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Jun30	Bollywood: Business is not Good in 2008 Razib Ahmed June 30, 2008 Know More: Bollywood Bollywood, India Today is the last day of June. From tomorrow, July 2008 will start. So, half of the year has finished. It is time to take a look at the business in Bollywood in last 6 months. Unfortunately, there is nothing to be that much excited about in the first six months of the year. Only a few movies have done good business. Continue Reading Posted at 1:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	India: Tata Nano Coming Soon Razib Ahmed June 30, 2008 Tata Nano is the cheapest car in the world. It is going to come soon in the market. I found some report that Tata Nano is going to hit the markets in Durga Puja time. Durga Puja is the... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan suffering from chicken and egg problem Mehdi Hassan June 30, 2008 From December 2007, Bhutan government imposed a ban on Indian chicken because of bird flu. Since then, the price of chicken and egg went up in Bhutan. For higher price, many people have stopped eating chicken and egg. Now,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Can Muttiah Muralitharan break the Record of Wasim Akram? Razib Ahmed June 29, 2008 I often feel that Muttiah Muralitharan is the greatest cricket player of our time. Some people would argue about Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara but I think Muttiah Muralitharan’s position should be higher than both of them. Muttiah Muralitharan... Continue Reading Posted at 7:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka oil exploration : Government should focus on legal matters Mehdi Hassan June 29, 2008 Currently, it is the developing and underdeveloped economies that are suffering most from the rising price of fuel. Sri Lanka is a small under developed country and it has become desperate to explore its own oil resources to meet its... Continue Reading Posted at 3:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Asia Cup 2008: Impressive Win from Team India against Bangladesh Razib Ahmed June 28, 2008 Bangladesh played very well today. Many people in Dhaka (including me) felt that Bangladesh might have caused an upset in today’s match against India. Bangladesh batter first and posted an imposing total of 283 runs. Alok Kapali scored a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	More tourists from UK are visiting Maldives Mehdi Hassan June 27, 2008 Famous European travel agency, Kuoni Travel, observed a 28% increase in the number of its tourists in Maldives. Despite the changing financial condition of the UK, the number of tourists has increased steadily compared to 2007. Maldives’ popularity as... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogworld & New Media Expo 2008 and Know More Media Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 If you are a regular reader of this blog then you must know that SouthAsiaBiz is a part of Know More Media Network. Know More Media is one of the top blog networks in Internet with about 100 blogs... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Umar Gul Injured Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Umar Gul is just 25 years old and he has played in 25 ODI matches for Pakistan. However, he is no considered to be the main strike bowler for Pakistan. Well, the bad news is that Umar Gul is... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Bangladesh playing Against India Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Bangladesh is playing against India in Asia Cup 2008. This is a must win match for Bangladesh if they want to move any further in Asia Cup. This is the first match of Super Four stage. Indian players are... Continue Reading Posted at 1:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Mike Procter is Satisfied Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Mike Procter is a match referee of International Cricket Council (ICC). He is in Pakistan at this moment for the ongoing Asia Cup 2008. You already know that Pakistan is hosting Asia Cup 2008. Later this year, in September,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Pepsi introduces new seeding methods to the Indian farmers Mehdi Hassan June 26, 2008 Pepsi and agriculture, can you relate the two images? I hope you can’t and me neither, but Pepsi Co India has various community welfare projects. Now, the cola giant is looking forward to implement direct seeding technology for paddy cultivation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Pakistan vs Virendar Sehwag and Suresh Raina! Razib Ahmed June 26, 2008 Yes, I got this feeling about today’s India vs Pakistan match of Asia Cup 2008. The match took place in Pakistan. So, most spectators in the stadium were supporter of Pakistan. They had no choice but to watch the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Coca-Cola and Pepsi are gearing up for Indian energy drink market Mehdi Hassan June 26, 2008 Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co., the cola giants are gearing up for a new battle in India; energy drinks. Coca-Cola is planning to launch a new energy drink in India by the end of 2008. Recently, Coca-Cola bought 30% stake in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	Asia Cup 2008: Easy Win for India against Hong Kong Razib Ahmed June 25, 2008 I predicted right that India would easily win the match against Hong Kong. Yes, India won by 256 runs. It was a huge defeat for Hong Kong. Yesterday, they played well against Pakistan but today, they looked helpless in... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Easy Win for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh Razib Ahmed June 25, 2008 It was the second match for Bangladesh. Yesterday, Bangladesh defeated UAE convincingly. Today, they lost to Sri Lanka convincing too. Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and decided to field first. This was a surprising decision because yesterday,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rising price of iron ore increases steel price in India Mehdi Hassan June 25, 2008 As the price of iron ore has increased drastically, steel price around India will observe a major price rise from August. Currently, India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Rapid industrialization, building of major infrastructures,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Asia Cup 2008: Bangladesh Defeat UAE Razib Ahmed June 24, 2008 Bangladesh won their first match in Asia Cup 2008. The match just finished a few hours ago. UAE could score 204 runs (all out) from 45.4 overs. A Razzak captured 3 wickets for Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the match by... Continue Reading Posted at 1:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal fuel crisis: Going from bad to worse Mehdi Hassan June 24, 2008 Nepal is already in huge trouble for fuel shortage. Transporters are now demanding more money as the price of diesel has increased and they have stopped carrying fuel. To raise the transport fair, the transporters went on strike. On the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Asia Cup 2008: Dhoni is Confident of India’s Success Razib Ahmed June 23, 2008 Dhoni is the captain of Indian ODI team. Last week, India lost arch rival Pakistan in the final match of Kitply Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh. So, Indian fans felt disappointed and now, they hope that Dhoni can inspire and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	State Bank of Pakistan removed cash margin requirements on few export items Mehdi Hassan June 23, 2008 At the third meeting of the Private Sector Credit Advisory Council (PSCAC), held on June 21st 2008, at the central Bank, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, announced that the SBP has waived the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Pakistan against Hong Kong Razib Ahmed June 23, 2008 Asia Cup Cricket 2008 is beginning from tomorrow. Pakistan is going to play against Hong Kong and the match will be played in National Stadium, Karachi. This match will start from 17:00 Pakistan time (GMT 11:00). Pakistan is the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Asian Cup 2008: Price of Tickets Razib Ahmed June 22, 2008 You already know Asia Cup 2008 is going to take place from this Tuesday in Pakistan. Most of the matches will be played in Karachi. Thousands of fans are expected to come in the stadium. This will be a... Continue Reading Posted at 5:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: What about Hong Kong? Razib Ahmed June 22, 2008 Asia Cup 2008 cricket tournament is going to start from this Tuesday. It is taking place in Pakistan and most of the matches will take place in Karachi. On the opening day, there are two matches. Bangladesh will play... Continue Reading Posted at 4:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistani cities are facing petrol shortage Mehdi Hassan June 22, 2008 Several big cities of Pakistan are now facing petroleum shortage. Many petrol pumps in Karachi, Sindh and North West Frontier Province are shut down as they are not getting any supply from the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) they are... Continue Reading Posted at 3:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	India: Fewer and Fewer Girls Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 I have covered this topic a lot for the last two years in my two blogs. Well, I wish that I could see some positive things about this topic. Indians are may be totally crazy for their Bollywood actresses... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008 Schedule Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Asia Cup 2008 cricket tournament is starting from this week. The tournament will start on 24 June 2008 and the final match will take place on 6 July. So, cricket fans of South Asia will have something to cheer... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Geoff Lawson is confident Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Geoff Lawson is the coach of Pakistan cricket team. He is now busy with last minute preparations for Asia Cup 2008. Pakistan last week won the trophy of Kitply Cup in Bangladesh and now Asia Cup 2008 is going... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Flood Claims More Than 50 Lives Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Monsoon rain is the most important thing for Indian economy. This year, monsoon rain came a bit earlier and it has rained a lot in eastern part of the country. As a result, flood has hit a number of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Double Digit Inflation and Single Digit Growth Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 It seems that from now on, we will need to talk more about double digit inflation in India. For the last few years, many people talked a lot about double digit economic growth. It did not happen and it... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka Tea Industry : Dark future ahead. Mehdi Hassan June 21, 2008 On 20th June, in the annual general meeting, Tyeab Akbarally, the outgoing chairman of Colombo Tea Traders' Association (CTTA), warned the businessmen about the rising costs of fuel which could eat away the profit of the tea industry and cause... Continue Reading Posted at 2:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Amitav Ghosh's 'Sea of Poppies' deals with opium trading in Coloinal India Mehdi Hassan June 20, 2008 Amitav Ghosh is a popular English novelist from India. Born in Kolkata, a Ph.D. degree holder in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, he wrote several popular novels such as The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, The Calcutta Chromosome,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Bhutan's national Airlines cuts its flights to cope up with the high fuel price Mehdi Hassan June 19, 2008 Lean tourist season and 25% rise in the price of aviation turbine fuel in 2007-08 have forced Druk Air, Bhutan’s national Airline, to temporarily decrease its flights on several routes. Bhutan has decreased its weekly number of flights to Bangkok... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Pakistan: Foreign investment declined severely in fiscal year 2007-2008 Mehdi Hassan June 18, 2008 In the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Pakistan observed a significant decrease of 37.2% in its overall foreign investment. From July 2007 to May 2008, the total amount of foreign investment stood at $3.944 billion which was $6.281 billion in the last... Continue Reading Posted at 3:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	The Ambani family feud hampered Reliance Communications Ltd. buy out of MTN Group Mehdi Hassan June 17, 2008 Reliance Communications, the second largest telecommunication company in India, is in talks with MTN Group Ltd., the largest telecommunication company in South Africa. Reliance Communications Ltd. (BOM:532712) is planning to buy up 40% stakes of MTN. However, Anil Ambani’s... Continue Reading Posted at 7:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	State Bank of India is planning to expand its operations in Sri Lanka Mehdi Hassan June 16, 2008 State Bank of India (SBI) is now planning to expand its operation in Sri Lanka. The bank is now planning to open two new branches in Sri Lanka. This will make up a total of three SBI branches in... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Nepal: After fuel crisis, now, it's price rise of cooking gas Mehdi Hassan June 15, 2008 After fuel crisis, Nepalese people have to prepare themselves for another price rise. This time it is cooking gas. Less than a week ago, Nepalese government raised the price of each cylinder of gas by Rs.100. Now, Nepal LPG Industry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Nepal readymade garments sector: There is still time to turn around Mehdi Hassan June 14, 2008 Labor unrest, fading buyer confidence, loss of competitive edge and political unrest have taken a heavy toll on the Nepalese Readymade Garments Sector. Over the past five months, Nepal’s garments export to the USA has shrunk by 36%. According to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Bhutan : Trekkers' garbage is contaminating the environment Mehdi Hassan June 13, 2008 Bhutan is not heavily industrialized, which is why, the forests, rivers and hills around the country have remained in tact. This pristine nature attracts hundreds of tourists from different countries of the world. They come to Bhutan to escape from... Continue Reading Posted at 2:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Bhutan cottage industry : A big failure in the international market Mehdi Hassan June 12, 2008 A recent study revealed that lack of understanding on how to sell products internationally, high cost, and poor quality are the major reasons behind the failure of the UNDP backed Bhutanese handloom project. Five years ago, UNDP started a pilot... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	Help This Blog: Know More Media Reader Survey Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 SouthAsiaBiz (This Blog) is a part of Know More Media Network. Know More Media is carrying out a survey for the readers of its blogs so that we (the bloggers) can get a better idea of what our readers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sonam Kapoor: Mission Becoming Slim Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 In Hollywood, the actresses have to be very slim. There, being an actress means remaining hungry most of the days. Well, Bollywood actresses are a bit luckier about this as Indian people perhaps mind less about this matter. However,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in Advertisement Together Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor have already done one advertisement of Pepsi alongwith Shahrukh Khan. Now, they are going to be in another advertisement of Pepsi but this time, there will be no Shahrukh. Imtiaz Ali will be the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Daiichi Sankyo Company Limitied buys out Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Mehdi Hassan June 11, 2008 Famous Japanese pharmaceutical company, Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited (TYO: 4568), is buying 34.8% shares of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (BOM:500359), the largest pharmaceutical company of India. Daiichi Sankyo is going to buy up the shares of the Singhs (Malvinder Singh and... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Pakistan: Government will allocate Rs. 250 billion subsidy to the electricity and fuel consumers in the 2008-9 budget Mehdi Hassan June 10, 2008 Despite owing billions of Rupees to the Electricity and Oil sector of the country, Pakistan government has decided to provide subsidies around Rs. 250 billion to the electricity and oil consumers in its upcoming 2008-9 budget. According to the officials... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Temporary worker's high salary annoys permanent employees of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Mehdi Hassan June 10, 2008 On April 11, 2008, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) appointed Rizwan Pesnani as the Director of Infrastructure & Housing Finance Department over two years contract. Within his contract period, Mr. Pesnani will receive salary of Rs. 4, 25,000 per month... Continue Reading Posted at 3:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 8	Fuel price hike in India: Economists are blaming government mismanagement Mehdi Hassan June 8, 2008 Rising fuel prices is posing a major threat to India, one of the world’s fast growing economies. On the fourth week of May, the wholesale inflation was 8.2% higher compared to the same period last year. Since March, India has... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Shah Rukh Khan: From 50 rupees to Now! Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 Shahrukh Khan is perhaps the most popular actor in Bollywood today. He has earned a lot of money in his career. In fact, he is very hard working and cautious about money. He is doing movies, TV programs, a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Will Girija Prasad Koirala Become the President? Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 The general election of 2008 presented a hung parliament in Nepal with no party getting majority. The parliament members could agree on abolishing monarchy and making Nepal a republic but they could not agree on anything apart. So, intense... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lankan government is trying to curb state fuel consumption Mehdi Hassan June 7, 2008 In the face of rising fuel price, Sri Lankan government is trying to curb the fuel use of the country. Sri Lanka’s deputy Finance Minister, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that they would not try to force the country’s private sector... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: King Gyanendra in Time Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 King Gyanendra is no longer the King of Nepal. In fact, he is the former King of the country. I wonder what he is doing these days. Well, most probably, he is now worried about the future of his... Continue Reading Posted at 11:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka: Rising price of food, transport, health are hurting people Mehdi Hassan June 7, 2008 Sri Lanka Central Bank’s core inflation index was 9.6% in May 2008 against ‘headline’ inflation of 26.2%. Central Bank has also said that it has dropped a number of items including food from its core inflation index. In... Continue Reading Posted at 11:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Pakistan government will not change its current tax policy for the capital market Mehdi Hassan June 5, 2008 Speaking at a press conference, Karachi Stock Exchange Managing Director, Adnan Afridi said that Pakistan’s new government decided not to change its current tax regime for the capital market. The current regulations will help to generate more revenue on listed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	Nepal: Three Gurkha soldiers struggle for fair pension Mehdi Hassan June 4, 2008 Earlier, I have written two posts on the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. For hundred years, these soldiers have been loyally fighting for the British Army but they are not treated equally and receive very poor payment. Here is another sad story... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	Olympics 2008: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi Together? Razib Ahmed June 3, 2008 Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are the two leading male tennis players of India. They used play in doubles together and they saw some impressive success. In fact, they won 3 grand slam doubles titles- the best performance of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan : Money minting increases in border towns as people are suffering from the shortage of Indian currency Mehdi Hassan June 3, 2008 Shortage of Indian currency is hurting the business in the border areas of Bhutan. The Royal Monetary Authority is trying its best to make Indian currency available to every one but the amount provided is not enough to meet the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	Bhutan will observe its first Constitution Day tomorrow Mehdi Hassan June 1, 2008 After hundred years of monarchy, Bhutan has now become a democratic country. Tomorrow is another major day for Bhutan. The draft constitution of Bhutan will be endorsed and passed tomorrow. To honor the day, June 2 has been declared as... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan Economy: Lowest GDP growth in history in the current fiscal year Mehdi Hassan June 1, 2008 In its latest report, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that Pakistan’s GDP growth for the current fiscal year will be below 6%. This is the lowest growth rate in the country’s history in the last five years. In... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jun30	Bollywood: Business is not Good in 2008 Razib Ahmed June 30, 2008 Know More: Bollywood Bollywood, India Today is the last day of June. From tomorrow, July 2008 will start. So, half of the year has finished. It is time to take a look at the business in Bollywood in last 6 months. Unfortunately, there is nothing to be that much excited about in the first six months of the year. Only a few movies have done good business. Continue Reading Posted at 1:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	India: Tata Nano Coming Soon Razib Ahmed June 30, 2008 Tata Nano is the cheapest car in the world. It is going to come soon in the market. I found some report that Tata Nano is going to hit the markets in Durga Puja time. Durga Puja is the... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan suffering from chicken and egg problem Mehdi Hassan June 30, 2008 From December 2007, Bhutan government imposed a ban on Indian chicken because of bird flu. Since then, the price of chicken and egg went up in Bhutan. For higher price, many people have stopped eating chicken and egg. Now,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Can Muttiah Muralitharan break the Record of Wasim Akram? Razib Ahmed June 29, 2008 I often feel that Muttiah Muralitharan is the greatest cricket player of our time. Some people would argue about Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara but I think Muttiah Muralitharan’s position should be higher than both of them. Muttiah Muralitharan... Continue Reading Posted at 7:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka oil exploration : Government should focus on legal matters Mehdi Hassan June 29, 2008 Currently, it is the developing and underdeveloped economies that are suffering most from the rising price of fuel. Sri Lanka is a small under developed country and it has become desperate to explore its own oil resources to meet its... Continue Reading Posted at 3:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Asia Cup 2008: Impressive Win from Team India against Bangladesh Razib Ahmed June 28, 2008 Bangladesh played very well today. Many people in Dhaka (including me) felt that Bangladesh might have caused an upset in today’s match against India. Bangladesh batter first and posted an imposing total of 283 runs. Alok Kapali scored a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	More tourists from UK are visiting Maldives Mehdi Hassan June 27, 2008 Famous European travel agency, Kuoni Travel, observed a 28% increase in the number of its tourists in Maldives. Despite the changing financial condition of the UK, the number of tourists has increased steadily compared to 2007. Maldives’ popularity as... Continue Reading Posted at 8:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogworld & New Media Expo 2008 and Know More Media Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 If you are a regular reader of this blog then you must know that SouthAsiaBiz is a part of Know More Media Network. Know More Media is one of the top blog networks in Internet with about 100 blogs... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Umar Gul Injured Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Umar Gul is just 25 years old and he has played in 25 ODI matches for Pakistan. However, he is no considered to be the main strike bowler for Pakistan. Well, the bad news is that Umar Gul is... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Bangladesh playing Against India Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Bangladesh is playing against India in Asia Cup 2008. This is a must win match for Bangladesh if they want to move any further in Asia Cup. This is the first match of Super Four stage. Indian players are... Continue Reading Posted at 1:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Mike Procter is Satisfied Razib Ahmed June 27, 2008 Mike Procter is a match referee of International Cricket Council (ICC). He is in Pakistan at this moment for the ongoing Asia Cup 2008. You already know that Pakistan is hosting Asia Cup 2008. Later this year, in September,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Pepsi introduces new seeding methods to the Indian farmers Mehdi Hassan June 26, 2008 Pepsi and agriculture, can you relate the two images? I hope you can’t and me neither, but Pepsi Co India has various community welfare projects. Now, the cola giant is looking forward to implement direct seeding technology for paddy cultivation... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Pakistan vs Virendar Sehwag and Suresh Raina! Razib Ahmed June 26, 2008 Yes, I got this feeling about today’s India vs Pakistan match of Asia Cup 2008. The match took place in Pakistan. So, most spectators in the stadium were supporter of Pakistan. They had no choice but to watch the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Coca-Cola and Pepsi are gearing up for Indian energy drink market Mehdi Hassan June 26, 2008 Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co., the cola giants are gearing up for a new battle in India; energy drinks. Coca-Cola is planning to launch a new energy drink in India by the end of 2008. Recently, Coca-Cola bought 30% stake in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	Asia Cup 2008: Easy Win for India against Hong Kong Razib Ahmed June 25, 2008 I predicted right that India would easily win the match against Hong Kong. Yes, India won by 256 runs. It was a huge defeat for Hong Kong. Yesterday, they played well against Pakistan but today, they looked helpless in... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Easy Win for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh Razib Ahmed June 25, 2008 It was the second match for Bangladesh. Yesterday, Bangladesh defeated UAE convincingly. Today, they lost to Sri Lanka convincing too. Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the toss and decided to field first. This was a surprising decision because yesterday,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rising price of iron ore increases steel price in India Mehdi Hassan June 25, 2008 As the price of iron ore has increased drastically, steel price around India will observe a major price rise from August. Currently, India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Rapid industrialization, building of major infrastructures,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Asia Cup 2008: Bangladesh Defeat UAE Razib Ahmed June 24, 2008 Bangladesh won their first match in Asia Cup 2008. The match just finished a few hours ago. UAE could score 204 runs (all out) from 45.4 overs. A Razzak captured 3 wickets for Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the match by... Continue Reading Posted at 1:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal fuel crisis: Going from bad to worse Mehdi Hassan June 24, 2008 Nepal is already in huge trouble for fuel shortage. Transporters are now demanding more money as the price of diesel has increased and they have stopped carrying fuel. To raise the transport fair, the transporters went on strike. On the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Asia Cup 2008: Dhoni is Confident of India’s Success Razib Ahmed June 23, 2008 Dhoni is the captain of Indian ODI team. Last week, India lost arch rival Pakistan in the final match of Kitply Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh. So, Indian fans felt disappointed and now, they hope that Dhoni can inspire and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	State Bank of Pakistan removed cash margin requirements on few export items Mehdi Hassan June 23, 2008 At the third meeting of the Private Sector Credit Advisory Council (PSCAC), held on June 21st 2008, at the central Bank, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, announced that the SBP has waived the... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Pakistan against Hong Kong Razib Ahmed June 23, 2008 Asia Cup Cricket 2008 is beginning from tomorrow. Pakistan is going to play against Hong Kong and the match will be played in National Stadium, Karachi. This match will start from 17:00 Pakistan time (GMT 11:00). Pakistan is the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Asian Cup 2008: Price of Tickets Razib Ahmed June 22, 2008 You already know Asia Cup 2008 is going to take place from this Tuesday in Pakistan. Most of the matches will be played in Karachi. Thousands of fans are expected to come in the stadium. This will be a... Continue Reading Posted at 5:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: What about Hong Kong? Razib Ahmed June 22, 2008 Asia Cup 2008 cricket tournament is going to start from this Tuesday. It is taking place in Pakistan and most of the matches will take place in Karachi. On the opening day, there are two matches. Bangladesh will play... Continue Reading Posted at 4:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistani cities are facing petrol shortage Mehdi Hassan June 22, 2008 Several big cities of Pakistan are now facing petroleum shortage. Many petrol pumps in Karachi, Sindh and North West Frontier Province are shut down as they are not getting any supply from the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) they are... Continue Reading Posted at 3:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	India: Fewer and Fewer Girls Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 I have covered this topic a lot for the last two years in my two blogs. Well, I wish that I could see some positive things about this topic. Indians are may be totally crazy for their Bollywood actresses... Continue Reading Posted at 12:50 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008 Schedule Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Asia Cup 2008 cricket tournament is starting from this week. The tournament will start on 24 June 2008 and the final match will take place on 6 July. So, cricket fans of South Asia will have something to cheer... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asia Cup 2008: Geoff Lawson is confident Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Geoff Lawson is the coach of Pakistan cricket team. He is now busy with last minute preparations for Asia Cup 2008. Pakistan last week won the trophy of Kitply Cup in Bangladesh and now Asia Cup 2008 is going... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Flood Claims More Than 50 Lives Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 Monsoon rain is the most important thing for Indian economy. This year, monsoon rain came a bit earlier and it has rained a lot in eastern part of the country. As a result, flood has hit a number of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Double Digit Inflation and Single Digit Growth Razib Ahmed June 21, 2008 It seems that from now on, we will need to talk more about double digit inflation in India. For the last few years, many people talked a lot about double digit economic growth. It did not happen and it... Continue Reading Posted at 11:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka Tea Industry : Dark future ahead. Mehdi Hassan June 21, 2008 On 20th June, in the annual general meeting, Tyeab Akbarally, the outgoing chairman of Colombo Tea Traders' Association (CTTA), warned the businessmen about