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US Debt Default May Be Unlikely But India Has To Be Ready With Precautions

By Anjan Roy The global financial circles are agog with speculation about the prospects of the US government defaulting on its payments. This is because the two major parties in America have so far failed to agree on raising the ceiling of US government borrowing. This is currently at $25 trillion. The Biden  government has […]

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Student-designed AI and AR-powered glasses for hard-of-hearing individuals and IoT-driven battery monitoring system win top accolades in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Competition

A Samsung poll shows that more needs to be done to build up Gen Z’s confidence and skills to succeed in the digital economy SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 May 2023 – Samsung Electronics Singapore announced the sixth edition Solve for Tomorrow competition winners, with teams SHMID.CO from ITE College Central and Hearable from Nanyang Technological University took home top honours for the Post-secondary and University […]

The Club teams up with Asia’s leading dining platform Chope

Earn Clubpoints with every fulfilled booking and save up to 30% at designated restaurants Hong Kong SAR – Media OutReach – 23 May 2023 – The Club, HKT’s digital commerce platform, teams up with Chope, Asia’s leading dining platform, to enable members to earn Clubpoints while making reservations, dining at their favourite restaurants and enjoying dining offers. (From left to right) Clive Chow, Chief Operating Officer, HKT […]

Only 6 in 10 Singapore residents are optimistic about staying healthy till old age

Lack of confidence stems from increase in prevalence of chronic diseases; incentives and proactive approach are crucial in building a healthier Singapore SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 May 2023 – Singaporeans are living longer lives, and yet, only 6 in 10 (59 per cent) are confident they will be healthy enough to live well to age 80 or beyond, according to a report commissioned by Prudential […]

UAE Press: Rayyanah Barnawi’s space journey won’t be the last for an Arab woman

CÉ LA VI Singapore Honours Pride Month with GLAM BASH and SLASSY

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 May 2023 – CÉ LA VI Singapore is poised to enliven the city’s nightlife this Pride Month. With the inaugural GLAM BASH and the return of their much-loved SLASSY, the venue presents a dynamic duo of events that champion and embrace the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. Embracing the Diversity of Pride “CÉ LA VI is a steadfast advocate for diversity […]

All aboard: A luxurious new ‘rail cruise’ will soon take you across the emirates

Sheikh Mohammed reveals best and worst rated UAE government services

LWK + Partners Paves the Way for BIM Adoption in Hong Kong Architecture Industry

BIM Takes Center Stage in Boosting Cross-Geo Collaboration, Efficiency, and Quality of Large-Scale Commercial Projects HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – Graphisoft, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions developer for architecture and engineering, today announced that LWK + Partners, the leading architectural firm in Hong Kong, has successfully integrated BIM into their workflow and project life cycles, improving design efficiency […]

Hong Kong Startup SleekFlow Successfully Integrates GPT-4 to Drive Customer Interactions: SleekFlow AI Enables Businesses Achieve Customer Service Management and Sales Automation

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – The launch of ChatGPT has led to a surge in the adoption of Generative AI in business applications, with many businesses leveraging Open AI’s state-of-the-art language model to enhance their customer service, sales, and marketing strategies. SleekFlow, the SaaS omnichannel social commerce platform backed by Tiger Global, has announced the successful development of SleekFlow AI, a […]

BJP attacks Kamal Nath over 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Madhya Pradesh Minister Vishvas Sarang on Sunday attacked senior Congress leader Kamal Nath over the anti-Sikh riots post the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. Nath, who was chief minister of MP from December 2018 to March 2020 and is currently state unit chief of the Congress, is expected to lead his […]

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Security tightened ahead of G20 meet in Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir will host the third tourism working group meeting of G20 countries in capital Srinagar from today amid tight security. This is the first such international event in the region after Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and stripped of its statehood in August 2019. A glittering facelift has been given to […]

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Pakistan’s Political Turmoil Has Implications For Global Security

By M A Hossain Pakistan is currently in a critical juncture of political turmoil which is posing a threat to its sovereignty as well as growing concerns about global security.  Not only that, if Pakistan fails to address the crisis, then definitely it will be the beginning of the extinction of democratic values regionally. Pakistan […]

