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New nursery for coastal trees launched on Pulau Ubin to help restore island’s shores

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SINGAPORE - A one-hectare grove on Pulau Ubin dedicated to planting and growing coastal trees for rejuvenating the island's coasts was launched on Saturday (Sept 11). The new coastal arboretum - which is a little more than the size of a football field - will act as a nursery for about 500 trees, spanning around 70 native species, by the end of the year. These trees will be later replanted at the island's coasts to help restore Pulau Ubin's coastal habitat, which experts have said has been partially lost over the years to urban development. To kick off planting work on the arboretum, 50 coastal trees comprising nine species will be grown there this month. The new grove is nestled in the Ubin Living Lab, which is located south-west of the island. The laboratory is a facility for field studies and environmental education. To launch the site on Saturday, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu planted saplings of the critically endangered seashore nutmeg - a native coastal tree previously believed to be extinct - at the nursery. Saturday also marked Ubin Day, first held in 2002, which aims to celebrate the rich natural ...

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Construction firm Samwoh to face charges for unauthorised drainage works that caused Pasir Ris flood

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SINGAPORE - National water agency PUB will be taking action against construction firm Samwoh for unauthorised drainage works that caused a prolonged flood in Pasir Ris last month. The junction of Tampines Avenue 10 and Pasir Ris Drive 12 is not flood-prone, but Samwoh's actions led to a flood that stranded cars and motorists for almost two hours on Aug 20, PUB said on Saturday (Sept 11). It will be filing charges against Samwoh under the Sewerage and Drainage Act. Those found guilty may be fined up to $50,000 for works affecting the storm-water drainage system, and up to $20,000 for unauthorised alteration of the system. A 200m section of the traffic junction was affected, with knee-high water in some places. Thirteen vehicles were partially submerged and several motorists required help to evacuate their vehicles. At least one person was taken to hospital. The flood persisted for almost two hours - an unusually long event, as most flash floods in Singapore subside within about 30 minutes. PUB said in a statement that the drainage system there was "more than adequate to cope with the rainfall intensity" on that day. Water is channelled to Sungei Api Api, a canal about 1km from the f...

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More road dividers to be installed at Tanjong Pagar Road after fatal CNY accident

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SINGAPORE - More safety features will be installed at Tanjong Pagar Road by the end of the year, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday (Sept 8). This follows the fiery pre-dawn accident on Feb 13, the second day of Chinese New Year, when a white speeding BMW slammed into a vacant shophouse unit and burst into flames. All five men in the vehicle were killed. LTA told The Straits Times more road dividers will be installed along Tanjong Pagar Road in the coming months. The intersection between Tanjong Pagar Road and Tras Link will also have traffic lights and pedestrian crossings installed. Members of Parliament for the area, Ms Indranee Rajah and Ms Josephine Teo, said earlier that the Traffic Police and LTA would look into the road conditions there. Among the suggestions were more cameras and speed bumps. Responding to queries from ST, LTA said that according to past records, the location is not accident-prone and there are already several existing traffic-calming measures. These include on-street parking, centre median strips and designated crossing points aimed to slow down motorists. To improve the safety of traffic conditions in the area, it will be putting in pla...

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Open Banking Expo Reunites Open Banking and Open Finance Ecosystem After 18 Months Apart

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London, UK, Sep 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving the biggest digital transformation in the financial services sector, will this November bring back together European innovators, disruptors and visionaries. On 4 November 2021, leaders and experts from across the breadth of financial services, including the UK's largest banks, fintechs, credit card and payments providers, business lenders and regulators, will gather to share lessons learnt from the initial implementation journey and insights into the future of the industry, as well as what is required for continued adoption of Open Banking and Open Finance across the globe. With Token as its headline partner, this year's event, the first in-person gathering in over 18 months, comes at a time when the industry is anticipating change in Open Banking governance in the UK and follows the mandate from the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) on variable recurring payments (VRP).Todd Clyde, CEO of Token, said: "We're delighted to support the Open Banking Expo UK as its headline sponsor. Since last year's Confex, Open Bankin...

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Legend Capital enjoys 4 MedTech IPOs in 1H2021, focusing on long-term and innovation investment

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HONG KONG, Sep 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Recently, Berry Oncology, a company focusing on genomic testing of cancers in China, announced the completion of a US$99.15 million Series B1 financing round, with Legend Capital's continuous support. This B1 financing round was led by China Merchants Capital Management Co., Ltd. Existing investors Qiming Venture Partners, along with new investors, including Zhongjin Qichen Industry Equity Investment Fund, E Fund, Fujian Venture Investment Management Co., Ltd., Xiamen C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment Co., Ltd. and other prominent investors also participated in the funding round.CVSource investment data shows that, the number of financing projects for medical devices in China reached 248, with a financing scale of approximately RMB26 billion in 2020, reaching five-year highest. According to iiMedia Research's data, the market size of China's medical devices industry reached RMB765.5 billion in 2020. However, Legend Capital has started investing in the medical device sector as early as 2010, exploring global investment opportunities for innovation continuously.In the first half of 2021, Legend Capital's four port...

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Asia’s fashion showcase CENTRESTAGE opens today

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HONG KONG, Sep 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Asia's premier fashion event CENTRESTAGE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, opened today. The three-day extravaganza features 30 fashion events at which brands and designers can showcase their creativity in the fashion arena. A number of Hong Kong designers presented their 2022 Spring/Summer collections today, attracting the attention of fashion buyers and fashionistas. For the first time, the show is open to public visitors for the entire duration. Visitors have a unique opportunity to check out the latest designs from leading local and overseas fashion brands, with most of the participating brands offering retail sales along with special offers.CENTRESTAGE 2021 opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The three-day event (10 to 12 September) opens to public visitors for the first time.The curtain-opening FASHIONALLY Collection #17 fashion show spotlighted emerging local talents and their brands.Comprehensive fashion brand promotional platformThe sixth edition of...

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Rimba Raya Distributes Covid-19 Aid Packages in 14 Villages around Seruyan River

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Kuala Pembuang, Indonesia, Sep 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On September 7, 2021, based on the government's Covid-19 distribution map data, Indonesia still has 3.5% of active cases of Covid-19, out of approximately 4 million confirmed cases. The struggle of various levels of society since the beginning of the pandemic case announced in Indonesia, has a variety of stories. Communities' ability to suppress the spread of Covid-19 began to be limited due to limited family inclusion. The 'stay at home' advice became difficult to implement, with so many necessary insistences need, which cannot be delayed.Delivery of Covid-19 Assistance Package of Palingkau Village, by Rimba Raya Conservation Staff to the Village GovernmentDistribution of Rimba Raya Grocery Packages to the communityThe use of masks, as one of the efforts to suppress the spread of this virus, is considered less effective if the mask used many times. This occurs where some sectors of society are not able to afford to buy replacement masks as required. Also, while vitamin supplements are known to support the body's immune system, they are too expensive for many people, who depend on a daily income. Therefore...

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AppsFlyer Launches Conversion Studio to Enable Single Source Mapping for SKAdNetwork Post-install Measurement

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SINGAPORE, Sep 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - AppsFlyer, the marketing measurement and experience platform, today launched Conversion Studio, a hyper-flexible solution for conversion value measurement. Conversion Studio enables marketers to master conversion values by maximizing the lifetime value measurement for post-install activity simply and effectively within the limited capacity of the SKAN framework."With Conversion Studio, we set out to help marketers with a challenge that has plagued them in the post iOS 14 era: the difficulty in understanding how valuable their acquired users are in the long run," said Roy Yanai, Head of Product, SKAdNetwork, AppsFlyer. "By design, SKAN limits advertisers to a single conversion value, which only captures one aspect of the user's post-install activity. With Conversion Studio, AppsFlyer is giving marketers the power to master SKAdNetwork conversions and take back control over SKAN post-install measurement with insight into the lifetime value of their users."Conversion Studio provides marketers the ability to easily set their conversion value mapping with the flexibility to measure several metrics simultaneously. With visual c...

