Unilever reality show claims the life of my friend Saad Khan

Originally Posted at http://farrukhahmed.blogspot.com A little over a week ago, I got one of the most shocking news of my life. An ex-colleague and a good friend Saad Khan passed away during the shoot of a reality show being shot in Thailand. The show was organized by...

Unilever Denies Responsibility Over Saad Khan's Death

As the tale surrounding the mysterious circumstances of Saad Khan's death remain as murky as the water in which he lost his life, Unilever has absolved itself of all responsibility regarding the death. Ms Aslam, the information officer for Unilever Pakistan, said that...

Cambridge Scientists Work On Creating Warm "Ambient" Ice Cream

We all scream for ice cream, but would you scream for warm ice cream? Researchers from Cambridge University, in partnership with Unilever, are trying to develop a brand of ice cream that would be sold to consumers...

Boy Dies in Unilever's 'Clear Men' Reality Show Due To Negligence

[Aarpix News Exclusive] KARACHI - In their quest to produce a western kind of thrilling and adventurous reality show, Poor and substandard arrangements have become the reason of the killing of a boy Saad Khan. Victim’s cousin Mansoor Khan told Aarpix. Saad Khan lost his...

Boy Killed In Unilever's 'Clear Men' Reality Show

Was it an act of negligence or was it a case of ’squeezing the producers’ which resulted in this catastrophe? It has been confirmed that recently a participant in the ‘Clear Men’ Reality Show by the name of Saad Khan lost his life in the recording of the show when the...

Unilevers Appaling Enviromental Record

Further to my earlyer story regarding trade union descrimination, these Youtube videos show Unilevers appaling enviromental record.

Unilever Discriminates Against Trade Unionists

Unilever respects employees� rights to join, form, or not join, a trade union without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment. "A Summary of Stakeholder Concerns and Our Response" at www.unilever.com At Unilever Pakistan, it is more than just the Company...

Many Britons to enter 2009 with no jobs

As US recession spreads all over, UK would see its unemployment figures increase. This time, car maker Aston Martin announced a reduction of 600 jobs. "Halfords will also slash 250 jobs " "Food and soap...

Dove's 'Real Beauty' Pics Could Be Big Phonies

Beauty, it turns out, is more than skin deep..."BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Dove's "real beauties" may not be so real after all, at least by the account of a renowned airbrush artist. In a May 12 profile in The New Yorker posted online, Pascal Dangin of New York's Box...

Unilever says it won't screw the rain forests for palm oil

The Prince of Wales praised the giant Unilever group after it pledged to use only sustainably produced palm oil in its products

Dove Viral Draws Heat From Critics

The beauty industry is in the eye of the beholder.  Behold the blowback...""Onslaught," from Ogilvy, Toronto, has amassed about 1 million views on YouTube since its Oct. 1 debut, still well under the 12...

Indonesian shares outlook - Mixed on Wall St drop; miners may gain

"Consumer goods producer Unilever Indonesia may advance after the company said it will pay an interim dividend of 90 rupiah per share for the current fiscal year. The Indonesian market will continue to be influenced by the direction of other Asian markets, said Indomitra...

Red light for Tesco PLC's obesity

""Tesco leads UK food label campaign against obesity" or so Tesco PLC and Rachel Sanderson at Reuters Group PLC would like you to believe. Apparently Tesco PLC are launching this £4m new food labelling campaign...

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