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OURSHOP, an e-commerce platform connecting travellers to airport retailers, high-street stores and local retailers has partnered with a new retail group, J&S Group to expand their footprint in Subang Skypark, Penang International Airport and Langkawi International Airport. The strategic partnership allows both international and domestic passengers travelling through these airports to purchase exclusive travel retail items at their fingertips through ourshop.com and collect the items at the respective airports. OURSHOP Chief Merchant Officer Raj Daswani said, “We are pleased to partner with J&S Group as OURSHOP is on a fast-growing journey to expand our footprint in the country and further strengthen our position in the travel retail market beyond our traditional AirAsia passengers to passengers from other airlines, thus expanding our current footprint to Subang Skypark. Our partnership with J&S Group proves that we can be a marketplace for all travellers and alig...

The company continues its tradition in sharing the True Meaning of Prosperity for the fourth year by celebrating with senior citizens across the nation  McDonald’s Malaysia visits more than 60 old folks’ homes across the nation ahead of Chinese New Year 2020 Restaurant crew members of McDonald’s Malaysia continue on the company’s tradition of visiting old folks’ homes across the nation to spread the festive cheer ahead of Chinese New Year 2020. The visits to more than 60 old folks’ homes started from 13 January 2020 and will continue up till 8 February 2020. This initiative is in its fourth year and involves crew members from more than 290 McDonald’s restaurants nationwide, with the aim of embracing the spirit of togetherness during this celebration that is rooted in tradition and family. “At McDonald’s, we believe that Prosperity is really about giving abundantly what we can, beyond material wealth. In this case, spreading joy by spending quality time with the resid...

Primeworks Distribution Sdn Bhd (“Primeworks Distribution”), the content distribution arm of Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest media conglomerate, Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima”), announced today that eight local film titles under their catalogue is now available on popular video-on-demand service, Amazon Prime, for its members in the United States and the United Kingdom. The popular and award-winning titles which are available on Amazon Prime (US and UK) are Mukhsin, J Revolusi (J Revolution), Kampung Drift, Songlap, KIL, Chow Kit Balada Pencinta (A Lover’s Ballad), and Anak Jantan (The Son). The release of these titles on Amazon Prime underscores Primeworks Distribution’s commitment to bring the best of Malaysian content to international audiences by expanding global distribution of these titles on popular digital platforms like Amazon Prime. The partnership was discussed and concluded at MIPCOM, the world’s largest entertainment ...

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (“Bank Islam”) and local financial technology (Fintech) company Global Psytech Sdn Bhd (“Global Psytech”), are currently collaborating to implement an innovative credit risk assessment solution known as General Financial Insights (GFI). GFI estimates the risk of providing financing to an applicant, even in the absence of a traditional credit history. It will allow a financial institution to finance with confidence to aspiring entrepreneurs who might otherwise be sidelined from the financial system, particularly those in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. Sharing the goal of leveraging on non-traditional qualitative and quantitative data, the two organisations worked in partnership to provide an avenue for assessing applications even when credit history is unavailable or inadequate. GFI accurately estimates the risks associated with financing, using behavioural analytics and machine learning algorithms. Within minutes, GFI automati...

Light up the firecrackers as one of Malaysia’s favourite cultural festivals is upon us! This Chinese New Year, travellers heading back to their hometown or visiting Malaysia will feel the festive spirit at gateway@klia2 as a glorious bloom of peony flowers in the ‘Garden of Prosperity’ welcomes all with wishes of good health, wealth and fortune for the year ahead. Besides a great festive shopping experience, mall visitors will also witness a beautiful array of peonies in subtle shades of pink decorating gateway@klia2 this Chinese New Year. Shiny red lanterns signifying ‘Ong’, gorgeous multi-coloured butterflies and other decorative items in the hue of mandarin orange complete the limited-time set-up from 7 January 2020 until 9 February 2020. “This Chinese New Year, we bring you the ‘Garden of Prosperity’ at gateway@klia2 together with the sincere wish of ‘Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái’, which brings the meaning: Wishing you wealth and prosperity,” says Ms. Selena Chua, Chief Executive Officer ...

To kick-start the New Year, Hilton in Malaysia launches Elevating Ideas, a flexible meeting package that aims to boost productivity through sustainable practice, healthy food choices and mindful breaks. Created with meeting professionals and business travellers in mind, Elevating Ideas encourages new perspectives for a fresh start. A New Year means new resolutions and ambitions. Hilton in Malaysia understands that in order for business to reach their goals, the right mind set is necessary. With the right environment and support, creative ideas and effective solutions are generated. Reinforcing the Meet with Purpose concept, Hilton in Malaysia innovates how meetings are conducted in order to effectively help businesses thrive. The first of Meet with Purpose's three core pillars is Mindful Meeting, which consists of environmentally friendly practices that help planners reduce their footprint, such as going plastic-free or using energy-saving equipment. Mindful Eating includes a...

