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Kenya
Kenya: New Government scheme of service for chiefs provides career growth
The new scheme opens the way for their promotion to higher positions within the national government's administration structure.
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Kenya
Kenya: Kenya mulls law to punish unruly airline passengers
The AG last week tabled a request in the National Assembly seeking the authority of the House to sign the protocol. This will seal loopholes that have seen unruly passengers walk scot-free even after committing acts deemed to be a threat to the safety of other passengers.
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Thailandia Vietnam
Vinamilk banking on Thai sales potential
Well established at home, Vietnam's national dairy company Vinamilk has major plans for Thailand as it works its way towards achieving its ambition of becoming one of the top 50 global dairy firms in the next three years.
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp may shutter LED display plant in Hiroshima Prefecture
Sharp Corp. is considering closing a light-emitting diode display plant in Hiroshima Prefecture next year as part of its restructuring efforts under Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. The electronics company may consolidate the production line at the facility in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Simple idea turns into $20m business
ALL you need is one brilliant business idea. Dannielle Michaels’ light bulb moment came as she changed a nappy on a flight to New Zealand.
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Malta
A celebration of book culture
The programme of events for the 2016 Malta Book Festival reveals the profound transformation this festival has undergone in the past few years. A dynamic and varied celebration of the book culture certainly awaits all bookworms and book lovers, for whom this unique event in the cultural calendar of the ...
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Cina
China’s planners still aim for high GDP
With growth coming in above target, Beijing can focus on cutting out excesses
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Malta
Bus dispatcher claims he was forced to quit after refusing night shifts
A former bus dispatcher has claimed he was forced to leave his job after the public transport company imposed new working times that he could not accept for family and health reasons. Emanuel Theuma complained that he was given no option and the new working hours were imposed on him without ...
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Malta
‘A second blow for police with grievances’
Many policemen and women were not told they could make a claim under a call for grievances that was issued two-and-a-half years ago, suffering a second injustice, their union is claiming. The Police Officers’ Union now wants the call for officers to come forward with their grievances to be re-issued, because ...
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Nigeria
Innoson Group Partners Chinese Consortium To Invest $1bn In IT Sector, Targets 7,000 Jobs
…Osinbajo to receive Chinese Consortium Monday Innoson Group is partnering with a consortium of Chinese investors to pump in $1 billion into Nigeria’s information technology sector of the economy. This includes $400 million which will be invested in Nigeria’s DSO project Digital Satellite TV Station and an additional $600 million ...