Police were called to a residence in Vientiane Capital to deal with partygoers who violated lockdown orders issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Covid-19 Lockdown Measures Eased in Luang Prabang
Following a further 15-day nationwide extension of Covid-19 prevention measures across Laos, the Luang Prabang Provincial Covid Taskforce has issued its own extended measures.
Take Control of The Company’s Digital Transformation – Register for The Digital Transformation Forum 2021 (#DTF2021)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Media OutReach – 21 June 2021 – The Digital Transformation Forum 2021 – The business landscape has changed, and it will only continue to do so. In this time of technological disruption, it is an undeniable fact that organisations must gear up towards being equipped with the necessary digital and management skills to adapt and innovate.
The virtual DTF 2021 congress is aimed at imparting knowledge on how technologies like Artificial intelligence (AI), IoT, Analytics, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Cloud & Edge Computing, and Gamification can offer immense opportunities for companies to develop resilient business models in the face of this unceasing change.
Attendees of the virtual congress will examine how to enact resilient, long-term, cloud-based digital infrastructures that drive the future-of-work, future-of-connectedness, data management, connected digital experiences and digital innovation strategies in order to help organisations in determining what digital transformation means for them.
Join IT News Africa on the 29th of June and find out how to take control of your company’s digital transformation.
Key Topics to be covered at this year’s DTF include:
5G & Digital Transformation Go Mainstream – How will this shape enterprise Digital adoption – Marc Jadoul, Market Strategist Director at Nokia
Digital Transformations Importance for Enterprise in the Post-COVID World – James Scott, Chief Digital Officer – Wholesale – Barclays Africa Group
Hybrid Workplaces: Digital Transformation and the Future of Work – Dr Dieter Veldsman, Grp. Exec. – People Management, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Accelerating Future Digital Transformation Initiatives for Customer Experience Success – Brett StClair, Teraflow.AI CEO & Co-Founder, Ex-Barclays Africa Digital Executive and Ex-Google Cloud African Regional Executive – DTF’s International Keynote Speaker
Confirmed speakers for DTF2021 include:
- Robin Fisher, Senior Vice President Israel, Middle East And Africa At Salesforce
- Tumi Ramonotsi m.Inst.d, Executive Partner , Emea Cee & Russia, Gartner
- James Scott, Chief Digital Officer- Wholesale, Barclays Africa Group Limited
- Sean Riley, Chief Executive Officer Of Ad Dynamo
- Brett Stclair, Teraflow.Ai CEO & Co-founder, Ex-barclays Africa Digital Executive and Ex-google Cloud African Regional Executive, International Keynote Speaker
- Marc Jadoul, Market Strategist Director at Nokia
- Michael Njenga, Regional Head Of IT Services, KPMG East Africa
- Thayendran Naidoo, Convergehealth Africa Leader | Deloitte & Touché
- Duke Mathebula, Head of IT-business Applications: Africa Saint-gobain Africa
- Dr Dieter Veldsman, Group Exec – People Management, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
- Fabio Longano, Founder And Managing Director at Touchfoundry
- Andy Jury, Group CEO Of Mukuru
- Hendrik Malan, CEO Frost & Sullivan
Attendees of #DTF2021 qualify for 5 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points from the Institute Of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP)
For more information on the Forum and to register visit: https://itnewsafrica.com/events/event/digital-transformation-congress-webinar/
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Vientiane Capital Confirms Zero Cases of Covid-19
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UN General Assembly Votes to Condemn Myanmar Military Coup
The United Nations General Assembly condemned Myanmar’s military coup on Friday, calling for an arms embargo against the country in a resolution that indicated overwhelming global opposition to the junta and support for the restoration of the country’s democratic transition.
Sino Malls offer HK$20 million in shoppers’ rewards and exciting experience to boost Government’s Consumption Voucher Scheme
Partnerships with major e-payment platforms provide rebates and bonuses in different campaign phases
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 21 June 2021 – Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced last Friday (18 June) details of how to register for and receive the HK$5,000 e-vouchers under the Government’s consumption voucher scheme. To complement the scheme and help the Hong Kong economy recover, eight Sino Group shopping malls, including tmtplaza, Olympian City, and Citywalk, China Hong Kong City, Island Resort Mall, Gold Coast Piazza, Tsim Sha Tsui Centre and Empire Centre, are offering a range of special rebates and rewards to customers.
