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Frank Timiș
Vasile Frank Timiș (born 1964) is a Romanian-Australian businessman living in London, with interests in mining and oil extraction industries. The ''Sunday Times'' Rich List estimated his wealth at £162m (US$238m) , making him the 497th richest person in Britain. The Romanian magazine ''Capital'' reckoned Timiș to be the 9th richest Romanian, estimating his wealth at $290m . In 2012 he became the richest Romanian with a net worth of £1.34 billion (US$2.13 billion). A BBC News investigation alleged that Timiș paid £35.20 in tax in 2017 despite living a life of luxury, and included a statement from the Tax Justice Network suggesting that Timiș be investigated for tax fraud. Early life Born in Borșa, Maramureș County, he graduated from a vocational school for auto mechanics. He left Romania and settled as a refugee in Perth, Western Australia.Centrul Român pentru Jurnalism de Investigați"Vasile Frank Timiş, the Mastermind Behind the 'Roșia Montană' Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borșa
Borșa (; Hungarian: ''Borsa'', German: ''Borscha'', yi, בורשא ''Borsha'') is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, in the valley of the river Vișeu and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislop Pass is surrounded by the Rodna and Maramureș Mountains, both ranges of the Carpathians. The highest peak in the region is Pietrosul Rodnei — 2,303 meters. The Rodna National Park (which has an area of 463 km²) can be accessed from Borșa. The town is home to a wooden church, built in 1718. It administers one village, Băile Borșa. In 1891 there were 1,432 Jews living in Borșa. The area has lost much of its population following the collapse of the Communist regime. Natives * Israel Polack (1909–1993), textile industrialist * Frank Timiș Vasile Frank Timiș (born 1964) is a Romanian-Australian businessman living in London, with interests in mining and oil extraction industries. The ''Sunday Times'' Rich List est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosquito Creek (Australia)
Mosquito Creek may refer to: * Mosquito Creek (British Columbia), a creek at North Vancouver district of British Columbia *Mosquito Creek (Feather River), a California tributary of the North Fork Feather River *Mosquito Creek (Iowa), a tributary of the Missouri River *Mosquito Creek (Lake Oroville), a California tributary of the Feather River source *Mosquito Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River *Mosquito Creek, Queensland, a locality in Queensland, Australia *Mosquito Creek (Tawana Creek), a stream in Ohio *Mosquito Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota *Mosquito Creek (Virginia), a tributary of Chincoteague Bay *Mosquito Creek (Wisconsin River tributary), a stream in Wisconsin * Mosquito Creek Lake Mosquito Creek Lake (formerly Mosquito Creek Reservoir) is a reservoir in Trumbull County, northeast Ohio, in the United States. It is approximately northeast of Warren. The lake is fed by Mosquito Creek and Walnut Creek. Construction was com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Defence (Romania)
The Ministry of National Defence ( ro, Ministerul Apărării Naționale — MApN) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania. The current acting Minister of National Defence is . Ministry The Ministry of National Defence is the specialized body of the central public administration submitted to the Government conducting the national defence activity according to the stipulations of law and to the strategy of national security, with a view to safeguarding national sovereignty, state independence and unity, territorial integrity and constitutional democracy. The Ministry of National Defence is responsible to the Parliament, the Supreme Council of National Defence and the Government for implementation of provisions of the Constitution, laws in force, decisions of the Supreme Council of National Defence and of the Government, of international treaties ratified by Romania in fields of its activity. Structure and function The Ministry of National Defence is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Cațavencu
''Academia Cațavencu'' (, "The Cațavencu Academy") is a Romanian satirical magazine founded in 1991 and made famous by its investigative journalism. ''Academia Cațavencu'' also owns ''Radio Guerrilla' an FM radio station with national coverag ''Tabu'', a women's magazine, ''Superbebe'', a magazine for new parents, ''Aventuri la pescuit'', a magazine for fishermen, ''24-FUN'', a free magazine for teenagers, and ''Cotidianul'', a daily newspaper. In a surprise move, on May 29, 2006, ''Academia Cațavencu'' press group announced it was being acquireby Realitatea Media, owners of Realitatea TV, and controlled by controversial and elusive businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vântu. Vântu himself has often been a target of enquiries by ''Cațavencu'' journalists. Name Nae Cațavencu is a character in Ion Luca Caragiale's 1883 comedy ''O scrisoare pierdută'' ("A Lost Letter"). An unscrupulous, demagogue politician, Cațavencu uses his newspaper ''Răcnetul Carpaților'' ("The Yell of the Carp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |