Trescon to gather experts from Cisco and many more to convene at The Address, Dubai Mall, and share the latest in SDWAN & SASE
DUBAI, UAE, Mar 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The year 2021 has seen a significant acceleration in digital transformation programs. Lockdowns and quarantines in the Middle East have compelled businesses to adopt cloud-first strategies. Cloud adoption in the region has been slow and conservative, owing largely to a lack of cloud infrastructure. Applications are becoming more centralized within a cloud infrastructure, and businesses are quickly realizing that a traditional WAN approach is no longer compatible with a cloud-first approach.Also, on the other hand, the Middle East is prepping to accelerate the improvement of fundamental and strategic development factors in all aspects of this future tech. At World SD-WAN & SASE Summit, the following experts and thought leaders will provide a major push and act as the main engines of development. These speakers include:- Lt. Col. Dr. Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi, Head of Telecom, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ- Dr. Salim Al-shuaili, Expert in Digital Transformation, AI, and Emerging Technologies, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology- Ahmad Altarawneh, Senior Strategic Consultant, Dubai Police General HQ- Bur...
Mainboard-listed BBR awarded S$363 million contract for design and construction of Pasir Ris East Station for Cross Island Line 1
SINGAPORE, Feb 9, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mainboard-listed BBR Holdings (S) Ltd ("BBR" or "the Group") today announced that the Land Transport Authority ("LTA") has awarded a S$363 million civil contract for the design and construction of Pasir Ris East station, under the first phase of the Cross Island Line (CRL1), to Singapore Engineering & Construction Pte. Ltd. and Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) Joint Venture.Mr Andrew Tan, BBR's Chief Executive Officer said: "We are delighted in winning the LTA's contract for the Pasir Ris East Station for Cross Island Line 1. Together with our joint venture partner Sinohydro Corporation, we will do our best to make the project a success."Singapore Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of BBR. It is one of Singapore's most established civil engineering and construction specialists. The company's previous projects included the construction of Tai Seng Facility Building which serves the Downtown Line and the widening of Keppel Viaduct.Construction works for the CRL1 Pasir Ris East station are expected to start in the second quarter of this year, with passenger service expected t...
East Coast Lagoon Food Village in trial to generate electricity from food waste
SINGAPORE - Food waste at East Coast Lagoon Food Village will be converted to biogas to generate electricity, in a first for Singapore's hawker centres. Some 60 stalls at the hawker centre generate about 150kg of food waste daily and this can translate to enough electricity to power two mobile phone charging stations for public use and up to 31 wall fans at the hawker centre. The electricity generated will also be used to power the anaerobic digestion system that converts the food waste to biogas and fertiliser, said the National Environment Agency (NEA), National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National Parks Board (NParks) in a joint statement on Wednesday (Nov 17). Anaerobic digestion is a biological process that breaks down organic materials, like those found in food waste, in the absence of oxygen to yield biogas for energy generation. Anaerobic digesters are already being used in some hotels in Singapore, such as Marina Bay Sands, but the anaerobic digester at the hawker centre in East Coast Park is the first to be installed in a hawker centre. The agencies said: "This pilot project... examines the feasibility of using anaerobic digestion as an on-site treatment solutio...