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Wall Street ends week lower after latest inflation spike

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NEW YORK (AFP) - US shares closed lower on Friday (Sept 10) for the fourth straight day, with major indices posting losses for the week amid worries about a slowing recovery and rising prices. While Wall Street equities remain near their all-time highs, investors are grappling with worries over the impact of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on economic activity and supply chains, as delays and shortages are pushing costs higher. US wholesale prices posted another record increase in August, in the latest sign that increased demand coupled with supply and labor shortages were fuelling US inflation. The producer price index (PPI) jumped 8.3 per cent from August 2020, not seasonally adjusted, the biggest increase since the data was first collected in November 2010, according to a Labour Department report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8 per cent to close the week at 34,607.72. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 0.8 per cent to end at 4,458.58, while the tech-rich Nasdaq composite Index lost 0.9 per cent to 15,115.49. "This is part of a recent trend downwards in the market, probably fuelled by the Delta variant and the potential for slowing," said Jack Ablin of Cresset Capital. Abli...

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君联资本上半年收获4个MedTech IPO：深耕长线，聚焦创新

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HONG KONG, Sep 10, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 近日，中国专注于肿瘤全病程管理的基因检测公司“和瑞基因”宣布完成人民币近7亿元B1轮融资，获君联资本持续加持，另有招商局资本领投，启明创投持续加持，中金启辰、易方达资本、福建创新投资、建发新兴投资等知名投资机构跟投。CVSource投中数据显示，2020年，中国医疗器械类项目的融资事件数量达248起，融资规模约为人民币260亿元，为近五年同期最高。根据艾媒咨询数据，2020年，中国医疗器械行业市场规模达人民币7655亿元。而早在2010年，君联资本就开始布局医疗器械板块，不断探索全球创新的投资机会。仅2021年上半年，君联资本在医疗器械及诊断领域就有四家被投企业成功IPO，包括中国癌症早筛第一股诺辉健康(06606.HK)、创新型测序技术研发企业Singular Genomics（NASDAQ:OMIC）、临床免疫学诊断产品公司科美诊断(688468.SH)，以及平板探测器领军企业康众医疗（688607.SH）。此外，君联资本还参与了包括Axonics (AXNX)、金域医学(603882.SH）、贝瑞基因(000710.SZ)、明德生物(002932.SZ)、澳华光电、百心安、天星博迈迪、星童医疗、国科恒泰、海莱新创、浦易生物、瑞莱谱医疗等一众明星项目。目前，君联资本在医疗健康领域的投资布局主要涉及：1.创新药及生物技术；2.医疗器械及诊断技术；3.专业服务及数字医疗。2021年至今，君联资本医疗健康领域有7家企业上市，过会待发行4家，其中器械诊断领域占据了半壁江山。君联资本在医疗投资领域一贯坚持三个原则——投早、投长、投创新。贝瑞基因项目，君联资本作为其早期投资人，从企业初期支持公司发展并走向资本市场，又在和瑞基因逐渐独立出来的时候，支持和瑞基因每一轮融资。和瑞基因CEO周珺表示，最初选定君联资本作为投资人，是看中君联资本的口碑与完整的投后生态。不管是在业务端，还是管理运营上，君联资本都能给予实质性的帮助。作为中国癌症早筛第一股，君联资本对诺辉健康的投资时间一样是在极早期进入。2015年，在诺辉健康产品还未研发定型时，君联资本就作为领投方参与了诺辉健康的A1轮融资。不仅如此，据诺辉健康董事长陈一友回忆，在2018年融资发生困难时，君联资本作为老股东，调动了多方资源帮助诺辉健康对接了后续的领投方，并同时超比例跟投，成为诺辉健康的第一大机构投资人，帮助诺辉健康渡过难关。“在那个阶段，老股东君联资本的增持也给了新股东一个非常大的信心。”陈一友提到。君联资本把创新分为两类，持续性的改良型创新与颠覆性创新。其中，君联资本尤为重视颠覆性创新，这一创新类型不只要求技术，强调更多的则是需求端的场景创新。在对项目创新做判断时，君联资本是从产品的需求端出发，包括三种类型...

