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Amazon Singapore to kick off the holiday season with thousands of deals and first-ever Amazon.sg House event during Black Friday

Tis’ the season for early holiday shopping with thousands of deals starting Friday, November 25, including deep discounts of up to 75% on deals and promotions (T&Cs apply).

Amazon Singapore is hosting the first-ever Amazon.sg House at Suntec City Mall, from 24-28 November, an interactive and fun-filled event, showcasing deals and items on promotion during Black Friday.

As part of spreading the holiday cheer, Amazon is also donating a total of S$100,000 to four local non-profits, helping vulnerable children and youths in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Singapore announced today thousands of incredible Black Friday deals on Amazon.sg will be available starting on Friday, November 25 at amazon.sg/blackfriday. Customers will be able to shop epic deals on top brands and must-have items across Electronics, Books, Toys, Beauty, Kitchen and Wine, including brands like LEGO, Ninja, Sony, Sennheiser and Sukin. In addition, Amazon Singapore is offering exciting deals from local and small and medium-sized businesses, such as bedding company, Epitex, boutique home fragrance studio, Hush Candle, and consumer electronic brand, PRISM+, and more. Prime members can also enjoy fast shipping on eligible products to arrive in time for the upcoming holiday celebrations.

Celebrate Black Friday at the Amazon.sg House

For the first time ever in Singapore, Amazon Singapore will be bringing Black Friday celebrations to members of the public through an engaging event showcase at Suntec City Mall, Atrium (Convention Centre) from 24 to 28 November.

The Amazon.sg House will allow visitors to experience and celebrate the joy Amazon Singapore brings to the holiday shopping experience. From trying out the latest Nintendo Switch games at the gaming room, exploring beauty, health, and personal care at the beauty room, or grabbing a marker and letting your creativity run free at the at the coloring wall and LEGO station – there will be something for everyone to enjoy along with the preview of the wide range of deals and items available during Amazon.sg’s Black Friday sales.

In addition, Amazon Singapore is partnering with Huggs Coffee this Black Friday and will be providing free coffee at the Amazon.sg House. More details below.

Black Friday Top Deals Preview
Below is a sneak peek of the top deals available during Amazon Singapore’s Black Friday event, from November 25 through November 28, while supplies last. Specific product deals can be found below.

  • Amazon.sg
    • Up to 75% off on eligible deals and promotions
    • Buy 2 get 5% off, buy 3 get 10% off across items from Amazon US or Amazon Japan
  • Beauty, Health & Personal Care –
    • Enjoy up to 60% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Buy 4 get 30% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Buy 3 get extra 25% off selected items from beauty, health & personal care category
    • Up to 50% off selected items from Sukin
    • Up to 50% off selected items from Gilette
    • Up to 30% off selected items from FOREO
    • Up to 45% off selected items from Tide
    • Up to 40% off selected items from Oral B
    • Up to 30% off selected items from Renpho
  • Toys, Book and Baby –
    • Enjoy up to 60% off selected items from toys category
    • Save S$20 when you spend S$80 or more.
    • Get S$25 off S$80 across Hasbro items
    • Up to 43% off on selected items from MONOPOLY Games
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from books category
    • Buy 2 get 35% off selected items from books category
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from books category
    • Buy 2 get 35% off selected items from books category
    • Up to 36% off selected items from Philips Avent
    • Up to 20% off selected items from Baby Tula

  • PC, Gaming & Electronics –
    • Enjoy up to 50% off selected items from PC, gaming & electronics category
    • Up to 40% off on selected items from Bose Audio and Entertainment
    • Up to 50% off on selected items from Sennheiser
    • Up to 34% off on selected items from Jabra
    • Up to 32% off on selected items from Sony
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from JBL Speakers and Sound bars
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from UGREEN
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from Spigen
    • Up to 30% off on selected items from Hyper

  • Household, Kitchen, Home Improvement & Smart Home –
    • Buy 3 and get 20% off selected Home & Kitchen products
    • Get S$15 off S$150 across Tefal items
    • 15% off Philips Home & Kitchen Products
    • S$50 off with min. spend of S$500 on selected brands – Dyson, Sharp and more
    • Up to 72% off on selected items from ZOJIRUSHI
    • Up to 52% off on selected items from THERMOS


Support local brands and small businesses at
http://www.amazon.sg/smallbusinesses

In support of local brands and small businesses, Amazon Singapore will also be featuring special Black Friday promotions from brands such as Hush Candles, Epitex, PRISM+ and more. Enjoy discounts up to 40% on:

