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Third new direct route to Singapore from Sarawak this year Largest connectivity to Singapore from the state First flights ever on this route to commence on 16 December with promo fares from just RM99 AirAsia recently announced the launch of its newest international route from Sibu, Sarawak’s quaint town to the ‘Lion City’ Singapore. The inaugural flight is set to take off on 16 December 2022, with an initial frequency of 4 times weekly. Earlier this year, AirAsia launched two back-to-back direct routes connecting Sarawak to Singapore amid popular demand. Both its inaugural Kuching to Singapore and Miri to Singapore flights took off on 29 April 2022. This new route from Sibu marks the airline’s third direct international route from the state, making AirAsia the carrier with the widest network and largest connectivity in Sarawak. To celebrate in true AirAsia style, the airline is offering incredible promotional fares for early birds. From now till 27 November 2022, all-in-fares are price...

In our current lightning-paced era of social media, snapping a quick photo on the go has basically become a reflex to us. We rely so much on our smartphone cameras to keep up with our daily lives, whether we're on the go or trying to get that perfect OOTD shot to post on Instagram. Now, you can shoot with absolute confidence with the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G — an affordable smartphone that packs a powerhouse trio of cameras that will ensure your precious moments are preserved forever. For day-to-day use, the Galaxy A13 5G's powerful high-resolution 50 MP main camera guarantees that even the most mundane of photos come out looking sleek, smooth, and detailed. The camera is also equipped with the small but mighty 0.44 μm pixel JN1 sensor, which allows users to take detailed shots quickly and accurately — regardless of lighting conditions. Out for a dinner with friends at a low-lit restaurant? The Galaxy A13 5G has double the autofocus pixels for faster auto-focusing even in lower li...

TAC Media Leads The Charge To Ensure Forum’s Success Tom Goddard Malaysia’s leading Out-of-Home (OOH) company, TAC Media, orchestrated the World Out of Home Organization’s (WOO’s) APAC Forum in Kuala Lumpur, the first in-person such event in the history of WOO. The event saw over 200 of the global OOH industry who’s who from across 20 countries showcasing OOH’s growing impact in the marketing mix. Eminent speakers were drawn from the region's major media owners, media agencies, marketers and suppliers, with strong representations from the regional trade associations, which are major growth drivers in their respective markets. WOO President Tom Goddard said, “We are thrilled to have our very first in-person APAC Forum here. While a range of positive dynamics are driving the OOH medium forward, the industry needs to increase collaboration at all levels and shift from a focus on local competition to sector level cooperation to help combat the threat of other media.” “On behalf of WOO...

With the 15th General Elections around the corner, Beam is helping Malaysians perform their civic duty by offering discounts on their e-scooter rides across the Klang Valley. The promotion is happening from 14th to 20th November 2022, and Malaysians can easily hop on and off a Beam e-scooter to enjoy a 15% discount on all rides, and an extra RM1.50 off on top of that when ending trips at polling station parking spots. As the #BeamToVote promotion lasts through to Sunday, 20th November, Malaysians will also be able to complete their first and last-mile journeys to and from public transit hubs around the Klang Valley, on their journeys to and from their constituencies. “Voting is an important part of our democratic process, and it empowers the voices of us ordinary Malaysians. With higher turnouts expected in the 15th General Elections, Beam is doing our part in helping Klang Valley residents not only perform their civic duties on polling day, but also to help Malaysians working in the K...

Two new routes to Taipei from Kuala Lumpur and to Kota Kinabalu also commence 1 December Limited time only sale starts now - fly from just RM349 all-in AirAsia celebrated its post-pandemic inaugural flight to Kaohshiung from Kuala Lumpur on 12 November 2022 after two long years of no air connectivity between the cities. Flight AK170 took off at 5:25PM local time, and arrived at 9:55PM local time in Kaohsiung with a healthy load factor of 114 guests onboard. A grand send-off event was held at klia2 for the guests onboard the flight who received goodie bags filled with various airasia merchandise items and an iPass each worth NTD50. Guests were also treated to a special performance by AirAsia’s talented Cabin Crew. Riad Asmat, CEO of AirAsia Malaysia said: “This inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung is a long-awaited occasion for us. Our Kaohshiung and Taipei routes were amongst our most popular and frequented by many since we commenced operations in the region in 2005. It was ...

Shining Light on Forest Preservation with Educational Programmes Yasushi Anezaki, Chief Financial Officer of UNIQLO Malaysia and Singapore, (left) handing over the adoption and sponsorship of Plant & Hunt and Plant Giveaway programmes to Tracey Surin, Head of Fundraising, Activation and Communications of Taman Tugu, (right) at the event. Global retailer UNIQLO further strengthens its commitment towards the environment and sustainability efforts with a donation of RM300,000 to support Taman Tugu’s conservation projects. The amount contributed is a part of the proceeds collected from paper shopping bag charges imposed by UNIQLO on customers. UNIQLO further strengthens its commitment towards the environment and sustainability efforts with a donation of RM300,000 to support Taman Tugu’s conservation projects. In recognition of the contribution, Taman Tugu has offered UNIQLO two corporate plots to adopt for tree planting. The corporate plot is a newly launched initiative by Tam...

