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Laos Inflation Highest in 2 Years

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The year-on-year inflation rate in Laos increased to 6.25 percent in January, the highest amount reported since January 2020.

Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF): Addressing Cyber Attacks in A Hyper Sensitive Media Environment And The Impact On Stakeholder Value

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 24 February 2022 – Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF)’s exclusive roundtable on ‘Addressing Weaponised Information in the Media’ was held in a hybrid setting today at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur. The discussion focused on addressing one of the most relevant threats to businesses in the digital economy – cyber threats causing physical and reputational losses. In attendance as guest of honour was Rear Admiral Dato’ Shamsuddin bin Hj Ludin, Director-General (DG) of Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Division (DG BSEP) of the Malaysian Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defence, and co-head of the cyber defence security conference and exhibition – Defence Services Asia (DSA) and NATSEC Asia 2022.

The advancement of technology coupled with a hyper connective landscape has opened the door to cybersecurity attacks that ultimately threatens both national security and the economy at large. According to a report by Malaysia Digital Corp (MDEC), Malaysia faced an estimated loss of RM51 billion last year due to cyber incursions accounting for more than four per cent of the nation’s total gross domestic product.

Nordin Abdullah, Founding Chairman of the Malaysia Global Business Forum, said, “In order to understand the business ecosystem that has become increasingly digital, leaders must understand the evolving threat matrix of the global digital economy. Insufficient cyber security frameworks coupled with the viral nature of information in the media heightens the risk of weaponised information attacks. This is the realm of competitive business behaviour and cyber criminals.”

“The problem is further intensified when the media and social media businesses maximise revenue through leveraging off crisis content that will ultimately ride on the algorithms of larger platforms. In the current digital threat matrix, business decision makers must invest in better cyber security, as well as crisis response and brand resiliency strategies. There is no solution that doesn’t involve considerable investment from all stakeholders,” continued Nordin Abdullah, who is also a crisis management analyst.

In another report, the number of web threats in Malaysia increased by 56 per cent to 28.93 million in the second quarter of last year from 18.53 million in the first quarter. The Malaysian police also reported that there were more than 4,300 cybercrime cases in the country that amounted to RM77 million in losses. This all leads to direct financial losses and the erosion of stakeholder confidence in an organisation and its leadership.

Murugason R. Thangaratnam, Executive Chairman at Advanced Security Network Sdn Bhd, in his closing remark, said, “Based on global statistics, the data over the last few years is conclusive that cyber security is a business imperative across industry sectors. Regardless of the size of your organisation, be it in the private sector or government administration, if you fall victim to a cyber-attack, it will be devastating to your reputation, financial standing and future expansion. The intended level of spending must align with your chosen level of risk and desired level of protection.”

The outcome of the discussion highlighted three critical success factors – empowering human capital, monitoring the convergence of cyber incursion and weaponised information in the media, and implementing first-level cyber defences particularly for small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) and government-linked companies (GLCs).

Held at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur, the “Addressing Weaponised Information in the Media” discussion is the first of Malaysia Global Business Forum’s 2022 series of exclusive roundtables on “The Evolving Threat Matrix of the Digital Economy”. This series will confront critical questions impacting the future of business in the rapidly digitising world.

Speakers at the event also include Datuk Ahirudin Attan, President of National Press Club, Answer Yusoff, Head of Department (Cyber Security Industry Engagement and Collaboration) at CyberSecurity Malaysia, Dr. Kavitha Muthy, Chief Strategy Officer of Intellize Tech Services, Amitabh Srivastava, Practice Director (Cyber Security) and CISO of Abyres Holdings Sdn Bhd, and Vicks Kanagasingam, Chief Executive Officer of Censof Digital.

MGBF was established to empower stakeholders at the intersection of international and Malaysian business. Through government relations, business intelligence, advocacy, media engagement, market research, networking, advisory and business matching, MGBF will continue to explore threats and opportunities with industry leaders and policy makers to ensure that Malaysia becomes a leader in the context of Asia.

