KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) — The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) Market Report 2022 was unveiled at Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara on 14 April 2023. The report provides an in-depth analysis of key business sectors for the year under review and highlights key business trends in the…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tuan Haji Zainal Abidin bin Haji Abdullah as its new Chairman, effective 11 April 2023. A seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in forestry, Tuan Haji Zainal, 54, brings extensive knowledge…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) –The UMW Group’s automotive sales increased by 17.2% in March 2023 with delivery of 41,315 units compared with 35,246 units registered in March 2022, as both UMW Toyota Motor (“UMWT”) and UMW’s associate company, Perodua continue to fulfil its encouraging outstanding bookings. UMWT registered 9,136 units in…

DALLAS, April 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Mary Kay Inc., a decades-long corporate advocate of women’s education and entrepreneurship, announced the top three winners of its third annual World Series of Innovation (WSI) challenge in partnership with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). This global competition encourages youth ages 13-24 to utilize critical thinking skills to help solve…

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that Joe Kaeser, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG (“Siemens”), has joined EIG as Senior Advisor. In this role, Mr. Kaeser will provide strategic counsel to the firm’s…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB Group” or “the Group”) continues to actively support communities in need through the Harapan Ramadan programme. In conjunction with Ramadan and the upcoming Hari Raya, the community outreach programme is jointly led by CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) and…

BASINGSTOKE, England, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A new report from Juniper Research, foremost experts in emerging communications technologies, has found that operators will lose $1.3 billion to undetected flash calls cumulatively between 2023 and 2027. Flash calling leverages voice networks to authenticate a user or transaction via an originating phone number…

HAIKOU, China, April 17 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On April 15th, the closing ceremony of the “Longing for Changjiang, Encounter Glimmer of Light” theme event at the 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo Fashion Week was held in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Hainan Province, China. The fashion show integrated the intangible heritage…

JOHOR BAHRU, April 17 (Bernama) — Johor Plantations Berhad (Johor Plantations), a subsidiary of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad (KULIM), delivered post-flood relief assistance to aid communities in Johor with a contribution of RM50,000 to Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Berhad (WanCorp) for the Tabung Sumbangan Pasca Banjir Negeri Johor. WanCorp was instrumental in mobilising its…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Today PROVINTELL, an emerging Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and Cybersecurity-as-a-Service (CSaaS) Provider in the region, specializing in the Next-Gen Cyber Defense and Response services, announced it has partnered with Stellar Cyber to uplevel their slate of cybersecurity services. Stellar Cyber, the pioneer…