Laos has one of the highest rates of early marriages and teen pregnancies in the region, and government and private institutions are calling for an urgent need to improve women healthcare services, increase awareness on sexual and reproductive health, and prevent gender based violence.
Trend Micro Container Security Evolution Saves SOC Teams Up to Two Weeks of Time Per Incident
Businesses reduce cloud security risks with latest addition to centralized platform
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 October 2023 – Trend Micro (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the next evolution of its cloud container security capabilities for its flagship platform. The latest addition to the platform delivers end-to-end protection, detection, and response to drive secure digital transformation.
The new capabilities simplify investigations by enabling analysts to prioritize incidents faster and with greater accuracy—reducing the time spent on each container security incident by up to two weeks.*
“Nothing is more important than reducing business risks, which we do through increasing the efficiency of our cyber threat detection capabilities” said Fernando Gadelha, head of cybersecurity at ZUP. “Honestly, containers are only a percentage of our efforts, but it is critical to be able to streamline any operations and manage them alongside our broader security efforts – Trend Micro makes that easiest. Big picture, that translates to less time spent on training and moving between screens, and more time and resources driving business transformation.”
Kevin Simzer, chief operating officer at Trend: “We see modern enterprises increasingly turning to containers to accelerate and scale development alongside evolving market demands—but these advances can lead to missing cloud visibility and new security vulnerabilities. Our platform empowers teams to protect and respond to threats in cloud container environments, using the exact same console and user interface they rely on for managing risks across the rest of the attack surface.”
The Trend Vision OneTM platform is designed to deliver comprehensive, cross-layer capabilities that eliminate the cost, security gaps, and administrative overhead associated with point solutions. Trend’s latest innovation in container security brings unparalleled visibility to the security operations center (SOC) to accelerate threat detection, response, and containment. Specialized cloud security teams will benefit from a tailored approach that protects containerized applications and enables organizations to leverage the full potential of cloud environments securely.
According to independent analyst firm Gartner, “Integrating previously isolated security capabilities simplifies security workflows and reduces the complexity associated with managing multiple tools, thus providing better visibility into the security landscape. A centralized platform allows for better coordination and communication between security and development teams, fostering collaboration and enabling incidents to be handled more efficiently.”**
Trend Vision One™ – Container Security benefits include:
- Consolidated security: Centralizing container security within a unified platform streamlines security management while delivering unprecedented visibility through deep, correlated telemetry across more native security layers—including endpoint, server, workload, identity, email, and network. This consolidated approach enables security teams to identify threats earlier in the attack lifecycle leading to rapid and effective containment. A platform approach ensures security policies are consistently monitored and applied across the organization.
- Optimized operational efficiency: Drastically reduces the time spent by SOC teams on container security operations, saving up to two weeks per incident. This efficiency improvement can free up resources for other critical tasks, enabling organizations to operate in the cloud with less risk.
- Consistency across all cloud environments: Ensures seamless security management is in place across both Kubernetes clusters (multi-cloud and on-premises) and Amazon ECS by simplifying the management of security policies and minimizing the risk of potential security vulnerabilities.
- Enhanced security: Proactively mitigates risk by searching for bugs in Amazon ECS and Kubernetes. Supports end-to-end protection that secures containers from build to termination, ensuring seamless security across the container lifecycle.
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*Projection based upon beta testing and time quantifications.
**Gartner, 5 Ways CNAPP Will Improve Your Cloud Security, Fred Sotolongo, 21 September 2023
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Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,500+ employees across 70 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.trendmicro.com.hk.
PropertyGuru Launches ‘The Grand Property Quest’ With SGD 50,000 Grand Prize to Reward Property Seekers in their Home Search Journey

Over half of Singaporeans still find it difficult to buy their first homes. According to PropertyGuru’s latest bi-annual PropertyGuru Consumer Sentiment Study (CSS) H2 2023, 51% of non-property owners in Singapore are finding it difficult to buy their first home, with the sentiment highest among singles (55%), followed by married couples with kids (49%). As inflation, high costs of living and property prices continue to hamper Singaporeans’ property buying plans, ‘The Grand Property Quest’, features a curation of condominiums that align with diverse lifestyle aspirations, reintroducing joy and confidence back into the house-hunting journey.
