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Score the New iPad Pro for $0 with M1’s Fully Personalised Bespoke Flexi Plan

Looking to buy the most advanced iPad Pro ever? M1 ensures that you can get it for an incredible price, with the new iPad Pro available on our Bespoke Flexi Plan for as low as $0. Head in-store or online to find out more.

 

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 May 2021 – With the release of the new iPad Pro, Apple has once again changed the game when it comes to tablet computers. With the official launch held on May 21, 2021, customers can now get their hands on this revolutionary product both in-store and online at M1. Featuring fully personalised mobile plans and $0 upfront payment, Apple fans don’t have to look any further when seeking out the new iPad Pro, and other great products like the new purple iPhone 12.

Experience a Massive Leap in Performance

Shop at M1 to buy the new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 5G. Featuring the breakthrough Apple-designed M1 chip, these devices offer more long-lasting power than ever before. Alongside an all-new 12MP Ultra-Wide front camera with Center Stage feature, plus support for Thunderbolt and USB 4, the new iPad Pro can handle even the most demanding workflows.

Designed with advanced display technology for an unmatched viewing experience, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro also offers extreme dynamic range for greater brightness and on-screen details. Available in silver and space grey finishes, purchase this blisteringly fast device at M1 on a fully personalised plan and discover the mind-blowing performance of the new iPad Pro for yourself.

Enjoy Mobile Freedom with M1’s Flexible Data Plans

At M1, our mobile plans are designed to give customers complete control over their usage. This extends to the new iPad Pro, as M1’s Bespoke Flexi Plan allows customers to get this new device for as low as $0 upfront payment on the day of purchase, and outstanding balance covered with instalments over 12 to 36 months.

With zero early termination fees or hidden admin charges, M1’s customers can simply upgrade or downgrade their mobile plans on the fly using the My M1+ App – no strings attached. Whether you want to switch up your mobile data, talktime or mobile add-ons, anything is possible on the Bespoke Flexi Plan.

Get The Latest Releases at M1 Today

Get the new Apple iPad Pro at M1 to enjoy unparalleled freedom with your purchase and mobile plan. Alongside a great selection of discounts, bundle deals and exclusive promotions, head in-store or online today to get the latest products on your terms.

About M1

M1, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, is Singapore’s first digital network operator, providing a suite of communications services, including mobile, fixed line, and fibre offerings to over two million customers.

Since the launch of its commercial services in 1997, M1 has achieved many firsts – becoming one of the first operators to be awarded one of Singapore’s two nationwide 5G standalone network licences, being the first operator to offer nationwide 4G service, ultra-high-speed fixed broadband, fixed voice, and other services on the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN).

M1’s mission is to drive transformation and evolution in Singapore’s telecommunications landscape through cutting-edge technology and its made-to-measure offerings. For more information, visit www.m1.com.sg

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Authorities Authorize Outdoor Exercise During Lockdown

Vientiane Capital prohibits exercising in certain public spaces
Vientiane Capital prohibits exercising in certain public spaces.

Authorities have changed their tune on outdoor exercise, with a new notice issued by the Ministry of Education and Sports now allowing people to undertake outdoor exercise in public parks during the lockdown period.

Man Arrested for Double Murder in Champasack Province

double murder in Champasack

Police have arrested a man following the murder of two elderly women in Champasak Province on Monday.

Laos Confirms Ten New Covid-19 Infections and Third Death

Covid-19 update

Laos has confirmed ten new cases of Covid-19 and a third death as community spread continues in the capital city.

Smart Manufacturers Face a Security Conundrum as they Tackle Emerging 5G Threats

Trend Micro Research reveals multiple proof-of-concept attacks on connected systems

 

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 May 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, released in-depth research highlighting new threats to 4G/5G campus networks, many of which capitalize on the difficulty organizations have in patching critical OT environments.

The report details multiple attack scenarios and possible mitigations, using a testing environment designed to mimic a smart factory campus network.

