KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) — At the Press Conference on 16 February 2020, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia had announced that the remaining six (6) passengers of the Westerdam cruise ship are currently at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) awaiting to board their respective outbound flights. Four (4) are…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) — I wish to refer to the Reuters report, 14 February 2020 titled, “Malaysia backs off from WTO suit against EU on palm oil”.  I wish to categorically state that at no time did I inform the media that Malaysia will back off from our plans to file…

AKWEL SALES ROSE BY +3.7% IN 2019 Outperformance of about 9% compared to global automotive production Confirmation of the target to increase operating profitability in 2019 Adjustment of the 2020 sales growth target to +5% FRANCE, Feb 14 (Bernama) — Akwel (FR0000053027, AKW, PEA-eligible), the automotive and HGV equipment and systems…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) — ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) launched a two-month-long ‘YES Malaysia’ campaign in its effort to champion Trust, Ethics and Professionalism which included an online vote for good ethics as well as a friendly competition among ACCA learning partners. Additionally, the campaign was supported…

SINGAPORE, Feb 14 (Bernama-Business Wire) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd (HIC) (Australia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. These ratings reflect HIC’s balance sheet strength, which AM…

AMSTERDAM, Feb 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], announces Apon Wellbeing and A Beautiful Mess as winners of the 2019 Tommy HilfigerFashion Frontier Challenge. More than 400 applications were received for the second edition of the global program, which aims to support entrepreneurial start-up and scale-up…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -– Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (“EXIM Bank”) joins an array of caring banks offering assistance to clients who have been financially impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) outbreak.  As the Development Financial Institution (DFI) of the country mandated to promote cross-border trade,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) — Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) and Shopee announced a landmark collaboration that will make ShopeePay the first eWallet of an e-commerce platform to join the DuitNow eco-system which PayNet operates. With ShopeePay’s entry into the DuitNow eco-system, customers at Shopee will soon be able to transfer…

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products, announced today that Synchronoss’ Personal Cloud Solution has been fully integrated with Pocket Geek by Assurant to provide an enhanced device and content protection solution to…

London, United Kingdom, Feb 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The world is focused on the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus.  The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the syndrome caused by this coronavirus “COVID-19”, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has named the virus “Severe…