SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to C (Weak) from B- (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “ccc+” from “bb-” of Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICB) (Bhutan). Concurrently, AM Best has maintained the under review with negative implications…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) — PETRONAS calls for concerted partnerships by industry players in aligning to advocate LNG as the preferred clean source of energy in the long-term. PETRONAS President and Group CEO Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said that it is now more critical for industry players to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) —  The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) organised its 2nd edition of the International Sports Law Conference 2019 (SLAC 2019) themed ‘Stepping Up to the Crease: Asia’s Meteoric Rise in the World of Sports’, at Bangunan Sulaiman on 27 September 2019.The theme of SLAC 2019 not only…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) — The SME and Entrepreneurship Business Award 2019 (SEBA 2019) has announced, nominations are still open and can be done via submitting entries on www.seba.asia. It’s the last call for submitting entries, as the closing date is on 15th October 2019. After which all entries are compiled and will go thru…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) — theAsianparent, Southeast Asia’s largest parenting portal with a monthly network reach of more than 25 million users, celebrated the official launch of their featured app. Most first-time parents face their own set of questions when expecting a baby. Is having nasi lemak during my…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) —UEM Sunrise Berhad (“UEM Sunrise”), one of Malaysia’s leading property developers, in conjunction with its Digital Revolution initiatives, hosted its first-ever UEM Sunrise Berhad Corporate BIM Strategy Day (“BSD”) on 11 September 2019 at BlackBox, Solaris Dutamas. What made the UEM Sunrise BSD unique was…

PETALING JAYA, Sept 27 (Bernama) — Malindo Air flight OD1411 from Subang to Langkawi experienced low oil pressure on one of its engines earlier today. The aircraft safely landed Langkawi International Airport and all 60 passengers disembarked as per normal procedure. The incident did not cause any further disruption to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) — Globally, Manulife supports heart-related causes. In conjunction with this year’s World Heart Day, Manulife Malaysia recently organised a Meditation Workshop on 27 September 2019. Meditation has been proven to be beneficial to the heart by reducing cardiovascular risk.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=35632

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession, today announced the acquisition of FLEX from Net Objectives. The FLEX approach helps organizations understand “what’s not working” at a system level and identify bottlenecks and eliminate them to improve…

Queensland, Sept 27 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — International business are readying themselves for the fastest data transmission speeds to Australia’s east coast in 2020, with yesterday’s [AEST] opening of the international submarine cable landing station on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson was joined by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk…