KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Global livestock semen sorting leader and innovator Sexing Technologies® (ST) has partnered with pioneering livestock artificial insemination company RAMSEM to establish Africa’s first semen sorting lab.
According to a statement, the lab is at RAMSEM’s facility near Bloemfontein, South Africa. The lab will produce fresh and frozen sex-sorted semen from sheep, goats and cattle. ST’s sex sorting method separates X chromosome (female) bearing sperm from Y chromosome (male) bearing sperm via flow cytometry process. This provides customers with semen that is more than 90 per cent accurate for the desired gender and achieves conception rates comparable to conventional (unsorted) semen used for artificial insemination. RAMSEM is a globally renowned leader in sheep and goat reproductive services, most notably the semen freezing and laparoscopic artificial insemination (A.I.) techniques introduced to South Africa in 1985 by Dr Johan Steyn. RAMSEM Managing Director and son of Dr Johan Steyn, Dr Fanie Steyn said : “This partnership introduced semen sorting to the African continent and is set to revolutionise the breeding industry for Southern African cattle, sheep and goats. “ST’s cutting edge research and development work has resulted in its flagship sorted semen product, SexedULTRA, which is already producing results comparable to conventional fresh semen laparoscopic A.I. in South Africa. “This partnership truly embodies RAMSEM’s motto that ‘experience plus technology equals results!”, he added. -- BERNAMA
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• Annual General Meeting Approves Final Dividend Proposal for Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020
• Extraordinary General Meeting Greenlights Resolution Leading to the Deferment of the Second Year Profit Guarantee by Toyoplas SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, May 27 (Bernama) -- Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad’s (“KPS” or “the Company” or “the Group”) (KPS, Bursa: 5843; Bloomberg: KUPS:MK; Reuters: KPSB.KL) shareholders approved all resolutions on the agenda at the 44th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”). Subsequently, at the Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”), the shareholders also approved the proposed deferment of the second-year profit guarantee by Toyoplas Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Toyoplas”). As part of safety measures given COVID-19 pandemic, and in line with the Guidance Note on the conduct of general meeting issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia on 5 March 2021, the AGM and EGM were conducted entirely through live streaming, broadcast from KPS’ Corporate Office. KPS had prior planned to allow shareholders to vote electronically and transmit questions or remarks to the Board of Directors on the Remote Participation and Voting (RPV) platform. At the AGM, KPS shareholders approved a final single-tier dividend of RM13.4 million or 2.5 sen per share for the financial year ended (“FYE”) 2020. The dividend payout represents 39.3% of the Group’s corresponding normalised PATAMI of RM34.1 million, well above what is guided by its recently adopted dividend policy, which is at least 30% of the normalised PATAMI. The final annual dividend will be payable on 24 June 2021, entitled to shareholders of record at the close of business on 31 May 2021. In his presentation on the business review, Ahmad Fariz Hassan, the Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer, said that 2020 was shaped by the ongoing challenges in navigating and rising above business challenges arising from the pandemic. Despite the unprecedented challenges, KPS once again demonstrated its capacity for strategic agility, value creation and operational efficiency, having delivered better-than-expected results that confirmed the effectiveness of the Group’s strategy. The Group surpassed its RM1 billion revenue mark for fiscal 2020, growing commendably by 24.2% to RM1.1 billion, compared with RM866.8 million recorded in the corresponding period in 2019. Manufacturing contributed 83.1%, growing by 37.4% to RM894.6 million. The revenue contribution was followed by trading and licensing, each contributed 11.5% and 3.6%, growing by 5.7% to RM124.1 million and 8.0% to RM39.2 million, respectively. Infrastructure slagged, contributed 0.9% or RM9.1 million. Property investment contributed lower this period, contributing to the remaining RM9.5 million or 0.9% to the Group’s revenue. Higher input costs at the manufacturing subsidiary level, lower interest income, and higher forex loss and impairment on an asset held for disposal resulted in lower operating profits by 33.1% to RM51.0 million. The impact of operating profit to the bottom line was buffered by lower finance costs of RM30.4 million and higher share of profits from associates of RM36.6 million. As a result, PBTZ increased moderately by 4.1% to RM57.3 million. The Group posted RM34.1 million Profit Attributable to the Owners of the Parent, 26.9% higher than RM26.9 million registered in the corresponding period last year. At the EGM, shareholders approved the only resolution on the agenda proposing the variation to the share sale agreement (“SSA”) of Toyoplas Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Toyoplas”) dated 17 May 2019 between its Vendors and Guarantors, and KPS’ wholly-owned subsidiary Perangsang Dinamik Sdn Bhd (“PDSB”). The variations of the relevant provisions in the SSA include, among others, the deferment of the second-year profit guarantee of not less than RM42.3 million from FYE 2020 to FYE 2021. Other variations are subject to the conditions of the Variation Agreement entered into on 25 February 2021 between PDSB, the Vendor and the Guarantors. The Vendor and the Guarantors had on 14 January 2021 requested for a deferral of the Second Year Profit Guarantee from FYE 2020 to FYE 2021 due to unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020 that affected the business operations and financial performance of Toyoplas. The impact of the pandemic on Toyoplas’ financial performance had resulted in an aggregate shortfall to the Second Year Profit Guarantee of RM31.3 million. KPS SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE ALL RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE 44TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & THE FOLLOWING EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 -- Protegrity, a global leader in data security, has announced the availability of three Protegrity products in AWS Marketplace.
