NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Sunil Gavaskar, Legendary Cricketer and Chairman of Board of Governors of Heart to Heart Foundation (H2H Foundation), recently sponsored 34 pediatric heart surgeries for children from economically and socially challenged sections of society in India matching his 34 cricketing centuries. These life-giving surgeries…

HONG KONG, Aug 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of China BOCOM Insurance Company Limited (CBIC) (Hong Kong). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect CBIC’s balance sheet strength, which…

HL CEMENT (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD AND RIDGE STAR LIMITED (COLLECTIVELY, THE “JOINT OFFERORS”)UNCONDITIONAL VOLUNTARY TAKE-OVER OFFER BY THE JOINT OFFERORS THROUGH CIMB INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD (“CIMB”) TO ACQUIRE ALL THE REMAINING ORDINARY SHARES (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES) (“OFFER ORDINARY SHARES”) AND ALL THE REMAINING PREFERENCE SHARES (“OFFER PREFERENCE SHARES”) IN TASEK…

HL CEMENT (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD AND RIDGE STAR LIMITED (COLLECTIVELY, THE “JOINT OFFERORS”)UNCONDITIONAL VOLUNTARY TAKE-OVER OFFER BY THE JOINT OFFERORS THROUGH CIMB INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD (“CIMB”) TO ACQUIRE ALL THE REMAINING ORDINARY SHARES (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES) (“OFFER ORDINARY SHARES”) AND ALL THE REMAINING PREFERENCE SHARES (“OFFER PREFERENCE SHARES”) IN TASEK…

PETALING JAYA, Aug 15 (Bernama) — Malindo Air OD171 has safely touched down in Sydney Airport today. Flight OD171 with a total of 141 passengers on-board, including CEO of Malindo Air, Chandran Rama Muthy. The inaugural flight departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 10:30p.m. on Wednesday, with a one-hour…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) — Experts in both the public and private sectors all agreed that ASEAN stands to be at the forefront of the development of financial technology (Fintech) by making financial services and financing available to both the 53% of unbanked population and MSMEs in ASEAN, drawing opportunity…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) — AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (AXA) partners with BlueDuck, an online one-stop home rental solution platform for houseowners and tenants with tailored protection for both home and valuable contents. This partnership will benefit houseowners and tenants who subscribe to BlueDuck as they are able to…

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 (Bernama) — Tourism Malaysia today conducted a joint pressconference with the Department of Statistics, Malaysia, to present the performance of domestic tourism for the year 2018.Number of domestic tourists showed a double-digit growth of 10.9% in 2018, recording a total of 78.2 million domestic tourists as compared to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) — Malaysia aims become a Global Halal Economy Enabler for Tokyo Olympics 2020 which will be held from 25 August – 6 September 2020. The ‘Digital Trade Halal Value Chain for Tokyo Olympics 2020’ is one of the public-private initiatives by the Malaysian Government and the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) — AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) is pleased that its mentees from Taylor’s University were the Champion (winning the grand prize of RM 30,000) as well as the 1st Runner-Up (prize money of RM 20,000) at the Inter-Varsity Stock Challenge 2019 (“IVSC”).  The IVSC is a three-month…