To read the “Attacks From 4G/5G Core Networks: Risks of the Industrial IoT in Compromised Campus Network” report, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk/security/news/internet-of-things/the-transition-to-5g-security-implications-of-campus-networks .

“Manufacturers are at the cutting edge of IIoT deployment, gearing up with 5G to tap the power of connectivity everywhere to drive greater speed, safety and efficiency. But with new technology comes new threats added to legacy challenges,” said Yohei Ishihara, security evangelist for Trend Micro. “As the report warns, many are stuck in a bind—unable to afford the downtime necessary to patch critical system vulnerabilities that may otherwise be exploited. Fortunately, our extensive research also highlights multiple mitigations and best practices to protect the smart factories of today and tomorrow.”

The report identifies several key entry points for attackers to compromise a core 4G/5G network:

  • Servers hosting core network services: targeting of vulnerabilities and weak passwords in these standard COTS x86 servers.
  • VMs or containers: these can also be exposed if the latest patches aren’t applied promptly.
  • Network infrastructure: appliances are often overlooked during patching cycles.
  • Base stations: also contain firmware which needs to be updated from time-to-time.

Once the attacker gets in the core network from any of these entry points, they will attempt lateral movement in a bid to intercept and change network packets. By attacking industrial control systems in smart manufacturing environments like the test site, attackers could steal sensitive data, sabotage production, or hold organizations to ransom.

From the 11 attack scenarios demonstrated, one of the most potentially damaging involves targeting Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers, which are commonly used by IT and field engineers. The upgrade to 5G doesn’t automatically protect RDP traffic, so attackers could use this access to download malware and ransomware, or directly hijack industrial control systems. RDP v 10.0 is the most secure version and may offer some protections against these attacks, but again it may be difficult for organizations to upgrade.

Among the recommendations made in the report to protect 4G/5G campus networks are:

  • VPN or IPSec to protect remote communication channels, including to remote sites and base stations
  • Application-layer encryption (HTTPS, MQTTS, LDAPS, encrypted VNC, RDP v10, and secure industrial protocols like S7COMM-Plus)
  • EDR, XDR or MDR to monitor attacks and lateral movement inside the campus and the containerized core network
  • Proper network segregation with VLAN or SDN
  • Prompt patching, where possible, of servers, routers and base stations
  • Anomaly detection products, like Trend Micro Mobile Network Security, which are campus network-aware and provide a robust way to cut off unlisted device/SIM card pairs

Building a mobile network in an enterprise environment involves both the end users as well as various stakeholders, including service providers and integrators. In addition, private 4G / 5G networks are large-scale infrastructure and have a long life, so once built, they are difficult to replace or modify. Therefore, it is essential to implement “security by default” to identify and mitigate security risks at the design stage.

About Trend Micro

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 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.trendmicro.com.hk


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Tanoto Foundation Endowment Enables Renaming of Northwestern University’s Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises to ‘John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises’

Endowment Continues Tanoto Foundation’s Commitment to the Study Of Family Enterprise at Leading Universities

 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES – Media OutReach – 28 May 2021 – The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the renaming of the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises to the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises, which was made possible through an endowment from Tanoto Foundation. Professor John Ward, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Family Enterprise, previously served as co-director of the center.



Ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the renaming of the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises to the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises, which was made possible through an endowment from Tanoto Foundation. Pictured from left: Anderson Tanoto, Board of Trustees, Tanoto Foundation; Professor John L. Ward, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Family Enterprise; Professor Morton Schapiro, President Northwestern University; Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto, co-founders of Tanoto Foundation; and Professor Francesca Cornelli, Dean Kellogg School of Management.

“The vast majority of businesses around the world are family businesses, and they drive significant innovation and growth in our global economy,” said Francesca Cornelli, Dean of Kellogg. “With the generous support of the Tanoto Foundation and the Tanoto family, the Kellogg School of Management will continue to expand on the Ward Center’s innovative, world-class work, building on the extraordinary foundation laid by Professor Ward.”

