World Future (Page 187)

Mauritius sees largest rally in 40 years!

https://youtu.be/VEVq5uzsHfo A huge crowd of Mauritians took to the streets of Mahébourg, the second massive protest in a month, on Saturday last. They protested over the perceived government mishandling of a devastating oil spill from the Wakashio. These rallies are the biggest the nation has seen in

1MDB

Blackfish was 1MDB's money laundering tool in Mauritius

KUALA LUMPUR: This is how the 1MDB money trail can be traced from Malaysia to Kuwait and to the small Islamic bank in Mauritius. Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report says two men with links to businessman Jho Low, launched a bid to buy a controlling stake in a bank

covid-19

103 Mauritian seafarers stuck on a cruise ship

Stuck on cruise ships for 6 months, unable to return home, these 103 Mauritian citizens say they are fed-up! Ashchaye Mohitram is one of them and he told the ABC News he has not set foot on land since early March. The are stuck on the MSC cruise ship since

1MDB

Blackfish was 1MDB’s money laundering tool in Mauritius

KUALA LUMPUR: This is how the 1MDB money trail can be traced from Malaysia to Kuwait and to the small Islamic bank in Mauritius. Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report says two men with links to businessman Jho Low, launched a bid to buy a controlling stake in a bank

Mahathir's defence of the DAP should worry the PKR

Former PM Mahathir Mohamad is talking a lot about the Democratic Action Party and this should get the PKR worried. The elderly statesman was re-elected Prime Minister after the 2018 general elections after the PKR leadership surrendered the post to him. He was one of the leaders of the Pakatan

commercialisation

FGV made Felda more vulnerable to the financial instability

The think tank IDEAS says in a report that FGV, the commercial arm of FELDA, made the Federal Land Development Authority more vulnerable to financial uncertainty. FGV’s listing and the transformation of FELDA demonstrated poor track record of commercialisation, it says. “The listing of FGV is a clear indication

The hypocrisy of Chinese newspapers exposed

A U.S. diplomat sent a letter to a Chinese newspaper but the paper refused to publish it without giving any reason why. But this did not go down well with the American diplomats and Mike Pompeo blasted the Chinese government over the matter. In a note published in the

Black Hat Asia mengumumkan barisan ucapan dasar untuk acara MAYA 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, 10 Sept (Bernama) — Black Hat, peneraju utama dalam penganjuran acara keselamatan maklumat, hari ini mengumumkan barisan ucapan dasar untuk Black Hat Asia 2020, yang akan berlangsung secara maya dari 29 September – 2 Oktober. Brigadier Jeneral Gaurav Keerthi, Naib Ketua Eksekutif Agensi Keselamatan Siber Singapura, dan Daniel Gruss, Pembantu

Vonage showcases programmable communications solutions in APAC

Vonage Convo Virtual will help Asia Pacific businesses connect, network and learn how to accelerate their digital transformation to innovate in our New Normal • More than 25 sessions including speaker keynotes, live interactive demonstrations, case studies from Vonage customers and Ask-Me-Anything sessions with experts SINGAPORE, Sept 10 (Bernama) — Vonage (Nasdaq:

export

Brunei becomes first export market for Malaysian made SUV

Subang Jaya, 10 September 2020 – Malaysia’s best-selling SUV, the 2020 Proton X70, was launched in Brunei on Sunday 6 September. The country was the first export market for the Proton X70 and now is also the first export market for the upgraded Malaysian-made model from Tanjung Malim. As with

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Brunei menjadi pasaran eksport pertama SUV PROTON

Subang Jaya, 12 September 2020 – SUV terlaris di Malaysia, Proton X70 2020 telah dilancarkan di Brunei pada hari Ahad 6 September lepas. Pada tahun 2019, Negara Brunei menjadi pasaran eksport pertama untuk menerima Proton X70 dan kini, ia sekali lagi menjadi pasaran eksport pertama untuk model 2020 yang dibina di

