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Brazil's gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder
SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) - Years of rooting out drugs at the Brazilian seaport of Santos had given customs inspector Oswaldo Dias a good nose for suspicious cargo. A shipment of second-hand backhoes, bound for Europe late last year, seemed fishy.
Indonesian tax dodgers take govt for a ride
JAKARTA (AFP): No one was more surprised to learn that Dimas Prayitno owned a Rolls-Royce than the 21-year-old Indonesian himself, who was baffled when told he owed US$15,000 in taxes on the luxury vehicle.
'Hit with a truck' - How Iran's missiles inflicted brain injury on U.S. troops
(Reuters) - In the wee hours of Jan. 8, Tehran retaliated over the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful general by bombarding the al-Asad air base in Iraq.
Japan on brink of recession
TOKYO: Japan’s economy shrank at the fastest pace in almost six years in the December quarter as a sales tax hike hit consumer and business spending, raising the risk of a recession as China’s coronavirus outbreak chills global activity.
Shipping gets smashed by coronavirus in more ways than one
SHANGHAI/LONDON: The shipping industry tends to do badly when Chinese demand disappoints, but the outbreak of the coronavirus has done more than just damage the amount of cargo that needs to be transported. It’s also preventing many owners from making their ships commercially viable.
Westports expected to spend RM10bil on expansion
PETALING JAYA: Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd is expected to fork out RM10bil over a period of 25 years for its proposed expansion of container terminal facilities.
Japan to study growing problem of plastic waste in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK (The Japan News/ANN): To help Southeast Asia address a growing problem with marine pollution from plastic waste, a Japanese research group is planning to launch a full-fledged investigation into the issue in April.
Art scene scales new heights
Penang International Container Art fest launched with murals in padi field.
Malaysia to the world: We won’t be your 'garbage dump'
BUTTERWORTH (AFP): Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, saying it would not be the world’s “garbage dump”.
Building on solid ground
BACK in the early 2000s, the thought of running his family’s prefabricated container business did not really cross James Yeoh Chor Guan’s mind. The UK-educated mechanical engineer was, after all, working with one of the world’s largest consultancy firms in Singapore. The perks were good and so was the prestige.