PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach – 4 November 2022 – Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia’s largest business groups, is pleased to announce that it has secured two awards at the 14th Annual Global CSR & ESG Summit & Awards, winning Best Community Programme Award and Best Country Award for Overall CSR Excellence & ESG Award in Cambodia.
Prince Holding Group Chairman Neak Oknha Chen Zhi
Other fellow awardees across the ASEAN region include Maybank Foundation in Malaysia, Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam and PT Astra International TBK in Indonesia.
Organized by Singapore-based Pinnacle Group International, the Global CSR & ESG Awards seek to recognize outstanding CSR and ESG initiatives within the Asia Pacific region. Prince Holding Group was highlighted for its uninterrupted investments into Cambodia’s economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is our honor to be part of the immense public-private efforts to aid the swift recovery of Cambodia in the past two years as we placed the interests of our employees and consumers as top priorities in overcoming the pandemic,” said Gabriel Tan, Chief Communications Officer at Prince Holding Group. “We worked alongside various stakeholders and will continue to reinvest in educational, healthcare and community causes to contribute to Cambodia’s sustainable development.”
Prince Holding Group’s efforts in driving sustainable development in Cambodia’s real estate, financial services and consumer services sectors, together with the CSR efforts of its philanthropic arm Prince Foundation, have resulted in the Group being recognized for 13 regional and international awards in 2022.
With total assets under management exceeding US$2 billion across various projects in real estate, financial services and consumer services, Prince Holding Group is one of Cambodia’s key business groups. By the end of 2022, Prince Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Group, is set to recruit the second batch of Chen Zhi Scholars as part of a seven-year scholarship programme supporting 400 university students in Cambodia.
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About Prince Holding Group:
Prince Holding Group is one of Cambodia’s largest business groups spanning across real estate development, financial services and consumer services.
Prince Holding Group’s key business units in Cambodia include Prince Real Estate Group, Prince Huan Yu Real Estate Group, Prince Bank, Cambodia Airways, Belt Road Capital Management, as well as Awesome Global Investment Group. Via its subsidiaries, Prince Holding Group has over 100 businesses in Cambodia operating in real estate development, banking, finance, aviation, tourism, logistics, technology, food and beverages, and lifestyle sectors etc.
Leveraging a network of industrial, business and financial professionals across Asia, Prince Holding Group is firmly committed to the long-term development of Cambodia.
Moving forward, Prince Holding Group will continue to seek out opportunities to play an important role in Cambodia, through partnerships or direct investments into key industries for the betterment of Cambodians and the local economy.
Hotels and restaurants in Laos have upgraded their standards to provide an even better service for tourists during high season, says an industry representative.
Lao leaders sent a message to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing their deep sorrow after the suspension bridge collapse in the state of Gujarat.
CCTV footage from outside the daycare center Non Suwan sub district.
Following the devastating attack in Nong Bua Lamphu that claimed the lives of 38 people including 24 children, a man under the influence of the drug Methamphetamine was seen roaming around a daycare center in Non Suwan sub-district, Buriram province, northeast Thailand.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 4 November 2022 –Premier car leasing company in Singapore, Hong Seh Motors, is announcing the launch of their new website. With this announcement, Hong Seh Motors is heralding a new age in car leasing in Singapore.
Aspiring car owners are bogged down and intimidated by sky-high COE prices and other fees when buying a car. But Hong Seh Motors aims to make car rental more seamless and affordable for the everyday Singaporean.
This website will become an all-in-one platform for leasing some of the top car brands in the country. Those who want to lease a vehicle for an affordable monthly fee can now do so through this platform, allowing them to pick a make and model of their choosing.
Some car brands carried by Hong Seh Motors include BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Lexus. They also have the latest models, allowing drivers the chance to use newly-released vehicles for personal or corporate use.
As a Singapore first, Hong Seh Motors also offers electric van rental in Singapore. Businesses that need a more sustainable and eco-friendly mode of transport for commercial purposes will surely welcome Hong Seh Motors’ affordable EV rental packages. They can choose from several models from top EV brands, like DFSK and BYD.
