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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.Microsoft unveils new Employee Experience Platform — Microsoft Viva — to help people thrive at work
Company reimagines fragmented $300 billion market to bring tools for employee communications, wellbeing, learning and knowledge discovery into the flow of work SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 February 2021 – Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced Microsoft Viva, the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing...
SunMirror AG: SunMirror AG receives letter of intent from Barracuda Group Ltd. to subscribe to CHF 70 million capital increase
ZUG, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 5 February 2021 – SunMirror AG (“SunMirror”; XETRA Vienna: ROR1; ISIN CH0396131929), the mining and exploration firm specialising in raw materials such as gold, lithium and other metals and minerals, announces that it has today received a letter of intent to subscribe to...
Bairro à Portuguesa, a comprehensive shop for quality products from Portugal
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 February 2021 – For everyone, travelling in the recent months has been restrictive. However, you can in fact satisfy your wish of travelling abroad while staying in Hong Kong! For example, if you are missing Macau and its strong Portuguese flavours, you must pay...
NTUC LearningHub Survey Reveals Accelerated Business Needs In Cloud Computing And Machine Learning Outpacing Singapore Talent Supply; Skills Gap A Hindrance To Implementing These Technologies
89% of Singapore employers say that the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of Cloud Computing/ Machine Learning technologies in their companies They cite the obstacles to adopting Cloud Computing/ Machine Learning technologies are ‘the shortage of relevant in-house IT support’ (64%), ’employees lack of relevant skill sets’ (58%) and...
Joinland Group Adjusts To COVID Impacted World
Employee Welfare A Company Priority KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 5 February 2021 – The Joinland Group, a diversified Malaysian conglomerate of varied business interests, led by Dato’ Sri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, has been adjusting its strategies as the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, putting a major focus on...
How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft Online
When most of us think about identity fraud, we might imagine somebody physically getting access to our passport or driver’s license, cloning it, and posing as us from then on. But while this extreme form of identity theft certainly does happen, more often than not it is a crime...
China Has Big Stake In Myanmar Developments After Army Coup
By Barun Das Gupta Myanmar’s decade-old dalliance with democracy has ended. The army has seized power again and a national emergency has been declared for one year. This can be further extended if the army so wishes. The army had ruled for fifty years till 2011, when the...
Farmers’ Protest Acquiring A National Movement Character
By Arun Srivastava After infusing a new life into the farmers’ protest which after the January 26 unfortunate development was gasping for survival, Rakesh Tikait, the leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, on Wednesday sought to know from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi “what will you do if...
Nirmala Sitharaman’s Third Budget Is Meant To Appease Corporates
By Krishna Jha It is time to take account of the damages, and the repairs. The year of ruination with its pandemic, uprooting of the almost entire toiling masses, horror advent of four labour codes limiting the entire gamut of labour laws, each one won after blood...
2021-22 Budget Exposes Growing Financialisation Of Indian Economy
By Anil Rajimwale For the first time in independent India, a full-scale power-shift from public sector to financial private sector has been unleashed, crowning the trend particularly since 2016. Corona has knocked the bottom out of the economy, yet financial business has grown fatter. Productive capitalists, MSMEs,...
African Media Agency Further Expands across Africa
First media services company to establish presence in 14 African countries Women-owned and led; dedicated to gender equality and the other SDGs ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – African Media Agency (AMA) – 4 February 2021 – Leading pan African media relations and communications firm, African Media Agency (AMA), today announced...
GBG Intelligence Center enhances fraud prevention for Financial Institutions operating in today’s digital-first and mobile-first landscape and improves onboarding efficiency by 85% in APAC
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...