安能物流集团有限公司宣布全球发售
HONG KONG, Nov 1, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 中国零担市场领先的快运网络运营商安能物流集团有限公司（「公司」，及其附属公司统称「集团」，股份代号：9956）宣布全球发售及于香港联合交易所有限公司（「香港联交所」）主板上市之详情。发售摘要： -- 全球发售股份数目：80,220,000股发售股份（视乎超额配股权行使与否而定）；-- 香港发售股份数目：8,022,000股发售股份（可予重新分配）；-- 国际配售股份数目：72,198,000股发售股份（可予重新分配及视乎超额配股权行使与否而定）；-- 发售价范围：13.88港元至16.88港元；-- 香港公开发售将于2021年11月4日（星期四）中午12时正（网上e白表申请于中午11：30分）截止；-- 股份预期2021年11月11日（星期四）开始于香港联交所主板买卖；-- J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited及中国国际金融香港证券有限公司为是次联席保荐人。安能物流集团有限公司是次全球发售股份数目为80,220,000股（视乎超额配股权行使与否而定），其中8,022,000股（可予重新分配）为香港公开发售股份数目，72,198,000股（可予重新分配及视乎超额配股权行使与否而定）为国际配售股份数目。发售价范围不高于每股发售股份16.88港元及预期不低于每股发售股份13.88港元。公司亦会授出超额配股权，自上市日期起至2021年12月4日（星期六）即递交香港公开发售申请截止日期后30日止随时行使，或须按发售价发行最多合共12,033,000股额外股份。如上述超额配股权悉数行使且最终发行定价为上限定价(即每股股份16.88港元)，是次公开发售总集资额约为2亿美元。是次香港公开发售于2021年10月30日（星期六）开始，至2021年11月4日（星期四） 中午12时正（网上e白表申请于上午11：30分）截止。公司之股份预期将于2021年11月11日（星期四）开始于香港联交所主板开始买卖。股份将以每手500股为单位进行买卖。假设发售价为每股发售股份15.38港元（即所述发售价范围每股发售股份13.88港元至16.88港元之间的中位数），估计将收到全球发售所得款项净额约1,124.1百万港元（经扣除包销佣金及与全球发售有关的其他估计开支）。公司拟按下列用途及金额使用全球发售所得款项净额，或会视乎公司不断发展的业务需求及不断变化的市场状况而更改：-- 约40% 或449.6百万港元将用于在战略地区兴建、升级和潜在收购5至10个核心中转枢纽，以适应货运量的高增长，改善集团的网络结构；-- 约30%或337.2百万港元将用于投资集团的干线运输车队以进一步提升集团的运营效率。特别是：(i)约25%或281.0百万港元将用于购买约2...
Waterspout spotted off East Coast beach near Bedok jetty
SINGAPORE - Sightings of a waterspout off East Coast Park were reported by several people on social media on Saturday morning (July 10). Ms Carrie Koh, a reader of The Straits Times, said that she saw the waterspout from her apartment in Bedok at around 7am, in the direction of Bedok Jetty, and posted a picture on social media. The waterspout lasted around 10 to 15 minutes. Facebook user Anj Arcega Subion spotted the waterspout from her home at Riviera Residences near Upper East Coast Road at 7.03am. "When I got up this morning and opened the window, it was a bit windy. When I saw the waterspout, I ignored it at first but when I saw it moving, I decided to take a photo," she said. A waterspout is a rotating column of wind associated with intense thunderstorms over the sea. It is a short-lived weather phenomenon seen occasionally over Singapore's coastal waters and usually dissipates rapidly upon reaching the coast, according to the National Environment Agency. A waterspout typically forms beneath cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds over warm coastal waters just before showers begin. The "funnel" is formed by water droplets in a rotating vortex of air. The lifespan of a waterspout varies...
Left unchecked China would bring more conflict to the South and East China Seas
SYDNEY, Jun 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Carl Thayer, Emeritus Professor at The University of New South Wales, Canberra, spoke to NW Ali last week about maintaining national sovereignty during the increasingly contentious disputes in the South China Sea.- NW Ali : How can the South China Sea Disputes be settled? How can the Sovereignty of Nations be protected? How can this Dispute be handled without further regional instability?- Carl Thayer : There are two types of disputes in the South China Sea, sovereignty disputes and disputes over sovereign jurisdiction (over maritime zones and resources). Sovereignty disputes can only be settled by the agreement of parties to the dispute. Article 33 on the Charter of the United Nations states, "The parties to any dispute... shall, first of all, a seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice."Disputes over sovereign jurisdiction can be settled directly by the parties concerned or by international arbitration that is mutually agreeable. State parties to the United Nations Convention on ...
