KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) — NanoMalaysia Berhad, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) entrusted with the commercialisation and industrialisation of nanotechnology activities in the country yesterday clarified the recent controversy on the usage of face masks containing graphene. Graphene is a nanomaterial widely used in…

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb” (Good) of PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Asuransi Jasindo) (Indonesia). This Credit Rating (rating) action follows a significant deterioration in…

In the #KitaJagaKita community spirit of Raya, these programmes were aimed at providing much-needed support to children’s homes that continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) — CIMB Group’s corporate social responsibility arm, CIMB Foundation (“the Foundation”), spread some festive cheer over the Ramadan and…

HONG KONG, May 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held its annual Tourism Update event online on 18 May, discussing tourism trends and sharing details of the HKTB’s latest strategic plans with around 2,700 trade representatives from HK, mainland and overseas travel agencies, attractions, hotels, airlines, retailers,…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) — Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) and Real Tech Holdings Co. Ltd. (Real Tech Holdings) signed an agreement to formalise MTDC’s participation in the Real Tech Fund Investment Partnership Global 1 (‘the Fund”).The Virtual Signing ceremony held by both organizations were signed in the presence of…

Leading Collective Defense and network detection and response (NDR) provider, IronNet announces a Nutanix Ready offering for the detection of sophisticated cyber attacks MCLEAN, Va., May 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — IronNet Cybersecurity, in its mission to transform cybersecurity through Collective Defense, announced today its Nutanix Ready validated solution with leading private,…

SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Grab Holdings Inc. (“Grab”), Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, announced that its management team is scheduled to present at the following virtual investor conferences. Attendance is by invitation only for clients of each respective firm. Interested investors should contact their respective sales representative to register and…

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Bank”) announced that its financial relief assistance programmes will continue to be made available to affected customers in view of the recent Movement Control Order (“MCO”) 3.0 implementation in Malaysia. The assistance includes, among…

SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Quant LegalTech announced the release of a free cloud-based version of 4 of Compliance Toolkits issued by Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). The Toolkits selected for digitization were issued for Licensed and Registered Fund Managers, Venture Capital Fund Managers and Licensed Trust Companies. The Toolkits…