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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 26 August 2021 – Malaysia’s leading independent investment bank, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga” or the “Group”) today announced a 49.4% rise in profit after tax and non-controlling interest (“PATNCI” or “net profit”) for the second quarter ended 30 June 2021 (“2Q21”) to RM30.6 million, as compared to RM20.5 million in the same period last year (“2Q20”). For the six […]

Revenue grew by 58.0% year on year to RMB36.4 billion and Interim dividend amounted to HK12 cents per share Rental income grew significantly by 79% year on year to RMB391 million Contracted sales increased by 53% year on year to RMB157.03 billion for the first seven months, representing 59% of full year target Net debt-to-equity ratio and weighted average cost of indebtedness improved to 60.4% and 5.1% […]

Invest for growth to achieve long-term growth ambitions HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 25 August 2021 – Razer™ (“Razer” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, Hong Kong Stock Code: 1337), the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, announces unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (“1H 2021”). “Razer had a phenomenal first half of the year. In addition […]

Global beauty brand’s collaboration with online platform City Walks aims to turn men into allies through direct experience of the female perspective SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 25 August 2021 – Unilever beauty brand, LUX, is launching a campaign to highlight the impact of casual sexism faced by women in their everyday lives by inviting men to experience it first-hand for themselves. Whether on the street or […]

KUALA LUMPUR, MALASIA – Media OutReach – 25 August 2021 – The international Forex broker OctaFX turns ten years old. This past decade culminates in 6.6 million Forex trading accounts opened, 200,000 Trade &Win gifts delivered, over 102,000 followers on social media, 44 Forex industry awards received, providing services in more than 100 countries, and 500 million trades executed on the platform since inception—to just name a […]

Profit Attributable to Owners up 287% to HK$2.7 billion Backed by Significant Gains in Investment Management and Strong Recovery in Consumer Finance Financial Highlights For the 6-month period ended    30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2020 Change Revenue (HK$ million) Pre-tax Profit (HK$ million) 2,096.0 2,042.9 +2.6% 3,215.7 950.5 +238.3% Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company (HK$ million) 2,693.0 695.2 +287.4% Basic Earnings per Share (HK […]

Contracted Sales and GFA Increased Significantly Steady Growth in Revenue Successful Implementation of Development Strategy on Urban Renewal Forged New Business Driver HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 August 2021 – JY Grandmark Holdings Limited (“JY Grandmark” or the “Company“, which together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as the “Group“, stock code: 2231), a property developer and operator and property management service provider based in the People’s […]

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 August 2021 – China has seen some of the most destructive earthquakes in history. For example, the devastating 2008 Earthquake in Sichuan province killed over 69,000 people, left up to 11 million people homeless and caused up to US$20 billion in property damage. The country sits atop seismically active areas, and it had 118 earthquakes in the past year. This setting provided the […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 August 2021 – Plant-based food-tech company Shandi has closed its second seed round led by Singapore-headquartered Tolaram – one of Africa’s largest packaged food companies. Other investors in this round include Australia based food-tech accelerator SparkLabs Cultiv8, and former CEO-India for Louis Dreyfus and prominent angel investor Simmarpal Singh.   The fresh funding that raised more than USD700,000 will be used to set […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 August 2021 – Jockey Club Engage Digital Exploration (JC ENGAGE) has just completed the first round of Video Storytelling workshop journey in 2021 with 14 NGO teams in Hong Kong serving across various sectors of society powered by a team of 32 passionate skill-based volunteers from the corporate sector. Research suggests that the top 3 challenges for NGOs to engage the community are funding, […]

Razer Merchant Services awarded the Best Non-Bank FPX Acquirer at PayNet Malaysia’s Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Award 2021 for number of merchants acquired, FPX transactions volume generation and FPX volume growth. SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 16 August 2021 – Razer Merchant Services (RMS), the B2B arm of Razer Fintech, has been recognized as the Best Non-Bank FPX Acquirer at the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Award 2021 organised by […]

Ransomware showed massive year-to-date spikes in the U.S. (185%), U.K. (144%) Ryuk, Cerber, SamSam top families of the year, making up 64% of all ransomware volume Government, education, healthcare, retail verticals increasingly targeted by ransomware Up 59% year-to-date globally, IoT malware continues growth since 2018 Cryptojacking malware remains a key threat, up 23% year-to-date globally and up 22% in the U.S. SonicWall’s patented RTDMI™ finding more never-before-seen […]