Brawijaya University ranks in 301-400 band according to THE Impact Rankings
Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Apr 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Brawijaya University in East Java ranked in the 301-400 band among the world's top universities on the basis of the assessment of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021.This year, the assessment of THE Impact Rankings is based on the concern and contribution of universities in the success in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programs, according to Brawijaya University's head of ranking center, Adharul Muttaqin.THE measures how the academic aspects, publications, innovations, and activities of universities support the 17 goals in the SDGs.In the 2021 edition, Muttaqin conveyed that Brawijaya University demonstrated its participation and success in aligning its efforts with all 17 existing goals. The university stood in the top 200 for four out of the 17 goals -- "No Poverty" and "Zero Hunger" in addition to "Life Below Water" and "Life on Land"."In the criteria of 'Life on Land', Brawijaya University is able to demonstrate its supporting capacity to maintain land ecosystems, both in academic and non-academic activities. Brawijaya is very supportive, with the compos...
Diplomatic Posturing and the Power Game in Southeast Asia
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA, Apr 26, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Dr Stephen R Nagy, in a recent interview by Mr Nadir Ali, Director of the Centre for Peace and Justice (JKCPJ), responded to the rising tensions in Southeast Asia and spoke of mitigating the cascading issue of asymmetry of power and economy in the region. In his opinion, the world is once again experiencing a great power competition, a competition that could cascade into conflict and catastrophe. Terrestrial land disputes have expanded to the maritime domain, with China having disputes with states in Southeast Asia, India, and Japan. Chinese efforts to dominate Southeast Asian Politics and redistribute power is placing the region into the position of trying to balance regional security interests and national security interests. China is effectively using its asymmetric economic relations with its neighbours to achieve its strategic security objectives which focus on territorial control and political deference by neighbours.In response to the question of China's domestic legislation and its invention of historic claims and their role in China's foreign policy, Dr Nagy answered that with China's re-...
15km nature trail across East Coast Park to open in 10 years, from Gardens by the Bay East to Changi
SINGAPORE - Nature lovers in Singapore, as well as anyone who enjoys a good hike, can look forward to having a 15km nature trail running the entire length of East Coast Park in about 10 years. It will extend from Gardens by the Bay East towards Changi. The planned trail will bring residents and visitors closer to nature as they walk its length, which will link up therapeutic gardens, nature playgardens, and forest patches in the park, the National Parks Board announced on Sunday (March 28). It will also connect areas of the park that have been redeveloped in the last few years, including the recently revamped Big Splash site, as well as the former Goldkist Chalets, which was redeveloped into a new bicycle park in 2019. "What we intend to do is to, over time, in areas where it is possible, create new trails for people to be closer to nature," said Mr Tan Jun Chao, director of parks for NParks, at a virtual media briefing on Sunday. He noted that East Coast Park - Singapore's largest and most popular park with 7.5 million visits annually - is still considered an urban park compared with other nature parks and nature reserves in Singapore. "It will not be the same as what we have at o...
Man accused of murdering woman in Jurong East stabbing incident had allegedly hurt her before
SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Jurong East had purportedly hurt her with a penknife in November last year. Zheng Xianfeng, a Chinese national, was facing two charges, including for last year's alleged offence, before he was charged on Thursday (Feb 18) with murdering Tham Mee Yoke. Tham, 34, was found lying motionless with multiple stab wounds at the void deck of Block 308 Jurong East Street 32 by the police, after they were alerted on Tuesday at 11.55pm. She was unconscious when taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and pronounced dead at about 1.30am the next day. On Wednesday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call for help at 12.05am and said that two people were taken to the hospital. The police said on Wednesday that Zheng and Tham know each other. According to court documents, Zheng is said to have voluntarily caused hurt to Tham using a penknife on Nov 17 last year at the open space carpark next to Block 349 Jurong East Avenue 1. He is also accused of causing annoyance on Jan 16 this year by lying down on the carpark near Block 316 Jurong East Street 32, and shouting while drunk. Zheng's case is expected to be heard again on...
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