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Houaphanh Sees Mass Death of Fish Near Nam Sam 3 Dams Hydropower Plant

The Nam Sam River under the construction of Nam Sam 3 Dams Hydropower. ( Photo : Lao Phattana News).

Mass deaths of fish have been reported in Houaphanh Province due to the release of toxic chemicals from the construction site of the Nam Sam 3 Dams Hydropower Plant, according to local authorities.

BingX lists Refundcoin (RFD) and zkApes (ZAT) Coins On Spot Trading Platform

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – BingX, a leading crypto copy trading platform, is excited to announce the availability of Refundcoin (Symbol: RFD) and zkApes (Symbol: ZAT) for trading on its platform. These additions expand the range of options for users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, while BingX continues to prioritize user-friendly features, competitive fees, and a diverse selection of trading pairs. It is important to note that ZAT USDT and RFD USDT are classified as MEME coins; hence, users are advised to conduct their own research before making any investment decisions.

The introduction of ZAT USDT and RFD USDT on BingX marks another significant step in the platform’s commitment to providing users with access to popular and promising cryptocurrencies. BingX continues to expand its offerings, ensuring that traders have ample opportunities to explore and engage with the evolving crypto market.

RFD, created by Blurr.Eth, a respected figure in the crypto community and recognized as an OG Whale, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the project. Blurr.Eth’s notable track record and comprehensive market understanding contribute to the anticipation surrounding RFD. BingX proudly stands as the first few CEX offering the RFD USDT trading pair, providing traders with exclusive access to this exciting opportunity.

In addition, BingX has also welcomed ZAT USDT to its platform. ZAT is a part of the zkApes metaverse project, known as Apeverse. Apeverse presents a vibrant virtual space that fosters various interconnected forms of digital interaction and entertainment. Within Apeverse, users can navigate personalized avatars through immersive environments, facilitating global connections for entertainment, education, interaction, and self-expression.

As BingX continues to expand its trading pairs, it attracts both experienced traders and newcomers to the crypto market. The platform remains dedicated to regular updates and enhancements, aiming to create a thriving community for social trading.

While ZAT USDT and RFD USDT offer unique opportunities, BingX strongly advises users to conduct their own research before engaging in any investment activities. MEME coins can carry additional risks, and it is essential for users to fully understand the associated factors before making investment decisions.

Hashtag: #bingx #cryptoexchange

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About BingX

Founded in 2018, BingX is a leading crypto exchange that offers spot, derivatives, copy, and grid trading services to over 100 countries and regions worldwide with over 5 million users. BingX continues to connect users with expert traders and the platform in a safe and innovative way. Additionally, BingX has launched BingX QA , an engine for trading analysis and investment guidance. Find the and coin analysis that includes fundamental analysis and price predictions.

Thailand Welcomes 9.47 Million Foreign Tourists from Jan to May

Thailand Welcomes 9.47 Million Foreign Tourists Until May
A couple of tourists walking outside a temple in Thailand (photo: pexels)

Thailand has welcomed 9.47 million foreign tourists so far this year, generating about USD 391 billion (USD 11 billion) in revenue, according to government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

NTT Announces Next Generation Platform for Managed Network Services

SPEKTRA leverages the most advanced AIOps and automation for improved operational efficiency and a better customer experience

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – NTT Ltd., a leading IT infrastructure and services company, today announces SPEKTRA (Sentient Platform for Network Transformation) as the next generation of its global services platform for NTT Managed Networks solutions. The platform provides customers with a direct pathway towards network transformation, underpinned by NTT’s managed services experience, expertise, and expansive technical resources. According to NTT’s Global Network survey, 93% of organizations recognize the importance of the network as the backbone of digital transformation.1

SPEKTRA builds on the comprehensive network management and monitoring capabilities of the Managed Campus Networks platform, which was first launched in April 2022. SPEKTRA encapsulates the company’s vision for a fully autonomous Network Operations Center (NOC) leveraging AIOps, predictive analytics, and automation techniques, leading to strengthened network performance and reliability, enhanced monitoring capabilities, and improved operational efficiency.

SPEKTRA incorporates cloud and edge capabilities and includes enhanced anomaly detection and root cause analytics that further improve both the proactive and pre-emptive functionality of the ticket management system. Additionally, SPEKTRA leverages edge platform capabilities to deliver more comprehensive network observability that enterprises are demanding. SPEKTRA provides the capability to not only monitor our clients’ networks but also the services running on top of the networks and how applications are experiencing the network, giving clients much needed observability into the performance of their services and applications.

SPEKTRA enables the following cloud and edge features:

SPEKTRA Cloud: Central to the automated functionality of the platform, SPEKTRA Cloud comprises the AI engine, client-facing reporting, analytics, and service portal.

SPEKTRA Edge: Encompassing client connectivity at the edge, enabled by the cloud, SPEKTRA Edge provides advanced edge automation, edge monitoring and backup, edge security and privacy, and edge log management. In addition, SPEKTRA Edge provides container and appliance-based probes that enable network observability through our Service Experience Insights capabilities, edge application management functionality, and zero touch provisioning.

This functionality is complemented by more robust analytics for historical data and forecasting that can be viewed from the portal, enhancing the predictive capabilities for improved network performance. The offering is bolstered by expanded service levels for monitoring with the addition of network services and site availability SLA’s that can be flexibly tailored to meet client requirements. The broader scope of service level metrics aligns to the platform’s more service centric approach to generating positive business outcomes for customers.

“We are excited to be announcing this new platform release for NTT Managed Networks,” commented Amit Dhingra, EVP Managed Enterprise Services at NTT Ltd. “We believe the market for managed network services is poised for a seismic shift towards more AI-enabled, automated functionality that spans cloud and edge and will result in substantial customer benefits. SPEKTRA will leverage a powerful combination of NTT innovation in AIOps and managed networking solutions expertise, partnerships with leading technology providers, and a service-centric focus to providing best in class solutions for our customers. Our ability to deploy SPEKTRA to edge locations adds a level of visibility and observability for our clients from their edge locations through their networks.”

Other key features of SPEKTRA include:
  • AI-enabled Incident Management: A five-times reduction in incidents, with up to 90% of tickets resolved before the customer has a view of them, leading to less network downtime, increased availability, and an improved experience.
  • Service Experience Insights: Advanced monitoring functionality provides real-time observability of how users are experiencing business critical applications from many or all locations in their network.

  • Managed Prisma SASE: In partnership with Palo Alto Networks, this service offers clients an end-to-end managed SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solution that integrates networking and security functionality delivered through a cloud model to help address the security challenges of today’s hybrid workplace model and accessing cloud applications from any location.
  • Center: Managed Cisco DNA A cloud-based solution enabled through a Cisco appliance that functions to centralize and automate management of the Cisco devices through real-time analytics and insights. Built on Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture, the solution helps organizations streamline their network operations, reduce downtime, and improve overall network performance.
  • Managed MDR Service: A fully managed detection and response add-on service which incorporates detection and response notifications and actions into the client portal this is currently under development.
  • Guest Wi-Fi Management: Administration and onboarding of guest Wi-Fi access while providing enhanced data analytics functionality. This built-in value-add eliminates the need for businesses to manage the operational burden separately, and incorporates an underlying platform provided by an NTT partner, Cloud4Wi.
The breadth of vendor technologies supported include Cisco, Aruba, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Fortinet, Arista, and F5.

“NTT’s vision for its next generation managed network services platform reflects what enterprises demand from networking solutions at a technology, commercial, and user requirement level,” commented Curtis Price, Program Vice President, Infrastructure Services at IDC. “This new release of the SPEKTRA platform and its featured enhancements leverage the latest innovation in AIOps, automation and software-driven, centralized management techniques while upgrading service levels, extending the scope of commercial flexibility, and placing the focus on business outcomes. This combination of platforms attributes, underpinned by NTT’s heritage as a managed service provider, takes its value proposition to a new level, delivering the improved network performance, operational efficiency, and user experiences that modern enterprises seek from their managed network solutions.”