James M Dorsey Israel’s first post-Netanyahu government is seeking to rebuild fractured relations with the Jewish Diaspora and rebrand the country as a liberal rather than an illiberal democracy against the backdrop of uncertainty about future US policy towards the Middle East and continued unconditional backing of the Jewish state. Uncertainty about US reliability has been reinforced by the US negotiation with the Taliban and subsequent withdrawal […]

Prince Charitable Foundation will work with leading education-focused charity to enhance academic and career prospects of 7,000 students in new post-pandemic normal PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach – 12 August 2021 – Prince Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Prince Holding Group (“Prince Group”), one of Cambodia’s largest and fastest growing conglomerates, will sponsor the Career Preparation program run by Caring for Cambodia, a leading charity that provides free education […]

Arabian Post Staff Emaar Malls recorded an increase in net profit by 80 per cent to AED 622 million (US$ 169 million) during the first six months (January to June) of 2021, compared to a net profit of AED 345 million (US$ 94 million), during the same period in 2020. Revenue for H1 2021 amounted to AED 2.048 billion (US$ 558 million), an increase of 23 per […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 9 August 2021 – The world’s largest telecommunications infrastructure service provider China Tower Corporation Limited (“China Tower”, or the “Company”) (Stock Code: 0788.HK) is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.   Performance Highlights   For the six months ended 30 June   RMB Million 2021 2020 Change Operating revenue 42,673 39,794 +7.2% EBITDA 31,184 29,100 +7.2% […]

Trend Micro Cyber Risk Index shows organizations are at an elevated risk of attack HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 August 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today revealed that the risk of cyber attacks has increased in the last year. According to a new survey, 80% of global organizations report they are likely to experience a data breach that impacts […]

Safety & Shipping Review 2021: 49 large ships lost worldwide last year. Total losses down 50% over 10 years. Number of shipping incidents (2,703) declines year-on-year. Shipping industry remains resilient through pandemic, but mega-ship, supply chain and climate challenges loom large. Suez Canal incident shows ever-increasing vessel sizes continue to pose a disproportionately large risk with costly groundings and salvage operations. High number of fires and containers […]

YouTrip also revealed Singaporean users’ top 10 overseas shopping sites in the past 12 months, with international marketplaces being key drivers of cross-border spending Purchases of bikes and K-pop merchandise saw standout growth, more than doubling and tripling in transactions of their respective products SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 July 2021 – YouTrip, Singapore’s leading multi-currency wallet, registered an 84% year-on year increase in online overseas purchases by […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 July 2021 – Rare Whisky Holdings, a whisky investment group managed out of Hong Kong has bought a 49% stake of the online whisky auction site, Whisky Hammer, and its sister ecommerce business Still Spirit, paving the way for global expansion of the family run Scottish business. Li Hau TAN and Rickesh Kishnani, co-founders of Rare Whisky Holdings Rickesh Kishnani, co-founder of […]

The cryptocurrency market was sluggish in the first half of 2020 and gradually reversed in the second half of the year. Traditional industry investors are adding digital currencies to their portfolios in a big way. In this context, KingHash, an overseas one-stop mining platform, came into being. The cost of mining is far lower than the cost of buying spot in the secondary market, which also reduces […]

In the battle to be the pre-eminent travel hub in the Middle East, the latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the world’s freshest and most comprehensive fight booking data, reveals that in the first half of 2021, Doha seized and consolidated a lead over Dubai. In the period 1st January to 30th June, the volume of air tickets issued for travel via Doha was 18% higher than it was […]

Time for a futuristic idea – why? In the spirit of Barney The Purple Dinosaur From Our Imagination, I love you, you love me, we are happy family – as long as we keep a safe digital distance from each other. So here goes with an idea du jour. Airbnb (ABNB) has tanked from 156 to 137 in the last two weeks, yikes. Yet the trends since […]

New Trend Micro study reveals tips on how to mitigate phishing and ransomware HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 July 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, published new research revealing that half of US organizations are not effective at countering phishing and ransomware threats. The findings come from an Osterman Research study commissioned by Trend Micro and compiled […]

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