iCar Asia’s Q1 2019 cash receipts grows 25% versus Q4 2018

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — iCar Asia Limited (‘iCar Asia’, the ‘Group’ or the ‘Company’), ASEAN’s number 1 network of automotive portals, has published its Appendix 4C for the first quarter of 2019.   Strong cash receipts for Q1 2019 of A$3.8 million  The Company reported that cash collections for the…

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corporation Acquires Hilton Tokyo Odaiba

TOKYO, April 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) —Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corporation (TOKYO: 8985) (hereinafter called “JHR”) acquired Hilton Tokyo Odaiba for JPY62.4Bn as of today. Hilton Tokyo Odaiba is a large-scale full-service hotel with a 4-star rating, located in Odaiba, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tokyo. The hotel’s 453 guest rooms…

Potential Investments Worth RM6.6 billion to be realised from Trade and Investment Mission to the United States, 1 – 6 April 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — The Minister of International Trade and Industry, YB Datuk Darell Leiking led a successful Trade and Investment Mission to the United States (US) organised by Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and InvestKL from 1 to 6 April 2019. The…

Pantene Japan Calls for Social Dialogue about Restrictive School Rules That Ban Natural Hair Color by Launching Campaign “#HairWeGo What’s Wrong With My Hair” and Web Movie

KOBE, Japan, April 8 (Bernama) — – Survey Finds 1 in 13 Students Encouraged to Dye Their Naturally Brown Hair Black by Schools – Pantene Japan, a hair-care brand of Procter & Gamble (P&G) Japan, launched the “#HairWeGo What’s Wrong With My Hair” campaign. The campaign, launched on the social…

Benjamin Schönfeld New Managing Director of Leaseweb Singapore

SINGAPORE, April 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Leaseweb, one of the world’s largest hosting brands, has appointed Benjamin Schönfeld as Managing Director for its Asian operations based in Singapore. In the new position, he is responsible for Leaseweb’s commitment to one of the fastest growing regions. With this step, the company wants…

Low-Income Families Increase Household Income via Entrepreneurship Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — In addressing the issue of poverty, Yayasan PETRONAS with its partners have rolled out an entrepreneurship programme, Sentuhan Harapan – Planting Tomorrow. It is aimed at harnessing the skills and improving the financial strength and livelihood of those in the B40* community bracket. More than 460 low income…

Grab Launches New Benefits for Southeast Asia’s Travellers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Airports across the Region

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — Grab, the leading super app in Southeast Asia today launches a new suite of travel benefits for Grab Platinum and Gold members traveling in Malaysia and across the region. Grab has signed up more than 150 partners in all major airports across Southeast Asia including…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company Adds Transactional Liability Insurance in Asia and the Middle East, Steven Harwood as Lead in the Region

BOSTON & DUBAI & HONG KONG & SINGAPORE, April 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced today that it has begun offering Transactional Liability Insurance through its Asia and Middle East (AME) regions and appointed Steven Harwood as the Head of Transactional Liability in AME. “Properly navigating…

LAWorld AGM and Annual Conference 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) — Mohamed Ridza & Co, a Kuala Lumpur based boutique firm is proud to host the LAWorld AGM in 2019. The opening ceremony of the LAWorld AGM and Annual Conference will be held at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur on April 10, 2019. Messrs Mohamed Ridza…

Cloudflare Announces The 1.1.1.1 App With Warp To Make Mobile Internet Much Better

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE ) — Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced the 1.1.1.1 App with Warp, which will give users a faster, more reliable, more private, and more secure Internet experience automatically for every request on every mobile app on iOS and Android. Cloudflare operates…