Drivers can choose from two flexible car leasing packages: Lease-to-Own and Comprehensive Leasing. The first option allows them to buy out the car at the end of the lease.
Meanwhile, the Comprehensive Leasing Plan gives them a choice to renew the lease or swap the vehicle for another model after the lease.
Everything has already been covered by Hong Seh Motors — from the insurance and road tax to regular maintenance and servicing. Drivers need not worry about bidding for COEs, paying the road tax, or choosing a car insurance policy.
Instead, these flexible car leasing packages give them a chance to immediately drive their dream car on Singapore roads.
Simple, fast, and accessible. No other company does it better than Hong Seh Motors.
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About Hong Seh Motors
Hong Seh Motors was established 40 years ago in 1982 as a car dealership and leasing company for top-of-the-line luxury and performance cars in Singapore. It has since expanded its offerings by adding electric vehicles and other affordable car brands to its lineup.
Through car leasing, private individuals and businesses are offered a much more affordable way of navigating around Singapore’s major thoroughfares, as opposed to car ownership. Ultimately, Hong Seh Motors’ flexible plans set the gold standard when it comes to vehicle leasing in the Lion City.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to hand over the remains of two soldiers who disappeared during the war in Laos at Vientiane’s Wattay Airport on Wednesday.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 November 2022 – The 11th Tithe Ethical Consumption Movement (TECM) organised by the Fullness Social Enterprises Society (FSES) is themed with “Together, Restart from Heart” this year and the “Ethical Consumption Month” will be specially held in November 2022. Ms. Kelly Chen, who has been a keen supporter of the movement, continues her support as the Ambassador for the tenth consecutive year, starring in TECM promotional video and photoshoot. Starting from November 1st 2022, there will be a series of events including Shopping Rewards Scheme, Ethical Consumption Pop-up store, and social enterprise workshops for general public.
In the post pandemic period, the Ethical Consumption Month aims at encouraging the public to meet with social enterprises in the community, and promoting the concept of “consume to pay it forward”, thus creating positive social impacts via daily consumptions in local social enterprises. Not only high quality products and services enchants people, the social missions behind each social enterprises are also inspiring.
Key Activity 1 – Online and Offline Rewards
The Shopping Rewards Scheme is one of the highlights of Ethical Consumption Month. In November 2022, consumers will receive a coupon with both special discounts that can be used in physical stores and on TECM MALL (www.tecmmall.hk), when a purchase is made at designated social enterprises or on TECM MALL, with no minimal purchase amount.
*Rewards are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis and while stocks last.
Key Activity 2 – Ethical Consumption Pop-up Store
This year, FSES is delighted to collaborate with Joyful and Health Chinese Medicine Centre to hold an Ethical Consumption Pop-Up Store at their branch in Tseung Kwan O Plaza. There is an amazing line-up of brands that promote sustainable and healthy lifestyle. From hand-made batik dyeing headband to Chinese-cuisine sauces made by locally farmed vegetables, to pesticides-and-fertilizer-free teas, over 10 social enterprise brands with healthy and made-in-Hong-Kong products are here for you to buy. Visit the pop-up store every Saturday from November 1st 2022 and complete a simple mission to receive a special gift!
Ethical Consumption Pop-up Store
Date: November 1st to 30th, 2022 Time: Monday to Sunday 10:00am – 2:00pm; 3:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Joyful and Health Chinese Medicine Centre (Shop 1-089, Level 1, Tseung Kwan O Plaza)
Ms. Kelly Chen, the Ambassador of TECM 2022, shot a promotional video for the “Ethical Consumption Month” earlier. She was deeply interested in the social enterprise workshops, and learnt to make the famous steamed glutinous rice cake (cha kwo) from the master of Time to Gold.
Key Activity 3 – Experience Social Enterprise Workshop
Social enterprise has far more to offer than competitive products. To demystify the great work of social enterprise, nothing is better than a direct engagement. Featured social enterprise workshops are specially offered at an incredible trial price of HK$11. The featured workshops include animal-shaped cha kwo making, coffee brewing, as well as eco-friendly cultivation of mushrooms. Not only can participants experience a hands-on session in making various products, but also to understand the fascinating stories of each social enterprise. The takeaways will definitely be more than just an ordinary purchase!
