QS Quacquarelli Symonds today released the QS Global 250 Business Schools Report 2017 . The analysis recognizes the top institutions for both employability and academic standards across all major world regions and classifies them in four quadrants. Schools excelling at teaching, research and employability place in the ‘Global Elite’ quadrant.

Schools excelling at teaching and producing leading research place in the ‘Top-Tier Research’ quadrant; while schools excelling in employability place in the ‘Top-Tier Employability’ quadrant; The remaining institutions enter the mid-tier, or ‘Superior’, quadrant; 12,125 MBA employers and 8,376 academics contributed to QS’s own analysis.

Key findings include:

North America

• Harvard Business School remains North America’s best MBA provider based on both employability and academic standards;
• The Wharton School ranks 2^nd regionally for academic performance, and 3^rd regionally for MBA graduate employability;
• The Graduate Business School at Stanford University ranks 2^nd regionally for employability, and 3^rd regionally for academic performance;
• In total, 22 North American schools place in the Global Elite quadrant, which contains those MBA providers achieving exceptional scores for both Academic performance and graduate employability. Eighteen are American; four are Canadian.

Europe

• London Business School remains Europe’s leading business school;
• INSEAD of France ranks 2^nd for both indicators;
• HEC Paris ranks 3^rd for graduate employability; the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School follows LBS and INSEAD for academic standing;
• Sixteen European institutions feature in the Global Elite quadrant. This group is comprised of business schools from France (3), Germany (1), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1), Spain (2), Switzerland (2), and the United Kingdom(6).

Asia-Pacific

• The Asia-Pacific region boasts five Global Elite institutions: two from Singapore, two from Australia, and one from India ;
• INSEAD’s Singaporean satellite campus leads the region for employability; it is followed by the AGSM MBA Programs (University of New South Wales) and Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne );
• A Singaporean business school is also the region’s best for academic performance: the NUS Business School (National University of Singapore). The Melbourne Business School ranks 2^nd, while the AGSM MBA Programs ranks 3 ^rd .

Latin America

• Two Latin American business schools join the forty-five Global Elite schools: EGADE Business School and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Other observations

• The University of Cape Town GSB leads the Middle East & Africa region for both indicators.

The full report can be found here .

SOURCE QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s effort to overcome adversity and to live a better life. Today, globalisation, together with advances in communications and transportation, has greatly increased the number of people who have the desire and the capacity to move to other places.

This new era has created challenges and opportunities for societies throughout the world. It also has served to underscore the clear linkage between migration and development, as well as the opportunities it provides for co-development, that is, the concerted improvement of economic and social conditions at both origin and destination.

International Migrants Day is celebrated yearly on the 18^th of December. International Migrants Day is an international day observed for taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world. On December 18, 1990, the General Assembly adopted the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families.

Migration is firmly on the global agenda. In fact, the first United Nations side event on migration took place last year. As for national agenda, the summit in Malta brought African and European leaders together to discuss pertinent issues on migration. Besides, Canada’s new government has sounded a Clarion call, taking 25,000 thousand refugees in a rapid, regulated, and welcoming mass intake. In Asia, governments have gathered to seek a regional solution to the migration crisis in the Andaman Sea.

World Assembly of Youth (WAY) tackled a theme ‘Youth Migration: A Step from Haven’ in the 13^th Melaka International Youth Dialogue. This theme realised to fulfil the principal opinions of young people and to form, educate, increase awareness on the adversities and prerogatives of youth migration in the different levels of society that young people represented. We seek to help all nations whenever it is possible to fulfil their responsibility to assist and protect mobile populations because migrants are more likely to be subject to hardship, human rights violations and discrimination in crisis situations.

Let’s honor International Migrants Day with a call to action to lift up and respect human rights of all migrants, and to commit to challenge and end all forms of racism and Xenophobia.

We would like to wish you all a Happy International Migrants Day!

CeBIT Australia, the Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business technology event, today launches the 2017 conference program, encompassing eight dedicated conferences with over 170 expert speakers. CeBIT 2017 will also include an exhibition showcasing 350 of the latest and greatest technology suppliers.

Six visionaries will keynote across the three-day conference, the first announced as Eugene Kaspersky, the fascinating co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, who will discuss the future of cybersecurity in a world where device hyper-connectivity continues to increase.

Eight conference streams will delve into current industry trends and challenges facing businesses and business leaders, across Cloud, Big Data and Analytics, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Mobility, eGovernment, Digital Health and StartUps.