Pictured above, from left: Professor John L. Ward, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Family Enterprise; and Sukanto Tanoto, co-founder of Tanoto Foundation.


Mr. Ward has been a guiding force in developing the renowned teaching and research center, which provides cutting-edge thinking and guidance for family business strategies, governance, succession, entrepreneurship, foundations and business culture. A practical theorist, he has conducted extensive research, working with families worldwide and bringing that knowledge back to the classroom. Ward also is an accomplished writer, having co-authored many books and case studies on family business. He previously served on the Tanoto Foundation’s Board of Advisors.

Pictured from left: Professor Morton Schapiro, President Northwestern University; Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto, co-founders of Tanoto Foundation; Professor John L. Ward, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Family Enterprise; Professor Francesca Cornelli, Dean Kellogg School of Management; and Anderson Tanoto, Board of Trustees, Tanoto Foundation.

During the ceremony, Mr. Sukanto Tanoto, who co-founded Tanoto Foundation with his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto in 1981, said: “Family businesses have a special opportunity to make a difference in the world. A typical public company is run quarter on quarter and executives are incentivized based on ‘short-termism’. Family businesses should and must think long-term and embody the spirit of stakeholder capitalism.”

“The main purpose of our gift today to Kellogg is to capture and sustain the essence of what makes Professor John Ward a preeminent scholar in family enterprise, and to pass this spirit and wisdom to future generations.”

Tanoto Foundation’s recent endowment to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University continues its ongoing contributions to the study of family business governance and succession at large globally. Through gifts made in 2012 and 2017, Tanoto Foundation also established the Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The center aims to bridge the knowledge gap between academics and practitioners as well as policymakers through its programs and activities, while spurring knowledge creation in Asian family businesses and entrepreneurship.

According to research conducted by HKUST, the role of family business globally is significant. Over 57% of the U.S. GDP comes from family owned businesses and an even higher rate in China at 60%. In Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and 16th largest economy, more than 50% of local businesses are family owned.

In his address at Northwestern University, Mr. Sukanto added: “Professor John Ward’s prolific work with family businesses has been pivotal for companies, leaders and researchers around the world. His evidence-based work has created groundbreaking insights into the science and dynamics of thriving family businesses and philanthropies. In this constantly changing world, we need John’s work to continue. I’m confident that we’ll continue to build upon his teachings through the John L. Ward Center for Family Enterprises.”

The mission of the Ward Center is to be the thought leader in family enterprise education. Established in 1999, the center has pioneered much of what is known about the collective challenges business-owning families face and led new ways of thinking about the management and leadership of family enterprises.

The endowment will help the center expand its educational offerings to:

  • Share research insights with leading family enterprises around the world
  • Conduct groundbreaking research on the challenges facing enterprising families globally
  • Engage scholars and family enterprises to inform the discipline more fully and to enhance the scholarship and capabilities of the field
  • Augment the family enterprise case and history library — with an emphasis on older, larger, global families that have achieved generational continuity

About Tanoto Foundation

Tanoto Foundation is an independent philanthropic organization founded by Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto based on the belief that every person should have the opportunity to realize his or her full potential. Tanoto Foundation began operation in 1981, when Sukanto and Tinah built a kindergarten and an elementary school in Besitang, North Sumatra.

Tanoto Foundation believes that quality education accelerates equal opportunity. We harness the transformative power of education to realize people’s full potential and to improve lives. The three pillars of Tanoto Foundation are improving learning environments, developing future leaders and facilitating medical research and sciences.

Movement on the Vientiane to Pakse Expressway Project

Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway
A section of the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway.

The government is considering approval of the proposed route for an expressway running from Vientiane Capital to Pakse in the nation’s south.

