CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED THIS RAMADHAN

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- 7-Eleven Malaysia, the nation’s leading convenience chain store, carries on its goodwill of providing for the underprivileged community through its annual CSR charity programme this time of the year with Semurni Kasih through the Community Care program.

The donation drive will be held in the holy month of Ramadhan, running for 43 days from now until 10 June 2019. Customers are encouraged to contribute through the campaign by purchasing necessities and supplies from 7-Eleven stores nationwide and placing them into the collection box positioned in a prominent area of the store. Supplies could range from biscuits, instant food, groceries, medications, and other household essentials found in the store. The contributions will then be distributed by 7-Eleven to selected beneficiaries across the country.

Since its inception in 2008, Semurni Kasih has collected and disbursed almost RM15 million worth of provisions to close to 2,000 beneficiaries in Malaysia.

“We believe each contribution to Semurni Kasih, be it small or big, would make a positive impact towards the less fortunate community. From supporting local orphanages, nursing homes, and care centres, we are motivated to make this year’s campaign a bigger one, and encourage the public’s unwavering support and contribution to make this a successful initiative. With our network of 2,300 stores throughout Malaysia, doing good this Ramadhan is convenient and easy!” said Ronan Lee, Marketing General Manager of 7-Eleven Malaysia.

Semurni Kasih is part of 7-Eleven Malaysia’s Community Care, a non-profit entity set up to implement corporate responsibility and philanthropic initiatives in support of underprivileged groups and sustains environmental conservation efforts.

For more information on Semurni Kasih and 7-Eleven Community Care, please visit www.7eleven.com.my or follow 7ElevenMalaysia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
 
About 7-Eleven Malaysia

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad through its subsidiary 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is the owner and operator of 7-Eleven stores in Malaysia. Incorporated on 4 June 1984, 7-Eleven Malaysia has made its mark in the retailing scene and has been a prominent icon for over 35 years. 7-Eleven Malaysia is the pioneer and largest 24-hours standalone convenience store operator in Malaysia with over 2,320 outlets nationwide and serves close to a million customers daily. 7-Eleven stores can be found across bustling commercial districts to serene suburban residential compounds throughout Malaysia, from petrol stations and LRT stations to shopping malls and medical institutions. 7-Eleven is Always There For You.

Source: RedHot Media Sdn Bhd 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Lawrence Ng
Manager, Communications & Creative
7-Eleven Malaysia
Tel: 03-2142 1136 / 018-371 1766
Email: lawrence.ng@7eleven.com.my 

--BERNAMA

Putra Business School hosts free preview for postgraduate programmes

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- The Putra Business School (PBS) will host its next Preview Day tomorrow and May 29, providing an ideal platform to dive deeper options and get a taste of university life.

The free preview will be held at the Office Building of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) UPM Serdang, Selangor.

Prospective students will have the privilege of personalised coaching during the meeting with PBS Non-Thesis Programme and Thesis Programme Directors whereby, help will be extended to unleash which programme suits one’s interest and skill.

Prospects will also be privileged to get waivers in processing and acceptance fees worth RM360 (local applicant) and RM450 (international applicant).

The waivers will be given to those who attend the preview only.

PBS is the first postgraduate business school in Malaysia to earn the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is well known for its exceptional contribution in nurturing human leaders through its postgraduate programmes (MBA, MSc & PhD).

For more details on the preview, contact 03 8947 1790/92 or email to nurain@putrabs.edu.my

-- BERNAMA

Synchronoss DXP enables mobile operators to offer Amazon´s digital services

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Digital Experience Platform (DXP) developed by Synchronoss Technologies Inc will enable global mobile operators to offer Amazon consumer services to their customers as part of their invoice.

Synchronoss DXP is a unique low-code platform that significantly reduces time-to-market and simplifies information technology delivery for any organisation looking to transform and optimise its digital customer experience and journeys.

Using the DXP tools, companies can create, configure and manage all types of transactions across omni channel environments, providing them the ability to share real-time customer data, choices and actions across channels, easily integrating with existing systems and user interfaces.

Synchronoss, president and chief executive officer, Glenn Lurie said Synchronoss teamed up with Amazon to facilitate dynamic customer journeys for mobile subscribers to access Amazon services via a payment relationship with their local operator.

“These types of high-value service and content partnerships will be critical in helping operators improve customer engagement as we look to help them overcome complexity and generate additional revenue.”

-- BERNAMA

WeWork Companies conference call will discuss Q1 financial results

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- WeWork Companies Inc, as issuer of its 7.875 per cent Senior Notes due 2025 (Senior Notes) will hold a conference call on May 15 (4pm, Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2019.

Senior Notes’ current holders and beneficial owners, and bona fide prospective purchasers, who are qualified institutional buyers or non-United States persons, securities analysts, and market-making financial institutions may gain access to the call information for the conference call by registering on the company’s secure website.

According to a statement, parties requesting access to the website will be required to provide certain representations and warranties confirming their status and the information provided will be treated as confidential.

-- BERNAMA

Nanjing Tech Week builds new platform to expand international 'friends circle'

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- Themed ‘Innovation in Nanjing, Limitless Opportunities’, the ‘Nanjing Tech Week’ will be held on June 26, with the principal of "innovating, sharing and winning together".

Nanjing Tech Week brings together innovative minds to exchange groundbreaking ideas in summits that will form Nanjing's own ‘Davos Forum’.

It will host the NJ TECH exhibition to showcase cutting-edge technologies and create a brand-new version of VivaTech in Nanjing, addressing key topics of industrial development in a series of conferences, establishing Nanjing's own improved Hannover Messe, and holding competitions in entrepreneurship and innovation -- Nanjing's very own ‘Oscars’ to award excellence in both areas.

Nanjing Tech Week encourages different districts, universities and organisations to launch their respective events, establishing Nanjing's own ‘Roman Forum’ on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Meanwhile, the ‘2019 China Nanjing Tech Week Boston Station’ activities were recently held in Boston, USA, whereby, the Boston Station was one of the activities of the Nanjing Tech Week.

To deepen the construction of ‘Innovative City, Beautiful Ancient Capital’, Nanjing will hold ‘Nanjing Tech Week’, which aims to build an ideal space for mutual creation, build an international platform for sharing, and create unlimited opportunities for mutual benefit.

Since the beginning of the Tech Week, the organising committee has issued thousands of ‘Nanjing Invitations’ worldwide. Currently, it has received over 1,000 responses from more than 20 countries, including academicians of domestic and foreign academies, officials of the multinational Innovation Agency, and science and technology counsellors and world-renowned entrepreneurs.

Singapore will participate in the whole process as a guest country. It is expected that the number of participants in main conference will exceed 5,000, including 1,000 overseas guests, and the number of participants will be approximately 100,000 during the tech week.

-- BERNAMA

CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED THIS RAMADHAN

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- 7-Eleven Malaysia, the nation’s leading convenience chain store, carries on its goodwill of providing for the underprivileged community through its annual CSR charity programme this time of the year with Semurni Kasih through the Community Care program.

The donation drive will be held in the holy month of Ramadhan, running for 43 days from now until 10 June 2019. Customers are encouraged to contribute through the campaign by purchasing necessities and supplies from 7-Eleven stores nationwide and placing them into the collection box positioned in a prominent area of the store. Supplies could range from biscuits, instant food, groceries, medications, and other household essentials found in the store. The contributions will then be distributed by 7-Eleven to selected beneficiaries across the country.

Since its inception in 2008, Semurni Kasih has collected and disbursed almost RM15 million worth of provisions to close to 2,000 beneficiaries in Malaysia.

“We believe each contribution to Semurni Kasih, be it small or big, would make a positive impact towards the less fortunate community. From supporting local orphanages, nursing homes, and care centres, we are motivated to make this year’s campaign a bigger one, and encourage the public’s unwavering support and contribution to make this a successful initiative. With our network of 2,300 stores throughout Malaysia, doing good this Ramadhan is convenient and easy!” said Ronan Lee, Marketing General Manager of 7-Eleven Malaysia.

Semurni Kasih is part of 7-Eleven Malaysia’s Community Care, a non-profit entity set up to implement corporate responsibility and philanthropic initiatives in support of underprivileged groups and sustains environmental conservation efforts.

For more information on Semurni Kasih and 7-Eleven Community Care, please visit www.7eleven.com.my or follow 7ElevenMalaysia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Epiq, helmed by Michelle Deichmeister, leads business transformation solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Michelle Deichmeister has joined Epiq, the legal services industry leader, as president and general manager to lead global business transformation solutions business.

Deichmeister, a seasoned executive who excels at driving enterprise growth and profitability, brings to Epiq over 30 years of senior leadership and management experience.

She has significant experience leveraging global operational scale via process discipline and a track record of delivering exceptionally high levels of client satisfaction. 

At Epiq, she will be responsible in expanding the range of solutions from business process solutions to new, technology-enabled business process outsourcing and transformation solutions.

She will focus on law firms and expand into corporate legal departments in the finance and banking, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and technology verticals.

Most recently, Deichmeister held the role of executive vice-president of Exela Technologies, where she was responsible for the development and execution of strategy and operations for the company.

-- BERNAMA