KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) — CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (collectively “CIMB” or “the Group”) are offering the NCIA-CIMB Entrepreneur Scheme (“NCES”) to eligible micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (“MSMEs”) in the northern region, namely Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak, which make up the Northern Corridor Economic Region (“NCER”).…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) — The recent death of an oil palm plantation worker trampled by a wild elephant in Temerloh was a tragic incident. MPIC wishes to extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s family. Over the years, MPIC, through various agencies like the Malaysian Palm Oil Green…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) — The long awaited MCKL College (Penang, Pykett Campus) was officially launched today. Previously known as Pykett Methodist Primary School, the campus site spans across 4-acre and is known to have nurtured many generations of Penangites dating back to the days of Reverend George Frederick Pykett. During…

Paris, France, July 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AKWEL (FR0000053027, AKW, PEA-eligible), the automotive and HGV equipment and systems manufacturer specialising in fluid management and mechanisms, has posted consolidated turnover of €488.1m in the first half of 2022, stable compared with the first half of 2021. Consolidated turnoverhttp://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=43771

San Francisco, Calif., July 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chargebee, the leading subscription management platform, today announced its Summer 2022 Product Release. The slate of new products and features is focused on enabling high-performing subscription businesses to monetize their existing customers and fend off the growing threats of a tumultuous economy. These new…

NEW YORK & SINGAPORE, July 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — MarcumBP (MBP) announced the opening of its new office in Singapore. The office will support its growing practice of clients from Southeast Asia seeking to access global capital markets through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger. Concurrently,…

SEATTLE, MILAN, July 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —AGC Biologics, a leading global Biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), today announced a new partnership with Altheia Science, a gene therapy company pioneering cell and gene therapy strategies to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer. Through this partnership, Altheia Science will advance its development of…

DURHAM, N.C., July 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) presented updated results from the HPTN 084 long-acting cabotegravir (CAB) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal. New findings show reductions in HIV incidence were sustained in the 12 months following trial unblinding…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) — On this historic day, a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysian Urban Design Association (PEREKABANDAR) and the Indonesian Institute of Urban Designers (IARKI) will be signed at 6 pm at the Bizpod, Level 2, Block E, Taylors University Lakeside Campus. The memorandum focusses on…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has inked two memorandums in conjunction with the Malaysia International Agricommodity Expo and Summit (MiACES) 2022 held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) here, today. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between MTC and the…