BPMB Group Spearheads Over RM9 Billion In Strategic Mandates Under Budget 2026 To Accelerate Malaysia’s Economic Transformation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) — Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (“BPMB”) Group, together with its subsidiaries, Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (“SME Bank”) and Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (“EXIM Bank”), has been entrusted by the Government to spearhead over RM9 billion strategic initiatives under Budget 2026. These initiatives reflect the…

Saudi Arabia Investment Conference Unveils Cultural Projects Worth Billions

RIYADH, Oct 2 (NNN) — A series of new cultural investment projects were announced at the two-day Cultural Investment Conference, which concluded in Riyadh on Tuesday, including partnerships between Saudi and Chinese companies. The event, organized by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, saw the signing of 89 agreements worth an…

China-ASEAN Joint Innovation Action Initiative on Meteorological AI Model Applications Launched

NANNING, China, Sept 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — From September 17 to 19, the 4th China-ASEAN Meteorological Cooperation Forum kicked off in Nanning, Guangxi. Decision-makers, experts, and scholars from meteorological and hydrological departments of China and ASEAN countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia, as well as from…

Quest Software Announces New Company Strategy And Unified Data Management Platform For AI Success

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quest Software, a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, today unveiled a new company strategy and a unified, seamless, and automated data management platform designed to accelerate its customers’ ability to thrive in the era of AI. The strategy, which is…

Cambodia Records 143 Rare Vultures In 2024, Highest-Ever In Last Five Years: Census

PHNOM PENH, Sept 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia recorded a total of 143 critically endangered vultures in 2024, the highest-ever number in the last five years, said a vulture census result, released yesterday. The nation is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped (Gyps bengalensis), and slender-billed (Gyps…

MFPC & Aii Signed MoA to Expand RFP & Shariah RFP Across ASEAN & China

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) and the Asian Institute of Insurance (Aii) formalised a strategic Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) today at Royale Chulan Damansara, in conjunction with the final day of the Premier RFP Capstone Programme 2025. The ceremony, witnessed by MFPC National Council…

Two Killed In Head-On Collision West Of Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 25 (NNN-AAP) – Two people have been killed, in a head-on collision between a car and semi-trailer, west of Sydney. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said that, emergency services were called to a collision between two vehicles, in the small town of Canowindra, 240…

Cristiano Ronaldo Shines at Saudi Super Cup’s East Asia Debut and Visits Asia’s Sole CR7® LIFE Museum in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Football fever has swept through Hong Kong like never before! The Saudi Super Cup is making its historic East Asia debut this week, with global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo leading the charge. From 19 to 23 August 2025, the iconic 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium is hosting three…

Iranian Forces Smashed “Terror” Team, Killed Six Members: Ministry

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said yesterday, its forces had smashed a “terrorist” team in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, killing six of its members and arresting two others. Members of the “terror” team, seven non-Iranian nationals, had entered Iran through the country’s eastern border,…

Chulalongkorn University’s Herbarium Preserves Thai Flora For Research And Criminal Investigations

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 15 (AsiaNet-Bernama) — The Professor Kasin Suvatabhandhu Herbarium (BCU) , operated by the Department of Botany at the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University , serves as a vital hub for plant research and identification in Thailand. Established in 1960, the herbarium supports the academic and research community…
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