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Another Shameful Act


K-Dog What a disgrace. Its disturbing to see that now the Department Chiefs are instructed to spread these lies. First the Police chief and now this. Times if desparation.
K-Dog What about this? sage & onion
What about the workers that are being sent on long, unpaid leave, without the cancellation of visa, it is impossible to monitor those numbers. Also some of the companies will be terminating and re-patriating without cancellation in order to save time and money, once again impossible to monitor. michaeldubai
very right. And that is what contractors are doing. this way, there are less legal hassles.
But there may be some element of truth about the incoming residents. Many companies I know are firing high paid employees and bringing in new at a fraction of what the old ones were getting. Del
Safadi admitted that government data needed to be made more readily available, stating that “in the data front we are not very forthcoming”.
Why's that?
This was due to “the simple reason that the mechanisms to produce these data are not in place”, he said.
Plenty of mechanisms in place to ruin lives and careers though, eh?
I don't know where they got my address from, but I must say I do look forward to Arabian Business's highly informative e-mails. sage & onion
Maybe it was the Kid putting it about again :lol: Del
bezor Ya, it's like the other news that there were only 11 abandon cars at the airport. " I swear by the Lord" This mentality is killing them. And they don't see it. naruto liess!!! How did you know they are lying??? or because you dont want to hear any positive news about UAE.. should we trust our media or yours? what make our media reliable ..what make westren media reliable.. can you prove without refereing to outside reports that they are lying? i have so many Q..and im confused which news to believe.. K-Dog
Yes Naruto, I have the first hand knowledge of this lying. A Nakheel director came to my office and showed me his 2 page interview in an Arabic Newspaper. In the interview he said everything was fine and all projects on schedule. He was laughing and ashamed of it according to him he was told to say these things. You don't have to be a genious to figure out that the media is censored in this country just look at the new media law. They will put your a.s.s. in jail for reporting anything negative.

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michaeldubai I read the local newspapers for "entertainment". For real news, I read several international newspaper editions to get a true picture of everyting. naruto well real-estat is in deep shiii..right now and we all know that.. but K-dog is their any possiblity that what they said about the visa increment is correct..why spread bad news if we are not 100%sure.. u told me ur story with ur boss or friend ..i might believe you and i tell my friends ..but imagin at the end we find out that ur boss was lying??? for me i beleive what my GOV says but i also have to think and ask my self is it true or just lies..but i dont go around spreading news that i get from a friend or bunch of people who work at a typing company... Chocoholic
Yes I can vouch for that, having worked for one of the major news papers here, they are forbidden to write anything negative about the UAE or it's rulers or face heavy fines, sacking of the journalist in question etc etc. Wednesday Jones It's true, during the first Gulf war, we were more or less oblivious to what was going on, almost total blanket ban on reporting in any media. Although it is getting a bit better. Anyone remember when Hello/OK/GQ etc magazines were not allowed? Now you can buy them for 5x the price of UK/US and still get high from the fumes of the recently applied marker pen. K-Dog
You won't understand the logic Naruto. It will be like banging my head against the wall. Choco might be up for it. She loves it and admire her for that. :) michaeldubai
Many countries in the world have restrained journalism. And if the authorities here wish to control the journalists - no problem with that.
But when garbage is printed and conflicting statements.......better not to print anything at all. Why not have neutral articles about how much sand in the desert naruto
so now u are getting angrey because i didnt agree with you..
now you have the logic and i dont ..although i gave u examples and tried to have a nice conversation with you ..
now i know what UAEkid is trying to tell us naruto
can you tell me what type of negative news ??
yes it forbidden to write anything that might jeprdise the national security..or creat chaos.. K-Dog You want logic so here it is. It is logical that the same article said they tried a bunch of times to get the figure and they were denied. The chief was crticised in the meeting for not being transparent. The typing centers would be the best indicator wouldn't it as 99.9% of the people go those typing centers. Plus it was published in the local media. The net positive the chief is talking about includes renewals. We all know we get "new" visas issued every 3 years.
