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Foiling Hijack – Airline Crew Rewarded with Expensive Cars and Property
Hainan Airlines Group gave nine crew members Audi cars, cash and property. Two safety officers and the chief purser got cash and property worth 4m yuan (£406,200) each. The rest got assets worth 2.5m yuan each....2012-07-19 2022 0 -
“Demolition Man” sentenced to life for Bali Bombings
By William Walker A court in Indonesia handed out its verdict of Umar Patek; convicted member of militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiyah (the “Islamic Convention”) who helped build explosives that killed more than 200 club-goers in...2012-07-19 2019 0 -
Gyanendra ‘Returns’….
Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikrim Shah of Nepal wants reinstatement of monarch in Nepal. In a statement quoted by BBC, the former King said, ‘This included the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament, the appointment of a...2012-07-19 2118 0 -
Monsoon flood devastates south-east and north east Bangladesh, urther flooding on the Way
Over 600,000 people displaced and around 20,000 houses destroyed so far. Oxfam has worked over the last 72 hours with the Government of Bangladesh and other agencies to assess the impact of the ongoing floods across...2012-07-19 3154 0 -
‘Contribution to British Society is a key requirement for Business’, Awards evening are told…
‘With a rapidly changing economic and social environment, businesses have to play a key role in shaping the future. The British Asian community is no longer the new migrant community. The British Asian community is a...2012-07-19 2475 0 -
Growing culture of exploitation and immoral practices by a number of Hajj/Umrah service providers must be Eliminated
The Hajj Minister, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed bin Hamza Asaad Al-Hajjar is commended by the Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) UK for taking strong action against a substantial number of Hajj/Umrah service...2012-07-18 2038 0 -
Chamber welcomes surprise drop in Inflation
Business leaders in the West Midlands welcomed today’s announcement that consumer inflation had unexpectedly dropped to 2.8 per cent in May. The Office for National Statistics also revealed that the retail price index dropped to 3.1...2012-07-18 2225 0 -
MEP welcomes new EU Grant Funding
Malcolm Harbour, West Midlands Conservative MEP has welcomed the news that Birmingham City Council has secured over £8m in EU grants to support small and medium sized businesses. The new grant programme is aimed at encouraging...2012-07-18 2206 0 -
FSA finds banks guilty of mis-selling to SMEs
Small and medium businesses in West Midlands to be hit and livelihoods affected The Financial Services Authority has announced that banks are guilty of mis-selling specialist insurance products designed to protect small firms taking out loans...2012-07-18 2176 0 -
Chamber backs campaign to dispel apprenticeship Myths
A campaign to increase the number of businesses taking on apprentices is being backed by Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group at a special event next month. David Way, chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service, will...2012-07-18 2250 0
