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New GST rates leave service providers worried

The Goods and Services Tax will have rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent for services such as telecoms, insurance and restaurants, and experts feel the four rate bands could complicate compliance and give more power to tax authorities. May 20, 2017
Turkish security clashes with protesters in Washington as Erdogan looks on

Turkish security clashes with protesters in Washington as Erdogan looks on

Newly-released from the May 16 scuffles between Turkish security officials and anti-Erdogan protesters in Washington DC appears to show Turkish President Erdogan communicating to a member of his security team just before the fighting erupted. Armenian and Kurdish groups had organized the demonstration to protest President Erdogan s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. May 19, 2017