Celebrations are in the air once again as AirAsia is awarded the World’s Leading Low Cost Airline for the tenth year in a row and World’s Leading Low Cost Airline Cabin Crew for the sixth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022. This comes hot on the heels after AirAsia’s recent win at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 for the World’s Best Low Cost Airline award for the 13th consecutive year . A historical flight: Thrilled guests, AirAsia Allstars and our men of the hour - BATE & Airliftz - were onboard flight AK378 from Kuala Lumpur to Bali for AirAsia’s first ‘Party In The Air’. The WTA celebrates excellence across key sectors of travel, tourism and hospitality. AirAsia was bestowed as the winner after garnering the most votes from industry players, consumers, media and travel professionals worldwide. Bo Lingam, Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited said: “We’re deeply humbled to be honoured with these wins once again after a tumultuous few years. Air...

University of Cyberjaya (UoC) recently excelled with 3 awards at the International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2022 Exhibition) and Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) SDG 2022. 2 research teams from the university’s Centre for Research and Graduate Studies submitted their inventions – the Oral Fast Dissolving Film and Fast Melt Cocoa Butter Tablet – for both exhibitions. The Oral Fast Dissolving Film was given the silver award at both exhibitions and the Fast Melt Cocoa Butter Table was awarded bronze at the MTE SDG 2022. Head of the Pharmaceutical Technology and Industry Department, Assistant Professor Dr. Liew Kai Bin has also secured a Fundamental Research Grand Scheme (FRGS) award of RM144,300 from the Ministry of Higher Education for his research just last year. Both inventions had similar objectives which was to help to reduce patient non-compliance to medication, a serious issue faced by the healthcare industry globally. “Based...

BigPay – a leading fintech company in Southeast Asia, announced that it has achieved a new milestone for its international remittance feature, achieving MYR 1 billion in Gross Transaction Value (GTV). BigPay’s international remittance feature provides customers with a convenient, affordable, and transparent way of sending money abroad. Currently, BigPay serves a total of 45 corridors including its latest addition of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in the United Kingdom, and 34 countries in Europe, including France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Spain. Most recently, BigPay has recorded 41% growth in international remittances in October 2022, compared to January 2022. The top corridors that see the highest amount of outbound remittances from Malaysia include Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, India, and China. The newest additions to its remittance corridors across the UK and EU have seen 113% month on month growth since its launch in August 2022. “The ability to move...

The Galaxy Z Flip4 Bespoke Edition is here to add more colours to your everyday life! With this chic device, you can now have a vast selection of colours that speak for you. In the world of personalization, you can choose the colours that represent your unique style and creativity. Have Fun Building What’s Uniquely Yours Here's how it works: Whether you choose to mix and match the phone frame options of Silver, Gold or Black, and the front and back colour options of Yellow, White, Navy, Khaki or Red, you have multiple color combinations to play around with—all with the goal of making your device uniquely yours. You can express yourself creatively with these colours that genuinely represent you—and explore different colour combinations until you find something that makes your heart sing! Getting Your Color Defined Every colour has its meaning and with a variety of combinations to choose from, find out below which represents you: Yellow is arguably the most uplifting of all colours, ...

Cadet pilots will be inducted as Second Officers to support manpower requirements ahead of increasing travel demand and aircraft expansion plan Cabin crew being recruited also as flights resume Tony Fernandes with AirAsia cadet pilots who have recently completed their training in the first batch and reported for duty on 1 November 2022. AirAsia is resuming the induction of Second Officers who graduated from its cadet pilot program this month after a two and a half year hiatus, to support manpower requirements for next year. The Second Officers will undergo a ground training and type rating course for six months before being checked out as First Officers. A total of 14 Second Officers who completed their basic flying training in early 2020 reported for duty on 1 November this year. There will be four batches of cadet pilots to be inducted this year and AirAsia sets to hire more than 180 new Second Officers in 2023. Riad Asmat, CEO of AirAsia Malaysia said: “We are proud to induct an...

Pilot programme is organised by ShopeeFood to educate food delivery riders on safety aspects and reduce road incidents (4th from L-R) Ir. Ts . Azhar bin Hamzah, Director of Road User Behavioural Change Research Centre (RUBC), The Malaysian Road Safety Research Institute (MIROS) Datuk Azlan Shah Bin Al Bakri, General Director, Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Kwa Yin Leng, Head of Operations, ShopeeFood Malaysia. ShopeeFood riders now have access to formal education on road safety as well as first aid response and emergency practices through Rakan Penghantar, a pilot programme organised by ShopeeFood. The programme was launched by YBhg. Datuk Azlan Shah Bin Al Bakri, Director of the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) during an event at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS). It was attended by key stakeholders from Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) and Road Transport Department Malaysia (JPJ).   The main objective for Rakan Penghantar CSR initiative is t...