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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.CPA Australia: Mainland Chinese Businesses Predict Growth In 2021
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 29 January 2021 – Business confidence in Mainland China is upbeat, with 71 per cent of surveyed professionals expecting their company’s profit will remain the same or increase in 2021. CPA Australia‘s annual Mainland China Economic and Business Sentiment Survey shows that despite concerns...
New Report: Top Three Ways to Drive Boardroom Engagement around Cybersecurity Strategy
ESG study reveals prevailing problem of under-prioritized security technology HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 January 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, shared results from a sponsored study conducted by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) that reveals systemic challenges...
Midea Expands Partnership with Manchester City & City Football Group
The Home Appliances giant has broadened the partnership to include the Manchester City Womens team and New York City Football Club SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – Midea, one of the world’s leading home appliance producers, has announced its global partnership expansion with City Football Group. (L to R) Brando...
Galileo Platforms Offers Tools to Help Thai Insurers Manage Costs and Create New Products in Post-Covid World
Amodo partnership creates compelling low-cost means to create and deliver new products Galileo Platforms blockchain technology allows for savings with no compromise on services HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – The newly announced partnership between Galileo Platforms and Amodo, two of the world’s leading business-to-business (B2B) insurtech...
PNL Training Centre Implements Online Training Courses
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – Due to the impact of the Covid-19, PNL Training Centre decided to implement “Online Corporate Training Courses” through Zoom, including a series of online team-building training activities and game workshops. For instance, Lego Serious Play, MBTI Workplace Leadership and DISC Personality...
Lanson Place unveils revitalised brand for future expansion
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited (“Lanson Place” or the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wing Tai Properties Limited (HKEx stock code: 369), has launched a refreshed brand repositioning for a new generation of loyal guests as it expands its portfolio of...
China Dynamics Appoints International Advisors
Accelerates Expansion into Global Market HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – China Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”; Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “China Dynamics” or the “Group”), a provider of new energy vehicles and technology integrated solutions, has announced its Team of International...
After Impact Of A Pandemic Year, Overcoming The Second Challenge
By Anjan Roy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s GDP to grow by 11.5% in 2021-22. If that happens, India will be the fastest growing among major economies of the world. This would be a good augury for the budget for next fiscal, which is just...
Will 2021-22 Budget Do Something Concrete To Combat Growing Inequality
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mastered the art of promising moon to the distressed Indians. Addressing a meeting in Kolkata to celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Modi said that “Today the world is seeing India in a new avatar, from...
Tractors Rally On Republic Day Was A Remarkable Display Of People’s Power
By Prakash Karat THE kisan tractor march on Republic Day in Delhi was a remarkable and unique mass action. At no time had the capital of India witnessed such an extraordinary protest which involved over one lakh tractors and tens of thousands of people. There may have...
Nitish Kumar Is Having Difficult Times In Bihar Politics These Days
By Arun Srivastava The self proclaimed disciple of famous socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, the Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar has preferred to follow in the footsteps of his rightist autocratic friends. Though the media in Bihar has been behaving like his subservient and dancing to his...
Time For BJP To Introspect Its Denting Image In Tripura
By Sagarneel Sinha It was really a historic moment for BJP on March 3, 2018, when the party — which was hardly even visible in the state just some years ago — was able to dethrone the 25-year-old CPI(M) led Left Front government in Tripura. The saffron...
Mr. Whatsapp Chat’s Nationalist Collective Gamble
By Sushil Kutty Was what happened in Red Fort, Delhi on January 26 comparable to what happened on January 6 in Capitol Hill, Washington DC? In Delhi and in India, it’s being talked of as if the farmers’ protests warped into insurrection and that the fullest punishment...
Ruling Establishment Is Afraid Of Dissent And Democratic Protests
By Revathi Siva Kumar Protests do not really seem to win many victories for any side today. Even though the government agreed to finally hold back farm laws for a year and a half, farmers refused to back off on their demand for repeal. Dissenters were convinced that...
Vietnam Communist Party Congress Begins With High Hopes For Future
By Amiad Horowitz HANOI: With only 35 recorded deaths, Vietnam has managed the coronavirus pandemic better than almost any other country on earth. And, unlike other nations, where mass unemployment and recession are the norm, Vietnam’s economy is actually growing. That’s the context in which the week...
GBG: Six predictions for the financial services and fraud landscape in 2021
By Dev Dhiman, Managing Director of GBG Asia Pacific SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – 2020 catapulted financial institutions forward in their implementation and optimisation of technology. According to 71% of Asia Pacific (APAC) technology decision-makers the pandemic has caused their organisations to step up digital transformation, while 70%...
Amazon joins forces with Enterprise Singapore to help small and medium-sized businesses in Singapore venture overseas
Amazon Singapore is also extending the waiver of professional selling account subscription, fees for new and existing sellers, until 30 June 2021 SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon announced today at the inaugural Amazon Southeast Asia Online Seller Summit 2021 additional resources and support for...
To shake Contract Exchange 2.0 Launched with All-around Upgrades
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 January 2021 – By reviewing the historical trends of the world, every technological innovation is bound to set off a tremendous tide. Nowadays, under the constant momentum of blockchain technology, the development of decentralized finance has become an unavoidable financial trend globally. 2020...
