SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Foundation Life (NZ) Limited (FLNZ) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect FLNZ’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) — AmBank Group won two awards at the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Awards (MEEA) held in Kuala Lumpur on 31 July 2019. The MEEA is an annual event that recognises the outstanding achievements of banks, businesses and government agencies that have contributed significantly towards excellence, innovation and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 26 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Gamewars 6th tournament has come to an end after holding a live tournament. Final rankings were announced on the spot and Muhammad Nazir bin Basri (31) won the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 grand prize. In second place was Mohd Farhan bin Hassin (29)…

PETALING JAYA, Selangor, Aug 23 (Bernama) — Spritzer Berhad (Spritzer), Malaysia’s leading producer of bottled natural mineral water, turns 30 this year and the company is celebrating its anniversary with a roadshow that aims to reinforce its commitment toward environmental stewardship. Speaking at the official launch of the roadshow titled…

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia welcomed a whopping 13.35 million international tourists and recorded a 6.8% growth in tourist receipts, thus contributing RM41.69 billion to the country’s revenue during the first half of 2019. Tourism performance also saw growth in terms of per capita expenditure, rising by 1.9% to RM3,121.6 while the Average Length…

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Aug 23 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — IKEA Southeast Asia will be ready to welcome everyone to Tebrau’s newest meeting place, Toppen Shopping Centre, on November 13, 2019. In line with the official opening, over 85% of its tenants are working to complete fit-outs to begin operations on the same day.…

PARIS, Aug 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Ahead of the G7 meeting at Biarritz from August 24-26, French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Labour Muriel Pénicaud, and Deputy Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Brune Poirson, has invited to the Elysée Palace representatives of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) — The Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) today announced the promotion of Datuk Mokhtar Hussain as Editor-in-Chief with immediate effect.Datuk Mokhtar, 58, who has been Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the past six years, succeeds Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab, who has retired. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=35306

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) — We refer to the press releases in relation to the SCR dated 16 April 2019, 22 April 2019 and 20 June 2019 (collectively “Press Releases“). Unless otherwise defined herein, all expressions used in this press release shall carry the same meanings as defined in the…

DALLAS, Aug 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Mary Kay Inc., a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced the appointment of Katherine Weng as General Manager for Mary Kay (China) Co., Ltd. Based in Shanghai, Weng will report directly to Mary Kay’s Asia Pacific Region President, KK Chua. “Katherine’s tireless…