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di UAE.. penduduk boleh subscribe or own..
either to cable TV or satellite disc(s)..
for their home entertainment viewing..

cable starts at 70 dirham monthly
satellite starts at 600 dirham one-off..

UAE has about 6 free-to-view local channels too..
in english and arabic..

internet connection is good.. cheap... kot?
since, there is only one telco company to compare to..
ETISALAT..

dial-up internet rates..
is AED1.80 = RM1.85.. per hour..
DSL and broadband will cost,
minimum from AED 149 monthly for 256 kbps..

good news though.. next June..
they have allowed and gave license,
for a new/another local telco company,
to provide such services..
could expect better services and rates..

well.. as they say..
competition is always good for customers..
but, not for the businesses/companies..

censorship..
local free channels... do censored..
but differs..
some allow kissing scene..
some allow further.. while some not at all..

for cable TV... macam Astro kita..
always controversial..
nonetheless.. there is Star World/Movie
and other related to Star..
showing in Middle East..

but, for satellite... needless to say more..

internet censorship..
ETISALAT will block such websites and domains..
so, no need to worry..
about your kids (or even yourself) stumbling upon,
those kind of sites...

good system?
tepuk dada.. tanya selera and iman..

ni pasal naik gaji..
ealier this year..
the govt has raised
the local gomen servants' salaries..
25 percent... that's right...
and non-local gomen servants... gets 15 percent..

this also adds up
towards the inflation rate in UAE..
so far.. officially it's 3% - 5%..
however.. reports claimed that it's actually over 10%..

for the locals.. tak la rasa sangat..
but for the expats...
yang kerja buruh kasar and bergaji kecik..
memang teruk and hard knock life..

well..
as the opportunity cost in economics defines..
the increase in income,
has promote other/related price indexes,
to increase as well..

tak banyak..
but, yang paling ketara is sewa rumah..
has increase by at least.. 20%..
not directly linked though..
but, due to lack of supply..
not many choices available is the market too..
demand is high for accomodation really..

reports had predicted that.. by 2007..
when the under progress housing development completed,
it will regain its stability..

but, hey...
mana pernah harga rumah ..
akan turun balik.. ye dak?

at least that's the case in malaysia..

notwithstanding the above,
they do take Malaysia's experience as an example..