1 - 10 of 158 results for "'Welcome to the land of freedom"

  1. 1. learning | 08 Aug 2011

    State officials altered land records

    About the law

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Illegal transfer of land reform and forest reserve land to private ownership used politicians and village headmen. Land even sold over the internet.

  2. 2. learning | 03 Aug 2011

    Land reform abuse

    About forests

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Only half of 1990s land reform land from forest reserves actually got to the poor landless farmers. Buildings of rich developers on this land to be demolished.

  3. 3. learning | 08 Feb 2011

    Land reform proposal

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Land ownership inequalities will be targeted with land tax, cap on ownership, land bank, zoning, and database.

  4. 4. learning | 05 Oct 2010

    Essential land reform vocabulary 1

    Vocabulary by topic

    By Jon Fernquest

    » The goal of land reform policy is to give poor farmers land but the real challenge is a policy to prevent farmers from losing this land during bad years.

  5. 5. learning | 01 Oct 2010

    Land and building tax: 90% of properties exempt

    About business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Residences and land for personal farming will be exempted. Landholders who sit on land for long-term capital gains without developing will be penalised.

  6. 6. tech | 23 May 2013

    Facebook joins Web freedom group

    By AFP

    » Facebook on Wednesday became a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-governmental organization promoting Internet freedom and privacy rights.

  7. 7. news | 12 May 2013

    Understanding the laws of land

    Newspaper section: Spectrum

    » In recent weeks we have discussed some of the fundamentals of condominium law. Today, we begin a series of articles designed to explain the land classification and title system that provides the foundation for land (and ...

  8. 8. news | 04 May 2013

    Writers press China on media freedom

    By AFP

    » Some 200 leading writers appealed Friday to China to respect freedom of expression and free jailed authors, describing the country's strict censorship as a stain on a vibrant culture.

  9. 9. business | 29 Apr 2013

    Investing in land in AEC countries

    By Invitation

    Newspaper section: Asia focus

    » One aspect of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) that has created confusion is land ownership. Given that the AEC will provide for free flows of capital, services and goods, some people have assumed that AEC nationals wi...

  10. 10. news | 03 May 2013

    Myanmar considers press freedom law

    By Online Reporters

    » A draft law threatening to damage progress toward press freedom in Myanmar is being scrutinised by journalists on the country’s newly established press council.

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