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To date, hygiene and disinfectant products benefiting over 6,000 individuals and families in need have been donated. Full year donations will be over HKD 3 million 1. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 April 2022 – Reckitt exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world. Today, Reckitt is pleased to announce partnerships with four NGOs to launch […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 April 2022 – Abba Maintenance Services announced that it will be expanding its suite of cleaning services to include home cleaning, amid rising demand from the Singapore market. Originally a professional office and commercial cleaning company, the launch of Abba’s home cleaning services means that its services will now cover all types of facilities from office and commercial to residential spaces. […]

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The erosion of about one per cent of value of rupee in the consumer market within a month was too great a shock for people to absorb. It was felt by everyone in March 2022, and the workers, senior citizens, women and children were among the hardest hit. The latest data […]

The post Inflation Eating Away Earnings And Wages Faster Than Expected first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Attorney General K K Venugopal has been a strong advocate of raising the retirement of judges as he feels 65 years is too early an age for anyone to retire. Serving as India’s AG at the age of 90, there is no one else who can speak so authoritatively as Venugopal on […]

The post Strong Case For Raising Retirement Age, Not Lowering first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 13 April 2022 – Vietnamese small businesses retained their crown as the most likely in the Asia-Pacific to invest in technology in 2021, according to a new survey by one of the world’s largest professional accounting bodies, CPA Australia. This focus on technology was partially in response to the pandemic, with Vietnam’s small businesses being the most likely to increase their […]

3M commits to serve as a global model to help children worldwide get to school safely 3M to work with local NGOs and government agencies to increase safety and visibility in 100 school zones in 23 countries, including Malaysia and ten other countries in Asia, by 2024 GT Lim, Country Leader for 3M Malaysia highlights the need to protect children in a post-pandemic world, adding that the […]

By Jacob Chacko  Gargantuan advancements have been made over the last couple of years to tackle the pandemic. But COVID-19 is still casting a long shadow of uncertainty across the globe. Businesses in almost every sector have had to quickly adapt to a digital-first world and, as economies start to fully reopen, many are finding that the challenges faced so far were just the tip of the […]

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By Kalyani Shankar The 2022 presidential election will occur when President Ramanath Kovind’s term ends on July 25. Though it is more of an ornamental post as the real power exists in the hands of the elected Prime Minister, there are always speculations about the polls. It may be too early to speculate but the […]

The post Narendra Modi Has Started Exercises For Picking His Next Presidential Candidate first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sankar Ray There is a general feeling of relief at the exit of the PTI Government led by Imran Khan in Pakistan and the coming of the opposition coalition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister Nazam Sethi, editor of the renowned The Friday Times, began his column, captioned, ‘Ten Days That Shook […]

The post New Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Starts Well Amidst High Expectations first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak When a person in extreme poverty gets food to eat, it is indeed a relief, and absorbs the major chunk of shock from destitution, but does not eradicate poverty. Throwing some loafs of bread before a hungry is not at all a poverty eradication programme, and hence the praise showered on […]

The post Poor Need A Life Of Dignity With Better Livelihood Opportunities first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 April 2022 – Most small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are confident they will overcome the city’s fifth wave of the pandemic. However, to take advantage of expected improvements in conditions, small businesses may need to increase their investment in technology and innovation, and reset their business strategy. That’s according to dual studies by CPA Australia on […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 12 April 2022 – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving landscape of business operations, accounting firm in Singapore, Ackenting Group, has announced that they are shifting their accounting services online to serve and meet their clients’ evolving needs for digital strategies. To remain competitive and relevant in the post-COVID business environment, Ackenting Group recognises that technology is strategically important […]

By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All stops must be pulled out to ensure that the anti-BJP vote is not divided.  Will the decision made at the 23rd Party Congress of the CPI(M) not to have a national-level alliance with the Congress achieve that goal? The five session ended on April 10 with a massive rally and […]

The post CPI(M)’s Political Line On Opposition Unity To Isolate BJP Is Still Confused first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India doesn’t know about the real status of the migrant workers in the country even two years after their returning home following sudden lockdown that shook the very conscience of the world during March 24 and May 31, 2020. Modi government had liberally distributed assurances for their well-being which never realized […]

The post Modi Govt Is Still In Dark About Migrant Workers first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty In recent days, South Indian films have been very objective in depicting the social reality and it is not surprising that the mainstream media is being exposed for its loss of credibility, especially the television channels.  Right now, Malayalam film, ‘Naradan’, has come down heavily on the mainstream media, especially the television […]

The post Recent Movies In South Are Exposing The Media, Especially Tv Channels first appeared on IPA Newspack.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 11 April 2022 – Babel Finance announced that it had completed a two-year Market-to-Market Cross Cryptocurrency Swap worth $50 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Why is this transaction important to the global crypto market? This two-year transaction demonstrates that crypto can be a long term play and that the crypto ecosystem is becoming mature. There is a rising market demand for long-end […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 11 April 2022 – Premier training provider, AgileAsia, has recently discovered more than 5600 people participated in their Certified Scrum Master training course in last year, 2021. This was a 61% increase in course participation compared to the previous year. Scrum is the practice of creating value through adaptive solutions for highly complex problems in a business organisation. Due to this framework, […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 11 April 2022 – Reckitt’s brand Durex is proud to be honoured ‘Best Content Marketing – Bronze’ for its success brought by the ‘Durex Love Series’ Campaign (the Campaign), in the ‘2022 Event Marketing Award’ organised by Campaign, a credible advertising and marketing publication in Asia-Pacific. The awards recognised Durex’s outstanding performance in infusing the best marketing content throughout the […]

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the first PM of the country to be removed by a no-trust vote. Khan, who stayed defiant “till the last ball”, was ousted well after midnight, after high drama in the Pakistan assembly through the day. The joint opposition – a rainbow of socialist, liberal and […]

The post Imran Khan loses midnight no-trust vote, removed as PM first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Damsana Ranadhiran It seems freedom of expression and freedom of press are being suffocated in Bangladesh under a draconian law titled Digital Security Act, and internationally acclaimed award-winning anti-militancy journalist and editor of Weekly Blitz newspaper has become its latest victim. This extremely courageous journalist has gone through an ordeal lasting years for denouncing anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial; confronting radical Islam and militancy; and for advocating interfaith […]

By Harihar Swarup In July 2002, APJ Abdul Kalam became choice for President as the ruling Atal Behari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance did not have enough votes to get anyone from its ideological family elected. Fifteen years later, the NDA-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much better placed yet it tried for a consensus […]

The post Presidential Elections In July Next Will Test Opposition Strength And Unity first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The Pakistan Supreme Court has virtually shown the door to another prime minister. Apparently, it might take longer for Imran Khan’s fate to be decided for good, but the action of a five-member bench of Pakistan’s apex court to strike down the controversial decision of deputy speaker of the national assembly to […]

The post Judicial Independence: An Area Where Pakistan Enjoys An Edge first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s booster dose policy announced on April 8 by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is clearly anti-poor, since de facto they cannot get vaccinated with booster doses against COVID-19, though theoretically they are also eligible to have it at private vaccination centres along with any adult aged 18 years […]

The post India’s Booster Dose Policy From April 10 Is Anti-Poor first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty India’s well-lit prisons are home to lakhs of under-trials languishing in them for years on end because the courts of the land have no time to spare for the mountains of cases they are saddled with. And because investigating agencies challenge all bail requests, as also all bail orders. To the defence […]

The post Supreme Court Rebuking Central Agencies For Their Stand On Bail Is Welcome first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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