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This is one of those lovely Thai stories where the Junta gets all tied up in fear of a piece of light creative entertainment that none of us would ever have heard of until the site was blocked. A cover … Continue reading
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Most of us will have never heard of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered in Panama City, Panama, that has spent the past 40 years helping the world’s richest and most powerful citizens hide their money. On Sunday we found … Continue reading
The Economist’s article is interesting – as this near fake democracy is a role model for other governments in South East Asia – including Thailand. Yes, Myanmar does have a new President. The NLD does hold a commanding majority in … Continue reading
Picture: Emaar Back in August 2015 the local Dubai media was excitedly reporting that the new Dubai Opera House would be completed in March 2016. Here is Emirates 24/7 back on 20 August 2015: Iconic Dubai Opera set for completion … Continue reading
A model of the future DWC on display at the 2015 Dubai Air Show Dubai Airports have appointed a contractor, ALEC, to expand the existing, rather basic, terminal building at the new Al Maktoum International AIrport. Al Jaber LEGT Engineering … Continue reading
Below is today’s editorial in the sycophantic Khaleej Times. Cloying. The very idea that the world should adopt the UAE model is just pandering to the theme. The UAE cabinet has endorsed a National Happiness and Positivity Charter which aims … Continue reading
It is always harder when the accident is closer to home. UAE airlines had not had a life-taking accident until this last week. But in the early hours of 19th March a flydubai Boeing 737-800, registration A6-FDN performing flight FZ-981 … Continue reading
Image from GQ magazine – see story link below The French accident report into the crash of GermanWings flight 4U9525 was released on Sunday and it makes for some grim reading. The report confirmed that Lubitz had deliberately set the Airbus … Continue reading
From the Irish Independent. UAE’s Minister for Happiness has quite the job on her hands Last month, the United Arab Emirates made headlines when its rulers announced they were appointing a ‘Minister for Happiness’. Sceptics scoffed that it was little more … Continue reading