by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 15, 2022 | December 2022, Indonesia
BALI Nusa Penida Have you ever seen a diamond in the sea? Lesser known than T-Rex beach in the West, the beautiful East Penida on Nusa Penida Island provides a more relaxed experience. A 20-minute cruise across the calm brings you to the harbour on the east coast of...
by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 15, 2022 | December 2022, Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN Care for Khasyp? With Christmas just around the corner and the big feast to begin soon, we would like to introduce you to an alternative, somewhat unorthodox, dish from Central Asia. In Uzbekistan, when slaughtering cattle at home, it is necessary...
by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 14, 2022 | December 2022, Myanmar
MYANMAR What’s Going on? Myanmar has been quiet in the media lately and we keep receiving questions about the current situation. Carsten Schmidt, our Group Director of Operations & Products, who has been living in Myanmar for over 18 years, returned...
by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 14, 2022 | December 2022, Singapore
SINGAPORE Tax Increases Singapore will increase its goods and sales tax (GST) from seven to nine percent in two stages by one percent each in January 2023 and January 2024. GST is a value-added tax levied on most supplies of goods and services as well as on...
by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 13, 2022 | December 2022, Maldives
MALDIVES A Festive Affair at Reethi Beach Resort It’s a Reethi (af)fair this festive season! If tropical indolence is what you seek this festive season, then the Maldives is, let’s face it, heaven at any time of year. With white powder soft beaches,...
by aPF6ybxADw | Dec 11, 2022 | December 2022, Philippines
PHILIPPINES Centre of Marine Biodiversity Fancy a dip? The Philippines is blessed with more than 7,641 magnificent islands. The country is not only part of the rich Coral Triangle, it is also the world’s centre of marine biodiversity. The diving is phenomenal!...