After discovering a small wreck south east of Koh Tao Thailand a couple of months ago, this morning, a team of divers from DJL returned to the wreck to make a survey and get a better idea of the wreck.
Our last poll was such a success, I am running another one, even more sophisticated this time. The official Chinese government position is that he was right 70% of the time and wrong the other 30%. Please vote AND please
About a month ago, I did a post, entitled, "Bad China Products, Hey, It's A Criminal Thing." That post was on the recent indictment of ChemNutra' and its owners for having allegedly imported tainted pet food. In the post, I
The Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) recently asked "over 1,400 expatriates" to rank 13 Asian economies on corruption and the results of that survey, from least corrupt to most corrupt, are as follows: 1. Singapore 2. Hong Kong 3.
In February Dubai Chronicle conducted a survey between 50 000 readers.The question, common for the large population of over 80% Expatriates in Dubai, was "Would you live in Dubai for long?"Despite...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
DAMAC Properties, the largest private sector master developer and luxury lifestyle provider in the region, won the best debut stand award at the recently concluded KazRealty 2008, in...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Thousands of savvy collectors and flamboyant art dealers flocked to a Dubai art fair this week to snap up top-end cutting-edge art, unscathed by the protracted global credit crunch, the fair...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, has issued a decree establishing the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Putting all speculations to rest, UAE Central Bank Governor HE Sultan bin Nasser Al Suweidi said on Thursday that there is no plan 'for the time being' to revaluate Dirham against US Dollar.He also...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Burjside Boulevard will be located in Business Bay in very close proximity to the newest Dubai landmark and tallest building in the world, "Burj Dubai" as well as the worlds largest upcoming mall...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Pune, March 20 The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has floated a proposal to develop spare land of 1.2 lakh sq ft-2 lakh sq ft at three prime spots in the city - Hadapsar, Pune Station and Kothrud -
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com All the bad news about the meltdown in the US share markets has deflected the world's attention from what is arguably an even more fundamental problem facing the US economy: the sharp deceleration in productivity growth since the
China on Friday acknowledged for the first time that police had shot at and wounded four rioters in a Tibetan-inhabited area in southwestern Sichuan province, where protests broke out after anti-Beijing demonstrations in the restive Lhasa.
In the evening of March 21,2008, an action in commemoration of victims of recent civil disorderswas held in Yerevan. REGNUM correspondent has reported that after the police, step by step,started pushing back the people from the Freedom Square, the rallyspontaneously
At least one person is looking forward to the next time Lebanon's "rubbish mountain" collapses into the sea. "I am hoping it might collapse so I can find more aluminum," said Mohammad Mawad, standing amid the toxic chaos of the
Overshadowed by Monnot and Gemmaizeh for several years, Hamra is fast catching up. Several new cafes, restaurants, and pubs have opened in the past two years, and more are said to be on the horizon. If the pace continues, Hamra
The American University of Beirut's board of trustees has unanimously voted to elect Peter F. Dorman as the 15th president of AUB, the university announced on Friday. Dorman is professor of Egyptology at the Oriental Institute and in the Department
Preparations in Lebanon are well under way for this year's initiative to clean up the country's Mediterranean shoreline and to combat the pressing threat of coastal pollution.Organizations within over half the nations that border the Mediterranean have joined up with
Two people were wounded Wednesday evening when a clash erupted between Hizbullah supporters and members of the Zeaiter family near the Rafik Hariri University dormitories in the Hadath region near Hay al-Sellom. The confrontation occurred after a party was held
In a recently published report, entitled "Iranian Influence in the Levant, Iraq, and Afghanistan," the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a pro-Israeli think tank, seeks to link the growing strategic importance of Iran in the region with the concurrent rise in