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Epicor Puts AI-Enabled Insights to Work for the Make, Move, and Sell Economy

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, will today demonstrate its vision at the company’s annual Insights 2023 user conference for the connected Data Supply Chain, helping Makers, Movers, and Sellers action indispensable insights to strengthen and optimize their own operations, as well as more closely collaborate with trusted partners and […]

Karnataka Shows Bipolar Contests Enabler Of Opposition Victory

By Harihar Swarup What are some of the implications of the Congress’s emphasis and creditable win in Karnataka for national politics? At one level it would be unwise to extrapolate from state to national elections. The logic of these elections is not always aligned. Nevertheless, the Karnataka results has implications for how we understand the […]

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India Denounced For Blocking Independent Trade Unions At G20 Meetings

By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is being denounced by trade unions across the G20 economies for government’s decision to block participation of independent trade unions in G20 meeting, including L20 meeting on labour and G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG), which is resulting in worker’s voices going unrepresented. While the government-backed BMS will hold sham […]

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HKSTP Partners with JYCGIF: New Memorandum of Understanding Aims to Draw Female Secondary Students to I&T

Partnership Focused on Developing Female Talent Pipeline for Hong Kong’s I&T Ecosystems Summer “Ideathon” between HKSTP and JYCGIF targets female secondary school students. Participants will compete in groups to propose innovative I&T end-to-end solutions, under the guidance of leading female entrepreneurs. A MoU was also signed between the two organisations that aims to organise other such I&T related activities in the future to help draw female secondary […]

Johnson Electric reports results for the year ended 31 March 2023

Highlights of FY2022/23 Results For the financial year ended 31 March 2023, total sales were US$3,646 million – an increase of 6% compared to the prior year. Excluding the effects of foreign currency movements and acquisitions, underlying sales increased by 11% Gross profit totalled US$716 million – an increase of 2% EBITA, adjusted to exclude non-cash foreign exchange rate movements and restructuring charges, decreased by 10% to […]

Congress Party Left No Stone Unturned To Win Karnataka Polls

By Rahil Nora Chopra Credit for the Congress win in Karnataka as it wrested the state from the BJP is in order. Nods go to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for igniting and energising the cadre ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, Siddaramaiah’s mass appeal, DK Shivakumar’s organisational skills, party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s leadership and […]

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RGE, the first foreign enterprise in China to secure a sustainability-linked syndicated loan

The RMB 1 billion SLL also represents the first in the Chinese pulp and paper industry SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 May 2023 – Royal Golden Eagle (“RGE”), a global group of resource-based manufacturing companies, has announced that its member company Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. (“Asia Symbol“) – a world leading producer of pulp and paper – has signed a first-of-its-kind sustainability-linked […]

RSS Muslim affiliate to launch drive to woo community

RSS-linked Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) will launch a nationwide campaign to reach out to the minority community with the theme of “one nation, one flag, one national anthem”, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the organisation said on Wednesday. MRM volunteers will spread the message of “true Muslim, good citizen” among members of the […]

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World Bank projects strong UAE growth

Arabian Post Staff The World Bank has projected that the UAE non-oil sector will achieve strong growth of 4.8 percent in 2023, driven by robust domestic demand, particularly in tourism, real estate, construction, transportation, and manufacturing sectors. The bank also said GDP will grow by 2.8 percent. In a press conference held in Dubai to announce the new World Bank Gulf Economic Update (GEU) titled, “The Health […]

Impending US debt default?

Dr. Imran Khalid As US President Joe Biden prepares to reengage in negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other influential Republicans on the critical issue of the debt ceiling to find common ground amidst a landscape riddled with challenges, constitutional experts warn of the potential ramifications should the they fail to forge an agreement on this matter. The stakes are high. Inaction or an impasse in […]

SolarWinds Adds Transformative AI Features to IT Service Management Solutions

SolarWinds Service Desk now includes an AI-powered virtual agent to help users troubleshoot issues so IT agents can focus on critical and complex tasks SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 May 2023 – SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure observability and IT management software, announces it’s adding transformative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities to its IT service management (ITSM) solutions. […]