In UAE ten-year golden visas will be granted to 212 expat doctors and holders of expired visas have been granted a three month grace period, even as repatriation missions gather speed.
Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 may never go away, warns World Health Organization
The virus which originated in Wuhan, China in December last year has spread worldwide, causing widespread infections and deaths.
Legendary Asha Bhosle launches YouTube channel
Veteran singer Asha Bhosle launched her YouTube channel last night. The channel which started with a quick but modest number of 430 subscribers, has zoomed into 114 K subscribers overnight.
MAS launches SGD6 million grant to help FinTech companies amid COVID-19 pandemic
Called the MAS-SFA-AMTD FinTech Solidarity Grant, the initiative is a joint effort by MAS, Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation.
Emirates to resume passenger flights from 21 May
Dubai-based Emirates has announced that it will resume scheduled passenger flight services from May 21 to nine destinations in 8 countries.
Google makes video conferencing tool free for all, accommodates up to 100 people
Google has re-engineered its video conferencing tool Google Meet, originally built for secure business meetings, to make it free and available to all.
30,000 Indians to return in Vande Bharat Mission Phase 2, says civil aviation minister
Phase 2, which will take place from May 16-22, will see flights being sent to countries such as Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia and others.
675 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on May 13 as infections cross 25,000
The vast majority of the new cases are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories and two are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents.
SMRT deploys special buses for COVID-19 operations
COVID-19 Multi-Passenger Enhanced Transporter (COMET MAXI) will help facilitate the mass transfer of passengers between facilities – including hospitals, dormitories and various community facilities.
COVID-19 cases in Singapore cross 24,000 with 884 new infections reported on May 12
The vast majority of the new cases are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories and three are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents.