Chocoholic Okay when 7 Days wrote a story about a member of the ruling family, which wasn't to their liking, they refused to print the paper, shutting down the printers who produced it. I know reporters who have been fired for writing true but negative stories about the UAE. It's all BS. naruto
link ..or source plz naruto
u came back..
the first report says: The number of working visas being issued in Dubai remains a “net positive"...Yes, we have cancelled a lot, but at the same time a lot have been issued,” Safadi told the conference.
so they issued 2000 visa and cansellled 1500...the reason why they didnt get the figure is :This was due to “the simple reason that the mechanisms to produce these data are not in place”, he said so he admit it was their mistake..
so until now we dont know the truth so please when every thing is clear and we have the offical data then we can talk about logic ..not by conjecture or forming an opinion, without the knowledge of real data Pankaj Naruto, it is hard to believe the govt when they spew stories like "I swear to God only 11 cars were left in 2008," and "our One-Family-One-Villa policy was misunderstood and does not mean one family per villa." Also, as someone pointed out, EVERY expat in the country has to renew their visa every 3 years, and so the "new visas" will always be higher than cancellations. kanelli Here you go Naruto - naruto
here we go what ??? the report is full of CCrap..if he was 100% sure about his information..why in the end he didnt mention his or here name ..insted he or she signed:-
po[color=darkred]sted by secretdubai[/color] :lol:
hahahaha ..try harder.. naruto and your source is a blog. :lol: kanelli It is completely true. The royal family was offended at the misquote, and it was almost the end of the 7Days paper. I remember all of this happening and the distribution of 7Days in all Emaar properties was stopped. Let me see if I can dig up another source. The blog was spot on though, even if it is a blog. naruto true or false if u insult any member of the royal family ..your are not wellcomed here and we dont want you here ..i think its clear for you.. kanelli Can't find any "news" articles on the story, just discussion. It isn't much of a surprise that official black and white statements in newspapers about what exactly happened are hard to find, because the sacking and banning happens with everything kept under wraps. Here are two discussion threads, plus there was one on an Emaar community site that you must belong to in order to read posts. - discussion on British expats forum, including a copy of one article that states that one journalist was sacked from 7Days &page=5 - discussion on on where 7Days went to in Emaar communities - Wikipedia entry for Emaar says that Emaar banned the 7Days paper because there was criticism of the board of directors (are they royals?) A blog called Dubai Media Observer - naruto lol naruto
more CCRap..give me one reliable source ..and plz by reliable source i mean no forums no blogspot no gossip no expact descution..something is true and doe not relay on gossips and rumors
PS: TRY HARDER :lol: kanelli Its the Sheikh's little country, he can do what he wants in the end. It is you who needs to try harder to open your eyes and see that the UAE media is full of sh.i.t journalism and people are sacked and run out of town for doing something that offends someone important. If you don't think this kind of thing happens in the UAE, then you have a nice tight, thick blindfold on. uaekid this is all they got nauto .. blogs , mouth to mouth news and forums what else they got ?they trust those personal opinions .like I said before , non has a mind of his own to think or bother their lazy minds to figure out anything on their own. kanelli Don't forget this great topic posted by quatroporte - &highlight= The Dubai Media Observer blog seems to be written by people who work in Dubai Media outlets. Also, Chocs works in media and said that she knows they can't publish or say anything negative. I guess the average Emirati citizen would know better than people working in the industry though. :lol: Chocoholic Of course you won't find news articles, they're hardly going to publicise it are they?! Like I said, I KNOW half the people who work in the media here, so I get the first hand inside info! kanelli Nah Chocs, they won't believe you. It is their country and they know everything that is going on and not going on. :lol: uaekid