For more information visit www.MalaysiaGlobalBusinessForum.com.

About Malaysia Global Business Forum

The Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF) was established to empower stakeholders at the intersection of international and Malaysian business. Through government relations, business intelligence, advocacy, media engagement, market research, networking, advisory and business matching, MGBF delivers results for individuals, corporations, trade and business associations, as well as national and state governments.

For more information visit www.MalaysiaGlobalBusinessForum.com.

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Snow and Frost as Vietnam Sees Coldest Weather In 40 Years

Vietnam faces extreme cold.
A frosted sign in northern Vietnam as the country faces extreme cold.

The bitter cold weather in northern Vietnam will continue throughout the final week of February as a new cold spell is forecast to hit the region, bringing bone-chilling temperatures.

Catherine Wong, the Hong Kong young pianist and educator, accomplishes her life through musical notes which in touch with the world stages

Nurturing talents in 1000 days to compose a new chapter for Hong Kong, China

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 February 2022 – Music is a universal language which carries the history and enlightens the future. As one of the most conspicuous young artists, pianists and educators in contemporary Hong Kong, Catherine Wong Tsz Fong is now actively engaged in education sector. She organizes the “Nurturing Talents in 1,000 Days” campaign and turns her personal studio into a professional piano performer training center in order to raise talents in 1,000 days and teach, perform and do publicity for them. She looks forward to cultivating publicly acknowledged outstanding performers through the campaign.

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1,000 days to expand the realm of art

In the 1,000 days, Catherine’s studio would run in both online and offline formats. With her strong and more than 10 years relevant experience as teaching reference, both online and offline students could learn about the pick of piano. Online workshops could reach even more learning groups. At the same time, the studio would also hold master classes and invite renowned international performers and professors to give lectures on different experiences and theories in classes. They hope to combine artistic and technological elements to make music performances more diversified, innovative and with ornamental value in order to create resonances with audiences.

Systematic training to play exciting movements

Catherine is rigorous in teaching and focuses on solid foundations through systematic fingering exercises. Playing music is like acting. Catherine’s studio also adds guided music pieces sessions to teaching, which allows students to deeply understand about the artistic conception of the music and could express the emotions and skills better during performances. With years of piano performing experiences, Catherine also offers various piano performance opportunities for her students in various venues in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, overseas and even cooperate with well-known orchestras around the world. The cooperation with orchestras not only allows students to gain more experience on stage, but also trains their confidence, courage and maturity.

Spreading love and inspiring lives with music and art

Apart from piano education, Catherine still promotes charity work and supports public welfares. In each charity performances, Catherine expects her students could grab the opportunities to perform and let music meets charity to show the art inheritance. Catherine also thinks each performing experiences would inspire her students and the public to care about the society more. Along the journey with music, Catherine teaches her students the right concept of ethics, be grateful and respect their parents, and hopes to grow together with them and contribute to the society together one day. In “Nurturing talents in 1,000 days” campaign, the studio will work with different public relationship companies to help performers to create more awareness online and offline. Meanwhile, Catherine’s studio will help performers and potential students in the center to build up their image on social media. More information can be found on the website of Catherin’s studio. In this year, let us look forward to more outstanding pianists born from Catherine’s studio.

About Catherine Wong

Catherine had begun her piano lessons at age of 9 and been taught by and practiced with Professor Tin Fu, Yau since then. Earlier than 2017, Catherine also cooperated with the National Radio Company of Ukraine Symphony Orchestra and hold 4 consecutive Chinese piano concerto concerts, and performed the classic Chinese music “The Butterfly Lovers” and “Yellow River”. The performances had overwhelmed with compliments and were reported by more than a hundred of different media across the countries which truly helped to spread Chinese music farther.

