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XLD Launches xSpend in Malaysia, allows users to spend Crypto Assets for Utilities

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 – XLD Finance, a stablecoin-based ecosystem that drives financial inclusion through real-world financial services, has announced the launch of its xSpend platform in Malaysia today, which allows play-to-earn users to directly spend their GameFi tokens and stablecoins to pay over 350 billers and utilities.

With xSpend finally available to the Malaysian market after making its debut in countries such as Philippines, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, the Company also announces its newest offering, the Solana feature which allow users to connect their Phantom wallet with saved biller details for easier and faster transactions through the Solana network.

“With the launch of xSpend in Malaysia, we are excited to help solve a problem that crypto users in the country encounter, which is the difficulty of spending crypto”, said Ian Estrada, Chief Executive Officer of XLD Finance. “Hence, we are thrilled to enable users to spend cryptocurrency assets directly for real-life necessities via a secure platform”.

To celebrate this milestone, XLD is giving away up to $2,500 (approximately RM 10,920) worth of prizes in its introductory promos for first-time Malaysian xSpend users and all Solana wallet holders.

Users can transact with USD Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), DAI, Axie Infinity Shards(AXS), Smooth Love Potion (SLP), Binance Coin (BNB), MATIC, YGG Token, Terra USD (UST), Pegaxy Stone (PGX), Vigorous (VIS), and Cyblock Battery Token (CBT) with a variety of utilities and mobile networks in Malaysia.

Some notable billers in Malaysia include Astro, Indah Water Konsortium, Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas), Telecom, and Majlis Amanah Rakyat as well as telecommunications companies such as Maxis, Digi, Celcom and U Mobile, and others.

Visit https://xspend.finance for more information and the full list of billers.

About XLD Finance

XLD Finance is a stablecoin-based ecosystem driving financial inclusion through real-world financial services. Headquartered in the Philippines, the Company’s roadmap includes the development of both Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 projects such as its own stablecoin, a DeFi wallet, early wage access, and a simplified crypto onramp & offramp platform for crypto natives and the financially underserved. Its flagship project, xSpend platform is available to users in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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NTUC LearningHub To Innovate And Grow Under New Leadership Team

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB), Singapore’s leading Continuing Education and Training provider, announced today that former labour chief Mr Lim Swee Say will assume the role of Chairman to lead NTUC LHUB’s ongoing initiatives in upskilling and uplifting the Singapore workforce.

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Mr Lim will succeed Mr Eugene Wong, whose role as the previous Chairman had been pivotal in NTUC LHUB’s business continuity and growth during the period of leadership transition after the sudden passing of the company’s late CEO Kwek Kok Kwong in 2020. Under Mr Wong’s leadership and guidance, NTUC LHUB achieved a record of over 520,000 training places in 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic to help workers tide through this challenging period. He also led NTUC LHUB in several key initiatives during the circuit breaker period in 2020, most notably augmenting the company’s training capabilities to support the Enhanced Training Support Package (ETSP) and SGUnited Skills (SGUS) programme. Mr Wong will continue to serve NTUC LHUB in his new appointment as Deputy Chairman.

Mr Lim is currently a trustee and Advisor of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Chairman of the NTUC-Administration & Research Unit Board of Trustees. He continues to be an Advisor to NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Ltd and the Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Labour Foundation.

As a strong advocate for workers’ training and skills upgrading, Mr Lim through the years as an active tripartite leader, has always applied his mind wholeheartedly in search of ways to help workers stay employable.

His past work at NTUC includes initiating the Skills Redevelopment Programme in 1996 to equip workers with transferable and certifiable skills to help them transit into new jobs and sectors, as well as the establishment of the Employment and Employable Institute (e2i) in 2008 to help workers upgrade their skills and secure jobs amid the Global Financial Crisis. Mr Lim also drove the NTUC-initiated Progressive Wage Model in 2012, to help low-wage workers progress up the skills, career, productivity and wage ladder in a mutually reinforcing manner.

In addition, during his appointment as Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim oversaw the expansion of the Professional Conversion Programme, to help mid-career Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs) to re-skill and move into sectors with better career prospects. He stepped down from the Cabinet in 2018 and retired from politics as a Member of Parliament in 2020.

Mr Lim says, “Firstly, I would like to show my utmost appreciation and respect to Brother Eugene Wong for his critical leadership in helming NTUC LHUB in the last two years. Having been part of the labour movement since 1996, I strongly believe that helping workers acquire better skills, secure better jobs and pursue better careers is a journey with no end. I look forward to working and innovating with the LHUB team, led by our recently appointed CEO Jeremy Ong, as well as our tripartite partners to achieve the best possible and most sustainable outcomes for our workers.”

