DUBAI: His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), honoured Mr Noor Khan, a bus driver at the Public Transport Agency, RTA, for his honesty and loyalty. The driver found a bag left on the bus after his tour of duty, and it was revealed that …

News Desk KARACHI: More than 300,000 young teachers will be hired in Pakistan’s academic sector over the next five years, Coded Minds Pakistan has announced. “We are on a mission to empower Pakistani children with the right skills and knowledge and for that we need highly trained teachers and academic managers to undertake this crucial task,” said Omar Farooqui, founder …

DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy (MBRGCEC), operating under the umbrella of Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), has awarded Union Coop the ‘Dubai Endowment Sign’ in recognition of its contribution through CSR initiatives for the year 2020, in addition to sustainable community initiatives within the scope of social responsibility programs implemented by Union Coop. The …

News Desk DUBAI: Homzmart, the region’s leading online furniture marketplace connecting furniture manufacturers and customers, witnessed a rise in demands and subscribers on its platform resulting in 20 times its growth amid the pandemic. The marketplace now showcases over +17,000 products from over +500sellers and manufacturers. As consumers turn to digital and reduced-contact ways of accessing products and services, there …

News Desk DUBAI: ENOC Link, the digital mobile fuel delivery service for businesses in the UAE, today announced the launch of bio-diesel fuel for commercial fleets; offering them easy and convenient access to Biodiesel B5, B20 and B100. The recent expansion in ENOC Link’s operations makes it the only the only digital mobile fuelling operator in the UAE to offer …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Chambers of commerce around the world tackled new challenges created by Covid-19 by pivoting their services and offerings in line with the changing needs of their members, chamber leaders said at a recent virtual event kicking off the Chamber Connect Series, a new series launched by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The inaugural event, titled …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has marked 20 years of excellence, innovation and unmatched rewards. Over the past two decades – the loyalty programme has continued to grow its membership base by offering value and rich, personalised experiences to its members around the world. The programme has continually invested to diversify its …

News Desk KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) M. Shariq Vohra has advised the cabinet members of National Youth Assembly (NYA) that regardless of political, sectarian and language differences, everyone must only focus on ‘Pakistan First’ and the resolute commitment must be to judge everything purely on the basis of merit which is the only way forward …

News Desk DUBAI: The recent launch of the meditation-based mental wellness app, Mindhouse, is expected to boost the mental wellness state of the GCC consumers, as the world celebrates mental wellness today. October 10 is observed as the World Mental Health Day, to reflect on the state of mental wellness as 2 billion people suffer from lack of mental wellness globally. …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Ufone has introduced the lowest ever data roaming rate for Saudi Arabia and UAE. Data roaming offer will now be available for as low as 4 Paisa per 10Kb mean approx. Rs 4/MB. This allows one to remain connected with their loved ones without worrying about high connectivity charges. By using the same prepaid number, customers in …