PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia is set to host the prestigious Malaysia Truly Asia Tourism Golf Challenge 2023, a premier golf tournament that will unleash the participation of 200 domestic and ASEAN players. Organised in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Tourism Malaysia, this grand event will take place at the renowned Saujana Golf & Country Club (SGCC) in Shah Alam on …

Dubai Duty Free was presented with two awards in its Head Office yesterday, 10th October, that were won earlier at the 9th annual ceremony for the Trazees Awards held in Texas, USA. The awards included “Favorite Duty-Free Shopping” and “Favorite Duty-Free Shopping in the Middle East”. Voted by the online readers of Trazees Travel, Global Traveler’s sister online publication, which …

DUBAI: Global technology company SAP SE and Global Scouting co-hosted an event to empower young people through education during the recent 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York. Guest speakers who highlighted the vital role education can play in ensuring a sustainable future included senior dignitaries and executives from entities such as Dubai Cares, a civil society organization …

ISLAMABAD: HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB) is pleased to announce that its CEO and President, Muhammad Amir Khan, has joined Male Champions of Change Pakistan (MCC), as part of HBL MfB’s commitment to championing gender equality, diversity, and women’s empowerment. MCC Pakistan, established in 2018, is part of the Champions of Change Coalition, a globally recognised, innovative strategy for achieving …

Dubai’s super app Careem uses generative AI to improve pricing, routing, ETA estimations and developer productivity, Wael Salloum, Vice President of Data and AI at Careem, revealed today at the Dubai Assembly for Generative AI. During a panel titled, ‘More Breakthrough Moments: How Agile Companies are Leveraging GenAI’, Salloum lauded the potential of generative AI, describing how the technology has …

By Muhammad Rafiq ABHA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, has announced the launch of the master plan for the new Abha International Airport. The new Abha airport aims to embody a consistent architectural identity with the …

ISLAMABAD: A new agreement has been signed today between the Italian Government and UNESCO for a project titled “Radio Education”. Thanks to a 990,000 Euro budget, it aims to target children in some of the most remote areas of Pakistan through alternative educational tools to reach students and teachers. H. E Andreas Ferrarese, Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan and Dr. …

FORT WORTH, Texas: American Airlines is adding seven new routes next summer to give customers more ways to plan trips to hike rugged coastal mountains, watch whales breach in Canadian waters or feel the sea breeze blow in on the shores of Cape Cod. The expansion includes six new cities from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), growing American’s network from …

Dean Faculty of Arts, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Consulate of Italy organized a seminar on “Italy as a destination of Academic Research and Higher Education.” The purpose of the seminar was to introduce the students of University of Karachi and the faculty members about the University portal UniversItaly. Dean faculty of Arts, Dr. Shaista Tabassum, and the …

Digital payments have the potential to enhance Pakistan’s GDP by approximately $25 Billion and create 4 Million additional jobs, according to a recent report “Better than cash alliance”, but it has to be fintech companies at the crux to drive this change like it has happened in other emerging markets. A Karachi based payments Fintech Company by the name of …