Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- BG Group Plc , the U.K.'s third- largest gas producer, said third-quarter profit more than doubled because of higher prices for liquefied natural gas and production gains.

SHARJAH - Air Arabia, largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, announced on Sunday Dh160 million net profit for the first half of this year against Dh115 million, indicating an increase of 39 per cent over last year.

The Maldives, one of the world's most exotic holiday destinations, plans to lease 19 uninhabited coral islands to be developed as upmarket resorts, officials said on Thursday.

Dhaka, July 25 : Bangladeshi private airliner Best Air is adding Colombo and Male on its South Asia map. Emanating from Dhaka, the flights for these destinations begin Monday.

Nineteen cities from the region have made it to the top 50 list of emerging global outsourcing cities, with Cebu City in the Philippines in first place.