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中基长寿科学与Vivo Miracle订立销售代理合约

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HONG KONG, Sep 10, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 中基长寿科学集团有限公司（「中基长寿科学」，连同其附属公司统称「集团」；股份代号：0767.HK）宣布，旗下之全资附属公司浤烽发展有限公司（「浤烽」）与Vivo Miracle Biotechnology Limited（「Vivo Miracle」）订立销售代理合约，授权Vivo Miracle作为集团长寿科学相关产品及服务的新加坡代理商及销售商，合约初步为期三年。 Vivo Miracle为香港注册成立的先进生物科技公司，主要从事先进医疗检测、技术应用、生物制品及健康营养补充剂的咨询及销售服务。Vivo Miracle的重点市场位于为新加坡及亚洲地区，其于新加坡合作的医疗机构逾十间，为客户提供高端先进的医疗服务。根据销售协议，集团授权Vivo Miracle代理及销售其长寿生物制品及长寿科学服务，包括ZJ1 VC缓释片、NMN系列产品、体检项目、世界生命科学健康会会籍销售服务。Vivo Miracle的新加坡地区独家代理权为期一年，其之代理销售业绩首年须达到2千万港元；而在签约之日起三年内，Vivo Miracle的业绩达标，代理资格自动延长三年。集团日后亦会优先考虑授权Vivo Miracle担任其新推出之产品及服务的代理商。中基长寿科学董事会主席兼执行董事闫立先生表示﹕「我们很高兴Vivo Miracle成为我们旗下产品及服务之新加坡代理商及销售商。凭借Vivo Miracle在新加坡医疗保健领域的网络以及其多年的销售服务经验，集团产品及服务可望覆盖至新加坡及更多地方，让我们乘风启航进军大中华地区。是次合作亦有助进一步完善集团在全球长寿科学领域的布局，提升我们在行业的领先地位，长远可望为集团带来稳定持续的收入。」关于中基长寿科学集团有限公司中基长寿科学集团有限公司（0767.HK）主要从事长寿科学、借贷、证券及其他投资、金融及投资咨询，以及物业投资业务。集团是世界领先的长寿科学生态系统平台，致力于人类健康长寿事业。通过五大分部营运，长寿科学研究分部包括NK、CBNK、CAR-NK技术平台、CAR-T技术平台、MSC技术平台、长寿生物制品技术平台等进行研发；长寿医学检测分部提供人体健康数据和长寿状况评估；长寿生物制品分部包括NMN、VC缓释片等长寿生物制品的生产及销售；长寿管理分部提供人体健康长寿的科学解决方案；会员分部提供世界长寿科学健康会的建设营运和长寿云建设营运。有关更多资料，请浏览： https://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/zhongjilongevity/ Copyright 2021 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Trintech Named to the 2021 AIFINTECH100 List

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FinTech Global recognizes Trintech’s leadership in utilizing advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities to reduce the time and risk across the Record to Report process DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE, Sept 10, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Trintech, an industry-leading global provider of Record to Report software solutions for the Office of Finance, today announced that FinTech Global has named the company as one of the world’s most innovative AI solution providers on its inaugural AIFINTECH list for 2021. The list identifies the top 100 companies chosen by a panel of industry experts and analysts who reviewed a study of over 1,000 fintech companies undertaken by FinTech Global. The solution providers making the final list were recognized for their innovative use of technology to solve a significant industry problem, or to generate cost savings or efficiency improvements across the financial services value chain. Trintech has developed Financial Controls AI within its leading Record to Report platform, Cadency(R) by Trintech, to help customers quantitatively evaluate risk within the Record to Report process. Trintech’s Financial Controls AI allows customers to automate wo...