Bella Chhoa, Director of Asset Management at Sino Group
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More than HK$20 million will be given to shoppers in exclusive offers and lucky draw prizes in promotions run with AlipayHK and livi bank. Sino Group is also cooperating with other e-payment service providers, including Octopus, WeChat Pay HK, and credit card issuers to offer rebates and rewards so customers can enjoy an even more exciting and rewarding shopping experience during the Government’s consumption voucher scheme period.
Exclusive offers with AlipayHK add value to consumption vouchers
Sino Group has entered into a strategic partnership with AlipayHK, one of the stored value facilities selected to participate in the Government’s consumption voucher scheme, to provide welcome rewards and a range of exclusive offers. Customers will be able to use the electronic consumption vouchers issued by the Government in conjunction with shopping coupons provided by Sino Malls totalling several million Hong Kong dollars, maximising the scheme’s benefits and making shopping even more exciting and rewarding.
Lucky draw with livi bank for seven weeks with HK$5,000 cash prizes
Sino Malls will hold a HK$5,000 Cash Rebate Luck Draw in partnership with virtual bank livi bank for seven consecutive weeks through the summer holiday period beginning in July, handing out a total of HK$1.05 million in cash rebates. Customers who spend HK$300 or more in the participating malls can take part in the lucky draw and enter twice if they make their payment through livi bank. Each week, 30 lucky winners will each receive a HK$5,000 cash rebate. The lucky draw is structured so that the greatest amount in cash rebates a single participant can earn is HK$35,000.
Members of the Sino Malls’ S+ REWARDS loyalty programme, meanwhile, can receive an instant cash rebate of HK$250 by opening a livi bank account using a designated promo code. They can also earn up to HK$5,000 through the referral programme.
More irresistible offers with other e-payment platforms and credit cards
In additional to the two promotions detailed above, Sino Group is working with other e-payment service providers, such as Octopus, WeChat Pay HK, and credit card issuers to provide more spending rebates and special offers in phases throughout the duration of the Government’s consumption voucher scheme. The rebates and offers are designed to help spark a city-wide shopping spree as Hong Kong people enjoy some of the most exciting offers and attractive rewards seen in recent years.
Bella Chhoa, Director of Asset Management at Sino Group, said: “Currently, more than 90% of Sino Malls tenants are using the four major e-payment platforms. Through our promotional strategy, we are working with these platforms in different phases to maximise our reach to consumers. Sino Malls customers will be able to use the spending e-vouchers to buy a variety of items, from daily necessities costing small sums to more expensive products like mobile phones and electrical appliances, and will even be able to use them for dining and at cinemas. We believe this will boost sales for our malls and tenants, and lead to a multiple-win situation.”
Terms and conditions apply to the promotions. Please refer to the promotional materials and the Sino Group website for details. The promotions are subject to change without notice.
About Sino Group
Sino Group is one of the leading property developers in Hong Kong. It comprises three listed companies – Sino Land Company Limited (HKSE: 083), Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited (HKSE: 0247) and Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 1221) as well as private companies held by the Ng Family.
The Group’s core business is developing residential, office, industrial, and retail properties for sale and investment. In addition to an extensive portfolio in Hong Kong, the Group has footprints in mainland China, Singapore, and Australia. The Group has developed over 250 projects, spanning a total plot ratio area of over 84.6 million sq ft. Our core business is complemented by the gamut of property services encompassing management, security and environmental services. We are also a key player in hotel and club management as well as car park operations.
With a team of over 11,000 dedicated professionals, we are committed to Creating Better Lifescapes. Lifescape is our vision – to build a better life together, where the community thrives in harmony by embracing green living and wellness, by engaging with all and pursuing meaningful designs, and by seeking innovation while respecting heritage and culture. Committed and together, we create a better community where people live, work and play.
The Group focuses its sustainability efforts on three areas, namely Green Living, Innovative Design, and Community Spirit. Sino Land Company Limited (083) has been a constituent member of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series since September 2012 for its continual efforts in promoting sustainability.
About S+ REWARDS
Developed by Sino Group, Hong Kong’s first multi-mall socialised interactive rewards programme, S+ REWARDS, covers the Group’s four flagship malls, tmtplaza, Olympian City, Citywalk and China Hong Kong City. The ‘S’ in S+ REWARDS stands for Sino Malls, Social, and Spending Rewards. It is a socialised interactive rewards programme that links all shopping malls under the Sino Group and connects people at the same time.
