BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Bernama) — Malaysia has finally lifted sanctions on its border on 1st April 2022, marking the end of travelling restrictions into the country. Leveraging this new development, Tourism Malaysia has decided to embark on its first sales mission to two (2) major cities in Thailand, namely Songkhla and…

QINGDAO, China, Aug 19 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — At the 2022 Qingdao Land-Sea Linkage Seminar held on August 15, 2022, the International Shipping Hub Development Index — RCEP Regional Report (2022), the Xinhua-SPG Port Commodity Index Report (2022), and the RCEP Seaborne Trade Index Report 2022 were released. Experts believed that the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) introduces FWD Life First, combining multiple coverage and savings features into one single plan. FWD Life First provides benefits in the event of loss of life or total permanent disability (TPD) due to natural, accidental, and mosquito-borne disease causes. The plan also provides coverage…

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Tokio Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Tokio Marine”) today announced a strategic partnership with Arbor Ventures (“Arbor”), a leading global Fintech / InsurTech-focused venture capital firm, headquartered in Singapore. This partnership, established through its Innovation Lab in Singapore, marks Tokio Marine’s commitment to accelerating the…

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, is enabling Japan-based construction tech company Log Build to seamlessly engage with its customers via high-quality live video calls that encourage collaboration on operations and services to enhance the customer experience.…

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 (Bernama) — The Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) as of 31 July has secured RM17.25 billion in approved investments and created 12,315 new jobs supported by sustained growth in the E&E (electrical and electronic), M&E (mechanical and electrical) and Medical Devices sectors in the Northern Corridor Economic Region…

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, Aug 18 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Toppen Shopping Centre is excited to welcome an extensive line-up of new tenants joining the shopping centre’s flagship meeting place in Johor. Occupying over 105,000 sq ft of gross leasable area (GLA), the new brands, which include Decathlon, Lulu Grocer, and Nitori, will support Toppen’s…

SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — In Singapore, as elsewhere, equity markets are facing heightened uncertainty stemming from rising inflation, slowing growth, the prospects of higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions. Amidst this unsettling shifting backdrop, investors may be wondering how to manage the resulting volatility within their portfolios or whether…

BERLIN and NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Spryker, a leading digital commerce platform for Sophisticated Commerce use cases in B2B, Enterprise Marketplaces, IoT and Unified Commerce, has been recognized by Gartner® as a Visionary in the 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce. It is Spryker’s third consecutive inclusion in the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) — AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (AXA) has announced its strategic partnership with Petronas Dagangan Berhad (Malaysia’s leading retailer and marketer of downstream petroleum products) to provide Mesra Card members with exclusive domestic travel protection under AXA Jom Lokal Travel plan. Launched in November 2021,…