Parsons Paris Announces New Fashion and Luxury Educational Online Program for High School Students

NEW YORK & PARIS, Dec 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Parsons Paris, the European campus of The New School’s world-renowned Parsons School of Design, today announced a new online course for high school students, Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury, a dynamic behind-the-scenes learning journey into the fashion industry. Exploring the compelling…

Mesiniaga Supports The Fight Against Corruption By Signing The Corruption Free Pledge

SUBANG JAYA, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Mesiniaga Berhad signed and pledged to the Corruption-Free Pledge on 26 November in response to MACC’s call to stand together in fighting corruption and abuse of power. The pledge reading was led by Datuk Wan Mohamed Fusil Wan Mahmood, Chief Executive Officer of Mesiniaga Berhad…

Taiwan Healthcare Industry Players Seek to Explore Opportunities in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 2  (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Delegates from 7 premier healthcare services providers from Taiwan met up with their Malaysian counterparts on 2nd December in Kuala Lumpur in a bid to promote Taiwan’s medical care services internationally. Amongst the Malaysian participants are major industry players including Apex Pharmacy, Healol Pharmaceuticals, Country…

Discovery Asia Pacific Unveils Asian Food Network: A Multi-Platform Evolution Of The Asian Food Channel

SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Discovery Asia Pacific today unveils Asian Food Network (AFN), an evolution of the Asian Food Channel, the #1 English Lifestyle channel in Southeast Asia. The linear channel and digital destination have been re-imagined as AFN, embracing a digital-first approach curated for its growing four million+ mobile-first community.…

A Celebration of Madras Lane’s charm and culture with Lorong Fest

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Behind the hustle and bustle of the lively Petaling Street, lies a forgotten narrow street brimming with culture and history. Back in the 60s and 70s, Madras Lane was known as the entertainment hub of downtown Kuala Lumpur thanks to the iconic Madras Theatre that…

Luno has appointed AmBank as primary banker for its exchange in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Luno, the first regulator approved crypto currency exchange in Malaysia has appointed AmBank as its primary banker to support operations of its exchange. Luno received approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) on 14th October 2019 allowing Malaysian investors to now trade Bitcoin (BTC) and…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Launches Commercial Crime Insurance in Asia

BOSTON & HONG KONG, Dec 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)– Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is introducing Commercial Crime Insurance in Asia, a new policy designed to help companies address the exposures of a changing fraud landscape. “Corporate fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated as technology advances at an exponential…

NETS and PayNet jointly launch real-time cross-border payment in Singapore and Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) and Malaysian central infrastructure for payment services, Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) on 28 November 2019 officially launched real-time cross-border payment usage of Singapore’s NETS ATM cards in Malaysia, and Malaysia’s MyDebit ATM cards in Singapore. In April 2019, the joint…

PCG Be Green Kertih Draws Hundreds To Pantai Paka For Beach Clean Up

Driving Education and Clean-Up Efforts towards New Plastics EconomyPAKA, Terengganu, Dec 2 (Bernama) — PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) in collaboration with Yayasan PETRONAS yesterday took on Pantai Paka in Dungun for a beach clean-up activity for the 2019 PCG Be Green programme finale.The annual programme, which started in 2013, is…

Okuma’s Thermo-Friendly Concept Achieves Cumulative Sales of 50,000 Shipments

OGUCHI, Japan, Dec 2 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Okuma Corporation announced on December 2, that its cumulative sales of machines equipped with the Thermo-Friendly Concept (TFC) have reached 50,000 units. Okuma developed the TFC based on the unique idea of “accepting temperature changes,” and in 2001 launched the MB-46V vertical machining center…