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Indonesia plans to develop 35,000 MW power plants to boost coal consumption
JAKARTA: The government’s program to develop 35,000 megawatt (MW) power plants will increase domestic coal consumption, which currently stands at...
Big battery handset Intex is powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop
NEW DELHI: The Intex Cloud Power+ isn’t the cheapest option on the market, but it places itself as an alternative...
Tourism touches 4% of Qatar economy
DOHA: The tourism sector’s contribution to Qatari GDP touched QR28bn in 2014. Total number of tourists visited Qatar during the...
Jazeera Airways eyes 35% stake in Kuwait Airway
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has begun the bidding process for acquiring a 35 percent stake in loss-making state...
Malaysia approved investment jumps 18.8% to RM57b in 1Q
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's approved investments for the primary, services and manufacturing sectors rose by 18.8% to RM57.4bil in the first...
Huijin Investment president leaves due to share-sale drop
HONG KONG: State-owned investment company Central Huijin Investment said its president has left his post after the company's share sale...
OnePlus 2 is expected to be released today
New Delhi: OnePlus 2, is expected to be released today as the company had hinted at the news on Facebook...
Property deals in HK jump 61%
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's monthly Center-City Index of property deals rose 61 percent from 63 in 1994 to 102 in...
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual is all plastic, glass, with completely flat back, curved sides
NEW DELHI: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual would seem at first glance to be woefully outclassed by phones that cost...
Singapore’s Avago Technologies ready to buy Broadcom for $50b
SINGAPORE: Avago Technologies Ltd agreed to buy Broadcom Corp for US$37 billion (S$50 billion) in the largest merger of chipmakers...
Healthcare group IHH revenue jumps 14% to S$64.2m in Q1
SINGAPORE: Healthcare group IHH Healthcare Berhad (IHH) reported strong growth in its first quarter ended March 31. Net profit rose...
Hyundai Motor America reveals 2015 Sonata to have Google’s infotainment system
NEW YORK: Hyundai Motor America reveals that 2015 Sonata will have Google's infotainment system. Android Auto debuted last June at...
Pre-bookings for LG G4 smartphones to be opened in India by mid June
NEW DELHI: LG G4 smartphones is now open for pre-bookings in India. LG has created a special landing page on...
Huawei Honor 7, Huawei Honor 7 Plus will be released soon with excellent features
BEJING: Huawei is now preparing the next generation of the Honor series smartphones which will be dubbed Huawei Honor 7...
Philippine DEA seize 1kg shabu in undercover operation
MANILA: Police seized a kilogram of “shabu” during an undercover buy-bust operation in Manila here the other day, the Philippine...
Dublin port customs seizes 9 million cigarette worth €4.5m
DUBLIN: Over nine million cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port as part of an intelligence-led operation carried out with...
Bloodstained‘s Kickstarter hit $2.75m mark in pledges
LONDON: The Wii U port stretch goal was unveiled when Bloodstained‘s Kickstarter hit the $2.75 million mark in pledges, and...
Grand Cherokee SRT understood to be most popular SRT of all
SYDNEY: The 300 SRT is expected to continue in Australia - where it has proven comparatively more popular than in...
China anti-smuggling bureau seized 18 iPhones
BEIJING: A man has been arrested on the border in Shenzhen after he allegedly tried to smuggle 18 iPhone Plus...
Samsung and Marvel launch limited edition of Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man
SEOUL: Samsung has launched the limited edition of Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man in collaboration with Marvel. “We are excited...