the rising costs of fuel which could eat away the profit of the tea industry and cause... Continue Reading Posted at 2:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Amitav Ghosh's 'Sea of Poppies' deals with opium trading in Coloinal India Mehdi Hassan June 20, 2008 Amitav Ghosh is a popular English novelist from India. Born in Kolkata, a Ph.D. degree holder in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, he wrote several popular novels such as The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, The Calcutta Chromosome,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Bhutan's national Airlines cuts its flights to cope up with the high fuel price Mehdi Hassan June 19, 2008 Lean tourist season and 25% rise in the price of aviation turbine fuel in 2007-08 have forced Druk Air, Bhutan’s national Airline, to temporarily decrease its flights on several routes. Bhutan has decreased its weekly number of flights to Bangkok... Continue Reading Posted at 2:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Pakistan: Foreign investment declined severely in fiscal year 2007-2008 Mehdi Hassan June 18, 2008 In the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Pakistan observed a significant decrease of 37.2% in its overall foreign investment. From July 2007 to May 2008, the total amount of foreign investment stood at $3.944 billion which was $6.281 billion in the last... Continue Reading Posted at 3:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	The Ambani family feud hampered Reliance Communications Ltd. buy out of MTN Group Mehdi Hassan June 17, 2008 Reliance Communications, the second largest telecommunication company in India, is in talks with MTN Group Ltd., the largest telecommunication company in South Africa. Reliance Communications Ltd. (BOM:532712) is planning to buy up 40% stakes of MTN. However, Anil Ambani’s... Continue Reading Posted at 7:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	State Bank of India is planning to expand its operations in Sri Lanka Mehdi Hassan June 16, 2008 State Bank of India (SBI) is now planning to expand its operation in Sri Lanka. The bank is now planning to open two new branches in Sri Lanka. This will make up a total of three SBI branches in... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Nepal: After fuel crisis, now, it's price rise of cooking gas Mehdi Hassan June 15, 2008 After fuel crisis, Nepalese people have to prepare themselves for another price rise. This time it is cooking gas. Less than a week ago, Nepalese government raised the price of each cylinder of gas by Rs.100. Now, Nepal LPG Industry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Nepal readymade garments sector: There is still time to turn around Mehdi Hassan June 14, 2008 Labor unrest, fading buyer confidence, loss of competitive edge and political unrest have taken a heavy toll on the Nepalese Readymade Garments Sector. Over the past five months, Nepal’s garments export to the USA has shrunk by 36%. According to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Bhutan : Trekkers' garbage is contaminating the environment Mehdi Hassan June 13, 2008 Bhutan is not heavily industrialized, which is why, the forests, rivers and hills around the country have remained in tact. This pristine nature attracts hundreds of tourists from different countries of the world. They come to Bhutan to escape from... Continue Reading Posted at 2:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Bhutan cottage industry : A big failure in the international market Mehdi Hassan June 12, 2008 A recent study revealed that lack of understanding on how to sell products internationally, high cost, and poor quality are the major reasons behind the failure of the UNDP backed Bhutanese handloom project. Five years ago, UNDP started a pilot... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	Help This Blog: Know More Media Reader Survey Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 SouthAsiaBiz (This Blog) is a part of Know More Media Network. Know More Media is carrying out a survey for the readers of its blogs so that we (the bloggers) can get a better idea of what our readers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sonam Kapoor: Mission Becoming Slim Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 In Hollywood, the actresses have to be very slim. There, being an actress means remaining hungry most of the days. Well, Bollywood actresses are a bit luckier about this as Indian people perhaps mind less about this matter. However,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in Advertisement Together Razib Ahmed June 11, 2008 Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor have already done one advertisement of Pepsi alongwith Shahrukh Khan. Now, they are going to be in another advertisement of Pepsi but this time, there will be no Shahrukh. Imtiaz Ali will be the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Daiichi Sankyo Company Limitied buys out Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Mehdi Hassan June 11, 2008 Famous Japanese pharmaceutical company, Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited (TYO: 4568), is buying 34.8% shares of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (BOM:500359), the largest pharmaceutical company of India. Daiichi Sankyo is going to buy up the shares of the Singhs (Malvinder Singh and... Continue Reading Posted at 7:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Pakistan: Government will allocate Rs. 250 billion subsidy to the electricity and fuel consumers in the 2008-9 budget Mehdi Hassan June 10, 2008 Despite owing billions of Rupees to the Electricity and Oil sector of the country, Pakistan government has decided to provide subsidies around Rs. 250 billion to the electricity and oil consumers in its upcoming 2008-9 budget. According to the officials... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Temporary worker's high salary annoys permanent employees of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Mehdi Hassan June 10, 2008 On April 11, 2008, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) appointed Rizwan Pesnani as the Director of Infrastructure & Housing Finance Department over two years contract. Within his contract period, Mr. Pesnani will receive salary of Rs. 4, 25,000 per month... Continue Reading Posted at 3:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 8	Fuel price hike in India: Economists are blaming government mismanagement Mehdi Hassan June 8, 2008 Rising fuel prices is posing a major threat to India, one of the world’s fast growing economies. On the fourth week of May, the wholesale inflation was 8.2% higher compared to the same period last year. Since March, India has... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Shah Rukh Khan: From 50 rupees to Now! Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 Shahrukh Khan is perhaps the most popular actor in Bollywood today. He has earned a lot of money in his career. In fact, he is very hard working and cautious about money. He is doing movies, TV programs, a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: Will Girija Prasad Koirala Become the President? Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 The general election of 2008 presented a hung parliament in Nepal with no party getting majority. The parliament members could agree on abolishing monarchy and making Nepal a republic but they could not agree on anything apart. So, intense... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lankan government is trying to curb state fuel consumption Mehdi Hassan June 7, 2008 In the face of rising fuel price, Sri Lankan government is trying to curb the fuel use of the country. Sri Lanka’s deputy Finance Minister, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that they would not try to force the country’s private sector... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nepal: King Gyanendra in Time Razib Ahmed June 7, 2008 King Gyanendra is no longer the King of Nepal. In fact, he is the former King of the country. I wonder what he is doing these days. Well, most probably, he is now worried about the future of his... Continue Reading Posted at 11:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sri Lanka: Rising price of food, transport, health are hurting people Mehdi Hassan June 7, 2008 Sri Lanka Central Bank’s core inflation index was 9.6% in May 2008 against ‘headline’ inflation of 26.2%. Central Bank has also said that it has dropped a number of items including food from its core inflation index. In... Continue Reading Posted at 11:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Pakistan government will not change its current tax policy for the capital market Mehdi Hassan June 5, 2008 Speaking at a press conference, Karachi Stock Exchange Managing Director, Adnan Afridi said that Pakistan’s new government decided not to change its current tax regime for the capital market. The current regulations will help to generate more revenue on listed... Continue Reading Posted at 9:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	Nepal: Three Gurkha soldiers struggle for fair pension Mehdi Hassan June 4, 2008 Earlier, I have written two posts on the Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. For hundred years, these soldiers have been loyally fighting for the British Army but they are not treated equally and receive very poor payment. Here is another sad story... Continue Reading Posted at 2:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	Olympics 2008: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi Together? Razib Ahmed June 3, 2008 Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are the two leading male tennis players of India. They used play in doubles together and they saw some impressive success. In fact, they won 3 grand slam doubles titles- the best performance of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bhutan : Money minting increases in border towns as people are suffering from the shortage of Indian currency Mehdi Hassan June 3, 2008 Shortage of Indian currency is hurting the business in the border areas of Bhutan. The Royal Monetary Authority is trying its best to make Indian currency available to every one but the amount provided is not enough to meet the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	Bhutan will observe its first Constitution Day tomorrow Mehdi Hassan June 1, 2008 After hundred years of monarchy, Bhutan has now become a democratic country. Tomorrow is another major day for Bhutan. The draft constitution of Bhutan will be endorsed and passed tomorrow. To honor the day, June 2 has been declared as... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pakistan Economy: Lowest GDP growth in history in the current fiscal year Mehdi Hassan June 1, 2008 In its latest report, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that Pakistan’s GDP growth for the current fiscal year will be below 6%. This is the lowest growth rate in the country’s history in the last five years. In... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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