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Mooring Solutions Specialist Mooreast Asia Acquires Significantly Larger New Singapore Facility as it Prepares to Expand into Mooring Systems for Floating Wind Farms

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Mooreast’s upgraded water-front facility at 51 Shipyard Road SINGAPORE, Sept 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Mooring solutions specialist Mooreast Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Mooreast”) said today that it has completed the acquisition of an upgraded water-front facility in Singapore that will more than double its capacity as it embarks on its strategic shift towards offshore renewable energy, particularly floating wind farms. Mooreast’s upgraded water-front facility at 51 Shipyard Road The new facility at 51 Shipyard Road has a usable floor space of 323,000 sqft (30,000 sqm), compared to 129,000 sqft (12,000 sqm) at its previous facility at 14 Benoi Sector. It includes three main buildings which were erected by the previous owner before it went into receivership. With minimal outlay, Mooreast is now able to use the facility for components fabrication, warehousing and office functions. Mooreast recently acquired the yard in southwest Singapore for S$18.5 million and expects to increase utilisation from 2,000 to 5,000 metric tons of steel throughput per year by 2023. The acquisition is a major part of Mooreast’s strategy to leverage on its track record and capabilities in the offshore oil and gas an...

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MHI Thermal Systems’ Air Conditioners for the Australian Market Receive Highest Ratings Once Again

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TOKYO, Sep 10, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - For the fourth consecutive year, residential air conditioners manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) have been cited as the "Best Brand of Air Conditioners" by Australia's leading consumer advocacy group CHOICE, the Australian Consumers Association; and for the third straight year, the lineup has been certified as the No.1 brand in customer satisfaction by Canstar Blue Pty. Ltd., an organization that conducts consumer surveys in Australia and the greater Oceania region. The air conditioners are marketed by MHI Thermal Systems' local subsidiary, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Pty. Ltd. (MHIAA). Earlier this year, they received top ratings from the Australian product review site Finder and from New Zealand's highly respected consumer advocacy organization Consumer NZ.The "Best Brand" designation awarded by CHOICE is based on a survey of customer satisfaction and product reliability as well as a review of actual cooling capacity figures over a 12-month period. According to CHOICE, its 2021 survey was conducted on 1,700 members operating a total of more tha...

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S’pore’s laws help prevent terror attacks like supermarket stabbing in New Zealand: Shanmugam

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SINGAPORE - Singapore's laws have enabled the authorities to act quickly on cases of suspected radicalisation and prevent terrorist attacks like the recent stabbing in New Zealand, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam. The Internal Security Act (ISA) allows law enforcement to detain people at an early stage as they are thinking of or planning attacks, he noted, adding that it also gives such suspected radicals better prospects for rehabilitation. Speaking to reporters on Friday (Sept 10), he said there have been many serious terror incidents in various regions in the 20 years since the terror attacks in the United States on Sept 11, 2001. Every country handles the threat of terrorism differently, and Singapore's approach is based on a few key fundamentals, he added. The minister listed good intelligence, a zero-tolerance approach towards violent extremism and strong inter-communal relations, as well as the ISA, as factors that help Singapore deal with the limited number of radicalised cases that emerge. He brought up the terror attack in the city of Auckland last Friday (Sept 3), where police shot and killed a violent extremist after he stabbed and wounded at least six p...

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Leon Fuat Berhad Posts 1,110% Jump in Net Profit

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Group records RM32.12 million in PAT supported by strong gross profit margin growth SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, Sept 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – LEON FUAT BERHAD (“Leon Fuat” or the “Group”), a manufacturer and trader of steel products, specialising in rolled long and flat products, today announced that the Group registered a 1,110.1% growth in profit after tax (“PAT”) to RM32.12 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2021 (“2Q 2021”) compared with the RM2.65 million recorded for the quarter ended 30 June 2020 (“2Q 2020”). Calvin Ooi Shang How, Executive Director of Leon Fuat The strong gain in PAT was due to the 322.5% increase in gross profit (“GP”) to RM53.46 million in 2Q 2021 boosted by higher overall gross profit margin of 17.0 percentage points compared with the RM12.65 million in GP recorded for 2Q 2020. The Group recorded 73.1% growth in revenue to RM184.78 million for the quarter under review compared with RM106.76 million recorded in 2Q 2020. On a segmental basis, revenue from trading of steel products increased 74.0% to RM73.88 million while revenue from processing of steel products increased by 72.7% to RM110.85 million. The share of revenue from the trading segment stood at ap...

