Press Statement 10 September 2019 With the anti-government protest going on in Hong Kong, Malaysian developers are making a beeline to attract Hong Kong investors to buy properties here. This may ease the overhang in the local property market but it is not going to solve housing problems faced by our
HONG KONG, Sept 9, 2019 – Asia’s leading fashion event CENTRESTAGE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded on 7 September with the 2019 Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC). This year’s YDC saw a total of three promising local designers awarded out of a pool
HONG KONG, Sept 7, 2019 – The 38th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and the seventh edition of the Salon de TE concluded their five-day run (3-7 September) today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 – Agrobank today organised an inaugural Agrobank Durian Festival, an initiative by the Bank to promote durian related businesses as new wealth creation. The festival was part of Agrobank’s aim to expand networking and provide business opportunities for agropreneurs in durian businesses. The festival was launched
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 – CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB Bank”) and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) (“the banks” or “CIMB”) would like to address the current speculation on the banks’ IT systems. We would like to clarify that we detected some suspicious external behaviour towards our IT systems and
SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 – SIRIM, a leading research and technology agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry has been named the winner of the ASEAN Energy Awards 2019 in the category of Special Submission for its project, ‘Compressed Bio–Natural Gas for Green Mobility and Power Generation in
HONG KONG, September 4 – The fourth edition of CENTRESTAGE, Asia’s premier fashion event organised by the HKTDC and sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, opened today and runs until 7 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort will be offering one of its best deals at MATTA Fair 2019 from 6th – 8th September 2019. Guests will be getting more rewards with an additional 20% discount when they purchase the Theme Park, and Theme Park and SEA LIFE combo
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB Bank”) and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) would like to clarify that they experienced some technical issues, which affected some systems, specifically our online credit card transactions. This has since been rectified. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to
TALLINN, Estonia, Sept 4 – The THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) by Milrem Robotics, the leading European UGV manufacturer and developer of robotic warfare solutions, passes air transportability tests that adds one more option for it to be deployed to operation areas. “The most common question about THeMIS size class
JAKARTA, Sept 4, 2019 – .id Registry, the official Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry, announced today that ‘my.id‘ Domain Names will be available to end users for only US$1, for registration and extensions. The pricing will be effective September 17th, 2019 worldwide. The President of .id Registry, Yudho Giri Sucahyo,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 – Loob Holding Sdn Bhd, which embarked on its collaboration with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) in March, on 28 August 2019 opened its 50thstore within PDB’s Kedai Mesranetwork and is well on the way to achieve its targeted 100 Tealivestores within the network by year-end. In a statement to
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 – LIAM has appointed Ms Loh Guat Lan, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Leong Assurance Berhad as President of LIAM at its Management Committee meeting on 28 August 2019 to replace Ms Anusha Thavarajah, former Chief Executive Officer of AIA Bhd. Anusha Thavarajah had stepped down
HONG KONG, Sept 3 – AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” of The Toa Reinsurance Company, Limited (Toa Re) (Japan) and its subsidiaries, The Toa Reinsurance Company of America (TRA) (headquartered in Morristown, NJ) and The Toa
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 – CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB Group” or the “Group”) on 29 August 2019 reported a Profit Before Tax (“PBT”) of RM3.56 billion for the first half of 2019 (“1H19”). The 8.7% year-on-year (“YoY”) increase was underpinned by stronger operating income and a 15.7% YoY decline
DALLAS, Aug 29 – The Mary Kay FoundationSM, a decades-long leader in the charge to eliminate cancers affecting women, recently announced a $500,000 grant to fund a groundbreaking global fellowship program with long-time partner UT Southwestern Medical Center. The new one-year fellowships will offer up to five international postdoctoral researchers the
PENANG, 29 August – Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) received two awards during “Penang Top Achievers 2019 Awards Nite” at the G Hotel here last night. Organised by “The Leaders Online”, a team of global professionals, the event recognised the achievements of leaders across all sectors in Penang
HONG KONG, Aug 28, 2019 – China Success Financial Group Holdings Limited (“China Success Finance” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries the “Group”, stock code: 03623 is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. During the reporting period, the Group continued
PENANG, 28 August 2019 – The Penang State Government and Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) are seeking the commissioning of the Sungai Perak Raw Water Transfer Scheme (SPRWTS) by 2025. Penang needs the SPRWTS urgently because Sungai Muda, the primary raw water resource for Kedah and Penang,
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2019 – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce its decision to invest in BBOXX Limited (BBOXX), a next generation utility. Since its establishment in 2010, BBOXX has provided clean and affordable energy and other essential modern utilities. It delivers innovative solar home systems (SHS) consisting of