NTUC Secretary-General, Mr Ng Chee Meng says, “As a former labour chief, Swee Say has paved the way for championing our workers’ needs and interests through his contributions over the years. With a heart for our workers, he also brings with him a wealth of experience, leadership prowess and an impeccable track record during his time in the Labour Movement and public service. There is no better appointment right now to strengthen our workers’ compact through upskilling initiatives for every segment of our workforce.”

NTUC LearningHub’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jeremy Ong says, “It is a great honour to be working with Brother Swee Say on NTUC LHUB’s journey to revolutionise the future of learning. He is known to advocate for workers’ lifelong employability, as the best form of welfare and worker protection. I believe Brother Swee Say is well-positioned to lead NTUC LHUB in helping our workers remain relevant and competitive through skills training in this digital age, as the way to uplift and improve the lives of the Singapore workforce.”

About NTUC LearningHub

NTUC LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people. Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Cloud, Infocomm Technology, Healthcare, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence, Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources and Foreign Worker Training.

To date, NTUC LearningHub has helped over 26,000 organisations and achieved close to 2.6 million training places across more than 2,900 courses with a pool of about 900 certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we also forge partnerships to offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training. Besides in-person training, we also offer instructor-led virtual live classes (VLCs) and asynchronous online learning. The NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform (LXP) — a one-stop online learning mobile application — offers timely, bite-sized and quality content for learners to upskill anytime and anywhere. Beyond learning, LXP also serves as a platform for jobs and skills development for both workers and companies.

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LXML Pays USD 5.84 Million Royalty for 1st Quarter 2022 to Lao Government

Ministry of Finance (MOF), State Assets Management Department, Director General, Mr Phouthasin Heungthavong received a royalty payment for the first quarter of 2022 copper-gold production at LXML Sepon mine of USD 5,846,693.20 from Mr Saman Aneka, Managing Director of Lane Xang Minerals Limited.

Lao PM Visits Thai King

PM Phankham Viphavanh meets Thailand's king

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh paid a courtesy visit to the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Thailand yesterday evening.

International Cancer Specialists Provides Low-Dose CT Scans For Safer Lung Cancer Screening

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 – ICS is a cancer management centre in Singapore that provides low-dose computed tomography (also called a low-dose CT scan, or LDCT) as an alternative to MRI scans or standard-dose CT scans. Alternatively referred to as spiral or helical CT scan, this low-dose CT scan will continuously rotate in a circular motion to take the lungs’ 3-D images while the patient is lying down. Gradually, the circular motion will become smaller to explore other areas of the lungs.

What sets this apart from other CT scans is that it emits less than one-fifth of the radiation as the full-dose CT scan. Nevertheless, it’s as effective as the other scans in producing high-resolution images, which are concise and comprehensive.

Moreover, it can show lung nodules that can be too tiny for a normal X-ray or even an MRI scan to detect. While typical X-rays can pick out lung nodules as small as a ten-cent coin, low-dose CT scans can discern and showcase lung abnormalities the size of a rice grain.

Since not all nodules are cancerous, ICS’ oncologist will arrange for a biopsy for further confirmation on whether the nodules are cancerous. After all, the smaller the detected cancerous nodules are, the less likely the cancerous cells have spread to the other parts of the body.

By detecting the cancerous cells earlier, it allows for more treatment options for lung cancer and also gives the patient a better survival chance.

Another noteworthy trait that low-dose CT scans have is that these low-dose scans take lesser time than the typical X-ray. A low-dose CT scan can be done in a matter of minutes. With more accurate detection, lesser time taken, and less radiation, those at risk of lung cancer would have increased chances of getting early-stage treatment for lung cancer, which provide higher chances of recovery.

As an organisation specialising in cancer diagnosis and treatment in Singapore, ICS also offers cold caps and scalp cooling systems in a snugly fitting hat. This hat, which contains a cold gel, is to be worn during chemotherapy to reduce its side effects, such as hair loss. The centre also offers a body composition analysis machine, which can scan precise physical attributes of your body, such as body fat, water content, bone mass, metabolic age, and more, to get the full measure of your body’s overall health.

ICS combines modern medications that have been approved by the Health Sciences Authority and which have been widely adopted in Singapore. Providing an array of high-quality treatment options, ICS stands ready to assist with the patient’s journey to cancer recovery. Should you need professional assistance on cancer treatment, allow ICS to lend you a compassionate hand by reaching out to their lung cancer specialists in Singapore via their 24/7 hotline, email, or WhatsApp; or visit https://www.icscancer.com to learn more about their services today.

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Hantec Financial will attend Wiki Finance Expo 2022 in Vietnam, HCMC

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 – Hantec Financial, a world-leading financial services provider strive to create the opportunity to understand the needs of Vietnamese investors and customers through face-to-face communication to integrate local culture into their operations. Hantec Financial will be participating in Wiki Finance Expo on June 12, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at Windsor Plaza Hotel to share their up-to-date products, insights and industry trends.

Hantec Financial received the 'Best Forex Broker APAC 2022' award from the international Forex news portal fxdailyinfo.com
Hantec Financial received the ‘Best Forex Broker APAC 2022’ award from the international Forex news portal fxdailyinfo.com

Hantec Financial strive to deliver professional localized financial services for all

Hantec Financial has the expertise and the experience to make high-quality investment services for all people, including Vietnam. In 2022, Fxdailyinfo.com awarded Hantec Financial as “Best Forex Broker APAC” at Broker Awards 2022 to recognise its professional and excellent financial services in the APAC region.

Hantec Financial with an outstanding track record for 30+ years holds 12 regulatory licenses globally and boasts a global presence in 19 cities. It draws up a highly localized approach by cultivating local teams, and integrating local culture into its operations, to serve the investors and clients from all over the globe. Hantec Financial has its sights set on further expansion into South-East Asian and African markets.

A credible brand to ensure fund safety and secure trading

Hantec Financial as a trusted financial service provider believes in the power of technology to protect customer assets and improve service levels, it continuously optimizes its platform by keeping up with changes in the market and adapting to investor preferences.

The team has obtained the ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 international certifications. It ensures that Hantec Financial meets the international security level in the power of protecting customer assets and offers a smooth, stable, and safe trading experience for investors.

About Hantec Financial

Hantec Financial is an award-winning brand, based in Hong Kong; with 30+ years of experience and authorized with 12 regulatory licenses. The financial assets include forex, commodities, indices, and US stocks with low spread and flexible leverage up to 1:400. They are also constantly exploring opportunities to expand their business to new markets. The group is now present in 19 cities across 14 countries worldwide, covering Greater China, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Africa etc.
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Pump Up Your Adrenaline With iShopChangi’s iShopathon

From 3 June to 3 July 2022, enjoy huge savings on all your favourite iShopChangi products with the much-anticipated iShopathon. Make the most of attractive offers on health, beauty, homewares, electronic goods and more!

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 June 2022 – Bringing you some of iShopChangi’s most generous discounts to date, iShopathon by iShopChangi comes packed with site-wide flash sales, Manic Monday promotions, live streams and giveaways, and up to 70% off* wines & spirits, beauty & wellness products, electronic gadgets and more. Now is the moment to get on your marks, get set and shop on iShopChangi.

Warm Up For The iShopathon Promotions Galore

Every Monday in June, be the first person to check out on iShopChangi at 10pm and get your whole cart for FREE with the promo code <MANICMONDAY>. Capped at S$1,000, this discount is limited to one redemption per Monday. But there’s more! Livestreams via iShopChangi’s Facebook and Instagram pages will come with limited-time promo codes that offer up to 50% off* products sitewide, on-air flash bundle deals and giveaways for lucky streamers. Tune in from 8pm to 10pm on 9 June (for wine & spirits) and 23 June (for beauty & wellness) to win!

Keep your eyes peeled for weekly giveaways on these social media platforms too! Worth over S$2,000, snap up the latest from brand partners such as Mayer, Bacci Wines, Heure, BEAUTIQUE by iShopChangi, NARS, Re:Erth, Tong Garden, and more. Exclusive deals await too, with attractive promotions for you to revel in. For instance, you can shave 15% off* ést.lab non-bundle beauty solutions with no minimum spend and 25% off* for carts with S$280 worth of est.lab products. From 3 – 8 June, you can also save S$35 when you check out S$250 worth of Kinohimitsu products.

Be sure to apply promo code <ISHOPCP20> when using Changi Pay (Changi Airport’s e-wallet) between 3 June and 3 July 2022, and take an extra 20% off products with no minimum spend (discount capped at S$40). New sign ups can enjoy an additional S$5 welcome voucher.

Save on Alcohol, Electronics, Beauty & More During Week-Long Flash Sales

From 3 to 8 June, make the most of discounted prices on high-tech electronic gadgets, including the Mayer 30L Electric Oven which you can purchase at just S$100, reduced by 67% from its original S$299. Cart out the Braun Series 5 50 M1000s Electric Wet & Dry Shaver for just S$93, saving 50% on the original S$186.

