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Luxury residence transactions top THB 125 million in 2021 with buyers seeking second homes and new permanent residences as lifestyle preferences shift for city dwellers Banyan Residences’ customised luxury Banyan Hua Hin, the healthy active lifestyle community near Thailand’s gulf coast, has seen a sharp rise in sales of its luxury residences in 2021, as urban domestic buyers seek second homes or new permanent bases driven by fast improving international education, medical proficiencies and infrastructure to add to the existing high-quality lifestyle on offer at the coastal destination. Tjeert Kwant, Group CEO of Banyan Thailand, has revealed that transaction values at Banyan Hua Hin have exceeded THB 125 million so far in 2021, which is more than 2020 and the second half of 2019 combined. This may seem surprising, considering the unprecedented challenges of recent months, but according to Mr. Kwant, the momentum is being driven by urban buyers who want to reset their lifestyles. “Over...

BigPay has secured up to US$100 million in financing led by SK Group to further its mission to become the leading challenger bank in Southeast Asia. "Our ambition has always been to establish BigPay as one of the largest challenger banks in Southeast Asia. Closing this financing round gives us the ability to build out our offerings, accelerate product development and scale. We are thrilled to have SK Group with us on this journey,” says Salim Dhanani, CEO & Co-Founder of BigPay. BigPay, an airasia Digital portfolio company and a leading fintech in Southeast Asia, announced today that it has finalised up to US$100 million in financing from South Korean conglomerate, SK Group. Founded in 2017, BigPay is present in both Malaysia and Singapore. Its current offering includes a prepaid debit card which can be used to spend anywhere Visa or Mastercard is accepted, local and international money transfers, micro-insurance, bill payments and a budgeting tool. BigPay has launched a serie...

Tune in to the Shopee Live and stand a chance to grab Shopee vouchers worth up to RM60 Enjoy a 5% follower discount when you spend a minimum of RM20 on Schneider Electric’s official Lazada flagship store Spending most of our time at home has seen a drastic increase in our electric usage, with our home appliances and electronic devices always switched on – but when was the last time you check your switches and sockets for their safety features? Homeowners should be worry-free from all electrical menaces and surges -- and equipped your safe haven with reliable switches, sockets as well as power protection solutions! The global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric , is back with its monthly deal with greater and bigger savings for you to enjoy from 5th until 8th August 2021. The sale is happening across Schneider Electric’s flagship stores on Lazada and Shopee , as well as the APC by Schneider Electric flagship store on Shopee . That’s ...

Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Huawei Malaysia) is continuing to play its part in the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating laptops to PIKOM, the National Tech Association of Malaysia, for use at Malaysia’s Vaccination Centres (PPV). PIKOM Chairman Danny Lee and Huawei VP of Public Affair and Communications Rita Irina Abd Wahab at the PIKOM-Huawei CSR event. As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, Huawei Malaysia provided a total of 15 laptops in order to meet the shortage of technology devices for the PPVs. PIKOM will loan the laptops to the PPVs until the vaccination programme is completed. The laptops, which will aid in achieving Malaysia’s goal of increasing the number of vaccinated citizens to reach herd immunity, will be distributed to the PPVs that have the most urgent need for such devices. The laptops, which are used in parallel with the MySejahtera mobile application, are useful for volunteers and other on-ground staff at...

Providing safety and a sense of security while protecting our customers, dispatchers, drivers, and frontliners nationwide. J&T Express Malaysia has fully sponsored the vaccinations against Covid-19 for 2000 of its employees around Klang Valley as the company hopes to have 95% of its frontlines fully vaccinated nationwide by the end of August 2021. The vaccination took place at DUKE - R&R Segambut on August 7 and August 8 hosting J&T Express’s employees second dose of vaccination, thus completing their course of vaccination. “Each and everyone is a valuable asset to the company,” said Roy Zeng, C.E.O. of J&T Express Malaysia. He continued, “It is important for everyone to be vaccinated. We want to ensure that all employees are protected. They are the frontlines of J&T Express.” With the support from MySejahtera, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan (KWP), and EkoVest, the express company’s dispatchers, drivers, and on-site employees received their first Sinovac dose on J...

Turkiye, long known for its scenic beauty and diversity, its historical and cultural treasures, and its unique geographic location straddling two continents, is one of the world’s top-rated tourist destinations. What is not as well known is that Turkiye is also a world-class cycling destination, both for amateur and professional competitions, as well as for cycling tourism. TSG (The Terrenganu Cycling Team) cyclists take a break from their training session at one of the “fairyland chimneys” for which the Cappadocia region in Turkey is famous As part of its efforts to promote cycling tourism in Turkiye, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) have recently launched the cycling.goTurkiye.com website, for mountain bike, road bike and e-bike races, routes and events from all over Turkiye. Velo Erciyes, organiser of cycling training camps and races, conducted six GP competitions, each one a series of 1-day races categorised by t...

