JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Kelab AmBank Group (KAG) in collaboration with the National Blood Centre recently organised a Blood Donation Drive at the Capital City Entertainment Mall in Tampoi, Johor. “This is the sports club’s first blood donation drive for the year 2019, as AmBank Group continues to play its part as a caring corporate organisation, by helping to raise awareness on the importance of donating blood. We aim to encourage more members of the public to come forward as blood donors and help the Johor Blood Bank,” said Syed Anuar Syed Ali, President, Kelab AmBank Group, who is also Executive Vice President, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing, AmBank Group. Each donor was given a token of appreciation. Syed Anuar along with the other KAG committee members were present to meet and greet the donors during the campaign. Around 100 donors took part at the blood donation drive which was held from 10 am to 4 pm. The AmBank Group together with KAG Group Sports Club continuously plays a CSR role by reaching out to the society at large, irrespective of race, creed or religion as we contribute to the sustainable development of the community within which we operate. This approach has been and will continue to be the mainstay in our approach to community care programmes. Projects such as this helps to meet our objective of playing an effective corporate role as a socially responsible corporate citizen. About AmBank Group AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM11.6 billion and assets of RM137.9 billion at 31 March 2018. AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with over 43 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the biggest shareholder in the AmBank Group with a 23.8% holding and provides support with Board and senior management representation, risk and financial governance, product offerings and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG). In the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc (MetLife). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife. For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com SOURCE : AmBank Group
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- As indigenous languages worldwide continue to disappear at an alarming rate, a conference on indigenous languages will be held in June in Canada. Approximately, 40 per cent of the estimated 6,700 languages spoken worldwide are in danger of disappearing. To address this issue, the three-day International Conference on Indigenous Languages 2019 will be held, beginning June 24, in British Columbia (BC). The event is the collaboration of the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, in partnership with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Indigenous leaders and language experts, speakers, learners and advocates worldwide will celebrate, honour and share expertise in indigenous language reclamation, revitalisation and maintenance as well as learn about successful language projects in BC. The conference aims to provide participants with practical skills and knowledge to support the indigenous language revitalisation work they are leading in their communities and organisations, according to a statement. Multiple workshop streams such as practical training in indigenous language immersion, archiving and documentation techniques; language policy and legislation; language revitalisation programme planning; models for language revitalisation and education; language and technology; and storytelling will be conducted. The United Nations has declared 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages as initiative to raise international attention on the critical loss of indigenous languages and the need to preserve, revitalise, promote and mobilise urgent and right action to protect them. For more information, visit https://www.fpcflanguageconference.com -- BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd (MHPS) secured the 2018 market share leadership in global orders for heavy duty gas turbines (100 MW and above), achieving a major milestone in the global power generation sector.
The result is based on data compiled by the premier reporting agency in the gas turbine market, McCoy Reports. This segment is the most closely watched by industry experts because it represents the most advanced technology and drives energy production globally. MHPS market leadership is driven by the J-Series gas turbine and its industry-leading over 64 per cent efficiency and 99.5 per cent reliability. “Being the heavy duty gas turbine leader in this competitive market is validation of both our world-leading turbine technology and of our employees around the world who put our customers first. “I am proud more customers are choosing us to provide reliable and efficient power,” said MHPS President & Chief Executive Officer, Kenji Ando. Globally, MHPS’ heavy duty turbines captured 41 per cent global market share. For the largest gas turbines (post F-class and larger), MHPS had 49 per cent global market share. MHPS is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. For more information, contact https://www.mhps.com. -- BERNAMA World’s First Humanoid Service Robot Powered by SCA
