Pakistan textile sector staggers under double blow The Times Of India | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile industry, its biggest source of exports and manufacturing employer, could collapse under the double blow of surging fuel prices and chronic power cuts, industry officials say. | Textiles accounts for about 7...
ESPN wins FIFA World Cup broadcast rights The Times Of India | MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has bagged the exclusive broadcast rights to telecast FIFA’s international football events, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in the Indian Sub-Continent. | The deal is estimated at over $40 million. ESS...
Pakistan textile sector staggers under double blow The Times Of India | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's textile industry, its biggest source of exports and manufacturing employer, could collapse under the double blow of surging fuel prices and chronic power cuts, indus...
ICC should target America with Twenty20: Gus Logie The Times Of India | TORONTO: For him, Indian ODI captain Mahender Singh Dhoni is "a jewel in the crown" of international cricket. "Dhoni is already an icon in international cricket. He has done exceptionally...
OIC telecom, IT moot planned Dawn | By Our Reporter | LAHORE, July 2: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry will organise a three-day OIC telecom and IT conference and Expo here from July 22, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority and the In...
ESPN wins FIFA World Cup broadcast rights The Times Of India | MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has bagged the exclusive broadcast rights to telecast FIFA’s international football events, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in the Indian Sub-Continent...
Younis shines, Pakistan beat India to stay afloat in Asia Cup The Times Of India | KARACHI: Familiar Team India nemesis Younis Khan (123 not out) rose to the occasion with a scintillating century as Pakistan chased down an intimidating target en route to an eight...
ESPN-STAR gets telecast rights of 2010 football World Cup The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Football's world governing body, FIFA, has renewed its broadcasting agreement with ESPN-STAR Sports, giving the network exclusive South Asian telecast rights of the 2010 World ...
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Low budget, mismanagement led to poor health, education Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | ISLAMABAD, June 28: Less budgetary allocations coupled with poor management has enhanced inefficiency in the health and education sectors in South Asia pa...
TM takes community issues to heart The Star | TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) believes in having a positive impact on the communities and countries in which it operates via corporate responsibility (CR) pr...
GLOBAL: Jury still out over food impact of Midwest floods IRINnews web | Photo: Train4dev NEW YORK, 27 June 2008 (IRIN) - The worst floods in the Midwest in 15 years have helped maize prices surge to unprecedented levels, leading to calls for Wash...
BD urges taming of oil prices Dawn | DHAKA, July 1: Impoverished Bangladesh appealed on Tuesday for global action to tame soaring crude oil costs, a day after being forced to hike state-set fuel prices by up to 66 per cent. | The government late Monday raised fuel prices by 34 to 66 p...
Fair play panel scans shipping rates The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Having increased 90% in one year, ocean freight may finally come down, thanks to an intervention by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). | The regulator has asked the Ind...
Dhaka announces single biggest increase in fuel prices since 1971 Gulf News | Dhaka: Bangladesh has raised petroleum prices by a huge margin of 33.85-37.5 per cent to offset the impact of overheated international oil market on the domestic economy. | The price of most used oils - diesel and kerosene - increased to taka 55 pe...
Inflation flares in Asia, to pressure central banks The Guardian By Lee Jin-joo and Cheon Jong-woo SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - Inflation in South Korea and Thailand accelerated to its fastest pace since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, pressing their central banks to join a regional scramble to contain price pressures. Thailand is likely to raise interest rates for the first in two years next week following an exp...