and what would make them so trustable dear choc, have the sworn on th bible to tell the truth and nothing but the truth ? if you know the media cho you will know it is a business after all, how would a non popular one get the attention ? cnn bbc and other ones, don't seem to have those sort of news you ppl have ? explain, are they scared of UAE GOV, no but they are a bit more pro than the ones you read, don't you think?. Chocoholic Well seeing as I've experienced and seen it myself! Yes! kanelli Ok, let's all agree to disagree. Next topic? naruto
i open my eyes..honey i dont care about rumors or girls talk ..we dont live in the street to beleive what ever people say so u are the one who should open his eyes..i dont have to think about it ..if u have any offical evidence ..then i rest my case..other than than u are full of bull shiii.. naruto
im still waiting for link source ...offical ..other than that it will be like selling fish in the sea.. naruto
and this is the source ..ok me too i exprince it in ur country ..so does that make it a fact.. naruto
oh no ..u r the one who knows everything from rumors to gossip and girls talk ..hahahh ... naruto
i dont have to agree with u ..give something that prove ur point of view ..then i will think about it .. Chocoholic :roll: naruto :D Chocoholic Well dude, stop asking for links and stuff which you know very well we cannot give you because it would never be printed in the first place - duh! naruto tired from googling loool :lol: Chocoholic No. I know from my own experiences what goes on. If you choose not to believe it, then that's upto you, but it still doesn't mean it isn't fact. naruto what will make it a fact ..YOU K-Dog Choco he knows it too. But like you said he chooses not to believe. Chocoholic The the things I know and have experienced as have my friends who work in the industry are all figments of our imagination are they? Whatever, keep your head in the sand and carry on viewing the world through rose tinted glasses. Chocoholic You want it from the horses mouth? Here you go: Happy reading! naruto hahaha more crap..pleaz chos i wasted 2 min of my life reading this article hoping that i might be wrong ..but what i get ..is more bullshiii..did read the hole articl or the first three lines..plez she is just telling a story like u do ..and also its not a fact..in the articl she mentioned that its not allowed to talk about alchole in dubai..give me a break ..why would the GOV refuse to let any jornalist to talk about drinks when we all know its exsist in dubai even my little brothers know..she talk about labours ..i guess shaik mohamed was asked that Q in 60min show ..so ..i dont see anything in the articl says so .. google it harder :lol: naruto
:lol: naruto if my media is control by the GOV.. what do u say about westren media ..US media ... FoX news ... naruto enjoy Chocoholic Whatever, but that person is currently working in the media in Dubai and gives plenty of examples. Okay choose not to believe that your media is heavily controlled so that no bad things are written about the UAE, but we all know it's true, I work in the industry and I know it's true. Whatever. naruto
have u seen the video..
and choc plz stop ..u are making a fool of ur self ..u worked every where ..ur friends happend to work also everywhere ..u came a cross all the good and bad situations..ur friends also did ..oh my god ..how old are u 100 million.. u have been through every story or situation in DF ..its either happend to u or ur friends..
PS : comment on the video.. Chocoholic Orginally published in Gulf News March of last year! Now shut the hell up! Chocoholic I just happen to know alot of people here! Yes, when you work in the media, you know a great deal of important people and gain a huge insight into things that Joe Bloggs on the street like you, will never get to hear of. Shame I know more about what's going on in your own country than you do. And yes, I've been here for nearly 10 years, which is a long time in such a young country. Chocoholic And you're the one making a fool of yourself, because you're too stupid to comprehend that things are kept from you! Open your eyes and look around once in a while! naruto copied the linke just to shut u up ...
The United Arab Emirates is not at its best when it comes to press freedom. This bleak diagnose of the press freedom in the UAE is attested to by the frustrated local writers and is confirmed by the latest Freedom House report which ranks the UAE 137 out of 196 states worldwide.
This is not a very bright ranking for a country that prides itself of being the first and the best in socioeconomic status. The economic freedom ranking of the UAE is impressive. The UAE ranks 24 worldwide. Its human development index is as solid as it can be.
