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  • Essential telephone numbers in UAE

    Posted on March 16th, 2008 admin No comments

    03/04/2008 06:01 PM | Staff Report

    Dubai: 999, the emergency number in the country, is one of the busiest numbers in the country, naturally, but often for all the wrong reasons.

    Click here to download the Gulf News essential numbers guide for Dubai and Abu Dhabi (pdf)

    Click here to download the Gulf News essential numbers guide for Sharjah (pdf)

    Many residents call 999 seeking a taxi or to find out the traffic situation. Hundreds of trivial and inane calls are made to 999 every day, hindering the work of police on emergency duty.

    A staggering 573,471 calls were made to 999 in 2007 and these were not emergencies. Most were enquiries on speed limits on roads, location of certain departments, traffic fines, transactions related to the Naturalisation and Residency Department and complaints against taxi drivers.

    Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, recently said: "Nobody knows the amount of effort that goes into answering calls on 999. Therefore, people should only call 999 in case of emergencies which require the immediate presence of security or rescue personnel," he said.

    In an attempt to offer easy access to information, Gulf News has compiled some of the important telephone numbers in the country.

    We have compiled some of the essential numbers, including traffic, transport and hospital numbers, which are in an easily downloadable PDF format. We will be adding to the list as and when we get and verify essential telephone numbers.


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  • Sawah Seharga Rp 56 Juta, Dibayar Rp 485 Juta

    Posted on August 21st, 2007 admin No comments

    Mendapat uang bukan haknya, bagi sebagian orang, mungkin dianggap rezeki nomplok. Namun, tidak demikian dengan Waras (57), warga Desa Siring, Kecamatan Porong, Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Korban lumpur Lapindo itu memilih mengembalikan uang kelebihan ganti rugi senilai Rp 429 juta, karena merasa bukan haknya. Berikut laporannya.Atas kejujurannya itu, Waras mendapatkan hadiah berupa uang tunai Rp 20 juta, emas senilai Rp 30 juta, dan sebuah rumah tipe 40/90. Nilai kelebihan itu diketahui, karena nilai ganti rugi sawahnya mestinya hanya Rp 56 juta lebih. Namun dibayar Rp 485 juta, sehingga ada kelebihan Rp 429 juta.

     

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  • Piranha tidak seganas yang diduga

    Posted on August 3rd, 2007 admin No comments
    Reputasi piranha sebagai pemangsa yang ganas tidaklah sepenuhnya benar, begitulah pendapat para ilmuwan Inggris.

    Ikan yang ditemukan di Sungai Amazon ini digambarkan sebagai ikan pemangsa daging yang secara berkelompok menyerang mangsa dan memakan dagingnya.

    Namun para ahli dari Universitas St Andrews, Inggris, mengatakan piranha adalah pemakan daging maupun tumbuhan, dengan makanan utama ikan, tanaman di sekitar, dan serangga.

    Tim peneliti mengatakan ikan ini cenderung berkelompok bukan untuk menyerang mangsa namun justru demi mempertahankan diri dari serangan pemangsa lain.

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  • When you lose your passport

    Posted on June 23rd, 2007 admin No comments

    Dubai: If you lose your passport, it should be immediately reported to the police to avoid any possible misuse of the travel document.

    There is a form to be filled and documents to be submitted. After one working day, the police will issue a lost-passport report.

    You should also check with the Naturalisation and Residency Department if it has received the lost passport. If not, the officials at the department will sign and stamp the police report confirming the lost passport report.

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  • TAMBAH ATAU KURANG?

    Posted on May 19th, 2007 admin No comments

    Sebuah potret kekinian manusia

    Lawang Bagja Al-Boghori

    Pikiran, tindakan dan tingkah laku manusia pada dasarnya sama. Namun alam akhirnya memberi warna yang berbeda. Saya tidak sependapat dengan Darwin yang menyebut hubungan makhluk termasuk manusia di dalamnya dengan alam adalah sebuah proses evolusi. Saya hanya melihat ini sebuah proses siapa mewarnai siapa.

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