Venkat Raman Auckland, December 30, 2019 New Zealand Customs that travellers from and to New Zealand carrying NZ$10,000 or more or its foreign equivalent, should declare before their travel. “This is to ensure that they are not unintentionally left out of pocket,” Customs Acting Group Manager (Border Operations) Jamie Bamford said. He said that the number of instances and the…
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Economic slowdown challenges Indian government
Atul Sarma and Biswajit Dhar New Delhi, December 30, 2019 That the Indian economy is witnessing a slowdown is no longer a matter of debate after the Union finance minister acknowledged this reality. The days when the Indian economy was the fastest growing seemed distant when the second quarter of 2019-20 saw the growth stumble to 4.5%, the slowest in 26…
Read MoreApostrophe gets dropped and so is good grammar
Rob Drummond Manchester, UK, December 29, 2019 Alas, the Apostrophe Protection Society is no more. John Richards, who founded the Society in 2001 in order to help maintain the correct use of the “much abused” punctuation mark, has thrown in the towel, claiming that “the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won.” This is understandable. Mr Richards is 96, and…
Read MoreBrazilian Star Collet for Toyota Races in New Zealand
Supplied Content Auckland, December 29, 2019 Brazilian young gun and Renault Sport Academy star Caio Collet will open his 2020 racing account with a championship challenge in New Zealand. The 17-year-old from São Paulo will head to the Southern Hemisphere for the five round Castrol Toyota Racing Series in January on the back of a successful season in the 2019…
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