BUSINESS

Public Access Lagoons from the U.S. to consolidate presence in SEA

MIAMI, Sept 9 (Bernama) – In Southeast Asia, the U.S. multinational water-innovation company Crystal Lagoons® totals 45 projects with crystalline lagoons at different stages. Its projects in Indonesia and Thailand stand out, where the region’s first Public Access Lagoons operate. The firm is now expanding with its revolutionary Public

anti-government

Mauritian Spring gathers big crowd in the south of the Island

Mauritius is witnessing the second big rally which is taking place at the time of writing in the south of the Island near oil spill that caused the death of several dolphins weeks ago. In a heartbreaking’ event, 25 dolphins washed up dead in Mauritius weeks after the oil spill.

bank pembangunan

Users on Linkedin hail court victory of bank pembangunan ex-ceo

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12) — Last week saw a massive victory for the former Bank Pembagunan Malaysia chief executive officer Shaharuddin Zainuddin. The Industrial Court has ordered Bank Pembangunan to pay RM1.81 million to its former employee unfair dismissal by the bank. Industrial Court chairman Augustine Anthony ruling is that

covid-19

COVID-19 not stopping Hong Kong in landing MICE events

HONG KONG, Sept 9 (Bernama) — The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong has been recently chosen as the host city for 4 international MICE events, including the city’s first-ever events of high strategic values, and 2 repeated events amidst the COVID-19 challenges. These business events are

CIMB'S summit to highlight the urgency of sustainability in the current challenging situation

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) — CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“the Group” or “CIMB”) is hosting The Cooler Earth Sustainability Summit (“TCE”) for the second year from 8 September – 31 October 2020. Themed Recovery, Resilience and Responsibility, the summit aims to promote the exchange of ideas and encourage adoption of sustainable

data acquisition

Linear variable filter a flexible solution for data acquisition

BALZERS, Liechtenstein, Sept 8 (Bernama) — The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has made it abundantly clear how important it is to determine analytical laboratory values quickly and accurately. However, even in the days before the pandemic erupted, there was already a strong focus on laboratory equipment and processes. These should always be

AMIRUDIN ABDUL WAHAB

Heitech Padu launches collaborative services suite with RSA Security

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) — HeiTech Padu Berhad today have announced the launching of a new suite of services for the Malaysian market under their Secure-X managed security services line. The Frost & Sullivan Managed Security Provider of the Year recipient is introducing its next generation Security Operation Centre as-a-Service

Teledyne's new optical module ideal for scanning, IoT apps

New 2MP Global Shutter MIPI module will enhance productivity and throughput GRENOBLE, France, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces that it has expanded its product portfolio with a 2 Megapixel compact module featuring a pre-focused, industrial-grade scanning optic.

2021

SEA mergers, acquisitions to surpass US, China in 2021

LONDON, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Major merger and acquisition deals this year have been put on hold due to market volatility amid the COVID-19 crisis, with a decline of 25% in the first half of 2020. Global market research company Euromonitor International investigates into the future of global and regional M&

Nippon Express provides global supply safe delivery for pharmaceuticals

TOKYO, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Nippon Express Co., Ltd. is in the process of developing pharmaceutical supply chain networks that meet both hardware and software requirements for Good Distribution Practices (standards for ensuring proper distribution of pharmaceuticals; GDP) and thereby enable safer and more secure supply of pharmaceuticals. In view of

brand

Dairy Farm debuts new brand meadows in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Drive by the mission to make consumers’ life a little easier with high-quality, tasty food choices at great value, the Dairy Farm Group has officially launched the Meadows brand in Malaysia. The range of Meadows products will be exclusively available at Giant, Cold Storage, Mercato,

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Mahathir says ex-aide trying to weasel out of problems

Ex-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad came out strongly in an interview with Malaysiakini, blasting his former political secretary over ‘lies’ the latter is spreading. Denying all the allegations by Senator Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, Mahathir says the latter is the biggest liar in Malaysian politics. Mahathir says the Senator

1MDB

The big names at the 1MDB-tainted Islamic bank in Mauritius

The Century Bank of Mauritius has gained sudden fame with its name now known in most corners of the world. It is not for its ‘halal’ offerings that it is known, but for the links it has with the biggest monetary scandal in the world. Now, Mauritian prosecutor’s are

Barisan, Pakatan failed to make full disclosure on ECRL

Kuala Lumpur, 10 September 2020, – IDEAS, a think tank, says both the Barisan Nasional and the Pakatan Harapan were not transparent on the ECRL project. It says key information such as the feasibility study and the Environmental Impact Assessment were not made publicly available. They failed to meet international accepted