Amazon and Science Centre Singapore launch Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge to empower STEM exploration amongst the youth in Singapore

As part of the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge, Amazon and Science Centre Singapore are hosting a series of complimentary, immersive robotic-themed workshops for primary and secondary school students, ahead of the National Robotics Competition

 

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 May 2021 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – To spark interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at an early age, Amazon Singapore is collaborating with Science Centre Singapore to host the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge from now until 31 August 2021. Open to all primary and secondary school students in Singapore, the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge is a complimentary, virtual learning experience curated to develop children’s creativity, problem-solving skills, and spark interest in STEM through immersive robot activities and games.


Onboarding Introductory Programme: On-site primary school workshop at Science Centre Singapore

The Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge will equip students with the tools and skills to learn and practise the basics of computer science and coding in the lead up to the National Robotics Competition (NRC) scheduled to take place this September. The NRC is an annual competition organized by Science Centre Singapore that has been running for 22 years.

The Challenge consists of the Onboarding Introductory Programme and the CoderZ Coding Challenge (online competition). The Onboarding Introductory Programme is open to primary (9- 12yrs old) and secondary school students (13- 16yrs old). Through the Challenge, interested students can attend the onboarding workshops hosted virtually by Science Centre Singapore. One of the tasks that participants will need to do is code an Amazon Hercules robot, to deliver a friend’s birthday present within an allotted time. As they digitally navigate through Amazon’s fulfilment centre during the robotics game, they will discover how Amazon uses computer science daily to fulfil customer orders and witness how coding is applied in real-life.

Students keen to participate in the onboarding workshop may proceed to register here, no prior experience required: https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/workshops-activities/amazon-cyber-robotics-challenge

“STEM education has been a key focus at Amazon and as part of our community efforts, we are constantly looking for ways to empower individuals, especially children, to develop their interest and build their skills in science and technology. Coding is the language of the future and learning it early will give students the head-start to explore their passions. As such, we are delighted to broaden our collaboration with Science Centre Singapore to make STEM skills more easily available to students across the country, including children from underrepresented communities,” said Henry Low, Country Manager, Amazon Singapore.

Associate Professor Lim Tit Meng, Chief Executive, Science Centre Board, said, “The young minds of today are the mental giants of tomorrow, and our ambition at Science Centre Singapore has always been to enable learners to realise their full potential. By deepening our collaboration with Amazon Singapore to host the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge, we are humbled to fuel their curiosity, nurture their spirit of adventure and exploration, and spur their interest in STEM. Experimenting with tools and robotics now will go a long way in helping them build a future full of possibilities, inspiration, and innovation for themselves.”

Joanna Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Wishing Well, said, “Children’s Wishing Well is very grateful that our beneficiaries were given this opportunity to experience the world of robotics.”

Amazon’s collaboration with Science Centre Singapore for the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge builds on their 2020 STEM pilot programme allowing primary and secondary school students free access to online courses to complement home-based learning amidst COVID-19.

Appendix: How to participate in the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge

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.

About Science Centre Singapore

Science Centre Singapore, a non-formal educational institution and leading regional Science Centre, along with its group of attractions, brings out the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through its unique blend of exhibitions, educational programmes and events. A custodian of creativity and innovation, Science Centre Singapore has captured the evolution of scientific developments for nearly four decades.

The Centre and its partners have played a pivotal role in transforming the way students and the public interact with and learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Since 1977, the Centre has welcomed over 30 million visitors and inspired them with more than 1,000 exhibits spread across 14 exhibition galleries and outdoor exhibition spaces.

The Centre’s group of attractions include Omni-Theatre, Snow City and KidsSTOP™. The Omni-Theatre is an immersive dual-technology edutainment destination fitted with Southeast Asia’s largest seamless dome screen and featuring the latest and brightest 8k digital full dome system in the world. Snow City is Singapore’s only permanent indoor snow centre offering an Arctic inspired experience at Singapore’s first ice gallery and snow chamber. KidsSTOP™ – Where every child gets to Imagine, Experience, Discover and Dream – is Singapore’s first children’s science centre offering an enriching experience through purposeful play for children aged 18 months to 8 years old. For more information, please visit www.science.edu.sg .

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