The variety of private condominium projects, which includes 19 Nassim, Grand Dunman, Klimt Cairnhill, Orchard Sophia, Parksuites, Pinetree Hill, and Terra Hill, will grant property seekers more perspectives, enabling them to make well-informed property decisions in their quest for a dream home.
“The journey towards property ownership in Singapore is understandably difficult. At PropertyGuru, we empower property seekers to live, work and thrive in tomorrow’s cities,” said Ian Tan, Vice President of Marketing – Marketplaces, PropertyGuru Group. “With The Grand Property Quest, we are going above and beyond just providing guidance and confidence to consumers, but also rewarding them as we see them through their dream home journey.”
From 23 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, home seekers can choose one of two Quests after creating their Quest account at www.propertyguru.com.sg/Quest to embark on an exciting competition to vie for a chance to win a grand prize of SGD 50,000 towards making their dream home a reality (see Annex B for contest details and T&Cs). Prizes include:
- One (1) grand prize, one (1) second prize, and one (1) third prize, consisting of SGD 50,000, SGD 10,888, and SGD 8,888 in cash, respectively. The winners of these prizes will be chosen at random.
- Additionally, there will be ten (10) bonus prizes of SGD 500 for the first ten property buyers to complete The Grand Property Quest.
To take part, the participant must select either Quest 1 or Quest 2, visit all featured property’s site by 31 December 2023 and submit a proof of purchase for at least one (1) property based on their chosen Quest by 15 January 2024. The winners will be announced on 8 April 2024.
In addition to the contest, PropertyGuru will also roll out a series of above-the-line, below-the-line marketing and digital activations across October and December 2023 as part of a multi-channel marketing approach. These include out-of-home (OOH) ads via billboards, buses, and across various digital and social platforms such as PropertyGuru’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
Earlier in September, PropertyGuru brought back its second edition of ‘Property TourTalks‘ bus tours – specially curated and guided bus tours hosted by PropertyGuru experts to provide property seekers with the latest local property updates, trends, and insights for every step of their property journey. The tours saw a successful turnout of 208 attendees across eight unique bus routes throughout the city-state. A wealth of knowledge was exchanged between property, home mortgage experts and attendees, making the home-seeking journey a more fruitful and less stressful one for everyone.
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Conducted half-yearly since 2009, PropertyGuru’s Consumer Sentiment Study measures property sentiments and expectations around the property market to help consumers, property agents, and developers gain a better perspective of the local property market. The Consumer Sentiment Study H2 2023 polled 1,036 Singaporeans via online questionnaires between 9 June to 12 July 2023.
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US Renews Warning It Will Defend Philippines After Incidents With Chinese Vessels in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea.
To protect and advance global biodiversity critical to Asia-Pacific economies, worldwide leaders to convene for APEC University Leaders’ Forum
The Nov. 13 forum in San Francisco will feature high-level conversations between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents and top researchers to drive investment in biodiversity

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Chubb Promotes Ben McGregor to Head its Property Business in APAC and Japan
In his new role, McGregor will be accountable for underwriting and portfolio management across Chubb’s Property line of business in Asia Pacific and Japan. He will be based in Singapore and report directly to Paul McNamee, Regional President of Asia Pacific, with a matrix reporting line to Aaron Shead, Chubb Overseas General Head of Fire.
With more than 25 years’ industry experience, McGregor’s journey with Chubb began in 2002 when he joined the company as an underwriter in Perth. He moved through the ranks to become the Property Practice Lead, Southern Region, and in 2018 was promoted to his current role of Property Manager, Australia & New Zealand.
