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Diesel Price to Go Down by 7.5pc, No Change in Petrol’s
The price of diesel will drop by 7.5 per cent to Dh12.35 per gallon in Dubai and the Northern Emirates from Thursday, but petrol prices will remain at the same level. The three leading distributors of Dubai and Northern Emirates - Enoc, Eppco and Emarat - have reached an agreement to slash diesel price by [...]
Continue reading...Portal Launched to Help Students Revise Lessons During Holidays
2. December 2008
An online portal [24x7guru.com] has been launched in the UAE to help the students of Grades 3 to 10 in Indian schools strengthen their conceptual understanding of Mathematics and Science through selfassessment. “We want to reduce the stress of education that is being put on the stu dents in the UAE. With a long summer [...]
Continue reading...No Parking Fee in Dubai till December 11
2. December 2008
There is good news for motorists in Dubai as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Monday that there would be no parking fees during the holidays of the National Day and Eid Al Adha from today to December 11. However, there would be no leniency towards people parking vehicles in prohibited [...]
Continue reading...Three-day Eid Holiday for Private Sector
2. December 2008
The Ministry of Labour has declared three days - December 7-9 - as Eid Al Adha holidays for the private sector. A circular issued by Minister of Labour Saqar Gobash on Monday said that all the firms, establishments and companies in the private sector will observe the holidays. The ministry extended warm greetings to The President, [...]
Continue reading...Exhibition Showcases Rare Pieces of Pearls
29. November 2008
Over 150 rare pieces of pearls set into exquisite handcrafted Indonesian jewellery were exhibited last week at Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai. Enni Imron Cotan, Marketing Director of Mutumanikam Nusantara, a non-profit organisation formed to help families devastated by tsunami and affected by the Bali bombings and unemployment, said that placing the pearls into a [...]
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16. December 2008
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