The Apricot subsea cable instead connects Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, and Taiwan. Malaysia was also previously passed on for Facebook s Bifrost cable, which linked Singapore and Indonesia to the US West Coast.
Safe way to sanitise Meera Murugesan
SINGAPORE-based medtech startup N&E Innovations launched its latest C2+ range of organic disinfectants in Malaysia in June.
This follows the Malaysian launch of their antiviral Vi-Mask face masks in March.
Established in 2020, N&E Innovations was founded by Didi Gan with the intention to provide users with a safer range of products that could be used by people of all ages. We create these products with sustainability and comfortability in mind, says Gan.
C2+ is N&E Innovation s latest product range. The manufacturing process for these all-surface, all-natural disinfectants are in line with the company s promise to be environmentally sustainable while enabling the highest level of sanitisation for all users.
VOLVO Car Malaysia, Three Little Ahmads and NanoTextile have come together to launch a collection of antimicrobial face masks, known collectively as the "Volvo Batik Reusable Facemasks". In addition to bringing more sustainable alternatives to disposable face masks, the project employs the workmanship of local communities to support their livelihoods after facing unemployment and adversities due to the pandemic. Locally designed by Three Little.
Working together for women s health Meera Murugesan
AS part of efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Malaysia, Etiqa and the Rose Foundation have launched Phase 2 of Etiqa s Free Cervical Screening Programme.
First launched in July 2019, the programme aims to detect and treat women who screen positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the cause of cervical cancer. Despite being preventable, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in Malaysia and the fourth most common cancer among women globally.
Phase 1 of the maiden programme which screened over 6,000 women from selected B40 communities in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak was completed successfully despite the challenges posed by the
Funding breast cancer awareness Meera Murugesan
A TOTAL of RM219,240 has been raised for breast cancer thanks to Bursa Malaysia s participation in a breast cancer awareness campaign in Oct.
Bursa Malaysia pledged RM10 for every CDS account opened by female investors. The money will be channeled to the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) to support its awareness and cancer screening outreach programme for communities across the Klang Valley, especially for underprivileged women in the bottom 40 per cent segment (B40).
Six participating organisations - AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad, JF APEX Securities Berhad, KAF Securities Sdn Bhd, Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd, and RHB Investment Bank Berhad, offered a wide range of promotions that included discounts and free educational webinars, to encourage more women to start their investing journey.