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Pizza reward for Indonesian tax agents hitting targets
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian tax offices that hit their collection targets last year were rewarded with pizzas for helping the government boost much-needed revenue in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
US East Coast braces for a deep freeze
Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2018
» BOSTON: East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding.
Starfish eating Great Barrier Reef alarm scientists
Published on 05/01/2018
» SYDNEY: A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia's world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the government to begin culling the spiky marine animals.
Tuna goes for $323,000 at final New Year auction
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» TOKYO: In the final New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Friday, the owner of an international sushi restaurant shelled out more than $300,000 (10.4 million baht) for a prime bluefin tuna and said he was "very happy" with the result.
Myanmar's first tourism stock rises 30% in Singapore debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thousands of tourists have floated in a hot-air balloon over Myanmar’s historic Bagan plains dotted with more than 2,200 ancient Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries. Chances are they rode one of Memories Group Ltd’s inflatables.