An important reminder of road safety
With reference to Salam Al Amir's report Accident-Free Day: No incidents recorded near schools in Dubai (August 29): It amazes me how much effort the police make to make the roads safer, and yet daily I see a minority of drivers risk their own lives and those of others. For example, some people even with children, don't focus on the road ahead but jump in front of others, tailgating even on slower lanes or not using trafficators.
Demos Kyprianou, Dubai
Police need to check also if children are safely restrained in cars and everyone's wearing their seatbelts.
Kay Lancaster, Dubai
Bhutan's beauty and the spectre of tourists
With reference to the report Bhutan halves daily tourist fee in drive to attract more visitors (August 27): A pity the fee has been reduced. Bhutan is a beautiful country with amazing people. And not too many people know that Bhutan uses a part of this tourist fee for education. For a poor country with almost no natural resources, limiting tourist influx is a good thing to do to preserve its beauty.
Jacqueline Duvoisin, Dubai
Bhutan is certainly a very nice place to visit.
Roy R, Kalimpong, India
An example of the UAE's religious tolerance
With regard to Ramola Talwar Badam's report Dubai's Hindu temple connects cultures with 1.6m visits in first year (August 26): I have been there a few times. And every time it has been a blissful experience. The country has time and again set the right precedent, showing remarkable leadership.
Suresh Jagannathan, Kozikhode, India
Good to see such harmony in today's world.
Declan McSweeney, Liverpool, UK
It's lovely that a Muslim country has tolerance and respect for Hindus. It's an admirable example and more nations could learn from this.
Moosa Salma, Pretoria, South Africa
The UAE is great place for living in religious harmony and love.
Abbas Zuhair, Zlin, Czech Republic
Back to school – with no untoward incidents
With reference to the editorial Back to school safely is priority (August 28): This elaborated nicely the feeling at the beginning of a new academic term in the UAE. The main focus on minimising road accidents was important as too often brash driving can have grievous consequences. Nowhere in the world should going to school and returning from it be a dangerous exercise. Many incidents in the past have been a result of carelessness of drivers. Authorities are keen on smooth running and road safety reminders are a good initiative.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India
Game Changer
Director: Shankar
Stars: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, Anjali, S J Suryah, Jayaram
Rating: 2/5
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
Company name: Play:Date
Launched: March 2017 on UAE Mother’s Day
Founder: Shamim Kassibawi
Based: Dubai with operations in the UAE and US
Sector: Tech
Size: 20 employees
Stage of funding: Seed
Investors: Three founders (two silent co-founders) and one venture capital fund
The Kingfisher Secret
Anonymous, Penguin Books
Why your domicile status is important
Your UK residence status is assessed using the statutory residence test. While your residence status – ie where you live - is assessed every year, your domicile status is assessed over your lifetime.
Your domicile of origin generally comes from your parents and if your parents were not married, then it is decided by your father. Your domicile is generally the country your father considered his permanent home when you were born.
UK residents who have their permanent home ("domicile") outside the UK may not have to pay UK tax on foreign income. For example, they do not pay tax on foreign income or gains if they are less than £2,000 in the tax year and do not transfer that gain to a UK bank account.
A UK-domiciled person, however, is liable for UK tax on their worldwide income and gains when they are resident in the UK.
Emergency
Director: Kangana Ranaut
Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry
Rating: 2/5
Ads on social media can 'normalise' drugs
A UK report on youth social media habits commissioned by advocacy group Volteface found a quarter of young people were exposed to illegal drug dealers on social media.
The poll of 2,006 people aged 16-24 assessed their exposure to drug dealers online in a nationally representative survey.
Of those admitting to seeing drugs for sale online, 56 per cent saw them advertised on Snapchat, 55 per cent on Instagram and 47 per cent on Facebook.
Cannabis was the drug most pushed by online dealers, with 63 per cent of survey respondents claiming to have seen adverts on social media for the drug, followed by cocaine (26 per cent) and MDMA/ecstasy, with 24 per cent of people.
What is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, which can lead to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer.
There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.
Hepatitis C is mostly transmitted through exposure to infective blood. This can occur through blood transfusions, contaminated injections during medical procedures, and through injecting drugs. Sexual transmission is also possible, but is much less common.
People infected with hepatitis C experience few or no symptoms, meaning they can live with the virus for years without being diagnosed. This delay in treatment can increase the risk of significant liver damage.
There are an estimated 170 million carriers of Hepatitis C around the world.
The virus causes approximately 399,000 fatalities each year worldwide, according to WHO.
Dubai Bling season three
Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed
Rating: 1/5