Harvey Stockbridge, Managing Director, Hannover Fairs Australia, organisers of CeBIT Australia, explained what the CeBIT 2017 program offers the Asia Pacific’s business leaders.

“CeBIT 2017 provides an independent platform for national and international thought leaders to share premier business technology research, insights, case studies and opinions. The eight concurrent conferences dive into key issues facing businesses today, from finding the value in big data, to securing businesses against the recent escalation in cybercrime, to seizing opportunities for Australian FinTech companies and future-proofing businesses against continued threats of mobility solutions, plus many more.

“Competition in the business environment has never been more intense so it is critical leaders learn about the current environment including all opportunities and threats to effectively plan for the future. CeBIT offers unrivalled education for all levels of business, from enterprise, SMEs and start-ups,” said Mr Stockbridge.

Speakers at CeBIT 2017 will include Alastair MacGibbon, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Sophie Gilder, Head of Blockchain, Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Dr Peter Lawrence, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defence; Joe Rogalski, Director, Architecture and Process, Lion; Dr Lesley Seebeck, Deputy Director Information Systems and Services & CIO, Bureau of Meteorology; Angela Coble, Director Business Technology (CIO) Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson; Dr Carolyn Patteson, Executive Manager, CERT Australia; Katherine Squire, General Manager, Application Development & DevOps, ASX; Dr Sam Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Western Bulldogs Football Club; Greg Gale, National Security Officer, Microsoft, and many more.

2017 will see the return of key networking events including a welcome party, CeBIT Black – an invite-only VIP evening for senior-level enterprise and government technology professionals and the International Cycling Executives (ICE) Breakfast with the Bunch.

CeBIT Australia will offer wide-ranging opportunities to hear from over 170 expert speakers, and connect with thousands of visitors from Australia’s top companies as well as over 350 exhibitors including 100 disruptive start-up innovators.

CeBIT Australia, 23 – 25 May 2017 will be held for the first time at the International Convention Centre Sydney, Darling Harbour.

www.cebit.com.au

For further information please contact:
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Elle Stewart, Account Manager | [email protected]
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Notes to Editors:

• Secure your media pass now by emailing name, position and publication/s title to [email protected]
• CeBIT Australia 2017 program: http://www.cebit.com.au/program
• CeBIT Australia online media room: http://www.cebit.com.au/who-are-you/press

Interviews are available with:

• Harvey Stockbridge, Managing Director, Hannover Fairs Australia
• Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab
• All conference speakers

About CeBIT Australia:

23 – 25 May 2017, International Convention Centre Sydney

CeBIT Australia – shaping the business technology landscape. www.cebit.com.au

CeBIT Australia is the Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business technology event. It is a forward-looking connected community. CeBIT Australia offers an independent network of business technology solutions that transform the way Australians do business. CeBIT Australia is the one-stop-shop for all the latest business technology solutions. Offering a diverse variety of exhibitors, regardless of business problem, there will be a solution at CeBIT.

CeBIT Australia showcases the innovation of NSW. Business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and the leading technology companies of the world gather in NSW to immerse themselves in the possibilities of the future of business.

CeBIT Australia helps showcase NSW’s dominant ICT industry and the State’s highly fertile business environment. NSW is Australia’s international ICT capital, accounting for 43% of Australia’s total ICT businesses and 50% of the nation’s telecommunication, computer and information services exports. NSW is also home to two-thirds of Australia’s technology start-up companies and has the largest expenditure on research and development of any Australian State.

The NSW Government is proud to be the Official Partner of CeBIT Australia 2017.

CeBIT’s supporting partner is the City of Sydney.

CeBIT Australia is presented by Deutsche Messe – the world leader in bringing innovative, inspiring and effective business events to high level decision makers. Global Fairs. Global Business.

Despite having a growing expatriate community in Asia, Australia is not doing enough to engage and utilise this talent and is poorly positioned to do so in future, according to a new PwC report.

According to the CEO of PwC Consulting, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand Derek Kidley, the findings of the report show the opportunity for success in Asia continues to pass us by.

“We have hundreds of thousands of expatriate Australians amounting to a forgotten army – overlooked by policymakers in Australia and passed over by business when they choose to return,” Derek Kidley said while launching the report: Our diaspora’s got talent: Australia’s advantage in Asia to the Australian Business Asia regional conference.

“Australians from every field are doing great things in Asia and have been doing so for some time now. Our expatriate workforce is also rebalancing away from the US and UK towards Asia, so the good news is this community is only going to get bigger.  This highly educated and global savvy workforce can be harnessed to help produce a more Asia-ready Australia, but we need leadership from the government, education and corporate sectors to make this happen,” he said.

