There was an article in the ST last week about how some Pakistani MPs legally evaded paying taxes. The simple method they use is registering their assets under their relatives' names. As a result of this, legally:
L More than 80 MPs do not own houses.
L About 100 MPs do not own cars.
(These 2 groups include several ministers)
L Two former PMs also have no cars.
L One minister owns a tractor but not a car.
L Two MPs, in fact, have NO assets to speak of.
L One has only 2 beds, 2 tables and 6 chairs.
Ha ha, the lengths to which people will go.
I'm not sure how the relatives cope with the taxes, though.
On the French Open front, too bad Safin and Roddick are out, Safin still sporting that awful hairdo.
L More than 80 MPs do not own houses.
L About 100 MPs do not own cars.
(These 2 groups include several ministers)
L Two former PMs also have no cars.
L One minister owns a tractor but not a car.
L Two MPs, in fact, have NO assets to speak of.
L One has only 2 beds, 2 tables and 6 chairs.
Ha ha, the lengths to which people will go.
I'm not sure how the relatives cope with the taxes, though.
On the French Open front, too bad Safin and Roddick are out, Safin still sporting that awful hairdo.
(pic from French Open website)
Anyway, I was wrong about the Chinese ladies. Not all got through round 1. Maybe 3 of them -- good enough. But Akiko Morigami beat 3rd seed Nadia Petrova and is in to the second round! In her post-match interview, Akiko gamely said something like 'I'm not sure how it happened'.
(pic from Akiko's website)
Way to go, Asians!
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