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…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) — Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) is offering financing up to RM400,000 through its SMART Mortgage SJKP scheme to help self-employed and non-fixed income earners, including gig economy workers, business owners and small traders or entrepreneurs to own their first homes. The scheme is guaranteed…

KAOHSIUNG,Taiwan, Aug 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The global sales of electric vehicles (EV) are growing exponentially. To forge Kaohsiung an important base for the global EV industry, the Kaohsiung City Government teamed up with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to work on several aspects such as smart electric buses and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) — OCIKUMHO, Malaysian subsidiary of South Korean poly-si producer OCI Company Ltd. and South Korea-based Kumho P&B Chemical Inc has made an announcement on their partnership to manufacture Epichlorohydrin (ECH) at Samalaju Industrial Park, Sarawak. The production that has a capacity to produce up to 100…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 8 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — Qmed Asia launched the Qmed GO at the recent Malaysia International Retail and Franchise (MIRF) Exhibition 2022 held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in a bid to tackle corporate concerns on employee well-being, medical coverage, and affordability, accessibility, and standards of healthcare…

New York, NY, Aug 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following its two successful NFT projects to date, Automobili Lamborghini, in collaboration with NFT PRO™ and INVNT.ATOM™, has commenced a virtual journey that starts from the Moon, crosses Space and continues in iconic locations across the world. In this new adventure, Lamborghini super…

SHANGHAI, Aug 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — A major platform for international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchanges and open cooperation, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been held successfully for four consecutive years and is widely regarded as an international public good and the multinational trading system, as well as…