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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 June 2022 – Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited (the “Manager“) and Bank of China (Hong Kong) (“BOCHK“) jointly announce that Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust (“Sunlight REIT“) has secured its second tranche of HK$800 million sustainability-linked loan (“SLL“). Together with the first tranche of HK$500 million, this HK$1.3 billion SLL commitment represents a significant sustainable finance collaboration between Sunlight […]

Enfortumab vedotin is the first antibody drug conjugate approved in Singapore for la/mUC patients who received a prior platinum-containing chemotherapy and a PD-1/L1 inhibitor. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 June 2022 – Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) today announced that PADCEV™ (enfortumab vedotin) has been approved by the Health Sciences Authority of Singapore as monotherapy for the treatment of adult […]

Trend Micro study reveals the impact of threats to ICS/OT environments HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 June 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new research* revealing that 89% of electricity, oil & gas, and manufacturing firms have experienced cyber-attacks impacting production and energy supply over the past 12 months. To read a full copy of […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 June 2022 – In celebration of World Environment Day, A.S. Watson Group’s flagship health and beauty brand Watsons is extending its regionwide recycling programme to Hong Kong. This rides on the hugely successful launch of recycling programmes in Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. Malina Ngai (right), CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia and Europe) is excited to extend Watsons’ regionwide recycling […]

Arabian Post Staff Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has partnered with a leading cryptocurrency platform to expand the foundation’s donation channels. The foundation has thus become the first healthcare charity in the UAE to accept digital money donations. The foundation simultaneously announced that it has been granted approval to receive charitable donations in cryptocurrencies. The unprecedented move in […]

Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku took the top spot in the brand reputation of actors in Korea, based on the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute Son Suk-ku’s latest film THE ROUNDUP exceeded the 9 million viewer mark, topping the weekend box office for three consecutive weeks since its release Following his role in THE ROUNDUP, Son Suk-ku is set to star in two highly anticipated Netflix […]

Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia have condemned remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by two BJP leaders that were described as “Islamophobic”. The controversy erupted amid Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tour of Qatar in a bid to bolster trade. Saudi Arabia described BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s comments as “insulting” and called for “respect for beliefs and […]

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Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde suggested that the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be from the Sharad Pawar-led party. Speaking at a public meeting in Parbhani city on Saturday, Dhananjay Munde said the social justice department in the incumbent Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government became prestigious because of his efforts. “If […]

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By Julian-Nicolas Calfuquir With France’s parliamentary elections scheduled on June 12, Jean-Luc Mélenchon looks in a stronger position than ever. Where other left-populist challengers around the West have struggled to build lasting organization, or even to repeat their initial electoral scores, his France Insoumise movement has established itself as a key force in national politics. […]

The post Broad Left Coalition Has An Edge In French National Assembly Poll On June 12 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – Taiwan’s IDB (Industrial Development Bureau) “AI Life” Pavilion championed artificial intelligence at the center of Computex 2022, celebrating the IT trade show’s first in-person exhibition after two years of virtual events. The Pavilion featured thirteen Taiwanese tech firms, showcasing their latest AI-driven products and solutions. 13 Taiwanese technology companies exhibit on the IDB AI Life Pavilion at […]

Under the Sponsorship of Abu Dhabi Police, Aramco & Saudi Electricity Company Two Strategic partnership agreements were signed with Emirates Health Services (EHS) and The Kurdistan Agency for Normalization DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – African Media Agency – 1 June 2022 – EFQM concluded the first edition of its Middle East Summit “ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH TRANSFORMATION.” at the Grand Hyatt hotel […]

Former Karnataka Minister and BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa on Sunday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) flag would become the national flag some day and that the saffron colour had been followed for thousands of years. Highlighting the origin of the respect for saffron colour, he said the followers were present through the decades. […]

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Alleging “imposition” of an outsider in the state, Maharashtra Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh today wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi announcing his resignation from the post of General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Calling it an injustice on Congress workers, Deshmukh objected to Uttar Pradesh leader Imran Pratapgarhi being named the party’s pick […]

The post Deshmukh quits Cong over Rajya Sabha list first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 June 2022 – On World Environment Day, 5th June 2022, Chinese business jet company Sino Jet announced its carbon neutrality goal. Sino Jet plans to align with the aviation industry emission contribution target, utilise the company’s technological advantages, to achieve carbon neutrality in its self-own fleet, ground support businesses and office operations in 2025. And by 2025, Sino Jet […]

Days after Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead, a social media post by a handle linked to gangster Neeraj Bawana has threatened a retaliatory attack. A Facebook story by the handle says “Sidhu Moose Wala was heart, brother. Will give a result in two days.” The post has been shared by a handle […]

The post Post warns of revenge for Sidhu Moose Wala murder first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The US State Department in its annual report to the Congress on international religious freedom has alleged that in India in 2021 attack on members of the minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, occurred throughout the year. Released by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department, the […]

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P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, BJP’s Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, RJD’s Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Friday. All the 11 candidates in Uttar Pradesh, six in Tamil Nadu, five in Bihar, […]

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday visited the house of Sidhu Moose Wala, days after the Punjabi singer was shot dead. Mr Mann reached Moosa village to express his condolences to the family. Heavy police security has been deployed outside the residence of Moose Wala. Moose Wala was shot dead by some unidentified assailants […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the absence of adequate social security for migrant workers, their rural households of largely left-behind women supported millions of migrant workers when they returned after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country and induced a severe recession that also rendered small traders and operators of microenterprises destitute and reduced the incomes […]

The post Workers, Small Traders, Enterprises, And Farmers Rendered Destitute first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The world believes that the success of western sanctions against Putin’s Russia depends on just two countries: India and China. On the face of it, it would appear to be a straightforward positioning. For, much of the Russian oil that has been made redundant by the sanctions is expected to flow to […]

The post New Delhi Holds Its Own On Discounted Oil Imports From Russia first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is celebration time for the Congress and the party-led united Democratic front (UDF) after a long drought of election victories. The Congress has just scored a spectacular victory in the Thrikkakara assembly by-election with its candidate Uma Thomas defeating CPI(M)’s Dr Jo Joseph by a record margin of 25,016 votes. […]

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By Sushil Kutty RSS ‘sarsangchalak’ Mohan Bhagwat thinks he speaks for the Hindus of India, and AIMIM solo head Asaduddin Owaisi wouldn’t be given a chair to sit by the vast majority of Muslims. But Bhagwat can’t get it round his head, and the AIMIM head refuses to heed his head that Muslims look on […]

The post RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Is Known For Giving Differing Signals On Hindutva first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya Do the Adani Group’s recent acquisitions of cement (63.19 per cent stake in Ambuja Cements and 54.5 per cent in its subsidiary ACC) and media (49 per cent stake in Quintillion Business Media) companies raise concerns for the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’)? Media reports have said that they are unlikely […]

The post Gautam Adani’s Buying Spree Merits A Rethink In India’s Competition Law first appeared on IPA Newspack.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 – XLD Finance, a stablecoin-based ecosystem that drives financial inclusion through real-world financial services, has announced the launch of its xSpend platform in Malaysia today, which allows play-to-earn users to directly spend their GameFi tokens and stablecoins to pay over 350 billers and utilities. With xSpend finally available to the Malaysian market after making its debut in […]

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