HK$11 Workshops by Social Enterprise
Date: November 26th, 2022 Time: Saturday 1pm – 2pm Location: Room B, 3/F, Shun Luen Factory Building, 86 To Kwa Wan Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Register now: www.tecmmall.hk
Featured Workshops
Time to Gold – Preserving traditional handicraft; fostering women empowerment and elderly employment (Original price: $288/ person)
Speaking of traditional snacks, what pop up in your mind? Here is a new experience!
Our granny master will offer hands-on teaching on using powder of natural fruit and vegetable as well as creativity to make adorable steamed glutinous rice cake (cha kwo). Apart from photogenetic products and instagramable snapshots, participants will also learn the Hakka’s traditional customs.
FAIRTASTE – Advocating fair trade and organic food; diminishing poverty and environmental harm (Original price: $280/ person)
A daily dose of coffee is essential for many. How can a day start without this tempting refreshment? Are you aware of the production chain behind the filter and cup? From the FAIRTASTE workshop, participants will be exposed to intensive coffee related-concepts, for instance flavours and aroma, preparation and brewing methods and etc. More importantly, through the stories of farmers in developing regions, maybe it is time to reconsider our daily refreshment choices.
Urban Mushroom – Growing edible oyster mushrooms from recycled coffee grounds; sustainable local production (Original price: $220/ person)
Kitchen waste goes to landfill, but what if we decide to add a twist to it? In order to tackle this avoidable waste problem, the Urban Mushroom workshop made use of the nutritious coffee grounds as the basis for planting. From packing an user-friendly mushroom growth kit, participants will understand the environmental and sustainable concept of setting up the local mushroom farm and the knowledge of mushrooms, meanwhile it is a good chance for urban people to observe the growth of the mycelium until harvest.
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About FSES
Fullness Social Enterprises Society (www.fses.hk) was set up in 2011 as a non-profit organisation. Its mission is to promote social entrepreneurship development and societal transformation in Hong Kong through a team of pracademic and knowledge volunteers. Its scope includes research, experiment, create, publish, educate, and provide consultation on social entrepreneurship across sectors. The goal is to develop a structured Social Entrepreneurship Body of Knowledge (SE-BoK) for Hong Kong.
About TECM
Organised by the Fullness Social Enterprises Society, TECM is a highly anticipated public education programme that brings together the government, business sector, volunteers, and community to drive ethical consumption and awareness to the sustainability of social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. In the past decade, it has generated over HK$100 million of ethical consumption with the participation of over 400 social enterprises, corporations, and organisations.
Core values of TECM:
10% Swap for Good: replacing “One Tenth” of people’s usual consumption with social enterprise products or services; and
2 No 1 Yes: No Almsgiving – Consumers can enjoy equally good products/services from social enterprise. No Extra Spending – Consumers are encouraged to swift their regular purchase to social enterprise. Yes to Social Enterprise – Simply fulfilling one’s social responsibilities by meaningful consumption at social enterprises.
NetApp BlueXP simplifies hybrid multicloud data storage with cost and performance optimization, security, and flexible consumption – all powered by state-of-the-art AIOps
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 November 2022 –NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the availability of NetApp BlueXP, a unified control plane delivering a simple hybrid multicloud experience for storage and data services across on-premises and cloud environments.
Organizations today have increasingly moved to hybrid multicloud environments to accelerate their digital transformation and drive growth, even in uncertain times. But in managing these environments, companies face daunting challenges and inefficiencies that can impede innovation. With BlueXP, NetApp is leading the way to a more “evolved cloud” to simplify and automate critical operations across on-premises and public clouds in order to help organizations drive business impact and improve customer experience.
NetApp BlueXP allows users to manage their broader hybrid multicloud data estate, including on-premises unified storage and first-party native storage with the leading public cloud providers. Offering a simple, yet powerful experience driven by AIOps, BlueXP delivers integrated, broad data service capabilities to deploy, automate, discover, manage, protect, govern and optimize data, infrastructure, and the business processes that support them – with the flexible consumption options required in today’s cloud-led environment.