  • Hush Candle products including Hush Candle Holiday Collection and Trio Candle Festive Bundle
  • PRISM+ Q55-QE | 55″ 4K Android TV Quantum Edition
  • Epitex Luxurious Hotel Collection 100% Egyptian Cotton, 1200 Thread Count Bed set, With Pillow
  • Table Matters Assorted Bowls, Plates and Dinnerware Sets
  • Coco Republic Original Coconut Water, 24 x 330ml
  • New Moon Bird’s Nest with White Fungus Rock Sugar, 6 x 150g
  • Amazin’ Graze Nuts Variety Box, 30g (Pack of 8)
  • UPERFECT 156QLED 15.6″ QLED FHD 1080P Portable Monitor
  • Armaggeddon TRON III (T3) Gaming PC Case, Black
  • Toyogo Storage and Home Organisers
  • Redragon K585 DITI One-Handed RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
  • SoundPEATS TrueAir2 Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth V5.2 Earphones
  • Renpho Foot Massager
  • Breo Foot Massager with Heat and Deep Kneading Rolling Therapy Massage with Air Compression


More Ways to Save this Season

  • Partnership with PS Cafe and Huggs: Treat yourselves with sweet deals and treats from our partners:
    PS Café
    • $10 off $80 Amazon.sg voucher with every $100 spend in PS Café
    • First 400 Prime members get free blackout cake with a min. spend of $100 in-store, on the 25 Nov (Black Friday) only.
    Huggs
    • Amazon.sg voucher (in the form of a scratch card) will be given to customers when they make a purchase at participating Huggs outlets (19 outlets) valid from 10-28th Nov, while stocks last
    • Amazon Singapore is partnering with Huggs for Amazon.sg House, happening Suntec City Mall, Atrium (Convention Centre) from 24-28 November. First 300 customers can enjoy free coffee from Huggs

  • Amazon Vouchers: Discover more ways to save with Amazon Vouchers. Find discounts on everyday essentials, as well as gifts, electronics, beauty, toys, and more. Simply clip the voucher and the discount will be applied at checkout. Explore the most popular vouchers on amazon.sg/vouchers.

  • Amazon.sg eGift Cards offer a simple and convenient gifting experience. Consumers can shop for Gift Cards at amazon.sg/giftcard and check out the latest holiday designs at amazon.sg/xmasgiftcard
    • From 25-28 Nov, get S$10 bonus with purchase of S$100 Amazon.sg eGift Card

  • Bank Promotions with Amazon.sg e-Gift Cards: Enjoy greater savings when shopping at Amazon.sg.
    • From 25-28 November, get up to S$10 Amazon.sg Gift Card when you spend on your DBS, Citi, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC or UOB cards. The Amazon.sg Gift Card will be added to your Amazon account for use on a future purchase, while stocks last. Please visit amazon.sg/bankpromotions for more information, T&Cs and minimum spend apply.


*Terms and Conditions apply to all deals and promotions listed above.

Delivering Smiles to children during holidays in Singapore
In the spirit of giving during the holidays, Amazon is also ramping up support for underprivileged children in Singapore via local non-profit organizations (NPOs) that are part of the Amazon x Shop for Good wishlist initiative.

Arc Children’s Centre, Blessings in a Bag, SHINE Children and Youth Services, and Singapore Children’s Society will receive S$25,000 each in cash to help vulnerable children and youths in Singapore better learn, play, and develop in the long term. With Amazon’s donation, 25,000 children in Singapore, aged between three and 21 years in Singapore will get greater access to better and more enrichment activities, meals, and medical care, among help with other needs.

As people shop on Amazon.sg for holiday gifts or everyday essentials, they can directly support the causes closest to their hearts by browsing the wishlists of items requested by NPOs – a depository of items they need the most. As of today, 16 NPOs in Singapore are part of the Amazon x Shop for Good wishlist initiative.

Fast, Free & Convenient Delivery Options

  • Unlimited Free Local and International Delivery: This holiday season, non-Prime customers can enjoy free local delivery and international delivery with S$40 minimum spend on eligible orders shipped by Amazon SG. Prime members can enjoy unlimited free local and international delivery on eligible orders with no minimum spend. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Ultrafast & Free Grocery Delivery: In addition to tens of thousands of groceries and local favourites, Prime members in Singapore can find toys, gifts, household products, and everyday essentials, electronics, and more available on Amazon Fresh & Fast, all with free, two-hour scheduled delivery with a min. spend of S$60.

