Rape attempt ends in death

Ras Al Khaimah: An Asian tailor died of heart attack while he was trying to molest an Asian housemaid in her sponsor's home in Ras Al Khaimah, a police source said Wednesday.

The source told Gulf News that the 26-year-old tailor died last Friday as he attempted to rape the housemaid at her employer's house in Ras Al Khaimah.

"The incident took place around 1.00am, when the 28-year-old housemaid was sleeping in her room. She woke up terrified after seeing a stranger near her bed," the source added.

He said the tailor was working in a nearby shop in Al Ghab area in Ras Al Khaimah. The tailor had somehow managed to sneak into the housemaid's room.

"The maid felt a stranger next to her so she pushed him and ran, she was very afraid and hid in the bathroom for one hour," added the source.

Intruder

She was afraid she would be raped, the maid told investigators. She said she left the bathroom only after she felt the intruder had left the room, but to her surprise she found the man lying on the ground near her bed. The man was not moving, said the police source.

The maid promptly informed her sponsor about the incident who went to her room to find the intruder lying on the ground. He then informed the police.

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Green lifestyle event with an educational twist

Dubai: A lifestyle event with an educational twist is taking place at Dubai Mall until Friday showing off all kinds of innovative products available in the UAE that give shoppers more sustainable choices.

More than 70 exhibitors have set up booths and kiosks around the ground and lower ground floor as part of Epic Dubai Sustainable Living Expo.

"To be more sustainable people need to consume less but that is never ever going to happen. We want to help people put their dollars where their values are," said Nancy Wright, vice president of Vancouver-based Globe Foundation, the organisation behind Epic events. "We can make choices as consumers not to buy more, but to buy smarter," she said.

A series of live cooking demonstrations with organic produce and talks on environmental matters will also take place today and tomorrow.

Guiding principles

Around 75 per cent of the exhibitors are local and regional companies. All are vetted and allowed to exhibit if their products or guiding principles are in line with environmental policies. Greenwashing, a term for falsely claiming to have environmental policies is not uncommon among unscrupulous businesses hoping to attract consumers that seek cleaner, healthier products for them and the planet.

"All kinds of companies that want to take part in these events often have no environmental credentials. We can't open it up to them because we cannot compromise the Epic brand," said Wright.

Tarnish companies

"Companies will always greenwash and tarnish other companies that are taking steps towards sustainability. I am hoping that governments will crack down on greenwashing and give environmental credentials more meaning," she said.

"I think we have passed the peak of greenwashing and today there is less, due to increased education."

Visitors can donate Dh20 at the Goumbook stand to plant a ghaf tree, drop off their mobile phones at the Nokia stand to be recycled and try charging their phone on an exercise bike.

"A good thing about health and beauty products is that the price compared to ordinary products are competitive from a price point. It makes it an easier choice," said Wright.

Epic talks

Bee'ah, Sharjah's waste management company at 3pm

Organic Foods and Café at 4pm

Dubai Police and Lootah Group at 5pm, Goumbook at 6pm, Dubai Municipality at 8pm and Dewa at 9.30pm

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RAK police on the hunt for radar vandals

Dubai: Several radars were smashed by unknown people in Ras Al Khaimah recently, official police source said.

Lieutenant Colonel Saleh Salem Al Shimali Director of the Directorate General of Central Operations, Acting Command Ras Al Khaimah Police, urged the public to cooperate with the police in maintaining the public property of the emirate and not to destroy it.

Al Shimali denounced the act which occurred yesterday evening when unknown persons damaged a radar located in Al Rams Sha'am by spraying its glass black and spraying graffiti on the box. Al Shimali said an investigation has been launched.

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Fake dollars found in woman's bag

Dubai: Customs officials yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle $56,500 (Dh206,000) in counterfeit dollars through Dubai International Airport.

A woman was found with the notes, made of black carbon paper, in her bag.

She confessed that she was looking to buy a chemical substance that would give the notes a more authentic look.

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