“Huat” your way through the start of Year of the Rat with blossoms of abundance this Chinese New Year! Witness peony flowers blooming beautifully at Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya, beckoning family and friends close for a great time to catch up and make memories together. Aptly themed ‘Garden of Abundance’, mall visitors can witness an amazing decoration of beautiful peony flowers at Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya – this auspicious flower symbolises prosperity, abundance and good fortune. It will be designed to incorporate butterflies in decorative shades of sweet orange and red, swooping in to denote that Chinese New Year is upon us from 6 January 2020 until 9 February 2020. “We are proud to present to you our Garden of Abundance; it is a tradition to welcome Chinese New Year with auspicious plants and blooms because they are believed to bring good luck and blessings. This year marks the Year of Metal Rat and as per the yearly horoscope predictions, the New Year is linked to materi...

From left to right Jasmin Estacio, Business Manager, Nestlé Nutrition Malaysia, Kenny Wong, Business Executive Officer, Nestlé Nutrition Malaysia & Singapore, Diana Boo, Chief Marketing Officer, Lazada Malaysia Nestlé Malaysia today kickstarted the new year with the launch of its new and improved NANKID OPTIPRO® which will be exclusively available for purchase first on Lazada through the “Discover Amazing Possibles” campaign, aimed at encouraging parents to help their children realise the best possible versions of themselves. Nestlé’s new and improved NANKID OPTIPRO® is the latest breakthrough in child nutrition and is scientifically-formulated with a Hundred Million probiotics, as well as new revolutionary ingredient – 2’-FL Oligosaccharide, a type of carbohydrate derived from lactose to help improve children’s gut function. Scientific studies show that 2’-FL Oligosaccharide helps strengthen the gut wall, increase good bacteria in the gut and removes bad bacteria. Jas...

Four cameras, Infinity-O Display and long-lasting battery offer advanced mobile experiences Samsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51, the latest additions to the Galaxy A series family. Built to bring meaningful innovations and awesome mobile experience to everyone, the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 are packed with enhanced features: a longer lasting battery to keep up with your busy lifestyle, a smarter camera to help capture the world as you see it and an Infinity-O display that gives an uninterrupted visual experience. “We’re excited to build on the successful Galaxy A portfolio with the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51. Since its launch last year, the Galaxy A series has become one of the most beloved smartphone ranges. The new Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 continue to offer the essential innovations that people love,” said YeonJeong Kim, Vice President, Head of Innovative Product Planning Group Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. “We know that people want ...

#1 Highest-Grossing Local Film Released in 2019 EJEN ALI THE MOVIE, an animated feature film from Primeworks Studios and WAU Animation about a young boy accidentally recruited as a secret agent, has crossed the RM30 million collections mark at the cinema box office today. The tremendous success of the Movie was earned through continuous support from movie-goers who thronged the cinemas repeatedly since the Movie’s release on 28 November 2019. During the crowded year-end holiday period of the Movie’s release, EJEN ALI THE MOVIE remained steadfast against healthy competition from big-named Hollywood franchise films. Additionally, closing off what has been dubbed as the “Year of Malaysian Animation” with three blockbuster animation feature releases in 2019, EJEN ALI THE MOVIE emerged as Malaysia’s #1 local animated feature film and the #3 highest-grossing local film released of all time. Ahmad Izham Omar, Chief Executive Officer of Primeworks Studios mentioned, “Primeworks Stud...

Xiaomi partners with Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board to discover Malaysia’s beauty with Mi Note 10 as part of Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign Allen An, Country Manager of Xiaomi Malaysia and Singapore (fifth from the right) and Datuk Musa Yusof, Director General of Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (sixth from the left) with representatives from Xiaomi Malaysia and Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Global technology leader Xiaomi has partnered with the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) to boost Malaysia’s global tourism. The partnership sees Xiaomi and MTPB jointly producing impressive photography shots in several scenic spots in Malaysia through Xiaomi's latest smartphone Mi Note 10, as well as contributing a promotional video for the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign. The partnership also aims to promote Malaysia’s tourism through the Mi Note 10, the world’s first smartphone with 108MP penta camera setup. The partnership was announced at an official joint collaborat...

Recently, in the leadup to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), 46 of Samsung Electronics’ newest products and services were selected to receive the showcase’s coveted Innovation Awards – with three earning Best of Innovation accolades. Samsung Malaysia Newsroom highlighted several of the company’s award-winning innovations when the winners were first announced in November of last year. While that article largely spotlighted winners from within the mobile category, here, we shift our focus to award-winning innovations from across Samsung’s wide-ranging product ecosystem. Read on to learn more about this year’s honorees in the display, home appliance and memory categories.Samsung’s CES® 2020 Innovation Award-winning display and soundbar technologies include QLED 8K TVs’ new Q-Symphony sound feature and the lifestyle TV “The Sero” (both of which snagged Best of Innovation honors), as well as the Q950TS QLED 8K TV, and the company’s latest gaming monitors, the Odyssey G9 an...