“Today’s cloud environments are complex. Organizations are looking for a better cloud experience – simpler, streamlined, governed, and optimized for performance and cost across their entire hybrid multicloud environment,” said Archana Venkatraman, Research Director, Cloud Data Management, IDC. “An ‘evolved cloud’ is one of the most grounded, AI-driven, and practical approaches to cloud management as a whole – and organizations will quickly benefit from migration to operations, to FinOps, to innovation.”
“With the launch of BlueXP, NetApp is uniquely positioned to help organizations unlock the promise of the cloud by making infrastructure, applications and data true assets to their business,” said George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer at NetApp. “By taking an evolved cloud approach, customers can integrate cloud into their architecture and operations, eliminate complexity and increase their speed of innovation to deliver quickly on the business outcomes that matter most.”
NetApp BlueXP capabilities include:
Unified Storage Management: The SaaS-delivered BlueXP global control plane gives a single point of visibility and management over wide-ranging hybrid multicloud environments. This includes the ability to manage NetApp AFF, FAS, StorageGRID, and E-Series on-premises storage, as well as the major clouds with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, Google Cloud Volumes Service and Cloud Volumes ONTAP, all in a single console.
AIOps-Driven Health: Integrated AI/ML-driven automation reduces manpower demands, resource loads, and risk profile, while AI-enabled health and status monitoring not only alerts of infrastructure and workload issues, but offers proactive guidance to avoid trouble scenarios. BlueXP integrates NetApp’s leading Active IQ technology for always-on telemetry across the hybrid multicloud.
Cyber Resilience: Unified control of data protection and security with an integrated zero-trust model. A single ransomware dashboard provides company-wide visibility into ransomware vulnerabilities with the ability to fix many issues automatically with a single click.
Governance at a Glance: A complete view of the digital estate to monitor compliance and permissions. The AI/ML capability audits both user and data level activity, immediately detecting anomalies and taking prescribed actions.
Seamless Mobility: Integrated data movers allow for copying, syncing, tiering, and caching data across all major clouds and the data center as easily as “drag and drop.” Integrated security and efficiencies ensure data is protected in transit and stored on the lower-cost storage tier possible.
Flexible Consumption: BlueXP allows customers to only pay for the capabilities they need, billed on usage. A Digital Wallet allows for licenses for data services to be easily interchanged as an enterprise’s needs change. NetApp Keystone, the leading Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) offering, is integrated into BlueXP to allow customers to manage their consumption-based data center storage side by side with their cloud storage.
“OpenText serves the majority of the Fortune 100 companies as customers, delivering enterprise-grade, cloud-native solutions and information management software that helps power their businesses,” said Mark J. Barrenechea, CEO and CTO, OpenText. “We are investing in centralizing systems to reduce complexity. As we help organizations move to the cloud, we are leveraging NetApp’s portfolio to actively monitor and manage our hybrid multicloud environment with a unified control plane, allowing us to efficiently onboard new customers to their cloud of choice in one seamless experience.”
“We are excited to deliver a whole new, unified cloud experience that is simple, secure, sustainable and cost effective,” said Sanjay Rohatgi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NetApp Asia Pacific & Japan. “With BlueXP, our customers and partners in Asia Pacific can better compete in the hyper-dynamic digital economy of tomorrow and realize the full potential of a true hybrid multicloud world.”
NetApp BlueXP is the preferred method to manage NetApp ONTAP, NetApp’s industry-leading data management software, both in the cloud and on-premises. The latest release of ONTAP, announced today, contains over twenty major innovations including a new tamper-proof snapshot feature and integrated AIOps-driven anti-ransomware protection, making ONTAP the leading option for secure data storage. In addition, an expansion of NetApp’s innovative unified multi-protocol technology allows simultaneous NAS file and S3 object access to the same data, increasing the flexibility of ONTAP as a repository for massive data lakes used for today’s modern AI/ML pipelines.
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