News Desk DUBAI: Emirates expects a busy travel period ahead of the holiday season, starting from Thursday 12th December until Friday 20th December, with close to 300,000 Emirates passengers travelling from Dubai to destinations beyond. The busiest time for departures from Terminal 3 will be on Friday 13th December with close to 40,000 passengers expected. Customers are reminded to check-in and arrive 3 …

News Desk KARACHI: School of Leadership (SoL); the leading leadership development organization of Pakistan has announced this year’s Junior Leaders Conference (JLC 2019). This marks as the 10th year of the conference, which is scheduled to take place from December 22 – 24, 2019 at Dreamworld Resort, Karachi. Designed exclusively for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16 years …

ISLAMABAD: BOLTS (Private) Limited has partnered with the National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad to develop a state-of-the-art Transformer Health Monitoring System. Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr. Nassar Ikram, Pro Rector (RIC) NUST and Mr. Usama Qureshi, Chairman BOLTS (Private) Limited signed the agreement in Islamabad on 9th December 2019, in the presence of H.E Imran Khan, the Prime Minister …

DUBAI: Change is coming to the world of air travel as the self-imposed deadline looms for a ban on all single-use plastics at the world’s busiest international airport, Dubai International (DXB). Announced by operator, Dubai Airports, earlier this year, Dubai’s two airports (DXB and DWC) will soon be free of single-use plastics in a bid to manage environmental impact. Since …

KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), in collaboration with Unilever Pakistan, is organizing National Finance Olympiad (NFO) for the fifth consecutive year. It is the flagship event of the Institute and is one of the biggest Finance Competitions in the country. The competition attracts finance professionals participating as teams, from industry, firms and educational institutes from across Pakistan …

DUBAI: The newly formed International Advisory Council recently held its first meeting at the Dubai Executive Council’s headquarters where member companies discussed efforts to boost economic competitiveness and stimulate business activity in Dubai. The council, established by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced its plans to review existingregulation, address challenges faced by the business community in Dubai, and bring …

ISLAMABAD: GE Power hosted the Pakistan 9HA Tech Conference in Islamabad, welcoming government officials, industry experts, power plant owners and operators, consultants, and others. The event highlighted the contributions of GE’s 9HA gas turbine technology and teams in meeting Pakistan’s energy needs and strengthening community infrastructure. Access to affordable, reliable, flexible and sustainable electricity is critical to growing economies and fundamental …

DUBAI: Al Habtoor Motors customers are in for a mega season of winning as they get incredible chances to win exciting prizes this winter. Al Habtoor Motors-Mitsubishi has launched a special promotion loaded with never before prizes along with chances to win from two Eclipse Cross SUVs, Mitsubishi’s latest crossover. The other exciting prizes include staycations at Al Habtoor Polo …

News Desk DUBAI: Excitement is soaring for Dido, as the Dubai concert date nears. Mission Control X today announces a venue change from Dubai Media City Amphitheater to Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk Dubai to accommodate fans travelling to see Dido perform live. Coca-Cola Arena will play host to the British sensation’s performance as she adds Dubai to her global tour “Still On My …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Airlines’ frequent flyer programme Enrich is rewarding members when they join local tours, activities and workshops with homegrown travel marketplace LokaLocal. Enrich members will now be able to earn Enrich Miles when they participate in LokaLocal’s tours and activities, which encompasses cultural workshops, craft classes, heritage walks, cooking classes, private dining, adventure tours and social impact experiences. …