher education is funded. The review is called the "I&G Study." "I&G" stands for "instruction and general funding." The plan is to review and propose changes to the state's formula for funding colleges and []
Parliamentarians across Southeast Asia, especially those from Myanmar, suffered from rights violations in 2023.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday compiled draft proposals on political funds reform in the wake of a recent slush money scandal, centering on forfeiting deliberately unreported income for submission to the national coffers. The LDP, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also proposed obliging lawmakers to issue certificates
Malaysia plans to build Southeast Asia's largest integrated circuit design park and will offer incentives including tax breaks, subsidies and visa exemption fees to attract global tech companies and investors, the government said on Monday. Malaysia is aiming to turn Kuala Lumpur into a regional digital hub, with the goal of being among the top 20 countries in the global startup ecosystem index by 2030. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the proposed integrated circuit design park was part of...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is planning on financially supporting nonprofit organizations, affordable housing, Historic Poor Farm projects in fiscal 2025. The supervisors unanimously approved the fiscal year budget, which starts July 1 and runs until June 30, 2025, on Thursday. The budget allocates $9.1 million to nonprofit partners and agencies, $1.1 million to
Bears unveil $5bn proposal for new domed lakefront stadiumPlan calls for $900m from Illinois Sports Facilities AuthorityThe Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5bn proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city’s lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.The plan calls for $3.2bn for the new stadium plus an additional $1.5bn in infrastructure. The team and the city...
CHICAGO >> The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal today for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city’s lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.
Egypt aims to raise USD 1 billion (EGP 48.2 billion) this year by selling state assets through its ongoing privatisation programme, Egyptian Planning Minister Hala El-Said revealed in an interview with Asharq Business on 21 April. The government will also work to improve the following year, with an increased target of USD 1.5 billion (EGP 72.3 billion) set for 2025. Previously, in February 2024, Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait stated that the government is looking to raise USD 6.5...