16 June 2023
Civil society organizations in Madagascar are now deeply concerned about the threat the recently passed foreign investment law poses. Currently undergoing a constitutional review, if approved by the High Constitutional Court, it enables foreign investors and companies to lease land for 99 years
18 April 2023
The Land Portal Foundation has launched a new Land & Investments Portfolio that unpacks the key concepts, terms, international frameworks and policies, and many other aspects critical to understanding how land investments affect society.
14 March 2023
Lao villagers worry that compensation for Pak Beng Dam will be too low
27 January 2023
Egypt may allocate special area of land to India in Suez Canal Economic Zone
16 January 2023
Experts call for stronger land use planning as extent of Indonesian forest lost to coal mining is revealed
16 January 2023
The government awarded a new Economic Land Concession (ELC) in March 2022 for the first time in nearly a decade and despite an existing moratorium on ELCs
30 December 2022
Sri Lanka’s agriculture authorities are planning to grab 14,000 acres of paddy
13 December 2022
Attempts to re-expropriate assets of Sri Lanka’s privatized commercial plantations on the pretext of being under-utilized will undermine property rights and discourage investors, officials and analysts said.
13 November 2022
A decades-long struggle that farmers have been waging against multinationals angling to acquire thousands of acres of lush state agricultural land in Bibile for a sugar factory is continuing.
25 August 2022
Expat demand for homes in Bali, Indonesia, is spiking.
The spike is driven by the rise of remote work, a new second-home visa, and skyrocketing rents.
"The last 18 months — I've never seen it been busier in Bali," said Nathan Ryan, the founder of Bali Realty.
Main photo: Pantai Berawa beach in
5 July 2022
LANDac International Conference 2022 Session Summary