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MANILA, Philippines – What if delivery boys from four popular fastfood chains meet in an elevator, all of whom are set to deliver foods to their customers who happen to be in the same building? What are they going to say to each other? No one really knows, but it surely is going to be very interesting. It actually happened in...
Qatar has strengthened the legal framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing as a preventive approach against crimes. This was pointed out by the Deputy Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and Chairman of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Committee, His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Faisal al Thani, at the opening of a three-day Global Conference on Money...
The requirements for job change have been amended on the ‘The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affair (MADLSA) website with some of the previously mentioned conditioned no longer applicable for changing jobs by expats. Conditions such as nationality, gender and profession are no longer among requirements for job change approval. Expats were allowed to change jobs only if...
Bicycle outlets and leading sport shops suffered from a dip in the sales of bicycles since November. In spite of the sales promotions, customer would prefer the cheapest offer, an employee of a sport chain said. “Some items, not listed to be on sale this month, were also included just to attract more buyers,” he said. The growing competition is also...
The requirements for job change have been amended on the ‘The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affair (MADLSA) website with some of the previously mentioned conditioned no longer applicable for changing jobs by expats. Conditions such as nationality, gender and profession are no longer among requirements for job change approval. Expats were allowed to change jobs only if...
Retention of employee passport by an employer is against the law.  Under current law company can be charged with QR 20,000 for each instance of passport retention. Retention of passport is violation of the law as the passport is a “personal document” and no one is allowed to retain it other than its holder. This is because retaining the passport means...
 Restaurant spreads goodwill for jobseekers who may get a free meal or pay for it when able if they want to The Nom Nom Asia Restaurant in Karama, offer free meals to job seekers.Image Credit: A.K Kallouche/Gulf News The Nom Nom Asia Restaurant in Karama, offer free meals to job seekers.Image Credit: A.K Kallouche/Gulf News Image Credit: Photo: A.K...
Retention of employee passport by an employer is against the law.  Under current law company can be charged with QR 20,000 for each instance of passport retention. Retention of passport is violation of the law as the passport is a “personal document” and no one is allowed to retain it other than its holder. This is because retaining the passport means...
Bicycle outlets and leading sport shops suffered from a dip in the sales of bicycles since November. In spite of the sales promotions, customer would prefer the cheapest offer, an employee of a sport chain said. “Some items, not listed to be on sale this month, were also included just to attract more buyers,” he said. The growing competition is also...
Qatar has strengthened the legal framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing as a preventive approach against crimes. This was pointed out by the Deputy Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and Chairman of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Committee, His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Faisal al Thani, at the opening of a three-day Global Conference on Money...
According to the sources from the industry sector in Qatar have stated that rents of old residential buildings and partitioned villas have fallen by 10 to 20 per cent over the past six months, as a larger section of people are now opting for buildings with better facilities and services. The sources have also held that real estate experts are...
The real estate sector in Qatar have started to experience a dip in the rents of old residential buildings and partitioned villas. According to reports the market has seen a decrease of 10 to 20 percent over the past six months. Experts also believe that people are starting to shift to outside areas from Doha as a result of government...
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment’s (MME) Agriculture Affairs Department has come together with Al Meera stores to promote high quality Qatari vegetables. It aims at marketing local vegetable produce and providing an adequate marketing opportunities to display such products to customers. A study was conducted to furnish conditions and standards for the marketing of high-quality products. In order to...
The incident came to light after the deceased woman’s brothers came to the couple’s house A 34-year-old man allegedly smothered his wife to death and then committed suicide by hanging himself in their apartment here, police said on Thursday. The incident came to light after the deceased woman’s brothers came to the couple’s house in Hadapsar area here last night and...