Internet supervisors in south China’s Guangdong Province said Monday that more than 5,500 illegal apps had been taken offline. More than 1,600 mobile video apps disseminating pornographic and violent content were closed, according to the Guangdong provincial cyberspace administration. Over 1,200 social apps had pornographic content. Other apps were found to hack users’ private information, […]
The Customs Department under Lao Ministry of Finance impounded more than 5,000 illegally imported vehicles in the fiscal year of 2015-2016. Vehicle and goods smuggling has become a problem for the customs sector, Acting Director General of the Customs Department Bounpaseuth Sikounlabout was quoted by state-run Vientiane Times on Monday, saying that in order to […]
Thailand’s Office of Auditor-General is awaiting verification by British authorities to names and other pieces of evidence involving bribery scandals between British engineering giant Rolls-Royce and Thai airline and oil firms. Auditor General Pisit Leelavachiropas said on Monday he already has obtained the names of the Thai nationals who had been allegedly connected with Thai […]
U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as investors digested corporate earnings reports and President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. In his inauguration address on Friday, Trump pledged to put “America first,” reigniting worries of protectionist policies. But he did not touch on specific economic or trade policies. U.S. stocks posted solid gains after Trump won […]
The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (“LPRC”) and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has announced an increase in the prices of gasoline on the Liberian market. According to a petroleum price circular issued by the government, the retail pump price for a gallon of gasoline has increased from US$3.01 or […]
The controversy surrounding the winning bonuses of the Black Stars has ended with a 50% slash in their bonuses ahead of their last group D game against Egypt. Mr. Isaac Asiamah, Minister of Youth and Sports designate, who reveled this at a press conference in Port Gentil, said the Black Stars will now receive $5,000.00 […]
Authorities in India have beefed up security across major cities including capital city New Delhi, days ahead of its 68th Republic Day celebrations, officials said Monday. The step according to police officials has been taken to thwart possible attempts by militant groups to disrupt official celebrations. “The national capital has been brought under ground-to-air security […]
Accra-based Citi 97.3 FM, has emerged Ghana’s topmost English Radio station in GeoPoll’s survey of radio stations’ performance nationwide for the year 2016. But the station came third after Akan-speaking stations, Peace FM, and Adom FM, which were named 1st and 2nd respectively. Prior to this yearly rating, the station has consistently performed creditably in […]
Nearly 250 people arrested in operations targeting pistols illegally trafficking in Europe in 2016, the European Police Office (Europol) said in a press release Monday. Based upon intelligence provided by Europol, a series of international actions have been launched in 10 European Union members, including Romania, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland. These countries agreed […]
A Kumasi-based cement distributor, Clemonic Company Limited has been adjudged Ghacem’s Second Best National Distributor for 2016 at the just-ended Customers’ Appreciation Night, held for valued customers and distributors. The event brought together the company’s customers from across the country, who received various awards for their loyalty and business in the 2016 year under review. With […]
Su Rong, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for taking bribes, by a court in east China’s Shandong Province. He was deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal property was confiscated, according to the verdict […]
file photo Many farming communities in the Upper Manya Krobo district of the Eastern region are likely to be hit with severe famine following the destruction of several acres of farms by cattle of nomadic herdsmen. Hunger scare has already engulfed the communities as they struggle to get food to eat whiles others are indebted […]
Tom Muzoora gave up his profession in the city and returned to a village in western Uganda to pursue his passion: cattle rearing. Muzoora takes this passion after his father and grandfather who owned hundreds of heads of cattle. In this part of the country, rearing cattle in huge numbers is a norm, a sense […]
The Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA) as part of the effort to assist roll back the nation’s high post-harvest losses, is building a GH?160,000.00 agro-processing facility at Domeabra in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. The Australian Government is funding the project under its direct aid programme and it is expected to be ready by June. It […]
A political science analyst Amakye Boateng, has envisaged that vetted ministerial nominees will be approved by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. He doubted if any of the tall brains nominated by the President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo will be rejected by the appointments committee. So far the Senior minister designate Yaw Osafo Maafo, Kan Dapaah Minister […]
Unemployment in any society is a potential national security threat; and if not tackled effectively, it could be a potential risk, as it exposes the youth to the vagaries of social vices. The health sector in recent years has been bedeviled with the challenge of retention of potentially high quality manpower. It is even more […]
Minister Nominee for Trade and Industry, Alan John Kyerematen has assured that government will facilitate access to medium and long term capital to enhance the private sector growth. Speaking at the Appointments Committee of parliament, Mr. Kyerematen maintained that providing capital is key to realizing the One-District- One-Factory pledge made by the government during the […]
Preparations for the take-off of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s 1-district 1-factory election campaign promise, was started under the erstwhile John Kufour administration, Minister-nominee for Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen has revealed. According to him, the erstwhile government had conducted all the relevant studies and identified feasible factory projects that could be embarked upon […]
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), is appealing to government, through the minister-designate for Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, to consider reducing taxes and other charges at the ports for shippers, after his approval by Parliament. According to the Authority, the taxes and charges shippers are made to pay at the ports, is having a toll on […]
Sugar cane farmers could be engaged in the running of the Komenda Sugar factory in the Central Region as part of government’s plan for the factory, Minister Nominee for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has said. Government is looking at involving farmers in the development of a sugar cane plantation and giving them shares in the processing facility, […]
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