India Company based in Madras to obtain Pulau Pinang to setup a base to repair British navy ships and as a trading post for trade between China‚ India and the archipelago. In 1786‚ Francis Light acted as middleman in securing Penang from Sultan Abdullah of Kedah in return for a
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Kashmir Dispute: The Kashmir conflict is a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region‚ the north westernmost region of South Asia. India claims the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and as of 2010‚ administers approximately 43% of the region‚ including most of Jammu‚ the Kashmir Valley‚ Ladakh‚ and the Siachen Glacier. India’s claim is contested by Pakistan‚ which controls approximately 37% of Kashmir‚ namely Azad Kashmir and the northern areas of Gilgit and Baltistan
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a similar fate. The debate rested on the issue of audit independence ‚ that is found to be one of the major contributors to crashes like Enron. It is explained that the impact of lack of audit independence is extremely great to the audit quality (Abdullah‚ 2004). This essay‚ is trying to define what is ’independence’ and discuss about the relationship between independence and quality of external auditors. First of all‚ it is good to know what is the external auditors and its primary role. External
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Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees speak published by Marc Falkoff‚ is a collection of poems written by the infamous prisoners of GTMO or Guantanamo Detention Centre. The very existence of Guantanamo Bay camp nullifies the purpose of democracy as most detainees are detained without any trial. This article explores the poems and the poets themselves; investigating content of the poems and role of these prisoners as poets. They might not fit in to Wordsworth’s definition of a poet. But they embody
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characteristic is it is drawn in favour of a specified person (payee) or to his order in favour of a bearer.A bill is payable to the order of a specified person where the name of the payee is stated. Under section 8 (4) & (5). For example‚ ‘pay Anita Abdullah’.A bill is payable to bearer in the following example. ‘Pay bearer’ or ‘Pay Anita or bearer’ . Thus‚Anita herself can obtain payment or she can negotiate the bill to another by mere delivery. The only or last indorsement is in blank‚ for example
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me first give you a small description of UAE and Dubai. It was in 1975 “the crucial states of Persian gulf had transformed into United Arab Emirates under the rule of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahiyan as its first president. The seven Emirates joined together under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoom‚ ruler of Dubai. While Abu Dhabi tapped its rich oil reserves Dubai concentrated on providing first class business environment. Even though Dubai is producing
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References: Abdullah‚ A. N. & Chan‚ S.H. 2003‚ ‘Gaining linguistic capital through a bilingual language policy innovation’‚ South Asian Language Review‚ 13‚ 1&2‚ pp 100-7. Baskaran‚ L. M. 2005‚ A Malaysian English Primer: Aspects of Malaysian English Features‚ University
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Yemen: A Failed State at Risk of Civil War Some Facts about Yemen as a Failed State Yemen is one of the most water-scarce areas in the world. An estimated 80% of conflicts in Yemen are based on water. Up to 40% of water is used to grow ‘qat’ drug. Shortages will cause a major increase in internally displaced people. Yemen is the poorest Arab country. Nearly half the population lives on less than 2$ a day. Around 50% of Yemenis are illiterate. Yemen’s population will double by 2030. National unemployment
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Zaita and Dr. Booshy being arrested‚ Hamida running away with the pimp and Radwan Hussainy leaving for his religious journey. The irony in Abbas death also adds to the negative tone that goes through the town especially for his friends and family. Sheikh Darwish has an ironic quote at the end of the novel talking about Abbas death and he says‚”I will be patient so long as I live‚ for not all things have their end? Oh yes‚ everything comes to its nihaya”(286). Darwish is talking about everything in
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of something. 3. A mental image produced by the imagination. 4. The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being. 5. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty. In building this particular hotel‚ the Sheikh has shown vision as have the architects because they have thought of an idea that has never ever been done before. i.e. a hotel so luxurious in every way possible such that it stands out from all the other existing hotels in every aspect‚ design‚
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