Shop and save on your favourite wines & spirits between 9 and 22 June. Spend 32% less on a bottle of Bowmore 15 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and 33% less on a bundle of 2 2015 Tasting red wines from Capanna, originally priced at S$139 and S$326 respectively. While you’re at it, reap discounts on beauty & wellness and fashion products from 23 to 30 June. Don’t miss out on an attractive 72% discount on Kinohimutsu’s Bundle of 3: Be While 30’s, bringing the price down from S$179.70 to just S$50. Take home an exclusive L’Eau D’Issey EDT perfume from Issey Miyake for just S$150, saving yourself 16% as you go. Note that you must be of legal age to purchase alcohol products from iShopChangi. Enjoy responsibly.

Sitewide Sprint & Save for Travellers & Non-Travellers

On top of brand specific discounts, both travellers and non-travellers can enjoy sitewide deals across the entire campaign period. Apply promo code <ISHOPFREE> any time during iShopathon and purchase the 5th item in your cart for free. Get 10% off with no minimum purchase, capped at S$50 from 3 – 8 June with code <66FLASH22>. The top 66 spenders from 3 – 8 June also stand a chance to receive S$66 cashback.

Between 9 and 22 June, non-travellers can celebrate Father’s Day with iShopChangi and enjoy a 9% discount with no minimum spend, capped at S$50, with the code <ISHOPDAD>. Lock in <ISHOP10> from 1 to 3 July for S$10 off a minimum spend of S$100, capped at S$50.

From 9 June to 3 July, travellers can key in <ISHOPFLY> for an 11% discount on any item, capped at S$50. Shop 30 days in advance and up to 12 hours before your flight to and from Singapore to enjoy these promotions.

Get Around iShopChangi’s iShopathon Today!

The cherry on the cake? When you join Changi Rewards, you can knock 10% off your first purchase after registering for free! As with all promotions, redemption caps, product exclusions and T&Cs apply.

With so many outstanding deals on offer, it’s simply impossible to say no to iShopChangi’s iShopathon. Shop from the comfort of your own home 24/7 for a range of exclusive, tax- and duty-absorbed products Singapore-wide, and have your goods delivered for free to Singaporean residential addresses when you spend S$59 or more at checkout. If you’re flying, you can conveniently collect your purchases at the Collection Centres located within the departure hall in every terminal at Singapore Changi Airport.

Annex A

List of promotions for iShopathon by iShopChangi

Dates Category Deals
3 – 8 June -Sitewide 6.6. Flash Sales

-Electronics Week

9 – 22 June Wines & Spirits Weeks
23 – 30 June Beauty, Wellness, Fashion
1 July – 3 July ChangiLoveSG (featuring Singaporean brands) across all categories
Promotion Promotion Period
6.6 Flash Sale

  • 10% off* no min spend, cap at S$50 with <66FLASH22>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

3 – 8 June
Shop 5th item for free

  • Buy 4 items get the 5th item at S$0 with <ISHOPFREE> 5th item capped at S$100.
  • Lowest priced item will be considered the 5th item

Limited to 1 redemption per customer, 10 redemptions available per week, other T&Cs apply.

3 June – 3 July
Manic Monday

  • First shopper to cart out at 10pm on 6, 13, 20, 27 June will get their whole cart for free with code <MANICMONDAY>

Limited to 1 redemption per week, per customer, other T&Cs apply.

3 June – 3 July
Sprint & Save #2 (Wines & Spirits Week, Father’s Day)

  • 9% off* no min spend cap at S$50 with <ISHOPDAD>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

9 – 22 June
Sprint & Save #3 (Wines & Spirits Week)

  • S$5 off* S$80 min spend with <ISHOP5>
  • S$25 off* S$300 min spend with <ISHOP25>
  • S$50 off* S$500 min spend with <ISHOP50>
  • S$120 off* S$900 min spend with <ISHOP120>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

23 – 30 June
Sprint & Save #4 (ChangiLoveSG Week)

  • 10% off* with minimum S$100 spend, cap at S$50 with <ISHOP10>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

1 – 3 July
Traveller-exclusive

  • For bona fide travelling passengers through Changi Airport only
  • 11% off* S$200, cap at S$50 with <ISHOPFLY>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

9 June – 3 July
Changi Pay

  • 20% off* no min. spend, cap at S$40 with <ISHOPCP20>

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

3 Jun – 3 Jul
Partner exclusives

  • Citibank: 15% off* S$250 cap at S$50 with <ISHOPCITI15>
  • DBS: 10% off* S$100 cap at S$50 with <ISHOPDBS10>
  • AMEX: For new customers, 12% off* no min. spend cap at S$30 with <AMEXNEW>
  • AMEX: For existing customers, S$25 off* S$250 with <AMEX25>
  • Alipay: Spend 1,200RMB and get a random discount off from 50 – 100RMB
  • Atome: 12% off* S$350 (capped at S$50)

Limited redemptions available, other T&Cs apply.

