Turkey’s plastics industry eyes rebound from 2 years
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s plastics industry, one of Europe’s largest for plastic product manufacturing, has had a difficult two years, as it’s...
Dalata revenue soars 185% as firm records €28.5m profit
DUBLIN: Revenue at Dalata, Ireland's largest hotel operator, soared 185pc up to €225.7m last year as the firm reported a...
Over 135 companies participating in Pakistan Auto Show
LAHORE: Over 135 international and local companies are participating in the Pakistan Auto Show, being held at Expo Centre from...
Japanese automakers set sales records in US
TOKYO: An energetic market for sports utility vehicles and pickups drove record sales in the U.S. for Toyota Motor Corp....
South Korea’s industrial output declines in Jan
SEOUL: South Korea’s industrial output dropped even more than estimated in January as a slump in exports and the end...
UK Customs seizes £40,000 bootleg booze haul
LONDON: A £40,000 bootleg booze haul linked to a popular Newcastle shop has been smashed by Customs officers. Three men...
Thailand CPI falls 0.5% in Feb 2016
BANGKOK: Thailand continued to register negative inflation in February, though the pace of falling consumer prices eased slightly, according to...
KRG, Iran signs education agreement
ERBIL: Kurdistan Region - A five-year education exchange agreement between the Kurdistan Region and the Islamic Republic of Iran was...
Watch Stanford’s self-driving car hits 120mph
CALIFORNIA: Now you can travel fast in self-driving cars as Watch Stanford’s vehicle has hit 120 mph on the racetrack....
Three IR officers of BS 19-20 transferred
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Wednesday transferred/posted three Inland Revenue Service officers of BS 19-20) with immediate effect. According to...
Malawi sets to import 50 000 tons of maize from Tanzania
LILONGWE: Malawi is set to import 50 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania to avert hunger, following a drought that...
European banks ready to resume activities in Iran
TEHRAN: European banks are showing eagerness to resume activities in Iran now that the sanctions are being lifted against the...
Marine battalion deployed to secure Gwadar port, city
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased security in Gwadar port city as Pakistan Navy has been deployed in the city. According...
South African economy slows to 1.3% in 2015
CAPE TOWN: The real growth rate of the South African economy slowed to 1.3 per cent in 2015 from 1.5...
HK Customs officer found dead at Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal
HONG KONG: An investigation is under way after a customs officer was found dead with a gunshot wound to the...
Saudi customs seizes 112,000 drug pills at border
RIYADH: Saudi customs men seized nearly 112,000 banned captagon pills hidden in the underwear clothes of a family heading for...
Five Customs officers of BS-16 exonerated
ISLAMABAD: Five BS-16 officers of Pakistan Customs Service have been exonerated from the charges level against them. As per details,...
Akhtar Anjum assumes charge as Dy Commissioner-IR
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Akhtar Anjum, a BS-18 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Deputy...
Bank credit to KSA private sector remains resilient in Jan
JEDDAH: Bank credit to the Saudi private sector remained resilient in January, according to a report. In January, bank credit...
Pervaiz Alam relinquishes charge as Secretary
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Pervaiz Alam, a BS-19 officer of Secretariat Group, has relinquished the charge of the post of Secretary, Federal...
