• Asia Seven, a new Pan Asian restaurant, has just opened in the Bawabat Al Sharq Mall. The restaurant specialises in traditional food from seven Asian countries: China, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Korea and Myanmar. Expect sushi, dim sum, tempura, Asian curries and Thai noodles. Main courses start at Dh40 and include dishes such as Vietnamese steamed fish in banana leaf, red hot angry chicken, bulgogi (Korean grilled marinated beef), wok-seared lamb and more. Asia Seven is located on the first floor of the mall near Novo Cinemas. For more information, call 02 676 5516.
• The Philippine Hut — a new Filipino restaurant in the capital — quietly opened its doors last month with the Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Grace Princesa in charge of the ribbon-cutting. The two-level eatery offers traditional Filipino cuisine as well as fusion dishes. Open daily from 9am to 11:30pm, the restaurant is located on the corner of Al Falah and Airport Road. For more information, call 02 626 0506.
• FANR restaurant on Saadiyat Island has designed a new healthy menu for diners throughout January — just in time to kick-start those “healthy new you” New Year’s resolutions. The feel good eats include the new orange and avocado salad (226 calories), fattoush salad with grilled halloumi, bell peppers and pomegranate (257 calories), poached chicken and sweetcorn salad (278 calories) and steamed fresh water sangara with steamed broccoli and vegetable batons (324 calories). They’ll even offer a tomato-peach spritzer with fresh ginger that has just 74 calories. FANR, located in Manarat Al Saadiyat in the Saadiyat Cultural District, is open every day from 10am to 11pm. For reservations, call 02 657 5888.
Fines for littering
In Dubai:
Dh200 for littering or spitting in the Dubai Metro
Dh500 for throwing cigarette butts or chewing gum on the floor, or littering from a vehicle.
Dh1,000 for littering on a beach, spitting in public places, throwing a cigarette butt from a vehicle
In Sharjah and other emirates
Dh500 for littering - including cigarette butts and chewing gum - in public places and beaches in Sharjah
Dh2,000 for littering in Sharjah deserts
Dh500 for littering from a vehicle in Ras Al Khaimah
Dh1,000 for littering from a car in Abu Dhabi
Dh1,000 to Dh100,000 for dumping waste in residential or public areas in Al Ain
Dh10,000 for littering at Ajman's beaches
The Buckingham Murders
Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ash Tandon, Prabhleen Sandhu
Director: Hansal Mehta
Rating: 4 / 5
THE LIGHT
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Tala Al Deen, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger
Rating: 3/5
Results
5.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (Dirt) 1,600m, Winner: Panadol, Mickael Barzalona (jockey), Salem bin Ghadayer (trainer)
6.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (Turf) 1,400m, Winner: Mayehaab, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass
6.40pm: Handicap (TB) Dh85,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Monoski, Mickael Barzalona, Salem bin Ghadayer
7.15pm: Handicap (TB) Dh102,500 (T) 1,800m, Winner: Eastern World, Royston Ffrench, Charlie Appleby
7.50pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (D) 1,200m, Winner: Madkal, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass
8.25pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Taneen, Dane O’Neill, Musabah Al Muhairi
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