Every Day Made Better with Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 200 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. In Singapore, Prime membership includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, unlimited access to video game benefits with Prime Gaming, Prime Day, and more. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. Prime members enjoy access to tens of thousands of items available for free two-hour delivery on Amazon Fresh & Fast on orders over S$60, as well as free one-day delivery on domestic Prime eligible selection on Amazon.sg. Prime is S$2.99 per month. Start a 30-day free trial of Prime at amazon.sg/prime.

Hashtag: #Amazon

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit Amazon.sg.

Local property portal MOGUL.sg raises S$9m in its first Series A

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – MOGUL.sg, a homegrown AI-driven property portal, has raised S$9 million in its first-ever funding round.

The lead investor is Nech Capital, a Singapore-based alternative investment management company that invests in both public and private equities, including SMEs and start-ups.

Gerald Sim, CEO and founder of Mogul.sg

Gerald Sim, CEO and founder of Mogul.sg

Gerald Sim, CEO, and founder of MOGUL.sg said: “Here at MOGUL.sg, it has always been our aim to improve users’ experience in the property search. We have been consistently adding features to our website, so that users – be they buyers, sellers, agents, or real estate developers, can improve their productivity with the tools provided. With this aim in mind, we were careful in the selection of incoming investors during this Series A round. We are delighted to welcome our new partners who will not only help us fund the development of more useful features, but also value-add in their own ways to support our push towards reinventing the entire real estate transaction journey.”

With the funding, MOGUL.sg is looking to add more features to their website’s 3D map such as indoor mapping and navigation while providing additional data to users that will help them better understand the surroundings and derive more accurate valuations of the properties that banks will adopt readily.

Eventually, MOGUL.sg wants to empower users with the ability to directly transact property on the platform. This will encompass features such as online viewing of property (external, internal, shadow casting), valuation, conveyancing (via online mode), and online application of the mortgage.

Since the start of 2022, MOGUL.sg has seen a 20% growth among active and new users. Following the positive adoption rate, the Singapore company behind this portal has decided to start its first fundraising in June this year to expand its technology offering to users. Given its good business revenue over the past years and partially self-funded by its owners, it met with great enthusiasm from investors locally and abroad who wanted to be part of the new-generation portal, leading to an oversubscription of the rights to be issued. The business has seen an increase in revenue from property developers and agencies who have placed orders with Mogul to develop 3D models of new residential properties to be displayed on the 3D map.

MOGUL.sg started with the aim to make property search smarter using their custom keywords search algorithm, which was developed in-house, by gathering geospatial data from several sources, including authoritative platforms such as OneMap. Their library of over 5,000 custom keywords caters to a refined search that describes the characteristics of the property that the users are searching for. Keywords such as “East-West Line”, “Park”, “Primary School”, “And Balcony” among others, can be used to refine the search results, enabling users to learn about amenities in the neighbourhood and understand what they are signing up for before purchasing or renting the property.

Early this year, MOGUL.sg rolled out an interactive 3D map in its property search portal to support searches with an immersive experience to help prospective home buyers visualize the properties and their surrounding areas better. They can see whether the property encounters any view obstructions caused by nearby buildings, check whether the property has an unblocked view of the sea, and even the exact direction of the sun at various times of the day.

These features have attracted residential developers such as Guocoland, Victory Land, and Amara Holdings to include their yet-to-be-constructed upcoming new projects on MOGUL.sg’s 3D map so that potential buyers are able to view and examine the projects prior to purchase. Property agencies, including PropertyLim Brothers and OrangeTee, have also been quick to adopt MOGUL.sg’s 3D map to provide their clients with more information of the properties, thus improving the sales experience.

Hashtag: #MOGUL.sg

ABOUT MOGUL.SG

Launched in 2018, MOGUL.sg is a Singapore property search portal designed to reinvent the entire real estate journey for buyers, sellers, and agents. With its tagline of “Reinventing Real Estate”, MOGUL.sg aims to make property searches easy with smart keywords, property tagging, and a specially curated agent concierge team to assist homeowners. It is also the first property portal in Singapore to launch a full vector-based 3D map of Singapore.

MOGUL.sg has over 6,000 registered housing agents using the portal and facilitated over $50 million of real estate transactions on its website since its launch. MOGUL.sg has also collaborated with leading real estate developers such as Guoco, Keppel Land, Far East, The Four Seasons, and Capital Land in their property developments.

Cambodian PM Hun Sen Tests Covid Positive After ASEAN Summit

Cambodian PM Hun Sen at the 2022 ASEAN Summit.

On Tuesday Morning, the PM announced on his social media that he tested positive for Covid-19 in Indonesia, where he had just arrived to be part of the G20 summit as the ASEAN chair.  

