KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) — AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank Group or the Group) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 30 June 2019 (Q1FY20). Summary of Q1FY20 Results[1] • Total income up 5.0% to RM1,064.6 million, underpinned by consistent net interest income (NII) growth of 4.2%, coupled…

SUBANG, Aug 22 (Bernama) — “In the first half of this year, Selangor recorded RM5.9 billion of total approved investment in the manufacturing sector, 90.3% higher compared with RM3.1 billion, approved in the same period last year. Of this, RM3.8 billion were from foreign investments, representing 64 per cent of…

SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 (Bernama) — Avisena Group has opened its women’s and children’s specialist hospital with a total of 133 beds and 52 specialist doctors making it the largest private women and children specialist hospital in Malaysia. The hospital was launched by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj…

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 22 (Bernama) — The nationwide halal centric outreach program, Halal Malaysia 2019 – Sabah was held from 19 to 22 August 2019 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, aims to benefit local entrepreneurs who are seeking business opportunities in the growing halal market ended today with a renewed . Organized…

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Mori Building Co., Ltd., a leading urban landscape developer, has begun construction on its “Toranomon-Azabudai District Category 1 Urban Redevelopment Project,” a massive urban regeneration project aimed at revitalizing a large area of central Tokyo. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 5 and project…

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Jeans Network, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Luke Richardson as Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, based out of Sydney. The announcement solidifies the BlueJeans APAC leadership team and reaffirms its focus on connecting regional businesses to a…

McLean, Aug 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Vricon, a leading provider of highly accurate photorealistic 3D products and elevation data of the earth, today announced it is partnering with Apollo Mapping, whose mission is to craft geospatial solutions to meet their customers’ unique needs. This partnership provides a new means for customers of…

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Bernama) — NEC Asia Pacific (NEC APAC) today announced the successful commencement of a managed end-user computing service for Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific. This three-year managed service contract provides a centralized 24/7 multi-lingual IT service desk to support and troubleshoot for desktop workstations for over 12,000 users across…

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The 2019 Taoyuan Land Art Festival themed on “New Landscape “will run between Sept. 6 and Sept. 22, featuring 34 artworks created by domestic and foreign artists, five forums, 40 luminarie shows, and 200 events including workshops and international art exchanges. The annual event,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) — Ms Shalini Karuna Murty from Johor emerged as the Lucky Draw Grand Prize winner of AmMetLife’s Mid-Year Power Station, an annual event held to recognise performance excellence among agents. Ms Shalini, a 28-year-old insurance agent from the company’s branch in Johor, received the all-new Mercedes-Benz…