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By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the morning of September 30, 2026, Delhi witnessed display of a series of hoardings, unclaimed by any organization but believed to have been put on behalf of the BJP, that targeted leaders of opposition before INDIA bloc meeting, and claiming rift among their leaders. BJP separately criticised Leader of Opposition […]

The article ‘Save Democracy’ Rallies From Oct 2-8, INDIA Bloc March To ECI On Oct 6 appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Ashis Biswas Nearly a month after the shocking glacial slide in the Himalayas close to the China/Nepal border that killed hundreds of people, angry Nepalis are pressing for immediate ‘climate justice’ in well attended rallies at home and abroad. Sadly international response to one of the worst natural disasters the world has seen has […]

The article Nepal Struggles After Tragedy That Killed Over A Thousand appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Oman plans to more than double onshore crude storage at Duqm to 10 million barrels within three years while considering two supertankers for floating storage, strengthening capacity outside the Strait of Hormuz as Gulf producers seek alternatives to the contested waterway. State-owned energy group OQ is evaluating the purchase of two very large crude carriers, each capable of holding about 2 million barrels, Group Chief Executive Ashraf […]

Anthropic’s confidential initial public offering prospectus has revealed a nearly $42 billion net loss for 2025 despite revenue of about $4.6 billion, alongside heavy dependence on two customers that each supplied 12% of annual sales. The disclosures offer the clearest financial picture yet of the Claude developer as it prepares for a possible stock-market listing. Revenue expanded roughly twelvefold from 2024, but the company’s operating loss widened […]

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday as Middle East crude exports approached pre-war levels, with restored Saudi pipeline flows easing immediate supply concerns despite continuing geopolitical risks around the Strait of Hormuz. The more-active December Brent contract traded near $96 a barrel after falling 1.7% in the previous session, while US West Texas Intermediate hovered around $90. Prices later edged higher after US President Donald Trump rejected reports […]

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A London-founded modest fashion label is positioning itself as a bridge between British retail and Gulf manufacturing traditions, with a business model built around UK design paired with ethical production in Dubai. Alkareem London was established in 2020 by a founder who was 19 years old at the time of launch. The brand’s premise, according to its own materials, grew out of a gap the founder identified […]

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President Trump says the White House is considering a ban on US diesel exports “very seriously”. This is a huge threat, but behind the threat sits a problem no export ban can solve: the world can’t refine enough fuel. A barrel of crude does nothing for a truck or a cargo ship until a refinery has processed it. Oil in the ground or on a tanker counts […]

By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: What is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Meghalaya up to? So long, a rank junior partner with just two MLAs in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance headed by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma of the National People’s Party, the saffron outfit managed to raise its tally to 10, as eight MLAs […]

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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices steadied near $105 a barrel on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia restored substantial flows through its East-West pipeline, easing supply concerns while stalled US-Iran diplomacy kept a risk premium embedded in the market. Brent crude futures for November traded around $105.50 a barrel after settling at $105.28 on Monday, while US West Texas Intermediate was near $93. Prices had risen earlier as […]

Malaysian brand details use of 316L stainless steel, implant-grade titanium and coated 925 sterling silver to address tarnishing in high-humidity conditions

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 September 2026 – Nora Ana Jewelry, a Malaysian jewelry brand founded in 2023, has outlined the material and coating standards applied across its collection of earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces, which are designed for daily wear in tropical conditions. The brand’s approach addresses a common issue faced by consumers in Malaysia: the accelerated tarnishing and discolouration of fashion jewelry in high-humidity environments.

Tarnishing is the result of oxidation, a chemical reaction between metal and its surrounding environment. Malaysia’s climate presents three conditions that accelerate this process: high year-round humidity, perspiration, and, in coastal areas, salt-laden air. Fashion jewelry produced for temperate markets is typically made from plated brass or alloy, which can discolour in these conditions within weeks.

“Much of the fashion jewelry available to Malaysian consumers is manufactured for markets with very different climates,” said Nora Haniff, Founder of Nora Ana Jewelry. “Our collection is developed specifically for the conditions in which Malaysians wear jewelry every day, including exposure to humidity, water and perspiration.”

