The Kingdom of Bahrain, which saw an 87 per cent increase in Indian visitor arrivals in January-to-June 2023, has announced that the Celebrate Bahrain Season drew more than 100,000 visitors to the desert nation.

US market regulator charges Amazon with duping customers into subscribing to Prime

The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a lawsuit against Jeff Bezos’ Amazon for allegedly enrolling customers in its Prime subscription service “without their consent while knowingly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions to Prime”.

Singapore wealth analysis: Are you in the top 1%? You are, if you’ve got SGD 4.76 million

Being in the “top 1 per cent” is the 21st century definition of being truly wealthy. In Singapore, a net worth of USD3.5 million puts you in that bracket, according to The Wealth Report 2023 by Knight Frank.

From cricket to content to commerce, Unmish Parthasarathi has done it all

Unmish Parthasarathi, Founder of Picture Board Partners, is a sportstech entrepreneur with almost three decades of experience as a producer/journalist, product lead, strategist and salesman in sports and media campaigns across the world.

Emirates airline makes boarding from Dubai fully digital; Emirates Group posts USD3 billion profit

From May 15, all passengers of Emirates airline departing from Dubai International Airport (DXB) will be using a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed boarding pass.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik kicks off air ticket service to Singapore

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik opened air ticketing services to Singapore and Bangkok from the state, which will allow the people of Odisha to travel to these south-east Asian cities at a fair price directly.

Tim Cook welcomes customers at Apple’s first Indian store in Mumbai

A massive crowd gathered at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex today as Apple CEO Tim Cook threw open the gates to the company’s first store in India.

McDonald’s USA tells employees to work from home as layoffs planned: Reports

One of the oldest fast food chains in the USA, McDonald’s is set to temporarily close all its offices in the US this week as it prepares to inform its corporate employees about a fresh round of layoffs.

Singapore the second-most expensive business destination in Asia: Report

Singapore’s early removal of travel restrictions compared to other locations in Asia sparked a rise in demand for travel to the city, contributing to its rise to become the second most expensive location in the region for business travel.

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