March, 2020

• 22 March

  AASTS Sharjah implements distance learning initiative

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport in Sharjah (AASTS) has announced the implementation of e-learning for the second semester in the College of Maritime Transport Technology. During the spring break, faculty members were trained on giving e-lectures as well as providing the necessary support to students. Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail ...

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• 22 March

  Sandooq Al Watan unveils Centurium Prize Challenge

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businesspeople to support research projects for the post-oil era, is set to organise a new Centurium Prize Challenge entitled “ReThink Brine” to discuss how to reduce the quantities of brine discharge produced by desalination processes. The challenge is sponsored by the Environmental Agency – Abu Dhabi, ...

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• 22 March

  Dubai Police asks customers to use smart transactions

  

  DUBAI / WAM As part of the precautionary measures to maintaining public health and safety, the General Department of Traffic in Dubai has urged all its customers to complete transactions via available smart channels. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of The General Department of Traffic in Dubai, said customers could avail to the Department’s services (including traffic fines payment ...

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• 22 March

  Khidmah to provide discounted sanitisation services in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Khidmah, Aldar Properties’ wholly owned facilities management business, announced that it will be offering discounted disinfection and sanitisation services for homes and businesses across Abu Dhabi through the coming period. The discounted services are part of Aldar’s recently announced programmes worth AED100 million aimed at supporting its residents, tenants, customers and partners. Commenting on the announcement, ...

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• 22 March

  SHRD fully applies remote work system

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources (SDHR) announced that the government of Sharjah has fully implemented the remote work system for all employees from various departments across Sharjah, as part of the precautionary measures undertaken by the government to curb the spread of new coronavirus, Covid-19, and ensure the safety of all. Commenting on this, Dr. Tariq ...

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• 22 March

  Dana Gas says operations and production unaffected by virus

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has said that its facilities, operations and production have not been affected by the coronaviru (Covid-19). In a statement on Sunday, the company said that its exploration and production facilities and operations in Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Egypt remain fully operational and production has not been affected by the pandemic. Natural gas makes up ...

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• 22 March

  FNC panel remotely discuss draft federal law on public health

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Sunday held a remote meeting using video conferencing, led by Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, Chairman of the Committee, to discuss a draft federal law on public health comprising 38 articles, with the participation of relevant authorities. During the meeting, Al Yamahi stated that the ...

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• 22 March

  S’pore bars visitor entry, limits foreign worker returns

  

  Bloomberg Singapore said it will bar all short-term visitors and limit foreign workers from entering to reduce the risk of imported cases of the coronavirus. The government will allow the entry or return of work-permit holders to those providing essential services in sectors such as health-care and transport, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs a ministerial task force to ...

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• 22 March

  India suspends rail services that ferry 20mn to halt virus

  

  Bloomberg India cancelled passenger trains and various states asked non-essential services to shut, as the world’s second-most populous country heads toward a complete lockdown to prevent the coronavirus from spreading locally. All except a bare minimum rail services will stop operating through March 31, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on Sunday, hours into a self-imposed curfew called ...

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• 22 March

  Philippines Inc seeks $5.52 billion stimulus

  

  Bloomberg About a week into the month-long lockdown of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, businessmen are calling for a 281 billion peso ($5.52 billion) fiscal stimulus to soften the economic blow of the spreading coronavirus outbreak that has displaced millions of workers. More than 700 factories and 400 economic zones have been shut, while doctors are warning of a ...

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