The UAE is in the top 50 list of best countries. The country's social liberty standing is just as formidable. There is plenty of social freedom around, probably more than can be digested.
Even the UAE's information, communication and technology (ICT) scores are outstanding. It is ranked 27 overall out of 55 countries included in the global ICT survey.
Yet when it comes to the thorny issue of press freedom and political liberty, the UAE lags behind miserably. This begs the nagging question as to why the UAE is not at its best when it comes to freedom of the press.
Who is responsible for this unflattering state of press freedom in the UAE: is it the government, the society, the media establishments or the journalists and the writers at large who have not put up the fight to raise press freedom parameters in the society?
It is always convenient to blame the press freedom deficit on the government. Needlessly, governments everywhere including democratic governments are notorious for their dislike of active and critical press.
Press freedom translates into more societal constraints on government authorities. No government in the world likes to be accountable; the UAE government is no exception. It has done everything possible to gently court the media, keep it happy but under its tight benevolent watch.
The government has made sure that the media does not develop an independent mind of its own. A media that lacks independence is a great loss to good governance and the building of a healthy society.
Yet it is not all the government's fault. Ironically, the government in the UAE looks much more open minded than the society. Politically, the UAE society has always acted conservatively and modestly. It still remains pretty much a tribal society in essence.
As progressive as it looks to outsiders, the UAE society is very cautious with regards to demand for democracy, transparency, political reform and press freedom. These are hardly hot societal issues in the UAE.


Mindset
The media in the UAE is in tone with this rather politically timid mindset prevailing in the society at large. There is no discernable demand for more political freedom and the citizens of the UAE have not been very big champion of press freedom either.
For the majority of the people in the UAE, social liberty and economic abundance is nicely juxtaposed for the rather restricted political and press freedom.
Lacking a politically active society and demanding readers, the big media houses in the UAE are in no mode to challenge government policies and raise the banner for more press freedom. If the society is contempt, it is not the business of the media to fight its fight. It does not work that way anywhere.
Of course, during the last four decades there have been numerous cases where the media has stood up its ground and got itself entangled with the government over press freedom. Some have paid the price, got the jolt and had to back away.
By the end of the day, the media houses turn most of their attention to the lucrative business side of the business. They are reaping huge returns on their investments. They netted more than Dh600 million in 2007.
The oligarchic media houses are mindful of the unusual business opportunities and have no intention to rock the boat. There is too much at stake commercially.
As all the reasonable businessmen do, no one wants to get into confrontation with the government or cross the red lines.
Everyone seems to be these days better off living in relative safe green zone. Self censorship which is much more elaborate than government censorship becomes a daily routine.
This is widely practised by the commercially successful media houses in the UAE. It is simply the first principle of self preservation which keeps the status quo to everybody's liking. The biggest loser is press freedom.
Journalists and writers are the ones who are most affected by the limited press freedom in the UAE. This tiny social group of UAE citizens is good at complaining but lousy at acting. Very few have the courage to go public with their critical opinion.
Others are too timid to demand more press freedom. The rest have found it more comforting to practice self censorship which keeps everyone in line with the prevailing view. They all know perfectly well that freedom is not going to come this way.
Without courage freedom is merely a sound bite. Freedom is not God given and it certainly doesn't come via Washington either. Historically the formula has always been: no courage, no freedom.
Regardless of who is to blame, there is a deficit of press freedom in the UAE. It needs to be talked about honestly and turned into a public issue. The country needs a strong doze of press freedom and political reform.
