Kota Kinabalu-based Universal Serviced Offices (USO) has commenced the construction of its first business centre in Malaysia located at Level 16 of Financial Park Labuan with a groundbreaking ceremony held on Monday. USO will be the largest serviced office facility in the Federal Territory of Labuan, the offshore financial centre offering international financial and business…
Myanmar centenarian Thein Khin not only beat the coronavirus, but barely knew she had it. Thein Khin, 100, tested positive for COVID-19 and was kept in an isolation centre last month when the virus spread among four generations of her family, but was asymptomatic and said she was more worried about her grandchildren. “I felt…
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Singapore is launching cruises to nowhere from November, as the travel hub tries to kick-start a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Genting Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International will run the pilot cruises, which have no ports of call and will operate at half capacity with stringent health protocols, the Singapore Tourism Board…
AirAsia Digital, in partnership with Google, has launched the premier Redbeat Academy as part of their continued digital transformation journey. The academy was launched by Malaysia’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin, Secretary General of Ministry Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir. Also in attendance were Executive Chairman of…
China’s State Council Information Office recently held a press conference on China-ASEAN economic cooperation and trade and the 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS). Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of China Li Chenggang, Vice Chairman of CCPIT Zhang Shaogang, and Vice Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Zhou…
The newly-established Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD) has appointed Bruneian Johan Johar as an ASEAN country counselor, charged with ensuring and inspiring the sultanate’s fashion designers to be globally competitive. Based on a press statement by the CAFD, Johan Johar is an Investment Manager responsible for the Logistics and Defense portfolio for Darussalam Assets…
Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week. But Ishiba, a vocal Abe critic, could face an uphill battle if he does declare his…
Malaysia’s northern state of Penang has barred entry by overseas visitors seeking medical treatment until it finalises new health and safety procedures in light of the coronavirus crisis, the chief minister said on Monday. Authorities toughened curbs on movement in some parts of the island over the weekend, as new infections emerged after more than…
U.S streaming giant Netflix is ramping up its mobile-only subscription plans in Southeast Asia and expanding local content, senior executives told Reuters, just as arch-rival Disney arrives in the fast-growing market. The world’s biggest video streaming platform by paid customers, Netflix told Reuters more than a million of its nearly 200 million subscribers around the…
Singapore researchers have developed “electronic skin” capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain. The device, dubbed ACES, or Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, is made up of 100 small sensors and is about…
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