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Google ‘seals Tax Deal’ With Indonesia
Indonesia has reached an agreement with Google over payment of taxes, the country's finance minister said Tuesday,...
Malaysia Seizes 300kg of Pangolin Scales
Malaysian customs officers have seized almost 300 kilograms of pangolin scales being smuggled through the main airport,...
Tropical Peat Forests Risk Turning From Carbon
Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and global warming,...
Cocobod Launches Artificial Pollination Project To Increase Yields
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has launched the artificial hand pollination project aimed at increasing cocoa yields...
Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Mulls Jakarta Chopper Service
Indonesian executives weary of Jakarta's notorious traffic jams may in future be able to order a helicopter ride with...
President Akufo-Addo Announces New Tax To Support African Union
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has announced a new import tax aimed at supporting the activities of the African...
President Akufo-Addo Announces New Tax
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has announced a new import tax aimed at supporting the activities of the African...
Indonesia’s ‘militant Moderates’ Fight Religious Intolerance
Clad in camouflage and armed only with their convictions, the paramilitary wing of Indonesia's biggest Muslim...
COCOBOD Launches Artificial Pollination Programme
A Hand Pollination Piloting Program has been launched by the Ghana Cocoa Board to boost production of cocoa to 1million...
Ailing White Tiger Put Down In Singapore Zoo
A rare white tiger involved in the 2008 killing of a zoo worker has been put down after suffering from skin cancer and...
Blind Malaysian Muslims Study Quran Using Braille
A small community of blind students in Malaysia is attempting to learn the entire Quran, a formidable task that...
Myanmar Joins Grim List of Global Military Air Disasters
Myanmar's navy on Thursday found bodies and plane debris in the Andaman Sea from an aircraft that was carrying more...
Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot
Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with...
Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council
US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end what...
Envoys Wade In To Help US Waters Despite Trump Climate Snub
President Donald Trump may have torpedoed the Paris climate accord as US diplomats brace for huge cuts to their...
Minister Directs Re-Establishment of Economic Bureau
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has directed the re-establishment...
Iran Urges ‘dialogue’ To Resolve Gulf Row Over Qatar
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have...
Blockchain Seen As Tool In Food Safety
The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory...
Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines
There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from...