Home Business Good News For Indian Customers In UAE, Emirates’ Merchants Now Accepting Rupee Via UPI Now, Indian citizens can easily make payments in the UAE using the UPI app just like in India. New Delhi: The merchants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are now accepting payments via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in Indian … Read more
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had flown his entire family via private jet from Brunei to the Thai island after learning upon landing in Brunei that it is a “dry country” … Read more
From Monday, some passengers arriving in Singapore’s Changi Airport won’t need to show their passports to clear immigration. As part of a trial, Singapore residents arriving in Terminal 3 who use the lanes designated for the country’s new “token-less clearance” program can enter the country using eye and facial biometric processing, rather than passports, according … Read more
Singapore is the world’s safest city for tourists, according to new research by Forbes Advisor. The study, which analyzed factors such as crime, healthcare quality and risks of natural disasters, ascribed safety scores from 0 to 100 — with the safest cities receiving the lowest scores. Based on the study’s assessment, Singapore scored 0 points. … Read more
Indoor waterfalls, rooftop pools, yoga studios. Airports have many bells and whistles these days. But most travelers would gladly trade them for flights that consistently arrive on time. The passenger rights company AirHelp ranked 239 airports in 69 countries, with an emphasis on the on-time performance of flights operating from May 2023 to April 2024. … Read more
The iconic Raffles hotel brand announced the opening of Raffles Jaipur on July 8 — the second to open in the Indian subcontinent. The first, Raffles Udaipur, opened in 2021. Both hotels are in Rajasthan, a northwestern Indian state known for its stunning forts and historical palaces, like the Hawa Mahal. Jaipur, the capital city … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday and early on Sunday, seeking security assistance and support for a peace summit after arriving for a surprise visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue. On the social media platform X, Zelenskyy said he had met Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto; a delegation … Read more
Home News US Sanctions 3 Chinese Nationals, 3 Thai Entities Over Cyber Fraud Linked To Bomb Threat, COVID Relief Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defence Criminal Investigative Service, US Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement, partnered with Singapore and Thailand joined forces to sanction the individuals and entities Published: May 29, 2024 11:54 AM IST … Read more
An Airbus A350-941 from Singapore Airlines is preparing to take off on the runway at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Singapore Airlines flight that encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore dropped 54 meters in less than five seconds, preliminary … Read more
WASHINGTON: US defense secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announced Friday. It will be the first meeting between the two defense leaders following a phone call in April. It comes as the US and China have … Read more