March 11, 2021 – Kuala Lumpur- Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]:  Sudarshan Saha joins Publicis Groupe Malaysia as Managing Director - Media & Digital. In this role, he  will be responsible for driving the business growth of its marquee brands and capabilities: Starcom, Zenith,  Spark Foundry, Performics, Digitas and PMX. 

Sudarshan moved from Mindshare Vietnam and was with the WPP group for the past 11 years, 7.5 years  of which were in the ASEAN region. Before that, he has worked in various roles in Broadcast Media and  the Brand/Media function in the BFSI sector. 

Kuala Lumpur, 12th March 2021- Malaysia’s leading employee healthcare and wellness benefits management platform, HealthMetrics, recently announced the launch of its new e-pharmacy service and enhanced in-patient module. These services aim to further provide the Malaysian workforce with more comprehensive, easily accessible healthcare solutions which are in line with the country’s accelerated adoption of digital processes.

Digital Healthcare: Contactless Solutions to Safeguard Employee Health 

Over the last year, COVID-19 has strengthened the foundation of digital healthcare in addition to accelerating the adoption of contactless deliveries and courier services globally. Once a fairly new concept in Malaysia with most people preferring in-person visits to their healthcare providers or their local pharmacies, contactless delivery for medical prescriptions is now growing, with quite a few telehealth players emerging regionally. Despite potential restrictions, this shift in healthcare has its benefits including saving time and cost, not to mention safeguarding the community through continued social distancing. 

Kuala Lumpur, 11 March 2021 – Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (“Alliance Bank” or the “Bank”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Sunway University Sdn. Bhd. (“Sunway University”) to provide courses to help upskill SMEs’ workforce through Sunway iLabs. 

The programme, called 2021 SME Jumpstart Series, is developed by Sunway University and open to all businesses. Registration is now open for the first course under the series, which will begin in April 2021 and conducted via a virtual classroom.

Alliance Bank and Sunway iLabs are currently planning for more SME courses to be announced in the upcoming months. Alliance Bank’s business banking customers or BizSmart® Solution Portal partners will enjoy a special rate when they enrol themselves or their employees in any of the programmes.