Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 13 December 2019 – Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur recently organised “Bin It to Win It” challenge to create awareness on repurposing used fabrics. This is in line with the hospitality group - Sunway Hotels & Resorts’ partnership with Kloth Cares, a Malaysian social entrepreneurship movement dedicated to keep fabrics out of landfills through rethinking, reusing, reducing, repurposing and recycling unwanted fabrics.

The partnership with Kloth Cares involves a permanent Kloth Cares bin placed in the hotel for its employees to recycle their used linen, clothes and soft toys which are then collected on a monthly basis by Kloth Cares. Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur’s challenge which ran from 6 – 13 November 2019 is aimed at encouraging its employees to recycle their used fabrics and apply the function of the Kloth Cares bin. During the two-week challenge, the Hotel has successfully collected more than 500 kg of linens and old textiles.

Stuttgart/Los Angeles. Designers from Porsche AG and Lucasfilm Ltd. have joined forces to develop a fantasy starship that brings together the design DNA of the two brands. Over a period of two months, the project team worked together at their respective design studios in Weissach and San Francisco to create initial ideas and drafts before finally coming up with a concrete concept. The fantasy starship, named Tri- Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter, will be presented as a detailed model measuring 1.5 metres (5 feet) in length at the December film premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles.

In May 2018, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the launch of amnimo Inc., a business unit that will be tasked with identifying, developing, and offering services that can add value by leveraging the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) architecture which is currently under development by Yokogawa.

amnimo Inc. aims to identify, develop, and deliver IIoT architecture-based solutions which is one of the measures that Yokogawa is taking under its new Transformation 2020 mid-term business plan.

Kuala Lumpur, 28 November 2019 – CapitaLand’s wholly-owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured a contract to manage its first Ascott-branded serviced residence in Penang. Ascott was awarded the contract by Plenitude Berhad, a Bursa Malaysia-listed conglomerate, with core interests in property development, property investment and property management. The 250-unit Ascott Gurney Penang is scheduled to open in the last quarter of 2021.  

Standing at 37 storeys, the 250-unit Ascott Gurney Penang is located along the Gurney drive promenade in the UNESCO-World-Cultural-Heritage-Site Georgetown, one of the best-known tourist destinations in Penang. It is part and parcel of Penang’s urban lifestyle district and only minutes away from iconic city landmarks, business centres and major shopping destinations including CapitaLand’s Gurney Plaza mall. The Georgetown seafront promenade is also home to a wide-array of hawkers’ delights and exciting culinary havens.

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 November 2019 - The ASEAN e-commerce sector’s net worth is expected to reach US$153 billion in 2025^[1]. To this end, Shopee is working closely with the Government to equip local traders with the skills, knowledge and opportunities to bring their products online. Last month, Shopee inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Rural Development’s (KPLB) appointed e-commerce enabler, Elokal, to ensure that rural entrepreneurs are not left behind. The Desamall@KPLB official store was launched, featuring locally-made products like sambal, dodol, books, baju kurung and more.

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 November 2019 – Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wahed Invest Malaysia  on collaboration to promote WAHED INVEST’s product and services on Bank Muamalat’s distribution channels to the customers.

At a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange ceremony to mark the bank’s participation in the programme here today, Wahed Invest was represented by Syakir Hashim, Regional Head of Asia Pacific for Wahed Invest Malaysia, while Bank Muamalat was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Khairul Kamarudin.

SUBANG JAYA, 27 November 2019 – Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) announced that AXA AFFIN Life Insurance (AXA AFFIN) has selected Omni Hotline as its preferred virtual office phone provider, as part of its effort to become a more digital and agile workforce.

AXA AFFIN is using Omni Hotline to power over 150 office phone extensions for employees who are now empowered with the freedom to use their own mobile phones for work calls. With this move to Omni Hotline, AXA AFFIN has migrated from physical desk phones and complex on-site PABX hardware to a more flexible virtual office phone system.

Hamburg, 20 November 2019 – AirAsia has received its first A321neo aircraft during a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft delivered is the first of 353 A321neos ordered by the airline. 

The A321neo will enable AirAsia to offer higher capacity in response to ongoing strong demand across its network as well as to open up new routes with the highest levels of efficiency. AirAsia will initially operate the aircraft from its Kuala Lumpur hub to cities across Asia, with the first destinations including Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore, Bangkok and Shenzhen.

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 November 2019 – For 40 years, the Happy Meal has been the symbol of shared moments of happiness for families around the world. To commemorate this milestone, McDonald’s Malaysia is launching the limited edition Surprise Happy Meal, featuring some of the most popular Happy Meal toys from the last four decades. The Surprise Happy Meal will be available at McDonalds restaurants nationwide starting 28 November, while stocks last.

“We are thrilled to bring Malaysians on this walk down memory lane with some of our most iconic Happy Meal toys series from the past such as Beanie Babies and Tamagotchi. Both children and adults alike will enjoy this throwback to the toys from the 1980s and 1990s, which is sure to bring back a sense of nostalgia, especially for customers who grew up enjoying Happy Meal,” said Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of McDonald’s Malaysia, Melati Abdul Hai.

Kuala Lumpur – 26 November 2019 – A new report by Avis Budget Group, a leading global provider of mobility solutions, revealed that while the car’s popularity will stay strong in the upcoming mobility shift, attitudes towards car ownership will change significantly. Almost all (97%) of residents in Malaysia surveyed think that owning a car is important and 67% still see the car as the ideal mode of transport. However, more than half (51%) said that they would consider giving up car ownership and rely on long-term car rental if it was convenient and easy for them.

The report, titled The Road Ahead: The Future of Mobility, examined the way in which the mobility landscape is changing around the world, how it is likely to look in the future and, how people in different countries view these changes.