To find out more about NTT’s Managed Networks powered by SPEKTRA, click here.

Hashtag: #NTT

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About NTT Ltd.

As part of NTT DATA, a USD 30 billion IT services provider, NTT Ltd. is a leading IT infrastructure and services company serving 65% of the Fortune Global 500 and more than 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We lay the foundation for organizations’ edge-to-cloud networking ecosystem, simplify the complexity of their workloads across multicloud environments, and innovate at the edge of their IT environments where networks, cloud and applications converge. We offer tailored infrastructure and ensure consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our secure, scalable and customizable data centers. On the journey towards a software-defined future, we support organizations with our platform-delivered infrastructure services. We enable a connected future. Visit us at

The Boundless Hackathon at Stanford, an event co-hosted by the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, Zebec Protocol, Nautilus Chain, and Rootz Labs, has officially launched

NEW YORK, US – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – Aimed at incubating high-quality developers and projects, the Boundless Hackathon at Stanford, spearheaded by Zebec Protocol, has been ceremoniously set in motion. The event, co-hosted by the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, Zebec Protocol, Nautilus Chain, and Rootz Labs, is now accepting submissions. This gathering brings together top-notch cyberpunks to carry forward the spirit of pioneering the edges of blockchain technology.

Projects from all chains are invited to apply to the Boundless Hackathon. Participants can select from several tracks, including DeFi, Gaming, and NFTs, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals to bring their vision to fruition.

With cutting-edge tools and resources, participants can push boundaries and significantly impact the future of the blockchain industry. This hackathon event is supported by DoraHacks.

The Boundless Hackathon will take place from May 16th to June 18th where participants could submit the projects online.The winners will be announced during the closing ceremonies on July 1st, with more than $50,000 up for grabs in prizes.

About Cohost

Stanford Blockchain Accelerator

The Stanford Blockchain Accelerator is a non-profit program run by students and alumni and is part of the Stanford Blockchain Club student group. We incubate Stanford student and alumni teams in a 5 month program, helping them build, raise, and launch blockchain projects. Over 90% of teams graduating our program raise from the leading funds (>$80M cumulative raises), and over 60% launch and are post revenue within 6 months of our program!

Nautilus

Nautilus Chain is the first production-ready modular chain in Web3. Through its modular architecture, Nautilus combines the speed of Solana with the decentralization and security of Ethereum to become the fastest EVM chain available, capable of parallel transaction processing.

Zebec Protocol

Zebec is a tax-compliant payment protocol with over 60 business clients and more than $300 million in TVL. It is a continuous settlement protocol founded by Sam Thapaliya that makes payments more efficient, fair, and decentralized.

Rootz Labs

Rootz Labs is a research-centric venture studio crafting blockchain projects that change the game. Our team is led by influential industry leaders with extensive experience in market operations, infrastructure technology, and investment research. Team’s portfolio includes Galxe, Zebec, Partisia Blockchain, Shardeum, Cyberconnect, etc.

Following the event’s commencement, the Co-Hosts formally unveiled five distinct sectors available for applications: DeFi, NFT, GameFi, Infra, and a segment for Others.

Upon releasing the inaugural announcement, the Co-Hosts simultaneously revealed the event’s schedule. The virtual opening ceremony will commence on June 4th, including an Opening Speech, Panel Discussion, and an introduction to the rules of the hackathon. The event will culminate on July 1st with Stanford University’s closing ceremony, featuring a closing speech, Panel Discussion, presentations by projects selected in the final round, and the assignment of prizes. The event boasts an awards pool of $50,000. The prize pool amount will be updated with the most recent contributions. Stay tuned for the distribution rules as well.

About Strategic Partners

Eclipse: Eclipse is a customizable rollup provider allowing developers to “pick and choose” the best aspects of blockchain technology needed to create unique decentralized applications, without making technical trade-offs.

