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SL ‘Access’ net profit falls 20% to Rs675.7m in Q4
COLOMBO: The diversified group, Access Engineering PLC (Access), saw its net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (4Q15)...
Microsoft wants to buy Canadian mobile pioneer BlackBerry
LONDON: It is in the air that Microsoft wants to buy Canadian mobile pioneer BlackBerry. The deal would apparently be...
Kuwait’s Alargan net profit jumps 20.5% to KD 4.7m
KUWAIT: Alargan International Real Estate Company held its ordinary General Assembly meeting on 24 May 2015, with an attendance level...
Honda starts shipping Jazz vehicle to South Africa from its plant in Rajasthan
NEW DELHI: Honda has started shipping Jazz vehicle to South Africa from its plant in Rajasthan. Present in India through...
Micromax new smartphone Bolt Q335, with 3G connectivity will be low-cost
NEW DELHI: A new Micromax smartphone, named as Micromax Bolt Q335, with 3G connectivity will be a low-cost smartphone. As...
Most Android handsets offer no easily accessible way of deleting user data
NEW YORK: Most Android handsets offer no easily accessible way of deleting user data including access tokens, messages, images and...
Malaysia Customs foils 3 attempt to smuggle 12.09kg drugs worth RM2.1m
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) at the KL International Airport (KLIA) has thwarted three attempts to smuggle...
Econet pays $1b in taxes to Zimbabwe govt
HARARE: Mobile network operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, says it has remitted $1 billion to the fiscus in taxes, fees and...
Audi introduces all-electric driverless vehicle, R8 e-tron, at CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai
BERLIN: Audi introduced an all-electric driverless vehicle, R8 e-tron, at CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai. The R8 e-tron is the...
Hong Kong Customs seized 16.9kg contraband heroin worth HK$18 m
HONG KONG: Cocaine with a street value of HK$18 million has been seized by customs investigators during a series of...
With new voice calling service of WhatsApp you will be able to call your friends, family using app for free
LONDON: With the new voice calling service, you will be able to call your friends and family using the app...
Google Chrome is facing malware issue
NEW YORK: Despite Google being the top company as far as the internet and technology are concerned, this company’s web...
Ministry of Haj to offer e-bracelets for all pilgrims containing important information
RIYADH: This time on the occasion of Haj the Ministry of Haj will offer e-bracelets for all pilgrims containing important...
Informal sector resists govt’s planned Aids levy collections
HARARE: The Zimbabwe Informal Sector Organisation (Ziso) has threatened to resist government plans to collect Aids levy from players in...
Harare cancels platinum ore levy
HARARE: Zimbabwe would allow platinum mining companies to continue exporting an unrefined form of the precious metal, it said on...
Kenya banks make $380m pre-tax profit
NAIROBI: Kenya - Kenyan banks made a pre-tax profit of $378,623,000 during the first quarter of 2015, writes JOHN SAMBO....
KRA loses tax demand case against Barclays
NAIROBI: The Kenya Revenue Authority has lost a tax demand battle against Barclays Bank of Kenya after the High Court...
Rex Bonaparte Gulf to acquire 30% stake in Australian firm
SINGAPORE: Catalist-listed energy company Rex International Holding announced its wholly owned unit, Rex Bonaparte Gulf, will acquire a 30 per...
Jumia reaches out to Kenyans with mega phone deal
NAIROBI: Thousands of mobile phones will go on sale at steep discounts during Mobile Week Megathon sale set for between...
Airtel Money VISA card drives financial inclusion
NAIROBI: On year after Airtel Kenya launched the Airtel Money VISA card, the debit card continues to allow easy access...