The report includes PwC data modelling which suggests that by 2030 there will be 450,000 Australians living and working abroad in Asia, representing one-third of our total expatriate community, up from approximately one-fifth of the total today.

“Given the paucity of available statistics on the number of Australians living and working abroad in Asia we believe our prediction is conservative,” Mr Kidley said.

“Our diaspora with Asia also includes more than just our expatriates in Asia. If we add the growing number of Australians who were once expatriates in Asia and have returned home to live and work that number would be significantly larger.

“It is also highly likely that increases to Australia’s cultural association, business ties, and networked relationships with Asia every year will see the year-on-year growth rate of this group increase.”

The report also provides a series of recommendations for government, the corporate sector, the education sector and individuals on what can be done to nurture, develop and tap this talent pool.

These recommendations have been developed by PwC in conjunction with a panel of Australian expatriates, including:

• Sir Rod Eddington AO, Non-Executive Chairman, JP Morgan & Lion
• Doug Chester, Lead Independent Director, Kim Heng Offshore & Marine Holdings, Former High Commissioner to Singapore
• Christine Holgate, CEO, Blackmores
• Rod Lappin, Senior Vice President – Data Centre Group, Lenovo
• Melanie Brock, Director of Business Development, Crown Resorts
• Simon Henry, Co-Founder, Juwai.com
• Michelle Garnaut, Restauranteur, M Restaurant Group
• Kurt Mullane, Executive Director, Asian Education Foundation
• Matt Godfrey, President – Asia, Young & Rubicam
• Paul Hart, Executive Director – Head of Commercial, Knight Frank Greater China
• Grant Dooley, Head of Asia, Hastings Funds Management

“Australia must consider how to capitalise on the new skills, contacts and opportunities our expatriates have formulated in Asia, and help those returning to reintegrate into the Australian landscape in a way that takes full advantage of their unique knowledge of the region,” Mr Kidley said.

“The recommendations in our report would be best implemented within the framework of a bipartisan national plan that recognises and assists our expatriates to deliver value for the country.”

The report recommendations include:

• Compiling more accurate and comprehensive statistics on the size, location and demographic
• profiles of Australia’s expatriate population;
• Making a period of Asia language study mandatory for all Australian children to improve Asian literacy across the board;
• Directing more resources towards teaching of Asian studies (history, business, politics, culture);
• Utilising our Asian alumni to better educate boards and senior management on the Asian opportunity and arm them against domestic demands for short-term results.

Read the report Our diaspora’s got talent: http://www.pwc.com.au/pdf/our-diasporas-got-talent.pdf
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Hon. John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs, Minister of Lands

Chinese check-in to AHTIC to check-out tourism opportunities in Sri Lanka

Delegation will meet the President, Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Development at Asia Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC )

Sri Lanka has announced that it will be welcoming a VIP delegation from China, to the inaugural Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC) in Colombo in November, organised by Bench Events and Sri Lanka Tourism Club. The delegation, comprising leading investors and hoteliers, has been facilitated by the Centre of Asia Hotel Forum.

Among the influential executives who will meet the Sri Lankan president and prime minister, will be  Mr. Haibo Bai,  Chairman and President of HNA Hotel Groups, part  of HNA Group, the Chinese aviation and shipping giant which recently acquired 25% of Hilton for $6.5bn.

The delegation’s attendance is a coup for the conference and for Sri Lanka, which has plans in place to develop its tourism sector rapidly. During their seven-day stay the Chinese executives will explore investment opportunities, as guests of the government.

Among the other Chinese VIPs will be:

• Ms. Yun Cai, Secretary-general of China Real Estate Association Commercial & Tourism Estate Committee
• Mr. Henry Chen, Founder & President of Asia Hotel Forum/Phoenix Global Investment www.phoenixinvest.ca/
• Mr. David Cho, Director of INSIGHT asset management and investment group Ltd www.insightinvestment.com/
• Ms. Milin Kritsutthikun, Director of Business Development, Forise Land Real Estate www.foriseland.com
• Mr. Shudong Li, General Manager – Development of Join. In Hospitality Management Co. Ltd. www.tlhotelsgroup.com/location-en.html
• Mr. Qifeng Ning, Senior Vice President of Wanda Commercial Properties (Group) www.wandaplazas.com/en
• Mr. Zhenyu Shen, GM of COFCO Investment Department (owner of  www.cofco.com/en/index.html)
• Mr. Adam Xia, Business Development Center GM of Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Limited www.powerlong.com/view/index.action
• Mr. Xiaojian Xiao, Secretary-general of China Real Estate Association Financing Committee
• Mr. Dongjian Xu, Founder & President of Hanvon Technology www.hanvon.com
• Mr. Hansen Zhao, President of Dossen International, Dossen Hotel Group www.dossen.com

High on their itinerary as they tour the island will be plans to attract tourists back to the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ with the launch of themed tourism development zones. The public-private sector initiative is backed by the Ministry of Lands, the Ministry of Tourism and the Sri Lanka Tourism Club, a government-recognised group of industry leaders responsible for arranging the Chinese investor visit.

