Russians keep calm and shop on in face of rising cost of living
MOSCOW: For shoppers like pensioner Tatiana ivanovna buying their weekly groceries in a Moscow supermarket, these are increasingly tough times.…
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Obama speech to call for closing of tax loopholes
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address will propose closing multibillion-dollar tax loopholes used by the wealthiest US…
China growth hit 24-year low in 2014 — AFP survey
BEIJING: China’s annual GdP growth slowed to its weakest rate in more than two decades in 2014, according to an…
Swiss loses battle in a currency war that could spread
PARIS: Historically neutral Switzerland’s foray into the global currency war ended in defeat after its central bank left markets shell-shocked…
CIOs embrace cloud as workers use own smart devices
BRIAN Lillie, chief information officer (CIO) at data-center company Equinix Inc, had a salesman with a password problem. Remembering the…
Samsung wins 80 awards at CES 2015
KUCHING: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Samsung) has announced that it won 80 prestigious awards at the recent Consumer Electronics Show…
Samsung Malaysia celebrates youth with launch of GALAXY A3 and A5
KUCHING: Samsung Malaysia Electronics (Samsung Malaysia) has recently unveiled its highly anticipated GALAXY A3 and A5, offering premium designs but…
Uzma procures RM50 million contract from Petronas Carigali
KUCHING: Uzma Bhd (Uzma) has been awarded a contract for the provision of through tubing downhole tools and services estimated…