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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 March 2022 – Hang Lung Properties Limited (Stock Code: 00101) (“the Company” or “Hang Lung”), has further disbursed funds from the “Hang Lung COVID-19 Relief Fund 2.0” to assist needful groups in the community. The funds will be deployed to provide health protection items and daily necessities to 4,000 senior citizens living alone in Kowloon East, and to donate […]

By K Raveendran The impact of Russia’s Ukraine war on the energy sector, particularly oil and gas, as well as commodities, has been too dramatic to be missed by anyone, including consumers in the remotest part of the world. But what is causing new concern is how the war is pushing coal prices to unprecedented […]

The post Coal Prices Set To Double Under Impact Of Russia’s Ukraine War first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty AAP’s Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann chose to launch himself from Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s maternal village Khatkar Kalan, 80 km from Chandigarh. Does that make Mann a revolutionary? Mann is a comedian-turned-CM, but Mann is serious about preempting people from cracking jokes on his comedian status. That said, Bhagat Singh is the […]

The post Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Has To Function As A Serious Politician first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Marijuana has been legalized in several states across the U.S., and this is likely to continue into 2022. This will have a profound effect on the marijuana market, which is expected to grow significantly in the next few years. Several trends are likely to influence the market in 2022, and it is important to understand these if you want to profit from this growing industry. In this […]

Medtronic hosted its first APAC Innovation Conference to discuss with key stakeholders about opportunities and challenges faced by healthcare technology start-ups and SMEs in Asia Pacific SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 March 2022 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today held its first hybrid conference, Medtronic Open Innovation Conference (MAIC 2022), in Singapore, themed ‘Accelerating Healthcare Technology Innovation’. Dedicated to the medical […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Union Government of India has just extended the validity of a key scheme bolstering equity support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for one year by facilitating Rs20,000 crore as subordinated debt which will now remain in force until March 31, 2023. The government that has been helping the […]

The post Extension Of Credit Facility To MSME Sector Is Just An Eyewash first appeared on IPA Newspack.

London, United Kingdom – News Direct – 15 March 2022 – Today, more than 200 civil society organisations – including Climate Action Network, the Clean Lighting Coalition, European Environmental Bureau and South Africa Climate Change Coalition – have sent an open letter to Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, President of the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury COP4 demanding the end to exemptions for toxic mercury-containing fluorescent lighting products. […]

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Arabian Post Staff UAE’s Bukhatir group has announced the launch of $5 billion Tunis Sports City on the northern shores of the Lac de Tunis. The project will offer a new modern face to the Tunisian capital. In addition to the sports component, which will include the creation of a stadium and four sports academies, which are already targeted by major European clubs, Tunis Sports City will […]

Victoria’s rail transport system modernises infrastructure to increase efficiencies and support cost-effective solutions to their end customers BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – News Direct – 15 March 2022 – CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) is transforming the way companies engage with their customers by arming today’s leading brands with future-ready, innovative solutions that drive extraordinary customer experiences. Recently VicTrack, the state-owned enterprise that manages public transport infrastructure in Victoria, Australia, deployed […]

By Amulya Ganguli “It’s the economy, stupid!” was the phrase used during the 1992 US presidential contest to emphasize the challenge faced by Bill Clinton during his campaign. In India today, the BJP’s opponents have to realize that the party’s success is the result of its clever use of Hindu-Muslim animosity to advance its prospects. […]

The post Anti-Muslim Sentiment Among Sizeable Hindus Is BJP’s Trump Card In Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In South Asia, size continues to matter, even for countries- never mind diplomacy. Bangladesh has been impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine, along with India, but the Western response could not have been more contrasting. The US/EU-led bloc of countries have hit out at Bangladesh viciously, while they still assess their […]