3 Jun – 3 Jul

About iShopChangi

iShopChangi was launched in 2013 as an extension of Changi Airport’s promise to deliver greater comfort and convenience to travellers in its suite of airport retail offerings. Passengers can browse and purchase tax-and duty-free products across all terminals between 30 days to 12 hours pre-flight on the e-store and choose to collect their items at Collection Centres within departure, upon arrival or have them delivered free in Singapore. Providing easy access to over 30,000 products across 900 brands and exclusives such as Changi First product launches, the site has since received global recognition with its award for Best Website – Retail Customer Facing at The Moodies: the Airport and Travel Retail Digital Media Awards 2018. In early 2020, the e-commerce store started to retail a selection tax- and duty-absorbed products to Singapore-based residents without the need to fly.

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Summer sensation on display in Denkendorf – baby allosaurus “Little Al” has arrived!

  • World’s youngest allosaurus ever found
  • Scavenger and pack hunter is considered the “bad boy” of dinosaur movie history
  • Newcomer joins T.Rex teenager “Rocky” and pterosaur “Dracula” in Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal

Video is available at http://www.apmultimedianewsroom.com/

DENKENDORF, BAVARIA – Newsaktuell – 3 June 2022 – Denkendorf (Bavaria, Germany) Just in time for the summer season, baby allosaurus „Little Al” has arrived at the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal. The original skeleton of the youngest allosaurus ever found will be on display in the museum’s exhibition hall from June 2. The young dinosaur (age: around two years) is joining the exhibition’s highlights “Rocky” (the world’s only skeleton of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex) and “Dracula” (the largest pterosaur ever found.) These two exhibition pieces have been the museum’s main attractions since the exhibition space opened in 2018.

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Original skeleton of the youngest allosaurus ever found “LITTLE AL” in the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal,©Manuel Ringlstetter, Dinosaurier Museum Altmühltal

Allosauruses have long been considered the “bad boys” of dinosaur movie history. Whether in “The Lost World” (1925), “The Valley of Gwangi” (1957) or in the Jurassic Park movie series (starting in 1993): Allosauruses are mostly portrayed as aggressive and dangerous hunters and scavengers. Spoiler alert: Allosauruses also play a big role in the upcoming movie „Jurassic World: A New Age” (coming to movie theaters in Germany on June 9.)

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Original skeleton of the youngest allosaurus ever found, “LITTLE AL” in the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal​

“Little Al” is just under three meters long and about 1.25 meters high. The skeleton has been discovered by the Dinosaur Museum co-founder, paleontologist Raimund Albersdörfer, during an excavation in 2011 at well-known Dana Quarry in Wyoming, U.S., and is about 150 million years old. The allosaurus skeleton was found directly next to a 23-meter-long Diplodocus skeleton. “Little Al” will be a special addition to the dinosaur exhibition.

“This allosaurus is another extremely exciting original skeleton,” said Michael Völker, founder of the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal. “We’ll present this skeleton at visitor eye level, which will be a particularly intense encounter for dinosaur fans. On our 1.5-kilometer-long adventure trail, we’ll meet ‘Little Al’ again: as a lifelike replica, just as the dinosaur really moved in his environment back then.”

The allosauruses habitat was open landscapes such as sparse tree savannahs, ferny plains or floodplains. Herbivores such as diplodocus or brachiosauruses – potential prey for the allosaurus – lived there. This Museum is the only place in the world where you can see the just-two-year-old baby allosaurus. The life expectancy of these dinosaurs was generally 20 to 30 years.

It’s a mystery why “Little Al” died at such a young age. “Little Al’s” owner, paleontologist Raimund Albersdörfer, offers a plausible theory: “The animal was found in a place where a water hole was located 150 million years ago. Large dinosaurs probably tried to reach the water from the steep bank with their long necks. Occasionally, one of these giants would slip,” Albersdörfer continued, “and slide down the steep bank into the water hole and never made it out again. The stench of decay then attracted predatory dinosaurs like “Little Al.” The young allosaurus presumably jumped into the hole and was either attacked by a larger predatory dinosaur, or it was unable to climb up the steep bank and also died in the water.”