This will certainly enhance its socioeconomic successes. It is also good for the UAE's global image and as a progressive state living in the largely undemocratic Arab World.
now take a break choc Chocoholic Gee it must be wonderful to be so blissfully ignorant about what goes on, on your own doorstep. Yadda yadda yadda naruto its funny how some1 make fun of him self ..yet u say my GOV control the media where here in UAE shik MOHAMED set a law state that says : its forbidden to put any jornalist in jail..and i believe my shik..not u .. if u have a problem with shik mohamed i can take u to his office where i work and u can tell him in his face that he CONTROL the media.. other than that plz stop making fool of ur self .. Chocoholic Head in sand! Head in Sand! naruto i want to hear ur comment on the video ..and see whos GOV control the media ..or u just dont have an answer.. Chocoholic Head in sand! naruto enjoy naruto ignorant in sand Chocoholic Head in sand! naruto enjoy Chocoholic Head in sand! naruto this on is my favorit and enjoy :lol: Chocoholic Oh and all together now! You've got yer hed in the sand, got yer hed in the sand, lalalala laaaaaa de daaaa de dum de dooooo naruto i can go on and on and on .. :lol: Chocoholic Aaaaand for all you Billy Ocean fans out there.... I've got my head in the sand My arse in the clouds - bring it to the back seat baby yeaaaahhhh Rose tinted glasses Covering my eyes - they ain't gonaa slip oh nooo oh ooooohhhh I believe everything that's fed to meeeeee Because I'm just a mushroooo-oooommm Kept in the daaarrrk And fed shiii-iiittttt naruto i dont know why its so easy for me to find any news related to westren media being controled their GOV ..where u admit that u cant find any links to our media..and the only link u found proved u are wrong ..however i know u want to start trolling so this topic goes to FIGHT CLUB and u know i dont have access to FC..so i rest my case now and u and ur friends can enjoy this topic in the FC.. :lol: Chocoholic Mushroom man, mushroom man, kept in the dark and fed steaming camel poo! naruto white trash in the sand Chocoholic Ladies and Gentlemen, please put your hands together for Miss Christina Aguilera!!!! whhoooooo You are gullible in every single way Words, they mean nothing to you You are gullible no matter what you say The truth just won't get through - ooohhh ooh oooohhhhuuuhooohhooohhh You get more gullible everyday Chocoholic Oooohhhh look Queen coming to the stage! All we hear is Naruto gaga Naruta googoo Naruto gaga All we hear is Naruto gaga Naruto googoo Naruto gaga You know it's true, someone don't love youuuuuuuuuu Chocoholic Phil Collins is taking out his drum sticks! He will be with us shortly! Whooohooooo Chocoholic Why are those links wrong? One was written by a journalist working here and the other article from one of the big papers here and relayed to a respected arab media site, with quotes from the Ministers and Professors involved in putting the media laws together! So you are calling your own people liars are you? naruto Seeing you from the tram ..today as you made your way.. along the grass and sidewalk...one thing made itself perfectly clear..chos the white trash appear.. googoo choc googoo ..the QUEEN OF white trash naruto
waiting for ur comment on the video :lol: Chocoholic Answer the question! So you are calling your own people in Government liars?! naruto
when u comment on the video ..i will answer..so i asked u first ..u ignored...u want me to answer ..please comment on the video..then i will answer..
white trash naruto and by the way if u open ur eyes and read my respond to the link ..my answer will be there..but u cant cuz u r a .........shhshhshshshhh Chocoholic No, I'm not going to watch the video. I'll take it from your none response that you think your countrymen in positions of power are all liars - thanks for clarifying that fact. FYI, personal insults don't bother me and I'm not surprised that, that's all you've got, being a child and all. naruto
lol hahahaha personal insults.. now play innocent..dear choc go back little bit to ur replys and u will discover something very important ..u will find that ur started it ..so u deserve it..
and if u dont want to reply ..i want to presnt to u the most complicated person who either doesnt know or know what she wants...and the gramys goes toooooo........Ace of base i mean CHOS
enjoy Wednesday Jones
Nah, I have tried to read that last bit more than once and I still don't understand what he's chuntering on about. Nothing to do with the spelling, I think I'm living in the wrong era! SpeedMax We have all the liars here in Italy,so statistically there are not more available for anywhere else! hack88 no more labour ;0 no more indian executives :) more jobs :D



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