At least five and up to eight “Themed International Tourism and Family Entertainment Zones” are being designated in state-owned land, selected for their outstanding natural beauty. They include beaches, mountain and forest regions, extending over more than 4,000 acres. The Chinese business leaders will hear the full plans unveiled at AHTIC.

Dr Prabath C. Ukwatte Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Club

Sri Lanka Tourism Club Chairman, Dr Prabath C. Ukwatte, a founding sponsor and co-organiser of AHTIC, said: “We will be working with government ministries to deliver themed international tourism and family entertainment zones, and to open them up for foreign investment. The conference will be an ideal opportunity to explain what we will be doing and to attract international finance. The new relationship with Chinese investors and Henry Chen, the Founder of Asia Hotel Forum and pioneer Chinese investment introducer, is historical and it establishes AHTIC as an economic bridge between China and Sri Lanka”.

Henry Chen replied: “Agreed!  I’m delighted to be bringing this delegation. The opportunity is so self-evident, I can’t imagine any serious Chinese hospitality investor not wanting to take a good look at Sri Lanka.”

Tourism minister, Mr John Amaratunga, added:  “We are giving the Tourism Club’s plans our full backing. More zones for development will be announced in the future. We are accelerating and widening the scope for investors by actively making reforms to reduce bureaucracy. We want to speed up decision-making.” He said there would be new concessions and investment opportunities announced at AHTIC.

Mr Amaratunga says Sri Lanka wants to generate up to five million tourists by 2020 and increase tourism revenue to 10 billion dollars. That includes doubling the current number of rooms available and creating direct employment for 300,000.

As well as the Chinese delegation, AHTIC will bring international leaders of the hospitality industry to Sri Lanka. It will be a forum for three days of high-level discussion from across the region – speeches by prominent insiders, a unique chance to hear political leaders’ views first-hand, and opportunities to network with entrepreneurs and other successful individuals.

A demonstration of the growing co-operation between the public and private sectors is the opening AHTIC networking reception in Colombohosted by the President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, the conference patron. His Prime Minister, as well as the Tourism Minister, will give the opening speeches as the conference gets under way the following day.

AHTIC will take place, November 27 – 29, 2016, at the Hilton Colombo, Sri Lanka.

For the full programme visit: www.asia-conference.com/programme

ENDS

About AHTIC

Organiser: Bench Events, Co-organiser and Founder Sponsor: Sri Lanka Tourism Club, Host Partners: Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs of Sri Lanka; Presidential Secretariat Sri Lanka; BOI Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and Urban Development Authority Sri Lanka, Strategic Partner: JLL, Platinum Sponsor: JA Resorts & Hotels, Gold Sponsor: C G Hotels & Resorts and Dusit International, Official Airline Partner: SriLankan Airlines, Supporters: The Centre of Asia Hotel Forum and Pacific Asia Travel Association, Programme endorsed by: The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka.

About Bench Events

Global event-organiser, Bench Events has a long track record of delivering multiple premium hotel investment conferences and forums across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. Market leading annual conferences include the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) in Dubai, now in its 13^th year, the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) the new Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC), The Summit and the Latin American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conferences (SAHIC). Bench Events’ extensive portfolio also includes the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) in Dubai and AviaDev, designed to promote the future air connectivity in Africa. Bench Events’ mission is enabling prosperity by facilitating growth, networking, and thought leadership in the hospitality industry worldwide. www.benchevents.com.

About Sri Lanka Tourism Club

Sri Lanka Tourism Club’s (SLTC) objective is to brand Sri Lanka as an outstanding tourist destination and aim to promote its unique life style, nature, wonders, attractions, heritage and cultures to develop both domestic and international tourism and enhance Sri Lanka’s share of the market for international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions. Its ultimate objective is to increase the number of foreign tourists to Sri Lanka, extend the average length of their stay and finally to increase the national tourism revenue.

