KOTA DAMANSARA, May 21 (Bernama) — Many education aspects have remained uncertain since the Movement Control Order (MCO) came into effect in Malaysia in mid-March, including students’ higher education progress, decisions about the right education pathways and concerns about course fees. To ease families’ financial burdens and keep the higher studies…

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best is maintaining a negative market segment outlook on India’s non-life insurance sector. Key factors underpinning the outlook include the sector’s strong competition, poor pricing discipline in core business lines, reliance on investment activities for profitability and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A…

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Last mile delivery and social commerce are expected to revolutionise consumers’ interactions with brands in Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2020, according to global market research company Euromonitor International. In its new whitepaper “Top 100 Retailers in Asia 2020” Euromonitor looks at how the APAC…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Multi-award-winning AI and Big Data technology leader Fusionex has clinched a contract to help provide a consolidated insight-driven digital platform for a national group of companies that can be leveraged across all its disparate businesses. Renowned for its chain of 24-hour mini supermarkets,…

NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Forex and CFD online trading platform Skilling reached another significant milestone this year with the acquisition of the FSA Seychelles licence that allows global expansion. Founded in 2016, Skilling acquired its CySEC license in 2018, allowing them to offer trading services in the EEA, and…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — PETRONAS released its first fully animated Webfilm titled “Antara Dua Jendela” yesterday in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The intent behind the Webfilm is to remind everyone that they are not alone in facing the current unprecedented situation brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, and…

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 (Bernama) — The clinical research community in Malaysia celebrated Clinical Trials Day together with the rest of the world. This year, the celebration was done at a smaller scale to conform to social distancing and to avoid large gatherings amid the current COVID-19 outbreak. International Clinical Trials Day…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Gas Berhad Group of Companies (PGB or the Group) reported higher revenue during the first quarter ended 31 March 2020. During the quarter, the Group implemented higher tariffs under the Regulatory Period 1 (RP1) effective 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022 for…

LONDON, May 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Infusive Asset Management – investing in brands that people know, love and buy into again and again – was named Best Performing Fund in 2019 for the Equity Long/Short category at the UCITS Hedge Awards 2020. The annual awards, hosted in London by The Hedge Fund Journal,…