LUSAKA , Aug 5 (NNN-ZANIS) — Zambia has taken over chairmanship of the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) Forum for the next one year following an AGOA Forum African Ministerial Consultative Group meeting in Washington DC this week. Passing over the chairmanship to Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Felix Mutati , the .
By Neville D’Cruz MELBOURNE, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Mining giant Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further 790 million USD to expand its iron ore operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The aim is to expand the annual capacity of iron operations in Pilbara to 330 million tonnes, London-based Rio Tinto said in a .
RAMALLAH, Aug 4 (NNN-WAFA) — Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Dr Saeb Erekat has appealed to the international community to stop Israel’s brutal policies against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem. Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the eviction of the Al Ghawi and Hanoun families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood .
LONDON, Aug 4 (NNN-IRNA) — The Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO) has lost an appeal against a British ban on a misleading holiday advert which described the Western Wall as part of Israel. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint in April that the photographs of East Jerusalem destinations are actually in the occupied .
Susan Shim BRUNEI-MUARA Thursday, August 5, 2010 With the alternating rainy and sunny weather occurring almost daily over the past month, more people have been experiencing bouts of common cold that has in many cases also developed into the flu. Doctors we spoke to have advised Brunei folk to ensure that they practise personal hygiene .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, August 5, 2010 The wave of electronic reading devices like the Kindle and iPad has caught on among many Bruneians who recognise their merits, while there are still others who prefer printed material. Jeffery Ong, Ickle Books outlet owner told The Brunei Times that “there is not much difference”in terms of .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, August 5, 2010 His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday met Chief of Kuwait Investment Authority Badar R Elsaad on the fourth and final day of his official visit to the country. His Royal Highness was accompanied by Yang .
BRUNEI-MUARA Thursday, August 5, 2010 Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are advised to make use of other financing programmes should they not make the cut for the Brunei Economic Development Board’s (BEDB) $2-million grant scheme, the board said. Applicants looking to obtain start-up grants but fail to qualify for the Local Enterprise Application and Products .
By Abdul Muin Majid DUBAI, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu is hopeful that the outcome of a United Nations probe into the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla will contribute to compelling Israel to respect the rules of international and humanitarian law. He also underlined the .
By Jamaluddin Muhammad BANGKOK, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is confident that the Thai economy will chart better than 10 per cent growth for the first half of this year despite the recent political turmoil which paralysed the centre of the capital. He said the country’s high growth in exports in the .
