Monthly Archives: December 2020
UAE extends tourist visa validity
The Vise President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued...
Pakistan cancels 10-year extension fee
To facilitate Pakistan’s labour community working abroad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced that the passport validity will be extended from five to ten...
New Taiwanese entry and exit stamps
On January 1st 2021, Taiwan will introduce new entry and exit stamps for passports. They will show the outline of Taiwan instead of a...
The 20 euro note to be painted as standard
The 20 euro banknotes will now also be coated with a special lacquer as standard in order to make the banknotes more durable.
As reported...
An Introduction To The GDPR – Part 1
Introduction
As of late, one of the biggest fears amongst the American and European public was that of data privacy. This exploded onto the scene...
Kyrgyzstan introduces new biometric passport
Kyrgyzstan will release a new biometric passport in April 2021.
State Registration Service Vice Chairman Tilek Batyrkanov stated this at a press conference.
The passports will...
New Estonian Passport to be released in 2021
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) will start issuing passports with a new design from January the 1st.
The data in the documents...
Oman exempts 103 countries from visa
Oman has exempted 103 countries from visa requirement for a period of 10 days. This is to promote tourism.
Entry is permitted only if certain...
New Croatian ID’s valid for 5 years
New Croatian identity cards will be valid for 5 years.
These cards will also contain biometric features such as a facial image and fingerprints.
Last Tuesday...
New Qatar banknotes from December 18th
On 13 December 2020, the Central Bank of Qatar (QCB) announced that the new Qatari Riyal banknotes will go into circulation as of Friday, December...
Rwanda’s New 2,000 RWF and 5,000 RWF Banknotes
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has put into circulation redesigned versions of two of its banknote denominations: the 2,000 Rwanda franc (RWF) and...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...