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foodpanda Joins Forces with the Ministry of Finance and MDEC to Spur E-Commerce Spending

 |  Friday, 02 July 2021 17:48  |  Published in GENERAL

Malaysia, July 2, 2021 - foodpanda Malaysia today announced a collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to encourage the adoption of e-commerce by micro enterprises and SMEs as well as encourage online consumer consumption through the Shop Malaysia Online and Go E-Commerce initiatives which will be running from July to December 2021.

The Ministry, through a co-funded matching programme with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and selected e-commerce platforms will provide on-boarding training, seller subsidy and sales support to both micro enterprises and SMEs from 1 July to end December, to widen their market reach, as well as assist in their shift towards business digitisation through Go E-Commerce. Fresh food producers such as farmers and fishermen as well as women entrepreneurs and home cook chefs are also encouraged to join this campaign. Similarly, the Government will also be co-funding digital discount vouchers with selected e-commerce platforms to encourage online consumer consumption through Shop Malaysia Online.

UOB Malaysia appoints Ng Wei Wei to Deputy CEO

 |  Friday, 02 July 2021 17:47  |  Published in GENERAL

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2 July 2021 – UOB Malaysia has promoted its Head of Wholesale Banking, Ms Ng Wei Wei, to Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 July 2021. In her new role, she will assist the CEO, Mr Wong Kim Choong, in driving the Bank’s strategic business priorities, including generating strong performance, developing more customer-centric solutions and progressing its innovation agenda as the Bank moves into the next phase of growth. 

As Deputy CEO, Ms Ng retains her current role as Head of Wholesale Banking. Under her wholesale banking portfolio, she is also entrusted to manage and to provide oversight on the Bank’s Foreign Direct Investment Advisory, Islamic Banking and Labuan offshore businesses. In addition, she now oversees Retail Banking (comprising Personal Financial Services and Business Banking), Channels and Digitalisation, and the Risk Management functions. She will work closely with the respective function leads to achieve the Bank’s objectives and goals and to support the growth of UOB’s franchise across Asia. 

Smaller Doesn’t Mean Less Powerful

 |  Friday, 02 July 2021 17:46  |  Published in GENERAL

Samsung’s latest addition to its Tab portfolio, the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, is a compact, affordable, yet high performing tablet that provides better content viewing experience in a small body. This is due to the MediaTek MT8768T chipset, which is at the core of its power.

The Tab A7 Lite is equipped to deal with higher performance demands on its octa-core processor. Whether you want to browse the web or play your favourite games, the processor will step up and deliver a smooth and fast experience. If you want to watch your favourite moments in motion, the chipset provides an efficient playback rate that gives you an enjoyable cinematic experience. Coupled with a powerful graphics processor, it produces a high resolution display that makes it hard for you to look away.


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