International

Web Desk — In what appears to be a promising development for the Thailand Tourism Industry, about one million Chinese tourists arrived in the country between January and May 18 after the reopening of China’s borders. We all know that Thailand, a favorite tourism spot, was badly hit during the pandemic which led to layoffs. According to the Thai Government …

Web Desk — In what appears to be a major tech push to facilitate international citizens, Singapore will be starting passport-free immigration next year. What’s Passport-Free Immigration? According to Singapur Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), its residents and visitors will be able to clear immigration without passports. The new clearance concept was announced back in 2019 but was not put …

Web Desk — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Visa Information given below is worth knowing if you are interested to seek employment in UAE. Residence Work Visa of UAE There are standard work visas, green visas for work, and domestic worker visas available. The standard work visa is for employees in the government and private sectors. The green visa is …

Web Desk — Iranian citizen Younes Shahmoradi topped in the international Quran and Azaan recitation competition held in Saudi Arabia. A prolific reciter of the Quran, Shahmoradi, won the first prize in the Quran recital part of the competition bagging $800,000. Abdulaziz al-Faqih, the Saudi citizen, remained runner-up and was given $0.5 million. Along with Younes Shahmoradi, there were contestants …

Web Desk — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted a joint resolution on Saturday, emphasizing that Muslims have every right to worship inside the Al Aqsa mosque. The resolution passed unanimously at an extraordinary meeting of the OIC’s executive council in Jeddah and was made available at the UN headquarters in New York. The OIC resolution has further strengthened …

Web Desk — Facilitating its users further, the short-video platform TikTok launches a new feature to allow users to refresh their ‘For You’ feed if they feel that their recommendations are no longer relevant. As the company press release reads, the new feature is part of TikTok’s ongoing efforts to make users viewing experience enjoyable while also enabling self-expression. For …

Web Desk — Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Missoni are among Italy’s top labels showing at Milan Fashion Week, with the industry buoyed by bumper sales results despite war-fuelled economic uncertainty. Kim Kardashian, American megastar, is expected to bring some celebrity stardust at an event hosted by D&G to celebrate her Ciao Kim line, which had its debut in …

Web Desk — Bao Fan, the Chinese billionaire and chairman of investment bank China Renaissance has gone missing as shares in the company plunged in Hong Kong on Friday. Bao Fan is also the executive director of the bank and is considered a major figure in the Chinese tech industry. He has played a key role in the emergence of …

Web Desk — The most popular music streaming app in the world, Spotify, has now come up with a brand new feature designed to get rid of the unwanted songs that keep popping up in your playlists. On Spotify, ‘the Exclude from your Taste Profile’ is the new option that lets you separate certain playlists which will have no effect …

Web Desk — The Consular Section of the Consulate General of Pakistan at Vancouver provides services of Passport, visas, child registration, attestation of documents, and other services to expatriate Pakistanis and Canadians. Pakistanis residing in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Yukon region can visit us at our office or send their applications through mail at the following address: Unit#201-1281 West …