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Startup ecosystem sees rapid growth

DAR ES SALAAM, May 29 -- THE startup ecosystem has recorded a rapid growth with the number of active ventures rising by 24 per cent to exceed 1,000, last year. The growth has been underpinned by supp... Read More


Goodwill to use cassava for paper

COAST REGION, May 29 -- TANZANIAS cassava market is set to gain fresh momentum as Goodwill Tanzania Company expands into paper manufacturing, with plans to use about 50,000 tonnes of cassava annually ... Read More


OPPOSITION LEADER CRITICISES GOVERNMENT'S DECISION ON KOTELAWALA MEDICAL FACULTY ADMISSIONS

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has stated that the government's decision to halt the admission of local students to the Kotelawala Medical Faculty is a serious error. Issuing... Read More


OVER 779KG OF DRUGS SEIZED FROM TWO FISHING VESSELS; 11 ARRESTED

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Police Anti-Narcotics Bureau reports that the total weight of the narcotics seized from two multi-day fishing vessels taken into naval custody is 779 kilograms and 21 grams. ... Read More


MAN MURDERED AND REMAINS SET ON FIRE ON ROADSIDE

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- A man has been murdered and his body burnt on a road in the Nagahadola area of Bulathsinghala, Kalutara. Police suspect that the individual was killed elsewhere, and the body was... Read More


GFH emerges a major stakeholder of 27.98 per cent in Seef Properties

Manama, May 29 -- GFH Financial Group announced increasing the Group's ownership in Seef Properties B.S.C., one of the leading real estate development and commercial centres management companies in th... Read More


Star Wars: Battlefront III hope fades as sequel game 'not happening under EA'

United Kingdom, May 29 -- 'Star Wars: Battlefront III' is reportedly not happening under Electronic Arts. Although the community has reunited to return to the beloved shooter series with EA's 2017 ga... Read More


J&K Govt Revamps Agristack Panel to Boost Digital Farming

Srinagar, May 29 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has reconstituted the Implementation Committee for Digital Agriculture (Agristack) to enhance coordination and oversight of digital farming initiat... Read More


GFH Capital announces a partnership with Al Tijaria in the GCC logistics sector

KUWAIT, May 29 -- GFH Capital (GFHC), a KSA based subsidiary of GFH Financial Group (GFH), a leading regional financial institution, has announced a strategic partnership with The Commercial Real Esta... Read More


IndiGo to launch first commercial flights from Navi Mumbai airport

Dhaka, May 29 -- IndiGo has become the first airline to launch commercial flight operations from the newly inaugurated Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). Developed by Adani Airport Holdings Lt... Read More