KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 9 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — MyTOWN Shopping Centre (MyTOWNKL) is excited to announce the addition of 15 new dining concepts to give its visitors more F&B choices. Some of the new eateries include TGI Friday’s, Torii Teppanyaki, Chicago Chicken City and brand-new concepts like Gokan Maru, Canton Boy, Madam Croffle,…

RESTON, Va., Aug 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today announced the appointment of Joy Jones as the organization’s CEO-Elect. Jones currently serves as GMAC’s chief product officer and general manager of assessments, a role she has held since…

KEDAH, Aug 9 (Bernama) — Ferrotec Holdings Corporation, a global supplier of materials, components, and precision system solutions, today announced the groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of its new manufacturing facility at Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, facilitated by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). The plant which will be undertaking electromechanical…

ATLANTA, Aug 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — J.M. Huber Corporation (Huber)—a global, family-owned specialty engineered materials manufacturing company—announced today that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire full control of the Biolchim Group from NB Renaissance, Chequers Capital and the Biolchim Group management team. The Biolchim Group, managed and headed by…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced that it raised $2 million USD in a pre-seed funding led by CE Innovation Capital (CEiC). The latest funding comes amid a bear market sentiment and uncertainty around crypto. It indicates that…

MUMBAI, India, Aug 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — upGrad, Asia’s higher edtech major, has announced a fresh round of fundraise from marquee investors and Family Offices who join the company cap-table. This round has witnessed participation from ETS Global (world’s largest TOEFL & GRE Test Leader), Bodhi Tree (a JV of James…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) — SEEd.Lab, or Social Enterprise Education Laboratory – an incubator programme powered by PETRONAS and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – debuted six social ventures from its second cohort at its Open House, which was held at Petrosains, Suria KLCC from 4 to 6 August 2022. The Open…

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 8 (Bernama) — Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad (KULIM), through its plantation subsidiary, Mahamurni Plantations Sdn Bhd (MPSB), will build its first palm-fibre oil extraction (PFOE) plant in Sedenak palm oil mill in Johor. As part of its waste to treasure initiative, the PFOE plant extracts oil from mesocarp fibre…

BASINGSTOKE, England, Aug 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that the number of BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) users will surpass 900 million globally by 2027; increasing from 360 million in 2022. This substantial growth of 157% will be driven by the anticipated economic downturn, which will…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) — Another feather has been added recently to Thumbprints Utd Sdn Bhd, when they bagged the prestigious ESG World Summit and Grit Award for Most Promising Transition under the Special Awards category in July this year. Receiving the award at the ESG World Summit in Singapore last month…