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Capital.com Grows its Global Regulatory Footprint with Expansion into Australia

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UK’s leading leverage trading platform known for its high client satisfaction levels is granted regulatory approval to extend mobile and web-based trading services to Australian investors MELBOURNE, Sept 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Capital.com, the high-growth global fintech innovator leading the UK leveraged trading industry in overall client satisfaction, has today announced it has received a license to operate in Australia and opened an office in Melbourne. The platform will operate with an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license, granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Recognised as one of the fastest growing fintechs in Europe, this is the latest expansion initiative by Capital.com to enable more people to seamlessly trade and invest in financial markets. The approval of the AFS license marks Capital.com’s latest commitment to expand across the globe offering clients a highly regulated and secure trading experience. Capital.com currently has entities that are regulated by either the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) in Europe or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. “ASIC applies enhanced levels of regulation to the...

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Ex-Wildlife Reserves Singapore employees among 12 charged for corruption involving over $2.4m

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SINGAPORE - A Rolex watch and a "Chanel" labelled wallet were what two employees obtained while working at Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS). But they were not rewards for good work but ill-gotten gains. One of the duo, Barry Chong Peng Wee, 54, allegedly received bribes of more than $2.4 million over 12 years. Chong, who is also known as Danial Chong, was charged on Friday (Sept 10) with 107 counts of corruption involving the bribes between 2005 and 2016. He also faces a charge under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act for using $15,900 of his ill-gotten gains to buy a Rolex watch in 2013. Eleven other people linked to Chong's alleged offences were charged with multiple counts of corruption on Friday. They are Chin Fong Yi, 44, who also worked for WRS, and 10 men who bribed Chong to advance the business interests of their companies. Court documents did not say what Chong and Chin worked as at WRS. Chin is said to have obtained bribes of more than $50,000 from two of the men between 2010 and 2015. These were for not reporting that the duo's company, Shin Yong Construction, was giving bribes to Chong. Chin is accused of receiving ...

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First giant panda cub born in S’pore is a boy; public can submit names until Sept 19

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SINGAPORE - The first-ever cub born in Singapore to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia is a healthy baby boy. The panda cub was born on Aug 14 at the River Safari after seven attempts by its parents to conceive. Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) said on Friday (Sept 10) that its panda care team determined the cub's gender through a series of visual assessments. The WRS team, led by animal care officer Trisha Tay Ting Ni, subsequently confirmed that the baby panda was male after consulting a team of experts from the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The CCRCGP experts examined a series of photos and videos that were shared by the WRS panda care team and gave their feedback. Dr Cheng Wen-Haur, deputy chief executive officer and chief life sciences officer at WRS, said the cub's mother, 12-year-old Jia Jia, has exceeded all expectations in caring for her cub. Dr Cheng said: "The panda care team has decided to allow this period of maternal care to continue for as long as possible for the duo to strengthen their bond. While supporting Jia Jia's care of the cub, we were able to determine the cub's gender through close visual observation and will only retrieve...

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Office air quality affects workers’ cognitive function: Study

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Feeling sluggish at work? Poor ventilation and pollution might play a part. A new study by scientists at Harvard has found that the air quality inside an office can have a significant impact on employees' cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus. "We have a huge body of research on the exposure to outdoor pollution, but we spend 90 per cent of our time indoors," Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent, a research fellow and lead author of the paper published on Thursday (Sept 9) in Environmental Research Letters, told AFP. The limited amount of prior studies on indoor settings had focused on measures like thermal comfort and satisfaction, rather than on cognitive outcomes, he added. Cedeno Laurent and colleagues designed a study that followed 302 office workers across six countries (China, India, Mexico, Thailand, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom) over a period of a year. It ended in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic brought global lockdowns. All participants were aged between 18 and 65, worked at least three days in an office building, and had a permanent workstation within the office. Their workspaces were fitted with an e...