The products are Protegrity Discover, Cloud Protect for Amazon Redshift and Cloud Protect for Snowflake. With AWS Marketplace availability, Protegrity is making it easier than ever for customers to discover and protect their sensitive data in the cloud. Companies can embrace the cloud with confidence knowing that data will remain secure—no matter where it moves, how it is applied, or how it is stored in cloud systems. AWS Marketplace is a digital catalogue with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). “The demand for advanced analytics is skyrocketing as enterprises fast-track their digital transformation initiatives,” said Protegrity President and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Farnell in a statement. “Our availability in AWS Marketplace is a significant milestone in simplifying and streamlining the delivery of Protegrity’s advanced data-protection capabilities and a big step toward supporting even more companies as they accelerate their journeys to the cloud.” More details at protegrity.com -- BERNAMA
Today, thousands of stories are being told regardless of who tells them and how they are told. Many of these stories lack authenticity, transparency, or are driven by ulterior motives which serve a predetermined narrative. These are just some of the few obstacles that get in the way of honest, wholesome and dignified storytelling within development and humanitarian contexts. In order for a piece - be it visual, written or spoken - to reach an audience, it goes through a long process of filtration, revising and editing that sometimes alters the original content and makes it almost fictional. This in turn, ends up painting the wrong picture of the contributors who oftentimes are not aware of where their stories, visual or written, will be displayed and to what purpose will they be used. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=40126 JI'NAN, China, May 24, 2021 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/-- The "Dialogue Sessions of 2021 for Executives from Multinational Corporations (Ji'nan) & China-Japan Industrial Innovation and Development Exchange Conference" will be held in Ji'nan, the capital city of Shandong Province, from May 27 to 28. Shandong is one of the provinces in China that are most closely related to Japan in terms of economy and trade. In China, it ranks the second in population and the third in economy. As its capital city, Ji'nan is the political, economic, cultural, technological, educational, and financial center of Shandong Province. According to Ji'nan Investment Promotion Bureau, this event will be jointly hosted by the People's Government of Ji'nan, Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce, and Department of Commerce of Shandong Province. The event aims to facilitate practical-minded exchanges and cooperation with Japanese multinational corporations, well-known companies, and international business organizations in areas such as health, environmental protection and carbon emission reduction, smart manufacturing, and digital economy. During the event, the organizers will hold 4 ("1 plus 3") major activities. "1" represents a themed activity aiming to advertise the new opportunities of cooperation between Ji'nan and Japan to the attendees. Fortune 500 companies, well-known multinational corporations, and industry leaders from Japan such as Sumitomo, Marubeni, Sojitz, Panasonic, Fuji, Canon, and Mitsubishi, international organizations and business associations like Japan Management Association and China-Japan Digital General Chamber of Commerce will attend the activity. On the site, there will be signing ceremonies of key projects and the opening ceremony of China-Japan Medical Innovation & Development Centers in Ji'nan and Kyoto. "3" represents three parallel activities to negotiate exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Japanese companies in areas like health, environmental protection and carbon emission reduction, and digital manufacturing. During the event, Japanese companies will also be invited to visit major industrial parks. Starting from this year, Ji'nan plans to hold the "Dialogue Sessions for Executives from Multinational Corporations (Ji'nan) & China-Japan Industrial Innovation and Development Exchange Conference" regularly on Thursday and Friday of the last week of each May. We hope to see all sectors of Japan to come to learn about and invest in Ji'nan in order to open up a broader space for cooperation. Contact person: Wang Lina Tel: +86 531-66601785, +86 531-66601787 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] SOURCE: Ji'nan Investment Promotion Bureau Image Attachments Links: Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=391783 Caption: The "Dialogue Sessions of 2021 for Executives from Multinational Corporations (Ji'nan) & China-Japan Industrial Innovation and Development Exchange Conference" will be held in Ji'nan from May 27 to 28. Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=391792 Caption: Ji'nan is a world-renowned city of springs and this picture is taken at Baotu Spring, one of Ji'nan's three major attractions. Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=391794 Caption: Ji'nan is a city full of hopes and opportunities. --BERNAMA |
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