Materials and Coatings

Nora Ana Jewelry’s collection is built primarily on three base materials, each selected for its resistance to corrosion and its suitability for sensitive skin:

  • 316L stainless steel. A marine-grade steel containing chromium, which forms a passive protective layer against moisture. 316L is widely used in watchmaking and surgical instruments for its corrosion resistance. The brand applies 18K gold plating over this non-reactive base.
  • Implant-grade titanium. A chemically inert, nickel-free and biocompatible metal used in medical implants. It is unaffected by water and perspiration and is suitable for wearers with sensitive skin.
  • 925 sterling silver. A precious metal with natural hypoallergenic properties. To address sterling silver’s tendency to tarnish, the brand applies an 18K gold layer and a protective e-coating to its sterling silver collection, sealing the surface against oxygen, moisture and perspiration.

In addition to e-coating, the brand uses physical vapour deposition (PVD) coating on selected pieces. PVD bonds the gold finish to the base metal at a molecular level, a process also used in the watch and consumer electronics industries. PVD-coated pieces offer increased resistance to scratching, perspiration and chlorinated water.

“We select metals and coating methods that are proven to withstand the conditions Malaysians live in, and design pieces intended to be worn continuously, including during showering, swimming and exercise,” Nora said. “Basic care, such as rinsing and wiping jewelry after exposure to chemicals, helps preserve the protective coatings over the long term.”

Guidance for Consumers

Nora Ana Jewelry advises consumers to consider three factors when purchasing jewelry intended for daily wear in Malaysia: the base metal, the type of gold finish, and whether any additional protective coating has been applied. Pieces made from unspecified alloy, or without a protective coating, are more likely to tarnish in tropical conditions.

The brand notes that uncoated sterling silver remains a durable option when maintained properly, as it is a precious metal with intrinsic value that can retain its appearance over many years with regular care.

The Nora Ana Jewelry collection is available at https://najewelry.com.my, with worldwide delivery.

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About Nora Ana Jewelry

Nora Ana Jewelry is a Malaysian jewelry brand founded by Nora Haniff in 2023. The brand designs waterproof, rust-proof and tarnish-resistant jewelry crafted from 18K gold-plated 316L stainless steel, implant-grade titanium, and 18K gold-plated 925 sterling silver. All pieces are hypoallergenic and designed for everyday wear in tropical conditions. Based in Kuala Lumpur, the brand ships worldwide.

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By Nitya Chakraborty Brazil is scheduled to hold its much-awaited presidential elections on October 4 this year. The incumbent leftist President Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party is facing off the far-right candidate, Flabio Bolsonaro, in a tightly contested poll. Latest opinion polls give Lula a slight edge. If no one gets over […]

The article Brazil Presidential Polls: Lula Faces Tough Fight Against Far-Right Bolsonaro appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Anjan Roy Clearly under massive pressure to bring the war to a close and on honourable terms, Iran has utilised the United Nations General Assembly session in New York to turn the tables on the United States. The American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and any exit for the Iranians into the broader […]

The article Iran Rehabilitates Itself At UNGA With President Pezeshkian’s Speech appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

Banyan Group Residences records 900 per cent year-on-year rise in luxury sales value, underlining the widening gap between prime and mass-market residences

PHUKET, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 September 2026 – Phuket’s residential property market is becoming increasingly polarised. Genuinely differentiated luxury residences continue to attract strong demand, while lower-priced, investment-led segments are showing signs of saturation and, in some areas, oversupply. Banyan Group Residences, whose luxury sales value in Phuket rose 900 per cent year-on-year to nearly US$50 million, illustrates the resilience of well-located, high-quality residences even as conditions become tougher elsewhere in the market.

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The divide is becoming more pronounced. There is a clear distinction between genuinely differentiated luxury residences and more commoditised products built for short-term speculation. Premium buyers continue to commit capital to prime locations, trusted brands and long-term lifestyle value, while a wave of new, commoditised supply aimed largely at short-term investment has outpaced demand at the lower end, intensifying competition and, in some cases, leaving units unsold.

Among Banyan Group Residences’ results, sales of the exclusive luxurious Banyan Tree Beach Residences projects Oceanus, Varuna, Aegir and Nammu have recorded an increase in sales of 900 percent year-on-year including what is believed to be the most expensive condominium transaction recorded in Phuket to date.

Bangtao and the wider Laguna Phuket area have emerged as the island’s most sought-after residential locations, combining west-coast beaches with an established international community and a growing concentration of restaurants, schools, wellness and lifestyle amenities – characteristics of a mature international market rather than an emerging one.