BARCELONA, Feb 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual industry conference, was held in Barcelona, Spain from February 25 to 28. At local time 14:00 on Feb 26, China INNFOS R&D team revealed the intelligent service robot powered by INNFOS SCA, XR-1. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225005534/en/ With the demonstrations of greeting, coffee serving, dancing, Q&A and even needle threading, XR-1 caught the eyes of many attendees and the media. More importantly, the robot showcased the serial compliant actuators developed by INNFOS. This is a significant step toward building a service robot capable of intimate human interactions. SCA refers to the Smart Compliant Actuator independently developed by INNFOS. SCA integrates the underlying servo driver, high-precision encoder, high-power brushless motor, and light-weight gear reducer. It is the very foundation of the XR-1 intelligent service robot. All the XR-1 joints are assembled with INNFOS SCA. The most important characteristic of SCA is its integrated compliant joints, which can achieve both high-precision and dynamic motions while maintaining its safety features. Now those intelligent service robots are widely deployed in businesses, health care facilities, households, amongst other environments. To achieve safe and intelligent human-machine interactions, service robots must include compliant controls, be resistant to impacts, while retaining the functionalities of a high-precision robot. INNFOS has fulfilled all the requirements mentioned above which makes SCA a cutting-edge actuator. INNFOS team overcame many technical difficulties, marginally reducing the volume of the actuators. At the same time, the compliance control algorithm greatly improves human-machine interaction. SCA can be widely used in machinery manufacturing and processing, aerospace, precision instruments, health care and other fields. At the expo scene, XR-1 displayed its dynamic mechanical performance and high integration. It will be a new trend of robot joints in the future! View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225005534/en/ Contact INNFOS Drive(Beijing)Technologies Co.,Ltd Catherine Liu [email protected] http://www.innfos.com/company Source : INNFOS Drive(Beijing)Technologies Co.,Ltd Additions to Commercial Team Follow Increase in Production Capacity
CHICAGO, Feb 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global demand for stevia is growing, as beverage and food companies increase use of the plant-based zero-calorie sweetener. Last year, PureCircle (LSE: PURE) announced that it vastly increased its capacity to supply the new generation stevia sweeteners like Reb M to its customers cost effectively. Now, the company -- the leading producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners -- has expanded its commercial teams to broaden its sales reach and maintain its superior customer sales and technical service. As part of that expansion, the Company has hired three new vice presidents: Aymeric De Gantes will serve as Vice President of Business Development. He will be focused on expanding the sales of stevia ingredient flavors. He recently served in multiple roles for Naturex Inc., a leading plant-based ingredients company, including as a Global Director and as a Sales and Business Development Director. Catalina Reachi Simon will serve as Regional Vice President of North Latin America Sales. She is experienced in leading business teams and most recently served as the General Manager for Mexico, Central America and Colombia at Roha Sciences, which produces and sells ingredients to the food, beverage, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. Chris Tower will serve as the company’s Regional Vice President of North American Sales. He has strong experience and expertise in the ingredient business; he was formerly founding president and CEO of Layn USA, Inc. a leading natural ingredient supplier of sweeteners, flavors and botanicals. These new leaders report to Chief Commercial Officer Stéphane Ducroux who joined the company in 2018. In addition to these three new vice presidents, the company has added other members to its global and regional teams, the cost of which will be offset by internal efficiency savings. The company has also promoted Dave Gallagher and Ken Horn to Vice Presidents of Global Key Accounts. Gallagher and Horn oversee sales to some of the company’s most important global customers and are experts in the company’s products and their applications. Commenting on these changes, PureCircle CEO Maga Malsagov said: “These moves will enable us to even better capitalize on the growth opportunities created by our innovation and by the increasing demand for new generation stevia ingredients. As the global leader in stevia, we are able to attract top talent to help fuel our growth, and we welcome the new hires to the PureCircle team.” By way of background, the story of stevia is evolving. Not long ago, it was viewed as a plant-based, zero-calorie, single-ingredient sweetener which worked well in some beverage and food applications. Today we offer a range of next generation stevia leaf sweeteners, including Reb M and D, which taste great and work well across multiple categories. These sweeteners help beverage and food companies increase their offerings of zero- and low-calories products without sacrificing taste. Recent PureCircle advances enable the company to significantly boost production of our next generation stevia sweeteners – like Reb M and Reb D — which have the most sugar-like taste and are highly sought after by beverage and food companies. This means PureCircle is able to supply stevia sweeteners in the amounts customers need as they expand use of stevia – and is able to do that cost effectively for them. In addition, as the result of its innovation, PureCircle is expanding its offerings and will sell, not just stevia sweeteners, but also protein, fiber and antioxidant ingredients from the stevia plant. Media may direct inquiries to: Carolyn Clark, Head of Global Marketing Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (630) 517 0812 Jackson Pillow, Media Relations Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (630) 256 8394 About PureCircle
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