International Customs

JAKARTA: Publicly listed food company PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food (TPS) projects sales to rise by 25 to 30 percent...

Truworths records merchandise sales 3.6% lower in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Truworths Limited group merchandise sales were 3,6% lower for the year to July 12 at $21,1 million due to...

Govt reportedly suspends import deal between CSC, Botswana

HARARE: Government has reportedly suspended an import deal between the Cold Storage Company (CSC) and Botswana Meat Company to protect...

Zimbabwe’s import bill rises to $18b over last 5 years

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s import bill has risen to about $18 billion over the last five years as the influx of cheap...

Sable Chemicals shut down operations at electrolysis plant in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s sole ammonium nitrate fertiliser manufacturer, Sable Chemicals, on Sunday shut down operations at its electrolysis plant due to...

Protesters flay EU-US trade deal in Germany

BERLIN: Thousands protesters have protested against a planned free trade deal between Europe and the United States, calling it anti-democratic...

Lundin Petroleum sells its oil, gas assets to Indonesian firm

JAKARTA: Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Petroleum has sold its oil and gas assets in Indonesia to Indonesian firm...

Japan to remove duties on half of agricultural products

TOKYO: The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will eliminate Japanese tariffs on hundreds of agricultural goods; a list released by the...

Indonesia loses billions in revenue from on unreported timber production

JAKARTA: Indonesia lost between $6.5 billion and $9 billion in potential state revenue from royalties and fees on unreported timber...

Nigeria customs did not seize NFF’s consignment: Controller

ABUJA: The Apapa Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it did not seize any consignment belonging to...

Thai authorities seize 2 Vietnamese vessels for illegally fishing

BANGKOK: Two Vietnamese fishing vessels, equipped with destructive fishing gear, were seized and 11 crewmen arrested for illegally fishing in...

Jamaica: Sellers sell Former Breezes Montego Bay hotel for $7.8m

KINGSTON: The sellers of the former Breezes Montego Bay hotel have finally landed the sale of the property to lawyer...

Guyana customs arrests Canadian man for smuggling cocaine at CH airport

GEORGETOWN: Authorities were preparing to charge a Canadian man with cocaine trafficking after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle...

Nigeria customs arrests 2 suspects for alleged extortion

ABUJA: Two persons have been arrested for alleged attempt to extort port users. The suspects, (names withheld) were nabbed by...

Egypt imports 180K tons of Wheat from Russia, Romania

CAIRO: The Ministry of Supply has contracted to import 180,000 tons of Romanian and Russian wheat to produce subsidized bread;...

Colombia fines sugar producers $111.5m for blocking imports

BOGOTA: Colombian authorities fined sugar producers a combined total of more than 324 billion pesos ($111.5 million) for conspiring to...

Poor infrastructure in Cuba remains obstacle to ferries operation

HAVANA: The US government has already issued more than 15 licenses to begin operating ferries in Cuba, but the lack...

Nigeria authorities foil dollar syndicate at Lagos airport

LAGOS: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it foiled an attempt by a Nigerian passenger to smuggle out...

Cuba resumes chicken meat exports from US