LIFESTYLE & LEISURE


Good workmanship and deliveries brought name and fame to Finetex. The 21st part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business I followed the buses as they carried our staff to their quarters.  It took almost an hour to reach their secured ladies...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 April 2012
The opening six matches saw a TVR of 3.76; compared to 4.63 in the last season. The IPL is in its fifth season now, and over time, its appeal seems to have waned According to Tam Media Research, Indian Premier League’s (IPL) opening matches are seeing fairly low television ratings....

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The trip to Sri Lanka was intended to pick up skilled workers for the new garment factory. The 20th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Some ten days before my visit to Colombo was finalized, I made a quick visit to see my old friends...

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Setting up another garment factory was met with hurdles, but the author used his earlier contacts to get the work done. The 19th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in the mid-1980s After my discussion with Rupak I came down eight floors...

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A review of the latest developments Statins Dangerous: The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration “added new safety alerts to statins.” It stated that it “is the first time that the (agency) has officially linked statin use with cognitive problems like forgetfulness and...

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Moneylife believes that if people could be made to live a healthy life, crores upon crores of rupees spent on hi-tech sickness industry could be saved! With this issue, we commence a new section. What would be our approach? “The conventional definition of health, referred to as the Alma-Ata...

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In this episode the author describes the intricacies of setting up a garment factory the Gulf with most of the workers being women. The 18th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Although Rupak was totally involved in the development and...

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A minor disagreement in the office resulted in the author discovering new opportunities. The 17th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Our trip to the UK was useful in meeting one of the most reputed and strongest of the competitors in...

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The British suppliers were meticulous in terms of layout plans, mechanization, production methods and finish. The 16th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the seventies and eighties Despite all the confusion and delays in...

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The trip to the communist bloc nation was uneventful, except for securing the order at “good prices”. The 15th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the seventies and eighties After our return from Iraq, I was still under a...

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Getting tough with unproductive employees resulted that those who were not ready to put in hard work, moved away. The 14th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the seventies and eighties After my return from Iraq via Kuwait,...

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With many new faces joining the organisation, there was an urgent need to cut avoidable and ‘invisible’ expenses. The 13th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the seventies and eighties When we managed to reach Kuwait, we...

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Having got the site engineer in Kirkuk accept the consignment of pipes and withdraw her ‘rejection’ note, the journey back to Baghdad had to be completed without any breaks. The 12th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the...

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More than two million patients have benefited in the past 60 years from this unconventional form of treatment A long-suffering diabetic, Dr Ronald Hahnbaum of USA, had developed gangrene in both his feet. He was advised amputation by a surgeon. However, he decided to undergo chelation...

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Attending a customer complaint in Kirkuk, an oil city that was well guarded and untouched by the ravages of war. The 11th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business in Asia in the seventies and eighties Thanks to Abbas, who had held on the...

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The trip, which was punctuated with gunfire and sporadic explosions, also included a stopover at construction site called ‘Mohammadia’ where one of the leading Indian builders were involved in building a township of hundreds of houses. This is the tenth part of the series describing the unknown...

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The Iran-Iraq war, which lasted from September 1980 to August 1988, provided great business opportunities in Kuwait. There was no dearth of items and they had the leeway to even supply 5% to 7% more than the indented quantity. This is the ninth part of the series describing the unknown triumphs...

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Are pharma companies who service diabetics making super profits? Somehow, one expects pharmaceutical companies to be a trifle more socially responsible than others. Perhaps this expectation arises from the fact that they are associated with the noble profession of saving lives and providing...

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The hanky-panky practice of getting the B/L issued without the goods actually on board had somehow come into practice, with disastrous consequences. However, issues get sorted out before the writer meets angry customers in Saudi Arabia. This is the eighth part of the series describing the...

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Britannica has announced that the 2010 edition would be the last in the series. The reason: It cannot face digital competition from Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia. It is an acknowledgement of the realities of the digital age The digital word has won a huge battle over the printed word....

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