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Financial services veteran Dato’ Seri Dr Mohamed Azahari joins auction technology firm BidNow as new Corporate Advisor

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - BidNow, one of Malaysian's largest auction technology platform, has appointed Dato' Seri Dr Mohamed Azahari Kamil as its new Corporate Advisor with immediate effect. His appointment is expected to spur the company's growth and further develop its tremendous potential for robust auction sales.In his new role, Mohamed Azahari will be contributing his wealth of experience in the corporate world to facilitate BidNow's further expansion domestically and internationally, as well as lead the company towards an initial public offering (IPO) stage.Mohamed Azahari, who has previously held positions as chief executive officer of Asian Finance Bank Bhd and group managing director of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd (which operates over 1,250 KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants), has had a distinguished career in several industries such as financial services, property, F&B, education and more. Some of the other private and public organisations that he held senior management posts in prior to this include KPJ Healthcare Bhd, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad, Permodalan Nasional Berhad Group and Amanah Raya Group.He is also cu...

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Man fined $3,500 for hurling vulgarities at bus driver after being told to wear his mask properly

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SINGAPORE - A bus driver who spotted a passenger with his mask down stopped the bus to approach the man and advised him to put on his mask properly. The passenger, Mohamed Reezal Abdullah, 49, followed the driver back to the driver's seat and hurled vulgarities at him. Mohamed Reezal was on Tuesday (Nov 9) fined $3,500 under the Protection from Harassment Act for using abusive language against a public service worker. One other charge of failing to cover his nose with his mask was taken into consideration in his sentencing. The court heard that on July 20 last year at about 7.30pm, Mohamed Reezal, a Singaporean, boarded SBS service 10 and sat on the upper deck of the bus. The bus driver, Mr Chua Khea Boon, 61, saw on the closed-circuit television that Mohamed Reezal's mask was not covering his nose and mouth. The driver stopped the bus and went to the upper deck to advise him to wear his mask properly before returning to the driver's seat to continue the journey. Mohamed Reezal followed Mr Chua and confronted him at the driver's seat in an aggressive manner. The victim, fearing for his safety, called SBS' site office to report the matter, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheah Wenjie....

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Joseph Schooling’s former spokesman jailed 18 months for cheating victims of over $83k

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SINGAPORE - A former sports agent who was Olympic champion Joseph Schooling's spokesman was jailed 18 months on Wednesday (Oct 20) for cheating his friends into paying him for tickets to a football match and U2 concerts here. Mohamed Hafidz Ja'afar, 38, also cheated a former client, footballer Illyas Lee, of more than $17,500 by tricking him into buying 52 pairs of shoes, but he delivered only three pairs. Appearing before a district court, Mohamed Hafidz, who also formerly managed Schooling's swim school, pleaded guilty to eight charges of cheating. Nine other similar charges were taken into account for his sentencing. He was acquitted of four cheating charges he had earlier been accused of. For the 17 charges Mohamed Hafidz admitted to, 17 victims were cheated of more than $83,000. Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Selene Yap said he made partial restitution of $22,030. The court heard that Mohamed Hafidz, who was unemployed at the time, cheated his friends into paying for tickets to see U2 as well as the International Champions Cup (ICC) - an exhibition football tournament - in Singapore in 2019. He either never delivered the tickets or sent them fake ones. The 2019 edition of the ...