THE narrow tax base has been a bane for the government, with constricts on the tax base having resulted in a very low taxable percentage compared with gross domestic product. ( read original story ...)
Russian Company Plans To Launch Fourth Well In Iraq
A Russian company, Gazprom Neft has revealed its plans to launch a fourth well at the Sarqala field in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. The company's three existing wells already produce about ... ( read original story ...)
President proposes ‘trade triangle’ of Pakistan, China and ASEAN
ASEAN Expo held in China's Nanning city on Friday, the president said Pakistan's stable macro-economic policies and ease of doing business offered an attractive market to both China and the ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester gets 21 months in prison for throwing eggs as city’s judiciary comes under pressure to take hard line
A 31-year-old man has been jailed for 21 months for throwing eggs at a police station, the latest tough sentence handed down by a Hong Kong court as the authorities move to clamp down on political ... ( read original story ...)
Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament Protest
Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan's parliament on Friday to protest the government's decision to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States. Taiwan's notoriously ... ( read original story ...)
Pig guts fly in offal fight over meat imports in Taiwan’s parliament
Opposition party’s ‘disgusting’ protest prompts scuffle in Taipei legislative yuan ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers throw pig organs on Taiwan parliament floor over U.S. pork and beef import policy
Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig organs at each other over a policy that will allow imports of U.S. pork and beef. ( read original story ...)
Pig intestines fly as Taiwan lawmakers engage in ham-fisted political attacks
Parliament is known as the place where the sausage is made, but Friday’s antics took the process to a whole new level. ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor
Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other Friday over a soon-to-be enacted policy that would allow imports of U.S. pork ... ( read original story ...)
Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan’s parliament debate on US pork imports – video
The fight was over the decision to allow imports of US port containing an additive that is banned in the EU and China ... ( read original story ...)