On announcing McGregor’s appointment, McNamee said, “Ben is a seasoned property insurance professional. With his proven leadership skills and commitment to underwriting excellence, Ben will be pivotal in ensuring we capitalise on the many growth opportunities across the region. His progression through the organisation and promotion to his new role is another example of our commitment to developing and advancing talented senior leaders from within the company.”
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Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide.
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Elm Highlights Advanced Digital Solutions For “Cities of the Future” at GITEX Technology Week 2023, Showcasing Its Interest with Latest Innovations
Elm showcased a wide range of the latest digital smart solutions and services designed to meet the needs of customers in various fields, particularly those that cater to the requirements of future cities. The company also signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with key stakeholders in the sector.
Attendees at this year’s event were particularly impressed by Elm’s participation as it featured a wide range of cutting-edge digital solutions for a range of industries that support the development of ‘Cities of the Future,’ including smart security, digital economy, business intelligence, smart healthcare, smart governments, and advanced transportation. The company also showcased its Smart Gate technology system as part of its Smart Security framework, along with its digital platforms that facilitate Civil Aviation Authority permits.
During its participation, Elm presented ‘Dakhli’ and ‘Shypr’ services, its ‘Mazadat’ and ‘Dhamen’ platforms, along with the ‘Visitor Centre’ service in the field of the Digital Economy. In regards to Business Intelligence, Elm showcased ‘Rabet’ platform, the ‘Intelligent Inspection’ initiative, the ‘Internet of Things’ platform, as well as ‘Emtiyaz’ and ‘Asas’ platforms.
In terms of smart healthcare, Elm introduced the ‘Extensive Examination’ and ‘Vaccination’ services, along with ‘Wahed’ platform, ‘Efada’ service, as well as ‘Mustamir’ and ‘Nashrah’ platforms. Furthermore, Elm launched ‘Absher’ platform and its smartphone app, in addition to its ‘Intelligent Inspection’ service, ‘Estihkak’ platform, ‘Khibrah’ platform, as well as the ‘Muqeem’ and ‘Yakeen’ services for the Smart Government field.
The company also displayed a diverse set of products and services in the area of advanced transportation, including the ‘Tamm’ service, ‘Mojaz’ electronic platform and application, ‘Masarat’ digital system, ‘Tawseel’ platform, ‘Ertah’ application, along with the ‘Bayan Tech’ platform.
Elm aims to expand its footprint locally and regionally by continuously participating in international events that focus on technology and digital services. In addition, it seeks to strengthen its collaboration with various leading technology and digitalisation companies and institutions in the region and around the world.
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Elm to Expand into East Asian Markets to Enhance Its Global Presence
Elm’s expansion into global markets is vital to the company’s success, as it enables engagement with new customers and broaden its scope of work. The company highlighted that entering Asian markets in particular depends mainly on partnerships with the private sector. Furthermore, the company intends to collaborate with the private sector in East Asia to leverage the opportunities available within the digital sector, especially in creating digital identity in several Asian countries and creating a digital identity signature to identify all individuals with a distinctive identity, in addition to transferring its expertise to these markets in the field of change management solutions, which is considered one of the challenges in the region.
Moreover, with the rapid developments in the field of digital transformation in East Asia, Elm recognises the need to redesign existing business models using the latest technological innovations and provide core business services in new ways, using different channels to increase revenue growth and access to a wider customer base. Therefore, the company attaches great significance to expanding into new and promising markets, such as East Asian markets, with the aim of obtaining an important share through the opportunities provided to companies specialising in digital transformation.
For over three decades, Elm has taken vital role in digital transformation in both the public and private sectors, solidifying its position as a preferred digital partner for a diverse range of individual and institutional customers. With more than 30 million users and almost 700,000 commercial clients in the private sector, the company operates with a vision to create a knowledgeable society that stays updated with the demands of the digital age. Moreover, it manages over 170 projects and processes more than two billion transactions annually.
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