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Chocoholic wrote:This is nothing new, anyone who gets a residency visa in this country has to go to the police station and have their fingers prints done, they've been doing this for years already.

which is "this" country.. never been thro this in UAE.. this is news to me

i guess this happens all the time at all the airports.. sh*t happens every where and its just unfortunate tht it happened with this family.. it was realld sad to see the way the airport authorities behaved.. i know of ppl who have been detained at JFK airport for 22 hrs just for having 3-4 saudi and...

Listen Misery Called Life, you're a f@ckin stupid pedantic Paki sh!t. Talking too much doesn't change what you are nor your malicious nature. Now, Shut up and read, stop banging the wall and pretending to know something. D@mn, that's a very sick personality. http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009...

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Health/10337162.html Inspectors shut down meat stalls By Binsal Abdul Kader and Ahmed A Namatalla, Staff Reporters Published: August 03, 2009, 22:57 Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has shut down the meat sections of two major retail chains for selli...

fair enough..
but what was shocking is tht big names like carrefore adapting such practices..

fair enough.. but what was shocking is tht big names like carrefore adapting such practices.. when you have majority of ppl from pakistan and india living and working in dubai wot do you expect? that everything would be fine? plz corruption and ppl taking short cuts in UAE is something which I dont...

comix wrote:good day,
when i arrived on dubai airport, can i buy there in duty free shops some alcohol and take it with me to my hotel?

thank you

are you a resident or a visitor?

alineahdubai wrote: Construction began on the Palm Jebel Ali in October 2002.

and stopped in jan 2009!!

chill dude..
dubai ain't gonna come to a standstill even if it opens 1 week late

FTD wrote:How long are you here for and why, maybe we can suggest better alternatives.

you are 3 years late in giving your advice mate!

I would love to see how many emaratis abadon their cars and use this or even the affluent and middle class expats. The whole metro which has very limited reach in the city is dependant on the feeder buses. And the buses are failed transport system in this city. Maybe on a holiday when I dont have b...

Guys
any idea whats happening with the sacking bag?
Just got to know tht one of the leading foreign bank got rid of around 200 ppl last week..
seems pretty strange as i thought the situation had stabilized..

lol... this is pretty common..

I've renewed my rental for my apartment by paying 1 chq. arnd 70k.. However, i have been just told by my company that I might have to handle a different region in feb and based in europe.. :( now thts a problem.. i'm pretty sure tht i will not get the rental back frm the landlord.. what are other op...

grt place to live.. good std of living.. grt food from SE ASIA.. I enjoyed it a lot.. might go back there in a year once things start looking up there.. it gets boring at times as its pretty small and there is only as much u can do.. or just cross the border n enter malaysia.. wht else u wanna know?

yeh.. if u have a job, getting an employment visa is not too difficult..
doesn't matter if u r a brit or not..

this is insane..the CDS spreads are quoting above tht of Iceland in 2008.. tht means the traders eventually expect dubai to default.. the debt standstill announcement coming after dubai markets close down for holidays makes it even more difficult.. the world would have preffered tht the govt officia...

definately a wishful thinking... somewhere AD is goin to draw a line n say.. enough is enough.. first sort out ur internal mess n then come to us for help..
don't expect AD to keep funding dubai's profligacy

Yup thats what I was thinking aswell as I did read that paticular statement and my comment was based along that line of thought. In Arab specially beduin culture it would be a great disgrace for something like that happen. AD will support Dubai as long as it is able to do even if it gets nothing ou...

lol... though not true for all of them..

Can any one throw light on the consequences and the effect on common man in case of Dubai default? is it unsafe to invest in here from now on? shall one pull out their cash from Dubai banks and shift it back home? :roll: It is definately risky to invest here for the time being... i'm not saying tht...

Your question about cash in the bank; This is a more serious one for the common man. If the UAE Central bank has issued deposit guarantees for every bank in the country, then you should try and figure out to what amount you are insured. In Europe its €100,000 and the USA is $250,000. :| I don't thi...

Valid points! first this was not a soverign debt..it was a corporate debt with an assumed backing of the only shareholder.. but one mustn't forget tht even though the largest shareholder (in this case dubai govt) has a limited liability.. second AD is not ready to throw money at everythng in dubai.....

Went to a social gathering last night and had a brief chat with one of the guests. Told me that if I had any money in HSBC - to get it out soon. Didn't go into details, but said that HSBC is facing some serious problems. Just thought I would pass this on, especially since a forum member was being a...

there was a statement guaranteeingt he deposits early this year after the Lehman collapse..however note tht there are no definite guidelines regarding tht..so it can very well be a one time confidence building measure.. don't assume tht it is valid in all situations..

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/dubai-digits Brits got reasons to worry.. Latest statistics which i stumbled upon..very much explains the adverse reaction across the world markets.. Creditors: Of United Arab Emirates (By Origin via Credit Suisse citing Bank for International Settlements): United Ki...

'coz it takes 2 hrs to get in n out during the rush hours..
'coz the construction quality of the villas suck..
'coz there is a 6 lane road tht is going thro it which will lead to more traffic.

yawwwwnn!

Comments make interesting reading http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/14/dubai-10bn-dollar-payout?showallcomments=true#start-of-comments I agree..lot of pretty interesting comments.. all the losers who are paying 40-50% tax n couldn't make it to Dubai want Dubai to sink... Do not understand th...

I was doing my normal weekend reading..just catching up with the activity from one of the most interesting weeks (few appreciate it though) after the week of Sep 15 2008..A few headlines caught my attention.. just sharing it over here for the interested lot if you have missed it!! ;) The world is ge...