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Islands with no inhabitants to get proper address

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Friday 14 June 2013

Rottumeroog and Rottumerplaat seen from the air. Photo: Nasa screen dump

Two uninhabited islands are due to get street names even though no-one lives on them because of council rules, local broadcaster RTV Noord reported on Friday.

The Wadden Sea islands of Rottumeroog and Rottumerplaat must have street names because the forestry commission has placed a small building on each one.

Harald Bouwman, an executive for Eemsmond council, admits the plan is odd but says his hands are tied. 'But if we don't name the streets, we may not be doing our job properly and could fail a performance audit,' he told the broadcaster.

All buildings should be located on a proper road, and placing street names is a pragmatic solution, he said.

The forestry commission has written to the council ridiculing the plans. If the islands have streets, the council must also ensure post can be delivered, RTV Noord quoted the letter as saying.

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Britain’s treasure islands make G8 tax test for Cameron

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By William James and Guy Faulconbridge

LONDON (Reuters) - Pitching tougher rules on tax evasion to the G8 is a precarious undertaking for Prime Minister David Cameron. Britain's own tax havens are world leaders.

Britain's list of exotic Overseas Territories reads like an accountant's dream menu for a cash-rich Russian oligarch with something to hide, while British lawyers lead the field as gatekeepers for elaborate global mazes of offshore trusts.

Global tax evasion could be costing more than $3 trillion a year according to researchers from Tax Justice Network while as much as $32 trillion - twice the size of U.S. gross domestic product - could be hidden by individuals in tax havens.

"British tax havens are world leaders in providing a particular type of secrecy," said John Christensen, an economist who directs the Tax Justice Network and who began investigating offshore havens in 1978.

From the families of Asian government officials to the new rich of the former Soviet Union, court cases and data leaks have shown many wealthy individuals favor Britain's modern day treasure islands as the place to park their millions.

Tax authorities scouring a huge batch of leaked data said last month that the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands were among those housing shell companies and trusts to hide wealth.

Once buccaneer havens, many of the sleepy former British colonies now live off a blend of beach tourism and exotic finance that activists say leaves both locals and distant taxpayers short-changed.

CORPORATE STING

Stung by revelations that the likes of Google (GOOG.O) and Starbucks (SBUX.O) have sharply cut their corporate tax bills in Britain using legal loopholes, Cameron has put tax avoidance at the heart of the agenda for the G8 summit.

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Gili islands vs Bali

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Several local tourist destinations in Indonesia have come under the spotlight in recent years, yet it seems like only a handful are comparable to the famous island of Bali, though the Gili islands in Lombok are among the scant few.

Of course one can argue that there are places that surpass Bali in terms of beautiful scenery, having better hotels, and those that have more unique tradition and culture to experience.

However, finding one that can challenge Bali on all fronts is a different matter. The list below demonstrates how Gili has risen to the challenge.

Beautiful beaches

As in most tropical tourist hubs, the beach obviously plays an important role because it is one of the main selling points. Bali is blessed with long lines of pristine beaches along its coast.

Although, the white sand beaches around Gilis three islands (Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno), rival any found in Bali.

Crowdedness and pushy vendors, a growing thorn in Balis side, doesnt apply to the Gilis; where there is still enough space for everybody on the beach to pick a comfortable spot with minimal disturbance from vendors.

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