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Current statistics of 2019nCoV [4 February 2020]

Worldwide current statistics of 2019-nCoV by WHO as of Feb 4, 2020

Current statistics of 2019nCoV [3 February 2020]

Worldwide current statistics of 2019-nCoV by WHO as of Feb 3, 2020

Current statistics of 2019nCoV [2 February 2020]

Worldwide current statistics of 2019-nCoV by WHO as of Feb 2, 2020

Current statistics of 2019nCoV [1 February 2020]

Worldwide current statistics of 2019-nCoV by WHO as of Feb 1, 2020

Champion of the inaugural ESL Malaysia Championship for Call of Duty: Mobile will represent Malaysia at Garena World 2020

ESL Asia is proud to announce the inaugural season of the ESL Malaysia Championship for Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) with Official Digital Telco, Yoodo. The tournament will feature the top 16 CODM teams in the country where they will compete for a total prize pool of RM40,000 as well as the pride of representing Malaysia at Garena World 2020. Teams will have 2 opportunities to qualify for the ESL Malaysia Championship 2020 - Call of Duty: Mobile Season 1 through 2 separate Open Qualifiers which will be held on the 8th Feb & 15th Feb respectively. Teams can sign up for the open qualifiers here . The top 8 teams from each open qualifier will advance to the main tournament and compete in a double elimination bracket in which the best CODM team in Malaysia will be crowned. Yoodo, Malaysia’s first fully customisable and 100% digital mobile service, is the Official Digital Telco for the ESL Malaysia Championship for Call of Duty: Mobile. "Yoodo is proud to be at the frontline champ...

OURSHOP expands local footprint with your favourite airport retailers online with J&S Group

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...

McDonald's Malaysia Ushers in Chinese New Year with the Elderly

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 and Amazon Prime Premieres Eight Malaysian Films to US and UK Audiences

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 Partners with Global Psytech to Implement Innovative Credit Risk Assessment Tool

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...

Garden of Prosperity in gateway@klia2 Ushers an Abundance of Blessings this Chinese New Year

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 ...

Elevating Ideas with Meetings in Hilton Malaysia

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...

Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya Celebrates an Abundance of Luck & Prosperity this Chinese New Year

“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...