The post Russia’s Ukraine War Impacts Bangladesh’s Trade And Development Programmes first appeared on IPA Newspack.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, more than 13% of homes in the U.S. use solar power. This number continues to rise as installation prices have fallen between 13% and 18% year over year. Solar panels can also save you upwards of 90% on monthly energy bills, furthering your savings. If you’re one of the many Americans thinking about switching to solar, it’s important to understand […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 March 2022 – Leading regional sports network SPOTV today announced the launch of mobile app, SPOTV NOW – bringing the world’s biggest and most popular sporting events closer to sports fans in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. SPOTV NOW streams, both live and on demand, world-class events shown on the sports network’s regional pay-TV linear channels, SPOTV […]

M A Hossain Historically, Ukraine crisis began in the year of 1954, when Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev handed over Crimea from Russian Socialist Federal Republic to Ukrainian Federal Republic in the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Russia-Ukraine unification. It was an important event as both the republics were part of Soviet Union. From 1920 to 1991, Ukraine was completely under control of Moscow. Both Russia and […]

By Ashis Biswas In West Bengal, the first immediate impact of the recent Assembly polls in five states has been a noticeable change in the familiar rhetoric used by major parties. The eventual outcome of the polls has also affected the internal functioning of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and the […]

The post Assembly Polls Outcome Gives A Big Boost To BJP In Bengal first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Prakash Karat The US-led NATO’s attempts to seek the high moral ground against aggression by the “brutal dictator Putin” reeks of hypocrisy and double-standards. Going by the shrill pronouncements of President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson, this is the first time peace has been shattered in Europe after the Second World War and the […]

The post President Biden’s Attempt To Seek High Moral Ground Against Putin Reeks Of Hypocrisy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Contextualizes the Russia-Ukraine conflict for the medium term Discusses carbon reduction through the lens of net-zero banking commitments and agricultural infrastructure Identifies how to approach a fixed-income portfolio with rising inflation and tightening accommodation and quantifies how inflation is affecting retirement portfolios Examines the need to review how we study the U.S. labor market in light of changing demographics and attitudes toward work HONG KONG – Media […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 10 March 2022 – TIYA, a real-time social networking platform backed by US-listed company LIZHI INC. (NASDAQ: LIZI), has announced the global launch of its latest version of the TIYA App, in tandem with its expansion strategy. The new version of the real-time interactive app is a reflection of TIYA’s vision to create a new universe through connecting people through voice binding […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 March 2022 – Hongkong Land today announces a series of initiatives to support tenants and the wider community overcome the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. These include rent relief measures for retail tenants and a contribution of HK$15 million into the Hongkong Land HOME FUND (“HOME FUND”) to support NGOs deliver essential items such as […]

By Dr Arun Mitra That the students from Sumy have been evacuated and are on way to western Ukraine is a matter of great satisfaction not just for the family but for the country as a whole. Better late than never; finally the Indian government woke up and took effective steps to plan this evacuation. […]

The post Need To Make A Thorough Review Of Medical Education Following Ukraine Crisis first appeared on IPA Newspack.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 8 March 2022 – GuildFi makes a statement of intent with their biggest ever project investment, committing $880,000 into Apeiron, the world’s first play-and-earn godgame built with NFTs. GuildFi invested the funds in an Omega Class Major Constellation NFT pack in Apeiron, which involves a multitude of in-game assets, including playable Planet NFTs, customized GuildFi NFTs, Star (Land) NFTs and Tokens. […]

Paint That’s As Good As Promised SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 March 2022 – AkzoNobel launches Dulux Promise, a programme that promises the assurance of high-quality standards, in terms of colour, finish and coverage, to consumers when they use Dulux water-based premium wall paints. The programme offers a replacement to consumers for products under the Dulux Promise portfolio, if the three features of the programme are […]

By Nitya Chakraborty The maverick film director of Bengal Mrinal Sen, the second most important member of the famous troika in the cinema world that included Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, will step into his 100th year on May 14, 2023. Significantly, Ray was born just two years before in 1921, on May 2, the […]

The post Remembering The Debate Between Satyajit Ray And Mrinal Sen Over ‘Akash Kusum’ first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Technology for Change Week Asia: Applying technology for the social good takes place this week online and in-person, March 8th – 11th 2022. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 March 2022 – More than 2,000 attendees have already registered for Economist Impact’s Technology for Change Week Asia, a dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based and data-driven solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges, and […]

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