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Singapore’s CNB seizes 1.9kg of cannabis worth S$62,000
SINGAPORE: About 1.9kg of cannabis was seized at Woodlands Checkpoint and two men have been arrested, said the Immigrant &...
Malaysia’s leading index dips 0.6% in April
KUALA LUMPUR: THE Leading Index (LI), which monitors the economic performance in advance showed a decrease of 0.6 per cent...
Kuwait police seize heroin, narcotic pills
KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti smuggler was arrested in possession of heroin, narcotic pills and large sum of money. According to...
IQ’s net income predicts to drop in 2015
DOHA: Industries Qatar’s (IQ) net income for 2015 is forecast for a further fall. IQ’s net income was down from...
Researchers developed a technique for creating the world’s first full-color
MEXICO: A team of researchers has developed a technique for creating the world’s first full-color, flexible thin-film reflective display. University...
Taiwan’s Hon Hai aims to grow revenue by 10% in 2015
TAIPEI: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, which assembles Apple Inc’s iPhones, aims to grow revenue by 10 percent this year...
Sri Lanka Customs seizes gold, nabs 8 Indians
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka arrested eight Indian Nationals for smuggling gold weighing 903 grams, media reported. The customs department said it...
Indonesia, Vietnam ready to enhance economic cooperation
JAKARTA: The Indonesian and Vietnamese foreign affairs ministers held a meeting here the other day in an attempt to boost...
NASA’s Dawn probe uncover something interesting on the surface of Ceres
FRANCE: Dwarf planet Ceres will get weirder and weirder as Dawn spacecraft attracts close to its floor. After a few...
NASA’s Hubble Telescope tracked GJ 436b & Chandra X-ray Observatory
WASHINGTON: The Hubble Space Telescope captures yet another intriguing image, a comet-like planet called GJ 436b. This distant planet has...
Engineered organisms can eventually transform the Red Planet into something more Earth-like
NEW YORK: Mars may look like an inhospitable and barren landscape, but a new program underway at the Pentagon’s advanced...
NASA’s New Horizons spotted strange dark patch at the pole of Pluto’s big moon Charon
LONDON: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has spotted a strange dark patch at the pole of Pluto's big moon Charon, further...
NASA & Microsoft announced a plan to bring HoloLens into space
NEW YORK: NASA and Microsoft are again teaming up on the HoloLens. But this time, the goal is to bring...
Saudi imports rise 6.88% to SR162.5b in Q1
RIYADH: Saudi nonoil exports dropped by 14.5 percent to SR47 billion in the first quarter of the current year compared...
Bayan system to effect customs exemptions
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has announced that the decision on customs exemption will take effect from July...
Lara Clarke bakes cake like Land Rover Defender on event in Solihull
LONDON: Lara Clarke, from Brownhills, has previously made near-life-sized cakes of Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Jennifer Lawrence. Her latest...
Facebook to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers
NEW YORK: Facebook has collaborated with security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their...
Vietnam okays $16 billion airport
HANOI: The Vietnamese lawmakers have approved to build new $16 billion airport near Ho Chi Minh City to tackle the...
ANF seizes 383 tons drugs during two and half years
RAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized over 383 tons drugs including opium, morphine, heroin and hashish during the last two...
IMF Executive Board likely to approve $506 mln loan tranche for Pakistan on Friday
WASHINGTON: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund due to meet on Friday (June 26) is expected to grant...