IPO of 6-year-old “Future Food” startup – BASE FOOD, Inc.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – BASE FOOD, Inc., a Japan-based food-tech company, went public on 15th November 2022 after six years since it was established, and is now listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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BASE FOOD products, typified by BASE BREAD, combine natural ingredients such as soybean and whole-wheat flour to achieve the perfect nutritional balance without sacrificing taste and texture.

33 kinds of nutrients necessary for the human body are contained in a well-balanced manner.

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The company was founded by Shun Hashimoto, a former IT worker without any background in bread making and food industry. He came up with the idea of staple food containing every necessary nutrition when he did not have time to access a healthy diet due to busy working days. He tried his idea by starting to make noodles at home combining tens of natural ingredients to achieve perfect balance of nutrition.

The concept of “a complete nutritional diet” has been accepted by more and more people in Japan, and BASE FOOD, Inc. has sold more than 50 million bags of BASE FOOD products and acquired over 140,000 monthly active subscribers as of October 2022.

After the IPO, the company will invest more in research and development to produce better products and expand its business to overseas markets, in order to realize its mission “to reinvent staple food to make a healthy and sustainable lifestyle accessible to all”.

The products have potential of addressing both hunger and food satiation, as a result of which is especially lifestyle diseases.

BASE BREAD is already available in Hong Kong on HKTVmall. It will be directly shipped from Japan.

HKTV mall link: https://www.hktvmall.com/hktv/zh/main/BASE-FOOD-Inc-/s/H9748001

*1 meal, equivalent of 1 pack of BASE PASTA, 2 packs of BASE BREAD, or 4 packs of BASE Cookies, contains more than ⅓ of the baseline of all nutrients defined in the Japanese Nutrient Reference Value , except for fat, saturated fatty acid, carbohydrates, sodium and n-6 fatty acid whose overconsumption is concerned.

Hashtag: #basefood_hk

About BASE FOOD, Inc.

BASE FOOD, Inc. has been producing and selling complete food* “BASE FOOD” containing all 33 kinds of nutrients such as protein and dietary fiber as well as 26 types of vitamins/minerals since 2017. Both nutritional balance and deliciousness are kept by original recipe and blending technology besides usage of more than ten kinds of well-selected ingredients such as soybean, whole-wheat flour, and Chia seed.

Establishment : 5th April 2016
Founder and CEO: Shun Hashimoto
Head Quarter: 5-25-2, Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, JAPAN, 153-0061
Website:

Graphisoft Announces Strategic Partnership with IME Technology Sdn Bhd to Accelerate BIM Coverage in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – Graphisoft, the leading Building Information Modelling (BIM) software solutions provider for architecture and engineering, today announces a strategic partnership with IME Technology Sdn Bhd. This partnership will meet the growing demand for integrated digital architectural software solution delivery in Malaysia.

Strategic Partnership between Graphisoft and IME Technology Sdn Bhd
Strategic Partnership between Graphisoft and IME Technology Sdn Bhd

Graphisoft empowers teams of building professionals with advanced technology and accompanying expertise to design and deliver great buildings with award-winning software. Archicad offers a complete end-to-end design and documentation workflow for architectural and engineering practices of any size. Archicad users can drive the design narrative on the building site for faster and specific client feedback with BIMx, a popular mobile and web BIM app that extends the BIM experience to include all stakeholders in the building design, delivery, and operations lifecycle. Architects and engineers in Malaysia will benefit from Graphisoft’s integrated approach to BIM workflow optimization.

Robert Samuel, Sales Director of Graphisoft Asia Pacific, commented, “Graphisoft’s vision is to bring BIM into widespread practice for the design and construction of buildings in Malaysia via model-based workflow integration. I believe, together with IME Technology Sdn Bhd, we can deliver holistic architectural software solutions with personalized technical support, role-specific training programs, and high-quality services to better support the Malaysian AEC market.”

“We are extremely excited to be appointed by Graphisoft as a strategic partner to accelerate BIM implementation in Malaysia, providing architects, designers, engineers, and urban planners with an integrated digital solution to efficiently deliver their projects. With our expertise and knowledge in this space, we are confident that our clients will get the most out of Graphisoft solutions and we are committed to helping architectural practices with the aim of making better buildings through better BIM,” said CW Lau, SVP at IME Technology Sdn Bhd. “The success of the product is reflected in the number of successful projects completed with Archicad, including the world’s second tallest building, Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur.”

Hashtag: #Graphisoft

About Graphisoft

Graphisoft empowers teams to design and deliver great buildings through award-winning software solutions, learning programs, and professional services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industries. Graphisoft is part of the Nemetschek Group. To learn more, visit .