Continued interest from high-net-worth buyers seeking to diversify wealth into tangible, personally enjoyable assets amid currency depreciation, inflation and market volatility is also supporting demand at the top of the market. Today’s luxury buyer is acquiring a home that supports their family’s lifestyle and serves as a long-term store of value – not a speculative purchase based on short-term rental projections, the kind of buying that has fuelled much of the oversupply at the lower end.

Thailand’s political stability, established tourism economy and relative distance from regional conflicts continue to support demand from buyers across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and beyond, though unevenly across price tiers.

As supply increases across the wider market, buyers are expected to place greater emphasis on developers’ track record, construction quality, professional management and reputable services. The market is not weakening uniformly – it is becoming more polarised, with well-positioned luxury developments continuing to perform strongly while oversupplied, lower-tier projects face a longer period of adjustment, encouraging higher standards, greater transparency and a stronger focus on sustainable development across the industry.

Banyan Group Residences will continue to focus on prime locations, distinctive high-quality design and the creation of residential communities that deliver lasting value for owners.

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Africa should build artificial intelligence around problems faced by its communities rather than import technological priorities designed elsewhere, a member of a United Nations-backed scientific panel has said. Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, a member of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and head of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab in Kenya, said countries should identify the challenges they want to address before deciding what technology, infrastructure […]

THORChain has rejected Bitget chief executive Gracy Chen’s call to block addresses linked to the cryptocurrency exchange’s $387.5 million security breach, arguing that its permissionless network cannot selectively censor transactions. The dispute emerged after assets stolen from Bitget were routed through cross-chain services, including THORChain, and converted into Bitcoin. Chen publicly urged the protocol to refuse service to attacker-controlled addresses that had already been identified and flagged, […]

China has agreed to buy at least 10 million metric tonnes of US coal in 2027 and the same amount in 2028, adding a concrete energy commitment to a wider package reached during President Donald Trump’s talks with President Xi Jinping in Washington. The White House disclosed the coal pledge after Xi’s three-day state visit, alongside an agreement to pursue more favourable tariff treatment for $30 billion […]

Ecobank Group has set a $2.6 billion lending target by 2030 for women-led businesses and agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa, expanding financing in two sectors where access to credit remains constrained. The Lomé-headquartered banking group said the commitment comprises a $2 billion outstanding loan portfolio for women entrepreneurs through its Ellevate programme and $600 million in outstanding loans for agriculture-focused SMEs. The targets were announced […]

By K Raveendran The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping carried all the ceremony expected when the leaders of the world’s two most powerful countries sit across the table. On artificial intelligence, however, the encounter produced little that matched either the scale of the technology’s advance or the urgency surrounding its risks. The two […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, whom Rabindranath Tagore had hailed as the symbol of ‘ajeya paurasha, akhanda manushyatva’ meaning invincible manliness and indelible humanism, was the tallest among the social reformers and educators in 19th century Bengal. His 71-year-long life from September 26, 1820 to July 27, 1891 was the story of an unparalleled […]

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By R. Suryamurthy The most consequential question arising from Washington’s latest sanctions legislation is not whether the United States can impose a 100 percent tariff on countries buying Russian oil. It is whether India can continue to conduct an independent energy policy when access to its largest export market is increasingly being linked, directly or […]

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NVIDIA and an international research coalition have made AI-predicted protein-complex structures from more than 2,800 viruses openly available, alongside a GPU-accelerated BioNeMo pipeline that researchers can use to generate structure predictions for their own targets. The dataset, released through the AlphaFold Database on September 24, focuses on viral families known to infect humans and is intended to give scientists a faster starting point for studying unfamiliar pathogens, […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Microsoft has refreshed its compact Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Plus processor, raising performance and local artificial-intelligence capacity while keeping the existing lightweight designs. The devices, announced at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, will go on sale in selected markets on October 13. The Surface Pro 12-inch starts at $1,149.99, while the Surface Laptop 13-inch starts at $1,199, placing […]

Global maritime trade is being redrawn by geopolitical disruption, climate pressures, trade-policy changes and the spread of manufacturing to new regions, increasing the need for more flexible shipping and logistics networks, DP World has said. The Dubai-based ports and logistics group set out the assessment in a Marine Services whitepaper, Navigating the Future of Maritime Trade, issued for World Maritime Day on September 24. It said more […]

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