Customers can download the S+ REWARDS app for free. It can connect them to over 750 merchants in the Group’s four flagship malls. One simple app with no physical card, customers can shop and spend across the four flagship malls anytime to earn points and enjoy different exciting offers and rewards. In addition to offers and rewards from the S+ REWARDS programme, the interactive features of the S+ REWARDS app allow customers to share promotional offers, favourites and best buys, discounts, and other shopping tips or experiences with their friends. Combining games with shopping experience, S+ REWARDS features a variety of special activities and interactive games for customers to win festival-specific or time-limited offers.
About AlipayHK
The AlipayHK electronic wallet is operated by Alipay Financial Services (HK) Limited (Stored Value Facility Licence number: SVF0004) and regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited is a joint venture established by Ant Group, a parent company of “Alipay”, and the CK Hutchison Holding Limited, a multinational conglomerate spanning over 50 countries.
Currently, over 100,000 local retail outlets support the AlipayHK electronic wallet for payment, covering large chain stores, convenient stores, supermarkets, fresh markets, restaurants and others. Features of the AlipayHK electronic wallet include transportation, cross-border payment, P2P transfer, Lucky Money, blockchain remittance, bill payment, Quick Reward Coupon eShop, Taobao and TMall payments, purchase of insurance products offered by third parties, e-coupons, etc, making Hong Kong residents’ lives more convenient by integrating mobile payment into daily lives.
About livi bank
Hong Kong based, livi bank is backed by BOC Hong Kong (Holdings), JD Technology and the Jardine Matheson Group, which together bring to livi a unique range of benefits in terms of financial strength, technological expertise and marketing excellence. With the goal to foster digital innovation, promote financial inclusion and enhance customer experiences, livi brings a unique, brand-new and different banking experience to Hong Kong. Taking an innovative approach, livi provides customers with flexible solutions anytime and anywhere and the benefits of ecosystem partnerships that complement their everyday lives. livi’s outstanding service to its customers has received widespread industry recognition. The bank earned a ‘Gold Certificate’ at the Privacy-Friendly Awards 2021 from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data; won the ‘Outstanding Customer Reward Programme in Virtual Banking’ from ET Net’s FinTech Awards 2020; and was named ‘Excellent Brand of Fintech (Virtual Bank)’ by Metro Finance’s Hong Kong Leaders’ Choice Brand Awards 2021.
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Laos Begins Vaccinating the Elderly with Sinopharm
Laos has begun providing Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to people over the age of 60 and those with underlying medical conditions.
Broker OctaFX partners with PERTIWI for long-term charity distribution
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 21 June 2021 – The fintech company OctaFX joins efforts with humanitarian organisation PERTIWI for a long-term essential products distribution programme — contractually agreed upon for the next two years. This initiative commenced during Ramadan 2021.
A recent partnership launched between the charitable organisation Pertubuhan Tindakan Wanita Islam (PERTIWI) and the global Forex broker OctaFX.
Both partners in this charity initiative agree: children do not choose to be born into poverty, and they deserve to have at the very least basic living conditions.
The first round of this essential products distribution has begun in Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. This specific programme will take place once a month for the next two years. Each month the initiative will provide 80 families in dire need with essentials and child care products.
PERTIWI president, Datuk Munirah Abdul Hamid, declared, ‘we would like to thank OctaFX for this generous donation, making it easier for PERTIWI to continue its essential products programme, helping urban families to get by more smoothly through these challenging times. May God bless all of your kindness. May we emerge from this crisis stronger and united’.
PERTIWI formed in 1967, and among the fund’s impressive portfolio is the yearlong campaign for women’s rights in Malaysia: the education, nurturing and empowering of women while maintaining their traditional family role. Other programmes include providing medical aid to remote villages and sponsorships for educating foster children and skills training for single mothers.
Some of PERTIWI’s social missions and welfare activities include the provision of literacy skills and education awareness seminars.
OctaFX is a global Forex broker that provides online trading services worldwide since 2011. It offers a state-of-the-art trading experience to over 7 million trading accounts worldwide. The company is well-known for its prodigious IB program. Regularly engaged in charity activity, the broker takes its social responsibility very seriously by maintaining many partnerships with funds and organisations.
OctaFX has won more than 40 awards since its foundation, including the ‘Best ECN Broker 2020’ award from World Finance.
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