AirAsia Group Berhad (AAGB) today announces it has received gross proceeds of US$ 56.83 million (MYR 239.98 million) from the merger between Fly Leasing Limited (Fly Leasing) and Carlyle Aviation Partners. Prior to the completion of the merger between Fly Leasing and Carlyle Aviation Partners, AAGB held 3,333,333 shares of Fly Leasing, representing approximately 10.94% of common shares in the company. The Fly Leasing shares were acquired by AAGB on 30 August 2018 as part of a cash-in-kind consideration for the earlier divestment of AAGB’s aircrafts leasing operations undertaken by Asia Aviation Capital Limited to entities managed by BBAM Limited Partnership. AirAsia Group CEO, Tony Fernandes said: "Our plan to raise up to MYR 2.5 billion ringgit through a combination of borrowing and equity raising is on track. This transaction delivers a welcome boost to our overall fundraising strategy. “We have already raised MYR 336.5 million from two tranches of private placements earlier th...

Dengan adanya seni filem, percutian mengelilingi dunia mungkin hanya sejauh jarak ke skrin di ruang tamu anda Rindukan pengembaraan mengelilingi dunia? Agoda mempunyai penyelesaian yang sempurna untuk menyemarakkan semangat pengembaraan anda — semuanya dengan selamat di rumah anda sendiri! Walaupun dalam kekangan perintah kawalan pergerakan, percutian masih berlegar di minda kebanyakan orang. Menurut tinjauan Agoda baru-baru ini tentang percutian pasca-pandemik, 34% daripada rakyat Malaysia mempunyai tahap keinginan yang tinggi untuk keluar bercuti apabila ia selamat dilakukan kelak. Dalam kumpulan ini, 18% tidak sabar untuk bercuti ke luar negara dan 16% berkeinginan untuk mengembara atau mangambil cuti inap di dalam negara selepas berakhirnya pandemik. Biarpun rancangan percutian belum dapat dilaksanakan lagi, anda masih boleh mengekalkan semangat pengembaraan anda melalui keajaiban seni filem. Di waktu pengasingan kendiri ini, filem-filem boleh memberikan suntikan eskapisme untuk me...

This year, Muslims can enjoy delectable halal mooncakes with an exclusive range of halal mooncakes from Marriott Bonvoy hotels and resorts in Malaysia for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are well loved by Malaysians from all walks of life, so these halal confections are sure to please anyone with their exquisite flavors and artfully designed boxes. It’s the perfect gift for your loved ones near and far! Get your hands on the halal mooncakes at the participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels and resorts in Malaysia below: Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur Discover an enthralling ensemble of halal mooncakes delicately perfected by Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur’s master chefs, as they take center stage this Mid-Autumn Festival. These mooncakes come beautifully encased in a thoughtfully designed turquoise hued chest premium gift box, re-inspired by Le Méridien with mid-century European flair yet steeped in Chinese tradition. Easily repurposed as a jewelry or vanity box, it’s the perfect gift for yo...

The Most Dominant Telco in Esports, Yoodo Teams Up With International Esports Giant, Alliance For An Epic New Gameplay The boys of Yoodo Alliance are locked and loaded, and ready to battle! Yoodo, Malaysia’s first truly customisable and 100% digital mobile service, has inked a strategic partnership with Alliance, the esteemed international esports organisation based in Sweden to proudly to introduce their new PUBG Mobile esports team: Yoodo Alliance. “We are beyond excited to share the next phase of Yoodo’s journey in esports and gaming with the announcement of Yoodo Alliance,” shared Chow Tuck Mun, Head of Yoodo. “Throughout Yoodo’s evolution in the esports scene we have always focused our efforts on empowering young players across Malaysia. Now, with the establishment of Yoodo Alliance, we are proud to spotlight the new generation of PUBG Mobile superstars.” Tuck Mun elaborated that this marks the first time Alliance has entered the esports market in Malaysia, a testament that the e...

It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global businesses, from transportation and logistics to education and healthcare. Despite business disruptions, globally there was a surge of new ideas and young start-ups who adapted quickly to the pandemic and found themselves in the mainstream marketplace in a very short span of time. The United States, United Kingdom and Japan reported that new business registrations increased by 95%, 30% and 14% respectively in 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. The number of start-ups in the technology industry grew by 20% compared to 2019, with growth rates peaking in the last quarter of 2020. A similar trend can also be seen in Malaysia where new businesses are starting to emerge across various sectors including F&B, logistics, e-commerce, mental health, healthcare, and fintech, as a result of the pandemic. The need for entrepreneurs and start-ups to build resilient economies The global pandemic is a call for Malaysia...

Change is inevitable, and there is no end to it. We continue to evolve and innovate as years pass by, and this applies to the devices we use every day, too. We need smartphones that will offer versatile mobile technology and functions to navigate the open road ahead. Today, smartphones have surpassed our wildest imaginations with what they can do, allowing us to seamlessly combine working, connecting, and creating with limitless capabilities encoded into one singular, compact device- such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Designed for Function Innovation has long been a focus of Samsung and the Galaxy Z Flip embodies that through its meticulous design for absolute function, folded or flipped. When folded, the compact device uses its 1.1-inch Super AMOLED display for a variety of activities including checking notifications, controlling your music, and becoming a viewfinder for your photo previews. Flipping the device open, however, upgrades the experience to a larger 6.7-inch...