 Asia Hotel Forum

AHF® is a top integrated hotel service provider in China. The Centre of AHF® holds the International Hotel Investment Summit annually in Beijing or Shanghai alternatively. As the sub-forum of AHF®, the International Hotel Investment Summit aims at building valuable communication platform via releasing professional data and discussing latest topics.

AHF® focuses on contributing the best platform for hotels which invites hotel investors, design institutes, suppliers, and professors to analyses typical cases, communicate fresh information, discuss investment opportunities, and display panoramic industrial value. AHF® has attracted more than 10,000 elites since it was founded.

 Contacts
For further information and high resolution images, please contact:

–       David Tarsh, Tarsh Consulting, Email: [email protected], Tel: +44 (0) 20 7602 5262, Cell: +44 (0) 7770 816 070.

NS BlueScope welcomes the ongoing efforts of the Malaysian Government with regards to the recent tabling of the 2017 budget themed “Budget 2017: Ensuring Unity and Economic Growth, Inclusive Prudent Spending, Wellbeing of the Rakyat”, the budget allocation of some RM260.8 Billion has taken into consideration adjustments to the immediate concerns of the people and the long term strategic goals of sustainable economic growth.

Indicators of strong economic performance such as improved purchasing power, continued domestic demand and consistent external trade figures breads confidence in Malaysia’s overall performance coupled with the government’s ability to invest into large scale infrastructure projects which will have a direct impact on the lives of the people. As such Malaysia continues to enjoy a strong credit rating of A- which is higher than many of her regional neighbours.

NS BlueScope commends the government’s initiative in accelerating infrastructure projects such as the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah and Sarawak, and the completion of 227 primary and secondary schools throughout the country, including 8 new schools with an allocation of RM478 million. The RM55 billion implementation of the new East Coast Rail Line project connecting the Klang Valley to the East Coast, will be both an economic stimulus and one that creates logistical efficiencies for both industry and the people reducing transportation costs and keeping inflation in check.

NS BlueScope is actively involved in several government projects, including the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Hospital Kuala Krai, Bangunan Tabung Haji, Rubber Research Centre, Hospital Seberang Jaya, Hospital Putrajaya, Link bridge @ KL Eco City, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) reroofing, various projects in Pengerang, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) and many more.

Housing programs that will directly benefit the people such as the new National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS) initiative MyBeautiful New Home, the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (KPKT) People’s Housing Programme (PPR), allocations to Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia (PR1MA) and the People’s Friendly Home (PMR) allocated to Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) respectively has taken into consideration the requirements of various levels of society and will see tens of thousands of new home owners in the years to come. NS BlueScope stands committed to supply quality building materials to these projects to ensure that the Malaysian people get the best quality available in the market.

The Government’s decision to allocate RM300 million under the 1Malaysia Maintenance Fund (TP1M) to repair facilities at flats and 113 People’s Housing Programme (PPR) in urban and suburban areas is equally important.  Many of these works will be carried out by SME’s, as a midstream steel manufacturer we will continue to support the efforts of these SME’s in line with the government vision for anchor companies.

We applaud the government’s decision to build and refurbish 17,000 units of destitute and dilapidated houses in remote villages and Orang Asli settlements with an allocation of RM350 million.  This is in line with our own CSR program which seeks to uplift the wellbeing of the Orang Asli, we look forward to working hand-in-hand with relevant government bodies towards this goal as it will have a direct impact on the living conditions of thousands of families.

These developments in the 2017 budget bodes well for the building materials sector as the demand for quality roofing solutions will remain strong, we are optimistic that the sector will continue to see growth in the coming year.

On behalf of NS BlueScope we express appreciation to the Malaysian government for their efforts in formulating a budget that is both sound and will encourage growth in the construction sector, we remain an active partner with the Malaysian people as they continue on the journey towards a development and high income nation.

About NS BlueScope Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

For more than 50 years NS BlueScope Malaysia has been an integral part of the building materials industry in Malaysia. Now as a reputable and major manufacturing, marketing and distribution company we continue to serve the needs of the construction industry in Malaysia.

A global company with a significant local footprint NS BlueScope currently owns and operates six manufacturing plants for roll-forming and coated steel building products namely NS BlueScope Malaysia, Kapar, NS BlueScope Lysaght , Shah Alam, NS BlueScope Lysaght, Sabah, NS BlueScope Lysaght, Sarawak, NS BlueScope Lysaght, Singapore and NS BlueScope Lysaght, Brunei employing some 600 people

With products produced locally, used in both iconic projects and housing that improves the daily lives of people, NS BlueScope Malaysia is the only local manufacturer of COLORBOND® pre-painted steel,  TRUECORE® and ZINCALUME® aluminium and zinc coated steel.

NS BlueScope Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a leader in innovative and green manufacturing practices as the first coated steel manufacturer in Malaysia receive SIRIM’s Eco-Label certification.  Our commitment to sustainability has been recognized by the Malaysian Green Building Confederation in the publication of the Green Pages Malaysia directory and MyHIJAU directory by GreenTech Malaysia. NS BlueScope is also accredited by the Singapore Green Building Council and a continual improvements in best practices are accredited through Quality Management System ISO 9001 and Environmental management System ISO14001.

NS BlueScope Malaysia Sdn Bhd are a part of BlueScope Steel Limited Australia; one of the world’s largest manufacturers listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: BSL). As the leading the supplier of premium metallic coated and painted steel building products, the strength of BlueScope is its global network with more than 100 facilities in 17 countries, employing over 16,000 people serving thousands of customers.

BlueScope drives growth in premium branded coated and painted steel markets in the Asia-Pacific region and builds on the strong value proposition offering customers across the Pacific Rim from Asia, Australia, New Zealand and to the west coast of North America high quality building materials.

For more information about NS BlueScope Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., visit www.bluescope.com.my or email [email protected]

National Symposium On Logistics And Transport
Theme:Taxi And Uberisation: Way Forward
11th November 2016 (Dewan Bestari, UPNM)

We are pleased to inform you that The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Malaysia (CILTM) in collaboration with Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)  is organizing a half-day Seminar to be held at the Dewan Bestari, UPNM) on Friday 11^th November 2016.

The seminar is dedicated to providing logistics practitioners, service providers, government agencies, academicians and researchers in the country a platform for the exchange of ideas, information and knowledge in the various fields of logistics and transport. It is CILTM’s aim to promote research in this field through the identification of possible research issues and ideas raised and highlighted during the seminar. A tentative programme is enclosed for your reference.

Kindly register your attendance to the secretariat at by 15^th October 2016 by fax the registration form to 03-55105489.

We look forward to your generous support and would like to welcome you to the above seminar.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Prof Dato’ Dr Ahmad Mujahid Bin Ahmad Zaidi, CMILT

Council Member/Chairman Young Professional CILTM

and Chairman of the Organizing Committee 

registration-form

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth”

 ~Diogenes~

Young people are not only the leaders of tomorrow; they are the leaders of today. A nation’s most valuable resource is its young people. Young people represent our national future and embody national prosperity. Youth require equal access to educational achievement that befits their innate ability no matter if they are from urban, rural or remote communities, regardless of their low socioeconomic, indigenous, homeless backgrounds, in situation of being a refugee or a young parent, in the juvenile justice system or in the care of the state.

International Youth Day (IYD) is the invention of the United Nations, and was first celebrated on 12^th August 2000, after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution accepting the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in Lisbon in 1998.It is celebrated annually on the 12^th of August focusing on the rights of young people to have full access to education, adequate healthcare, employment opportunities, financial services and full participation in public life as well as their contributions.

The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is ‘The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production’. This year’s International Youth Day emphasises on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly on the leading role of young people in ensuring poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development through sustainable consumption and production.

Sustainable consumption involves the use of products and services that meet the basic needs of communities while upholding the needs of future generations. The growth and promotion of individual choices and actions that increase the eco-efficiency of consumption and minimise waste and pollution are critical for achieving equitable socioeconomic development. Yet, many young men and women face barriers to certain green consumption choices. Those barriers to sustainable consumption choices include the high prices of goods and services and a lack of information about the available options.

Increasing resource efficiency and moving toward sustainable production can contribute significantly in meeting the basic needs of all people, including youth, by making food, water and energy more accessible and affordable to those living in poverty. Investing in sustainable production also creates new markets and employment opportunities which help to achieve social inclusion in the societies.

World Assembly of Youth (WAY) works for the promotion of youth issues and youth organisations in programme areas such as: youth employment, environment, human rights, democracy, population, health, drugs, community development and leadership training. As an international-scaled organisation whose aims are not only at its contribution of actively resolving youth-related matters but also its coordination of national youth councils, WAY has been known for its concern towards welfare of youth, worldwide.

Acknowledging the International Youth Day, we encourage everyone, youth inclusive, to be proactive in working together in order to make effective changes in improving the wellbeing of young people. Let us support the youth initiatives by giving righteous voices that they deserve as it is not enough to hope only for a better tomorrow, instead, we must progressively act now. Change is in progress and the drive to its success is in the hands of young people.

Happy International Youth Day!

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — To encourage Malaysians to take action for their heart health now instead of much later when the symptoms of heart disease have already manifested, brands such as Nestle Omega Plus have made it their mission to be Malaysia’s heart health advocate. Saturday Sept 3 ^rd will see Malaysians young and old converge on Lake Gardens (Perdana Botanical Gardens) for Walk-A-Mile, Malaysia’s longest running walk for heart health advocacy, jointly organised by Nestle Omega Plus and Yayasan Jantung Malaysia (YJM).

“For the past 14 years, Nestle Omega Plus has reached out to Malaysians to take charge and care for their heart through Walk-A-Mile in collaboration with YJM and we look forward with great excitement to sharing heart healthy activities with everyone at Walk-A-Mile. Caring for your heart does need to be a big monumental step, simply taking the stairs or swapping sugary treats with fresh fruits and drinking two glasses of Nestle Omega Plus with added plant sterols daily to manage cholesterol can improve your heart health,” said Ng Su Yen , Business Executive Manager, Milks of Nestle Malaysia.

For single parent, Linda Chan , 57, long working hours in her younger years coupled with regular seafood feasts now with her family when eating out pose a challenge for her to manage her heart health. To balance it up, she will try to be more vigilant with her diet the next day, such as opting for steamed dishes at home and drinking milk with added plant sterols to block cholesterol.

“I’ve had friends who passed away at the age of 37 from heart health issues, just gone in their sleep,” she recall ed . “Don’t think that heart disease or fatalities only happen to people at my age, cholesterol and heart problems don’t develop overnight and I would definitely urge my daughter to look into ways of managing her heart health as early on as possible.”

The 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey revealed that nearly 20 million Malaysians above the age of 18 years are at risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which may in turn lead to the development of heart disease. One out of two Malaysians are suffering from high cholesterol. Heart disease manifests itself in many different forms — a heart attack, narrowing of arteries, abnormal heart rhythms, breaking down of the heart valve or heart muscle and degeneration of blood vessels, amongst others. Collectively they are known as cardiovascular heart disease, or CHD.

There are 3 key factors to manage your heart health holistically. Aim to get some form of physical activity every day — the American Heart Association suggests a combination of moderate and vigorous activity thirty minutes a day, five times a week. Anything that makes your body move and burn calories is considered physical activity. Walking more is a great way to improve heart health.

Even if you don’t have any heart issues, it’s important to not miss your heart health check-ups with your doctor. Ask questions about your numbers: blood pressure, cholesterol, heart rate, blood glucose and weight. These numbers will help to provide a benchmark for upcoming check-ups.

Eat a balanced diet – at the dining table, aim to fill half your plate with vegetables and fruits, consume milk with added plant sterols to block the absorption of cholesterol into the bloodstream. Plant sterols are especially effective in lowering cholesterol levels — according to Heart UK, the Cholesterol Charity, plant sterols can reduce cholesterol levels by up to 10% when taken at optimal doses and as part of a diet low in saturated fat in just over 3 weeks. They are considered to be the most effective single food that can lower cholesterol as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Plant sterols can be found in small amounts in many grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, and seeds. However you may have to eat very large amounts of these items to have an effect on your cholesterol, with Nestle Omega Plus, you only need to drink two glasses a day to manage cholesterol levels.

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ABOUT NESTLE OMEGA PLUS®

NESTLE OMEGA PLUS® is the only milk that has ACTICOL®, plant sterols that help lower cholesterol by blocking the absorption of cholesterol into the bloodstream. NESTLE OMEGA PLUS® Milk also contains high calcium to keep bones strong. Just 2 servings of NESTLE OMEGA PLUS® each day has been scientifically proven to lower cholesterol levels*. It is available in 150g, 600g and 1kg powder format, and ready-to-drink UHT format of 200ml six-pack cluster. For more information, visitwww.facebook.com/NestleOmegaPlus .

About Nestle Malaysia

Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturer and a leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness, is headquartered in Switzerland. Since 1866, Nestle has been committed to providing high quality, tasty, safe and nutritious products to our consumers, in line with our promise of Good Food, Good Life. Nourishing Malaysians since 1912, Nestle has earned the trust of our consumers through our quality brands and products, as well as our commitment to improve the lives of the communities in which we operate. At Nestle, our consumers are at the heart of everything we do. We aim to delight our consumers by offering the best quality products; staying true to our Swiss roots while maintaining our Halal excellence and integrity. To learn more about how we have been nourishing Malaysians for over a century, do visit www.nestle.com.my or our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/NestleMalaysia .

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Etiqa’s recent deployment of Informatica’s customer-centric master data management (MDM) system reinforces the company’s commitment to its total customer relationship strategy and its ongoing efforts to create new market opportunities.

Having a single platform with a customer-centric view helps Etiqa attract and retain insurance customers and grow revenues – Kamaludin Ahamad, CEO of Maybank Ageas Holdings Bhd (MAHB)

Etiqa worked closely with Informatica Partner, Emerio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications company, on the architecture, development, management and integration of the systems onto the MDM platform. A global IT services and solutions partner and a leading system integrator in Southeast Asia , Emerio is highly experienced in implementing and integrating technology solutions across various industries.

The MDM system provides Etiqa with better control of its data, enabling the company to build a consolidated customer profile as it pursues new avenues of growth in a more open and competitive Malaysian insurance market.

“We have one platform for accessing, integrating, cleansing, and governing our customer data. This customer-centric view across general and life insurance lines of business plays a powerful role in helping Etiqa attract and retain insurance customers and grow revenues,” said Kamaludin Ahmad , Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maybank Ageas Holdings Bhd (MAHB) .

A multichannel provider of life and general insurance services and Takaful products, Etiqa is a subsidiary of the Maybank Group, one of Asia’s leading financial institutional groups.

With the MDM solution, Etiqa is building for the future. It has shifted from a product-centric view to focusing on a customer’s holistic relationship with Etiqa across all its businesses. This customer-centric approach gives Etiqa a 360-degree view of customer relationships with the company, as well as their interests, preferences, and activities.

Having access to accurate and enriched customer information allows Etiqa to personalise its products and price them more competitively and quickly based on an individual customer’s profile and history.

“This is a game changer,” said James Lee , Head of Channel Applications & Enterprise Architecture, Etiqa. “Besides delivering a powerful platform for MDM, we also have the flexibility to conduct data integration, profiling, migration and other processes – all within the same platform.”

In addition, the system enables Etiqa to integrate information from new channels such as social media. Information on lifestyle and other interests enhances Etiqa’s customer information base and helps identify new marketing opportunities.

Informatica’s technology leadership position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, ease of use, and straightforward deployment were some reasons why Etiqa chose Informatica MDM.

“Informatica is the provider of enterprise data integration and data management solutions to Etiqa. We are excited to have extended our technology partnership with Etiqa,” said Sivadas Ramadas , Managing Director, Informatica ASEAN. “Data powers business. With Informatica Customer MDM, Etiqa can enjoy a customer-centric view of their business to better attract, retain and grow profitable and sustainable policyholder relationships. This is Insurance Customer 360 at work.”

“Emerio understands that information management is of special concern for companies in the financial sector industry. Because of Etiqa’s position as a trusted insurer, solid data quality management and good governance were priorities right from the very start of our partnership,” said Michael Warren , Managing Director, Emerio “Thi s MDM solution is ideal for insurance sector companies as it is built with ACORD**-compliant capabilities.”

Michael added, “Quick access to good information is important, but ultimately our customer has to be fully satisfied that such data is not only trustworthy, but remains secure at all times.”

** Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development

About Etiqa

Etiqa is a subsidiary of the Maybank Group, one of Asia’s leading financial institutional groups. Etiqa is a multi-channel distributor of Insurance and Takaful products via its 24,000 agency force, more than 27 Insurance and Takaful branches, more than 400 Maybank branches, ATMs and other third-party banks, providing full accessibility and total convenience to customers, unmatched by any other. For further information, please go to www.etiqa.com.my

About Emerio

Emerio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications company is a global IT services and solutions provider focused on helping clients improve business competitiveness, efficiency and return on investment (ROI). Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Singapore , Emerio currently has over 2,200+ employees across 11 countries with delivery centres in Singapore , Malaysia , Indonesia , India , Philippines andThailand . Find out more about Emerio at www.emeriocorp.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/emerio .

About Informatica

Informatica is 100 percent focused on data because the world runs on data. Organizations need business solutions around data for the cloud, big data, real-time and streaming. Informatica is the world’s No. 1 provider of data management solutions, in the cloud, on-premise or in a hybrid environment. More than 7,000 organizations around the world turn to Informatica for data solutions that power their businesses. For more information, call +65 6396-6679, or visit www.informatica.com . Connect with Informatica athttps://linkedin.com/company/informatica , https://twitter.com/Informatica andhttps://facebook.com/InformaticaLLC .