Smuggling drugs into jail: Plea verdict date set
Two brothers who smuggled drugs into prison will learn the fate of their appeals on October 28, 2018. The duo was earlier sentenced to five years behind prison each for their crime. One of them, aged 34, was already in prison serving a 10-year sentence for drug peddling and is also standi
Coca-Cola, Walmart to cut plastic pollution in oceans
Montreal : Coca-Cola, Walmart and other big multinationals pledged yesterday to help reduce plastic pollution in the world’s oceans in support of a campaign by five of the G7 industrialized nations. Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Italy, along with the European Union, signed
Bahraini women ‘excelling in all fields’
The presence of four Bahraini women in this year’s Forbes Middle East’s Most Influential Women list reflects the high levels achieved by the Kingdom in empowering women, a leading businesswoman observed. Bahrain Businesswomen Society President Ahlam Janahi told Tribune that Bahraini w
Teacher forged papers for promotion
An Arab teacher, in his fifties, forged an education degree from a major Arab university in order to be promoted, the court heard. The man, however, got exposed by the university itself after the competent authorities in the Kingdom established communications with it. The Arab teacher is
Google defends Gmail data sharing
Washington : Alphabet Inc’s Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from US senators about developers who break its email-scanning rules. Google said in a letter to US senators made public on Thursday th
Asian housemaid ‘sold to prostitution ring for BD400’
An Asian maid ran away from her sponsor for a better opportunity, but fell prey to a human trafficking and prostitution racket, the court heard. The victim was allegedly sold for an amount of BD400 to a prostitution ring, which forced her into having sex with strangers at a flat. She was
Singapore Airlines bans lion bones in cargo
Singapore : Singapore Airlines said yesterday it has stopped accepting lion bones for cargo after the carrier was singled out in a report for transporting the animal parts from South Africa. Campaigners have long called for a ban on the controversial trade in big cat bones, which are s
Bug in cake gives Ikea India embarrassment
Mumbai : Ikea’s first store in India faced a fresh sticky problem after a customer said he found an insect emerging from chocolate cake served to his daughter at the outlet’s 1,000-seater cafeteria. It is the second such embarrassment for the home retailer since the Hyderab