She awarded as “British-Chinese Music Ambassadors” by the Queen Elizabeth II Deputy and the former Mayor of London. Back in 2019, Catherine had also been conferred as “China-Australia Music and Cultural Exchange Ambassador” in the Parliament Building by Mrs. J. Morrison, the spouse of the prime minister of Australia, Mr. John Ajaka, the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and Dame June Dally Watkins OAM, the Lord St. John. To recognize her achievements in the field of the music and charity, the British royal family granted the “Mulan Star” and “Art Achievement Award” to her. She also received numerous awards, such as the “Brilliant Artistic Achievement Award”, which is the highest honor awarded by the country, Ukraine; the champions of the solo and concerto of the “World Youth Festival Piano Competition”; the Bulgarian work performance award and the first runner up of the “Finland International Piano Open”, etc.

Catherine has been dedicating to spread love through music and charity work in public welfare. She has also been encouraging the public to donate since 2015 and the overall donation has been up to $10 million in just a few years. In 2018, she attended the Marriott International charity dinner and awarded as the “International Smile Operation Ambassador”. In the “15th MAHB Mr. Fashion Annual Charity Ambassador” presentation ceremony, Catherine was one of the honorable guests together with DaWei Tong and Joy Guan, etc. In 2017, the money received from the concert for 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was donated to the Greater China Culture Global Association in Hong Kong and Communication Art Centre Education Charity Funding for charitable inheritance. In the same year, the donation received from Beijing Performing Arts was given to “Cross-strait Walk Event” for providing free diagnosis and treatments to poverty-stricken eye disease patients. Recent days after receiving numerous charitable honorary titles.

Website: https://www.catherinewong.studio/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherinewongtszfong/

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Get ready for a Marvelous time with Thor and Captain America at Changi Airport Terminal 3

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 February 2022 – Avengers Assemble! To promote the latest thrilling 4D movie experience in Madame Tussauds Singapore, the Avengers stars Captain America and Thor will be at Changi Airport Terminal 3, Basement 2 (beside Swensen’s) for a free photo opportunity from 25 February to 13 March 2022.

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To celebrate the new thrilling experience, Madame Tussauds Singapore has collaborated with Changi Airport and Mastercard® where visitors can enjoy an exclusive 1-for-1 ticket deal to Madame Tussauds Singapore at only $44 (U.P. $88) when you spend $50^ with Mastercard® at Changi Airport public areas* from 25 February to 13 March 2022.

Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore wind-chilling, water-soaking and face-flinching special effects as you get closer than ever before to Captain Marvel, Thor, Black Panther, Rocket, Spider-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp as they battle Loki in a bid to save the world! Shop at Changi Airport today!

For more information on how you can feel all the action in the Marvel Universe 4D, please go to https://bit.ly/MarvelCAG. For more information on this exclusive Changi Airport offer, visit www.changiairport.com.marvel4d.

*Public areas of Changi Airport Terminals 1 and 3, not including Jewel.

^Limited to two (2) redemption for every S$50 spent in a single same-day receipt

Madame Tussauds

The ultimate celebrity experience and the world’s best known and most popular wax attraction. There are currently 23 Madame Tussauds attractions around the world. Each of the attractions is unique and tailored to the host city and visitor demographic to feature both local as well as international figures.

The result of 200 years of expertise and painstaking research every figure takes Madame Tussauds’ gifted sculptors a minimum of three months to make, and costs more than $300K (Singapore dollars). Most contemporary figures are also produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves.

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Russia Eyes Tourism Ties With Laos

Russian Amabssador to Laos Vladimir A. Kalinin meets Tourism Minister Suanesavanh Vignaket
Russian Amabssador to Laos Vladimir A. Kalinin meets Lao Tourism Minister Suanesavanh Vignaket (Photo: Pasaxon).

Russia has expressed an interest in developing tourism with Laos, seeking to enable Lao and Russian citizens to more easily visit each other’s countries.