OKX Wallet: OKX wallet is a noncustodial, multichain digital asset storage and management tool available as a browser extension or mobile/web app.

Emurgo: Global leaders in blockchain solutions, empowering developers, startups, and governments.

Huobi Ventures: Huobi Ventures is the global investment division of Huobi, which empowers Huobi’s global presence and boosts the shared growth and benefits with its global partners through capital operation.

Bitmart: Bitmart is a leading global crypto exchange offering diverse, innovative cryptocurrency trading services.

Agallochum Capital: Agallochum Capital is a web3.0-focused investment firm with a long-term, people-centric strategy, noted for backing significant projects.

Tiger VC DAO: Tiger VC DAO was established in 2022 and was jointly initiated by a dozen Web3 VC Core Builders. It is a decentralized VC organization for global Web3 investors.

Shardeum: Shardeum is an EVM-based L1 that uses dynamic state sharding to increase TPS with every new node. Build global scale decentralized applications on Shardeum with low fees forever.

About Ecosystem Partners

DoraHack: A global hacker community revolutionizing the blockchain space through innovative solutions.

Footprint Analytics: A data platform blending web2 and web3 data across 26 chains. Builders can quickly build Dapps with the visualization tool and a powerful multi-chain API for NFTs, GameFi, DeFi, and more. They are advocates for sustainability in blockchain, driving impactful projects.

Blockchain Academy: The largest Web3 GenZ community in Asia, dedicated to nurturing and developing the next generation of Web3.0 talent. Educators in blockchain technology, shaping the minds that will lead the industry’s future.

Talentre: Talentre is a blockchain-powered Web3 education and talent network platform.

About Technology Partners

Aspecta: Aspecta is an AI-enabled protocol for creating self-sovereign digital identities, fostering an interoperable identity ecosystem based on Web2 & Web3.

About Community Support

Builderdao: A decentralized hub for blockchain innovation, fostering growth in the blockchain ecosystem.

SUWA: A vibrant blockchain community advancing blockchain technology and applications.

Moledao: Democratic architects in the blockchain space, building a more efficient ecosystem.

WWU: Empowering women in the blockchain space, fostering diversity and inclusion in the Web3 ecosystem.

0xU Hong Kong BlockChain Club: Hong Kong’s hub for blockchain dialogue, educating, and driving discussions.

Tintinland: A dynamic platform in the blockchain world, contributing to the vibrant and innovative blockchain community.

OneBlock: Advocates for blockchain exploration and promotion, shaping the future of blockchain technology.

Meta Era: A leading Web3.0 one-stop resource aggregator based in Hong Kong.

Denet: Is a powerful “Task to Earn”business growth tool to assist our clients to boost their brand awareness,SNS Account followers, community growth, content engagements etc. in a decentralized way.

Hashtag: #Zebec

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Atome partners with Amazon to offer deferred payment option during checkout in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – Atome, Southeast Asia’s leading buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform, has today announced that its flexible buy now pay later payment option is now available for Amazon customers in Singapore during checkout.

Amazon and Atome partnership Singapore
Amazon and Atome partnership Singapore

This is Amazon’s first buy now pay later partnership of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Amazon.sg customers can now pay using Atome’s pay-in-three, zero interest payment option. They first have to bind their Atome account before selecting the pay-in-three easy payments, zero interest option (screenshots here). If they don’t have an Atome account, they can download and register for an account on Atome Singapore’s mobile app on Apple’s App Store or Google Play.

As part of the launch, Amazon customers can redeem $15 off (minimum spend of $150) when they select Atome at checkout from June 1 onwards.

William Yang, Head of Commercial, Atome, said, “We’re truly humbled by this opportunity to serve customers with one of the world’s largest online retailers here in Singapore and this partnership is a first for Amazon here in Southeast Asia. In our discussions, delivering a superior customer and brand partner experience for Amazon users was key. Amazon customers in Singapore can now enjoy greater payment choice, convenience and flexibility and vice versa, Atome users in Singapore can now also shop and pay on Amazon within our app.”

