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AUST offers BBC courses to media professionals

DUBAI - Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) Network has announced that the institution will, for the first time in the region, offer the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) Training and Development programmes, tailored for media professionals in the UAE.

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Over 350 delegates likely to attend GTAC 2003

DUBAI - Corporate heads, bankers, finance managers, diplomats and top-ranking professionals from different AGCC countries will be presented with an excellent opportunity to hone their leadership and public-speaking skills when they participate in the Gulf Toastmasters Annual Conference (GTAC 2003) scheduled to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday and Friday.

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Selective deployment policy for Filipinos

DUBAI - The Philippine Overseas Labour Office (POLO) in Dubai is adopting a selective deployment policy for Filipino nationals where it promotes the deployment of workers in the professional category while discouraging the unskilled and vulnerable categories.

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Stage set for Lankan musical show tonight

DUBAI - Popular Sri Lankan singers Nanda Malinie and Sunil Edirisinghe will perform tonight at a semi-classical Sri Lankan musical evening being organised at the Crowne Plaza Hotel by the Sri Lankan Consulate General in cooperation with SriLankan Airlines.

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Work begins on major bus depot

DUBAI - The Public Transport Department of Dubai Municipality has embarked upon a project to build a major bus depot at Al Awir with an investment plan of Dh30 million.

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