Laos and Thailand to Reopen Borders ‘as Soon as Possible’

Laos, Thailand friendship bridge

Laos and Thailand have agreed to reopen border crossings and checkpoints as soon as possible, according to Thai government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

CSG Unlocks the Potential of 5G with Launch of Future-Ready, SaaS Commerce Solution, CSG Encompass

Open, integrated, modular architecture crushes the complexity of multi-faceted digital ecosystems to easily deliver next-gen digital services and extraordinary customer experiences

DENVER, US – News Direct – 24 February 2022 – The digital future is here and 5G is reinventing the way digital services are created, delivered and consumed. Imagination and a trusted communications service provider (CSP) are all that stand in the way of the next era of digitally immersive experiences. To catapult the industry into this next age of digital innovation, CSG ® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today launched Encompass. A SaaS, open, integrated and modular solution, CSG Encompass crushes the complexity of multi-sided, B2B2X ecosystems to enable dynamic, agile and scalable collaboration across a multitude of partners. With Encompass at the heart of an interconnected ecosystem of enterprises, consumers and partners, CSPs can differentiate themselves with a future-ready solution that unlocks the limitless possibility of 5G-enabled offerings that excite customers and deliver seamless commerce.

“5G operators need rapid ROI for their networks but have been hampered by the uncertainty of how to deliver value-added services and monetize their vision at the same time,” said Ken Kennedy, COO and president of revenue management and digital monetization, CSG. “CSG Encompass is the answer to this dilemma. Encompass provides the modular, yet holistic, solution CSPs need to innovate and co-create with partners. For onboarding, offer creation, quoting of services, order management, fulfillment, charging and settlements, CSG Encompass makes delivering a 5G B2B2X marketplace easier. Our cloud-based, open architecture offers the configurability and scalability necessary to create the dynamic, game-changing, digital ecosystems CSPs have been waiting for.”

“Businesses and consumers alike want to interact and transact digitally with convenience and ease, which means not having to do the hard work of bundling components from multiple suppliers themselves,” John Abraham, principal analyst, Analysys Mason. “B2B2X ecosystems, which bring together digital services from a consortium of partners, are the foundation for delivering these seamless experiences. To be successful, they require an open, integrated solution that can manage the intricate, interconnected commerce cycles that are needed by today’s 5G service providers to fully engage with a more diverse range of partners. CSG’s broad portfolio, exposure to a large number of CSP customers and expertise in delivering large scale transformation projects positions the company well to help CSPs resolve the complexities of B2B2X marketplaces and enable new engagement and monetization opportunities.”

Core capabilities of CSG Encompass include:

  • Management of the connected B2B2X commerce cycle across CSPs, their partners and their customers including unified catalog, configurable pricing and quoting, order orchestration, charging and settlements
  • A richly functioned, comprehensive, integrated solution that builds on CSGs expertise in delivering complex, differentiated business models and ecosystems for IoT and B2B2X
  • A modular, open standards-based, decoupled solution that is network vendor and service agnostic, and can be deployed in the cloud and as a managed service

Leading companies need technologies that can deliver future-ready digital offerings and winning experiences that will drive better business outcomes, quicker time to value and lower risk. CSG Encompass is the solution for CSPs looking to amplify the value of their 5G investments and reinvent the way they do business. For more information visit, https://info.csgi.com/portfolio-csg-encompass.

About CSG

CSG is a leader in innovative customer engagement, revenue management and payments solutions that make ordinary customer experiences extraordinary. Our cloud-first architecture and customer-obsessed mindset help companies around the world launch new digital services, expand into new markets, and create dynamic experiences that capture new customers and build brand loyalty. For nearly 40 years, CSG’s technologies and people have helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands solve their toughest business challenges and evolve to meet the demands of today’s digital economy with future-ready solutions that drive exceptional customer experiences. With 5,000 employees in over 20 countries, CSG is the trusted technology provider for leading global brands in telecommunications, retail, financial services, and healthcare. Our solutions deliver real world outcomes to more than 900 customers in over 120 countries.

To learn more, visit us at csgi.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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