News: Government
Easing diplomatic tensions to see renewal of home-and-away football fixtures between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the national football teams and clubs of Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to play matches between them on a…
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Australian Government commits $5.5 million to boost Papua New Guinea pathway to NRL
The Australian Government’s ongoing sporting diplomacy among its neighbours in Oceania has seen Federal Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy announce a…
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Malaysian Sports Ministry introduces free swimming lessons for children from low income families
Aiming to improve children’s water safety skills, Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) is to offer free swimming lessons to the children of families in low-income…
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UNWTO and World Travel and Tourism Council Sign Historic MOU
In an historic first, the world’s two leading organisations representing the global public and private sectors in tourism agreed to work together across a number of key objectives.…
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Study suggests major sporting events fail to inspire mass physical activity
The assumption that major sporting events and national team victories inspire exercise participation and physical activity among the wider population has been challenged by a newly released…
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Indian National Hockey Team secures sponsorship extension from Odisha
The Indian National Hockey Team has secured an extension of its support from the Odisha State Government for the next ten years which will see the partnership run until the end of January…
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Hong Kong Government cuts tourism funding by 40%
The Hong Kong Government is to reduce funding on its tourism operations - including the loss-making Ocean Park - and marketing by HK$951.5 million (US$121 million) in the 2023/24 financial…
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM giga-project announces airline launch
NEOM, the Saudi Arabian Government backed giga-project, has announced that it will launch its own airline in 2024. NEOM Airlines is being created to service the linear megacity, beginning…
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