About IME Technology Sdn Bhd

IME Technology is a member of IME Group of companies, a local institution supporting industry and academia with world-class advanced Design and Manufacturing solutions since 1980. IME Technology specialises in 3D CAD Design, CAM (Machining), CAE (FEA Simulation) and now expands its expertise in ERP and MES. To learn more, visit .

Laos Ranks Fourth at Cyber SEA Game 2022

The Lao team at the Cyber SEA Game in Bangkok.

The Cyber SEA Game was recently held in Bangkok, Thailand, and the Lao team put up quite an impressive performance in the competition.  

South Korean Company Authorized to Build Multi-Billion Dollar Resort

Photo credit: Champa Post

Laos has signed an agreement with a South Korean company giving it a concession for the use of a 1,200-hectare plot of land to build a resort worth USD 2.9 billion.

Blue Ocean Daily Festival—Taitung County Government’s New Event Successfully Revitalizes Local Marine Recreation Industry; Promoting Smart Tourism and Continuing to Foster a Blue Ocean Lifestyle Under Taitung’s Slow Economy

TAITUNG, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 14 November 2022 – In recent years, the Taitung County Government has been refining the county’s “Sea is Life” outlook. Providing opportunities in and around water has aided and enabled the county government’s marine culture education and aquatic recreational activity expansion efforts.

2022 marked the initial launch of the Blue Ocean Daily festival. The 5-week event aimed to provide tourists and tourism operators with recreational water activities. It was only recently the festival has come to a fitting end after offering a total of 22 Austronesian-themed maritime activities with local schools, tribes and industry associations.

Jinzun Village and Flowing Lake are currently being built up as hubs to spread awareness of recreational aquatic activities and marine culture education. By means of providing county residents and tourists more aquatic activity diversity, both hubs follow three ideals: embracing, engaging and knowing the sea. Furthermore, with the partnership with the Kimokeo Foundation from Hawaii, the recent new addition and integration of Shanyuan Bay has garnered much international exposure.

The inaugural Blue Ocean Daily Festival’s significance lies in its cultural roots search, as well as meaningful international exchanges. The Taitung County Government invited Kimokeo Kapahulehua (also known as Uncle K), well-known throughout Hawaii for his preservation efforts of Hawaiian culture, to build off the year’s prior establishment of the Taiwan Outrigger Canoe Club (TOCC). The club brought ethnic Taiwanese Hawaiians athletes to Taitung for their natural affinity toward reconnecting with their mutual ancestors.

Uncle K introduced the Hawaiian outrigger canoe to Taitung and the important role it played during the Austronesian migration period. County residents were then able to know the canoes and experience them up-close during one of the eight classes Uncle K hosted during the festival.

The Haiiwan native also did a first for Taiwan—performing a long-distance sail in an Outrigger Canoe in Taiwan’s waters. Kapahulehua and his crew set sail from Shanyuan Bay to traditional waters of the Torik Tribe, effectively reenacting the historical setting of using boats as means to maintain friendly relations between Austronesian communities.

During the welcoming ceremony, before coming ashore, a conch shell trumpet was prepared and blown to announce the Hawaiian crew had arrived by canoe, then, the on-shore Torik Tribe responded with a bamboo bugle horn to greet the Hawaiians ashore. This marks a meaningful milestone for the Blue Ocean Daily Festival so that the festival may continue to carry on the spirit of its unique cultural heritage.

The Blue Ocean Daily Festival in addition to facilitating exchanges between international organizations, local tribes and academic institutions, it’s also the starting point in which marine creation and community revitalization occurs. The county government is also committed to developing smart tourism.

4K video feeds have been installed at three locations in Jinlun, Fugang, and Huayuan and will soon be made available for public access online. The zero-latency broadcasts enable the public easy access to Taitung’s beauty and can marvel at it anytime, anywhere. In the future, the county government also expects to launch online ecology education and tours to develop its intertidal zone-themed content that is not limited by time and space.

Taiwan is believed by some experts to be where the Austronesian language family originated, according to the Taitung County Government. There are seven indigenous groups in Taitung County, making it the most culturally diverse county in Taiwan. Moreover, Taitung is blessed with rich marine resources, with a 249-kilometer coastline including the county’s outlying islands, which when totaled together, is the longest coastline in the nation. The county also has rare deep ocean water (DOW) and underwater hot springs, which can only be found in few places on Earth. The unique geographical environment and rich cultural heritage makes the county well positioned for development within the marine recreation industry.

In the future, the county government will continue to connect with the international community through the Blue Ocean Daily Festival and promote the revitalization of marine themed tourism and community development to achieve its vision of sustainable development of the local marine recreation industry.