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Financial institutions utilising GBG Intelligence Center benefit from enriched data intelligence on identity verification, mobile and IP, location, cyber endpoint threat, credit risk, and relationship association to augment fraud detection and accuracy SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 4 February 2021 – GBG (AIM:GBG), the global technology specialist in fraud and compliance management,...
Citywalk X TOMICA 50th Anniversary Gala
Massive Model and Vintage TOMICA Exhibition Featured Deluxe Red Packets with Pop-up Art for Redemption Bringing TOMICA & Japan Scenery Home HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 February 2021 – The miniature motor cars of TOMICA have drawn a cult following spanning all ages, with groupies flocking to the ‘TOMICA...
TUMI Leads Innovation in Travel Lifestyle with Launch of First Virtual Experiential Store
#TUMIGoesVirtual HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 February 2021 – TUMI, the leading international travel, lifestyle, and performance luxury brand, launches the breakthrough TUMI Virtual Store to debut its Spring 2021 collection, delivering an immersive and enhanced omnichannel experience to customers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Ushering in a...
Chubb announces new appointments for Asia Pacific’s Property & Casualty team
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 4 February 2021 – Chubb announced today two new appointments for the Asia Pacific Property & Casualty team. Alex Todd: As the new Head of Property, Mr. Todd will be responsible for the growth and performance of Chubb’s Commercial Property portfolio in Asia. He will be...
Large Asset Monetisation For Resource Gaps
By S Sethuraman The Modi Government is seeking to re-set a pandemic-hit economy in unorthodox ways by injecting a substantial dose of asset monetisation and privatisation of the entire stock of public sector enterprises, other than in four strategic areas. Two banks and one general insurer will also...
Modi Fiddles As Farmers Are Served A Bed Of Nails
By Sushil Kutty The lethally sharpened wooden stakes jutting out of the horrendously nail-studded blacktops are a throwback to Medieval Delhi. The rolls of concertina laid across the breadth of the highways are meant to keep the Jat farmer out of Delhi. They say if anybody can beat...
Union Budget Provisions For Migrant Workers Are Cosmetic
By Gyan Pathak Union Budget 2021-22 has several provisions for migrant workers in India. Such provisions were desired and expected, but they are too little to enthuse them to return to their working places that they had left in their plight during the outbreak of the pandemic. Most...
Budget Gives No Push Towards Universal Healthcare
By Dr Arun Mitra The COVID Pandemic has exposed inequities in healthcare. Failure of public healthcare system to care for the poor and middle income sections of society was clearly evident. Economically well off sections could get treatment from private sector which minted money in this crisis. The...
Afghanistan War Turns 20 This Year Still No End In Sight
By Ross Barkan Reading dispatches from the mainstream news organizations of America will tell you that we as a nation have just undergone a radical shift. Donald Trump, the unhinged terror, is no more, and Joe Biden has returned to restore decency and normalcy to the Oval...
Twitter Can Not Arbitrarily Withhold Prolific Accounts Of Indians
By Saikeerthi On February 1, many notable Twitter accounts of journalists and news media portals displayed the message, “Account withheld” citing the portal’s response to an unknown “legal demand”. The series of events unfold days after the farmers’ protests turned violent on January 26 this year and...
Americans Can’t Afford Republicans’ Stimulus Sabotage
By Jesse Jackson In his first ten days in office, Joe Biden launched an intense effort to address the “cascading crises” that America faces. In addition to issuing executive orders to reverse several of Trump’s most poisonous acts—ending federal contracting with private prisons, reviving enforcement of discrimination...
JIA Group Collaborates with Luxury Lifestyle Media Group Tatler Asia To Develop the Market of Between in Specialty Coffee, Increasing Market Share and Brand Penetration
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach — 3 February 2021 – JIA Group Holdings Ltd. (“JIA Group”, “JIA” or the “Group”, Hong Kong Stock Exchange stock code: 8519), a Hong Kong-based hospitality group with strong brand value and growth potential is developing steadily. After the successful opening of the Group’s specialty coffee flagship...
CIFI’s contracted sales grew by 66% year on year to RMB 16.22 billion in January 2021
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 February 2021 – In January 2021, the Group achieved contracted sales of approximately RMB 16.22 billion, representing a YoY increase of approximately 66% (compared to January 2020). Contracted GFA amounted to approximately 990,400 sq.m.. Contracted ASP was approximately RMB 16,400 / sq.m. in January...
Surge in delivery services on Gig economy app led iTask to create their own delivery service
Users can arrange to have cakes, flowers and parcels delivered to their doorstep from $4.50 SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 February 2021 – The delivery boom in the pandemic has led iTask to create their own delivery service called iTask Delivery. Available in Singapore and Malaysia, the...
Immigration Investment Advisory Bartra Wealth Advisors’ Survey Finds Over 80% of Respondents Consider Emigrating Overseas
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 February 2021 – To understand the intent and views of the people of Hong Kong on emigrating overseas, Bartra Wealth Advisors (‘Bartra’), a subsidiary of Ireland’s market leading real estate developer and the first Irish immigration investment advisory in Hong Kong, conducted an online...
Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust secures its Sustainability-linked Loan of HK$500 million from DBS Hong Kong
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 February 2021 – Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited (the “Manager“) and DBS Hong Kong jointly announce that Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust (“Sunlight REIT“) has secured a HK$500 million sustainability-linked loan today. This sustainability-linked loan is unsecured and has a tenure of five...
Qatar Came Out With Flying Colours
By Manish Rai When the Saudi crown prince, together with the UAE ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, moved against Qatar in late 2017, the charge sheet against the tiny Gulf state was long. They, along with Bahrain and Egypt, accused their neighbour of backing Iran’s ambitions, and supporting Islamist groups,...
People are handing out badges at Tube stations to tackle loneliness
Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and reduce font size for small screens.” While a good measure does improve the reading experience, it’s only one rule for good typography. Another rule is to maintain a comfortable...