Atome’s media kit of the partnership is available here.

According to FIS Worldpay Global Payments 2023 Report, buy now pay later accounted for USD 100 billion of APAC’s e-commerce transaction value in 2022, with Southeast Asia and India set to drive APAC’s strongest ecommerce growth through to 2026.

Hashtag: #Amazon #Atome #BNPL #BuyNowPayLater #Singapore


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About Atome

is Southeast Asia’s leading buy now pay later platform, partnering online and offline retailers to increase conversions and grow average orders and customer segments. It currently partners over 15,000 online and offline retailers across Southeast Asia. Key merchant partners include Amazon, Sephora, Agoda, Trip.com, ZALORA, SHEIN, Zara, Marks & Spencer, Charles & Keith, Aldo and Pandora. For consumers, Atome offers choice, convenience and flexibility in how they choose to shop and pay. Atome is part of Singapore-headquartered Advance Intelligence Group, one of the largest independent financial services-focussed technology startups in Asia.

MIMS celebrates 60 years of empowering healthcare communities

“Pioneering spirit” since 1963 continues with new markets, new app/website, new insights and more for 2023 and beyond

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – MIMS Pte Ltd, Asia’s largest multi-channel provider of drug information, medical communications, events management, and marketing services, celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

In September 1963, the company’s first medical information journal was published in Australia as “Monthly Index of Medical Specialties” – the acronym of which still occupies pride of place as the company’s name, MIMS.

See the company’s journey at https://corporate.mims.com/about-mims/

Empowering healthcare communities since 1963

To this day, MIMS lives up to its pioneering spirit and stays true to its vision of empowering healthcare communities across Asia – and beyond – as we will be launching several exciting initiatives:

  • New markets: We are actively growing our local team and expanding our business in the Middle East, working with global pharma companies.
  • New insights for the healthcare industry: We will be identifying and addressing gaps on medical information between healthcare professionals (HCPs) and pharma, with focus on content creation and delivery. The results of a multi-country survey will be out in Q3 2023.
  • Wider CME/CPD coverage: In addition to Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, MIMS will be delivering locally relevant clinical content to HCPs across more Asian countries via free online modules at MIMS Education, https://education.mims.com
  • New eMIMSplus website and app: Launched this year to our Australian market, eMIMSplus is a major addition to the MIMS suite of products. Users can now access essential information quicker with the new interface and make more confident decisions with Australia’s most trusted medicine information provider. Learn more at https://emims.plus

“An incredible milestone”

CEO Masaki Takahata said on MIMS’ diamond anniversary: “Celebrating 60 years is an incredible milestone for any company and I am extremely proud and grateful.

It is a testament to the value MIMS brings to the healthcare industry, and the trust we receive from our clients and partners. This achievement is also not possible without our passionate and hardworking team members – past and present. Thank you all for your support!”

Throughout 2023, MIMS will be holding several activities to toast the people who have been instrumental in our journey.

Watch the video: MIMS reflects on 60 years at https://www.linkedin.com/company/mims-pte-ltd/

More diversified than ever

60 years on, the MIMS business is more diversified than ever, offering best in class services and innovation to drive insightful learning among doctors, healthcare companies, and the entire medical community.

To learn more about MIMS and our latest projects, go to: https://corporate.mims.com or follow us on LinkedIn (MIMS Pte Ltd)
Hashtag: #MIMS #MIMS60years #diamondanniversary #pioneers #empoweringhealthcarecommunities #pureknowledge #productinnovation #clientsatisfaction #AsiaPacific #ANZ #healthcare #medicalmarketing #medcomms #clinicaldecisionsolutions

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About MIMS: Empowering Healthcare Communities to Improve Patient Outcomes

MIMS is Asia’s largest multi-channel provider of drug information, medical communications, events management, marketing, and recruitment services. Established in 1963, our work empowers healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes by facilitating knowledge exchange and better decision-making. Today, MIMS is present in 18 markets globally with over two million healthcare professional subscribers to our drug & resource portal, digital and print publications.

Combining healthcare communications expertise with our established networks and presence in the Asian healthcare community, we enable clients to engage their stakeholders in meaningful dialogue through a range of medical and marketing communications services.

We facilitate long-term placement of nurses, pharmacists and doctors across the globe to match the demands of healthcare institutions looking for high calibre practitioners.

MIMS has offices in the following global markets:
Singapore (headquarters), Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam

Learn more at or follow us at

OCTO, new FinOps solution from Alphaus, to help businesses maximize ROI on their cloud usage

Designed for maximum cloud cost control and efficiency with smart visualization, intelligent allocation, and advanced analytics, the SaaS-based FinOps automation platform drives cloud cost optimization by streamlining interactions between key teams and stakeholders in the organization. The feature-rich platform lets any business save on or control cloud costs and maximize ROI on their cloud infrastructure.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 May 2023 – Alphaus Inc. (https://alphaus.cloud/en/), the market leader in cloud financial management (CFM) solutions in Japan with a growing regional presence in Southeast Asia, is extending its suite of SaaS solutions to cater to SMEs and large enterprises running on cloud infrastructure.

Having successfully delivered huge cost savings to companies in Japan and Southeast Asia through its proven solutions for managed service providers (MSP), the company is now globally introducing OCTO, a SaaS-based FinOps platform for any business that uses cloud infrastructure for its operations. Beyond cost savings, OCTO enables finance, FinOps and DevOps teams to work together effectively to achieve the best outcomes for the business. Moreover, OCTO integrates effectively with a multitude of third-party solutions, acting as the connecting hub that brings them all together. This seamless integration enhances user experience, solidifying OCTO as an essential tool for end-users.

Companies interested in minimizing wasted cloud spend, saving costs and maximizing their ROI are now invited to sign up for the waitlist to experience the many benefits of OCTO.

OCTO enables cost aggregation by account, service, or tags with centralized account management for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Smart visualization through project-specific dashboards provides a clear view and understanding of all cloud costs. With advanced tag management, OCTO then intelligently distributes project costs and allocates credits and savings through its optimization capabilities. It helps businesses with a comprehensive cost optimization cycle covering numerous daily operations and enabling auto-pilot cost optimization, together with detailed metrics for gauging success of plans and actions.

“Due to the growing complexity of cloud technologies, most businesses find it a significant challenge to track cloud usage and associated costs across the organization. This lack of clear visibility and understanding of cloud costs negates the potential benefits and savings for companies by using the cloud,” said Hajime Hirose, CEO of Alphaus. “We aim to solve this problem at scale with a versatile, comprehensive, and user-centric solution like OCTO, and help any business, whether it is a SME or a large enterprise, to fully realize the benefits of using the cloud. Beyond understanding cloud spend, we want to empower businesses to seamlessly manage and optimize that spend with appropriate allocation, generate savings, and make a tangible impact on their bottom line.”

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to save on cloud costs and maximize your ROI. Sign up for the waitlist today and be among the first to experience the many benefits of OCTO. Visit: https://lp.alphaus.cloud/
Hashtag: #Alphaus #OCTO #FinOps #PublicCloud #CFM #SaaS #Business #SME #Startup #CloudCostOptimization #CloudFinOps

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Alphaus Inc.

Alphaus (), a VC-backed tech start-up on a mission to simplify cloud computing for everyone, specializes in Cloud Financial Management (CFM) solutions. The company enables cloud services partners and other businesses to understand, manage and optimize complicated cloud spend, billings and resource allocation for maximizing ROI on their investments in the cloud. Alphaus provides a suite of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for multi-cloud management supporting AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Founded in 2015, Alphaus Inc. is backed by reputed investors like DNX Ventures, NTT DoCoMo Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Archetype Ventures, Accord Ventures, and 500 Global. The company’s roster of clients includes NTT Data, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), and ISI-Dentsu. Headquartered in Japan, Alphaus has a rapidly growing Global Delivery Centre and Regional Headquarter in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to support its rapid expansion in the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions.