Day: October 5, 2022

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Cabinet approves review of monsoon aid for RISDA rubber smallholders

KUALA NERANG, Oct 5 (Bernama) — A review of the Bantuan Musim Tengkujuh (BMT) for rubber smallholders under the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has been approved by the cabinet.

 

Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the details will be disclosed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

 

“The cabinet has given its approval for the Monsoon Season Aid (BMT) for rubber smallholders, (but) let the prime minister announce it later,” he said here today.

 

 

 

Earlier, he presented contributions to students from Padang Terap studying at institutions of higher learning (IPT).

 

Commenting further, Mahdzir said the BMT improvement is expected to benefit 232,000 RISDA rubber smallholders nationwide who currently receive BMT of RM300 per month for a period of three months.

 

Earlier, the Ministry of Rural Development (KPLB) submitted two recommendations to the prime minister to assist RISDA’s rubber smallholders who were affected by the low price of rubber.

 

 

 

The recommendation was to either raise the floor price of scrap rubber from the current price of RM2.50 per kg or extend the BMT period from three to six months.

 

Meanwhile, Mahdzir said a total of 385 children in Padang Terap district who are studying in public and private IPTs received assistance amounting to almost RM150,000 to ease the financial burden of the B40 group.

 

“The assistance given to the students of Padang Terap today has been given since 2004 through the office of the Member of Parliament for Padang Terap and we continue every year to see the children of Padang Terap progressing,” he said.

 

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

 

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Prisons Dept proposes to replace obsolete over 100-year-old jails

MELAKA, Oct 5 (Bernama) — The Prisons Department Malaysia has a plan for modern buildings to replace the archaic prisons that are over 100 years old, mainly those built in the 1800’s in some states.

 

Its director of Prisoner Management, commissioner Ajidin Salleh said the proposal involved the prisons in Alor Setar, Penang, Taiping, Batu Gajah and Seremban due to the original structure of the buildings becoming obsolete and irrelevant in the current situation.

 

“We see that there is a need as some of these prisons are still using the (latrine) ‘bucket system’ in the detention rooms which are without a toilet, and the modern world no longer uses this kind of latrine.

 

 

 

 

“So, we will propose that this matter be included in the next Malaysia Plan so that the old prisons can be replaced either with new buildings or new ones be built at other sites,” he said after officiating at the 2021 SPM Excellence Awards ceremony for Integrity and the Henry Gurney School in Telok Mas, here, today.

 

Meanwhile, Ajidin said the Prisons Department also aimed to ensure that inmates of the Integrity Schools and Henry Gurney School have at least one certificate or diploma upon their release.

 

He said the department would also prepare a rehabilitation plan to ensure that each inmate could plan their future while under detention.

 

 

 

 

“We will see what their inclinations or interests are in any field of education or skills before they either follow a short-term certificate programme for the Malaysian Skills Certificate or a diploma and so on at the institutions of higher learning (IPT).

 

“Like recently, we signed a collaboration with Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) which has sponsored 25 young offenders to take up the Entrepreneurship Diploma course, while we also have 50 inmates studying at the Asia College of Exercise Medicine (ACEM) for a diploma in the first cohort.

 

He said the Integrity Schools throughout the country and the Henry Gurney School scored their best achievement in five years when they managed to achieve an average grade of 4.57, below the National Average Grade of 4.80.

 

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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MOSTI in research collaboration with NanoMalaysia-UIAM for phytomining

 

RANAU, Oct 5 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) through NanoMalaysia and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) will conduct a research collaboration to implement a phytomining project at the Kampung Monggis greenhouse here.

 

Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the phytomining is the production of metal active substances from high biomass plants, and the project is carried out under the NanoMalaysia Energy Storage Technology Initiative Programme (NESTI).

 

He said phytomining uses local native plants, namely Phyllanthus Rufuschaneyi and Rinorea Bengalensis, that will produce nickel and cobalt which are the active ingredients of lithium-ion type batteries.

 

 

 

 

“The findings of this phytomining research can conserve the limited supply of active materials in lithium batteries; it can also reduce the conventional mining activities of active materials to produce new lithium-ion batteries.

 

“The phytomining project involves battery sustainability, leading the development of sustainable battery technology in line with Malaysia’s aspirations to become a high-tech country by 2030,” he told reporters after visiting the phytomining site at Nickel Garden, Kampung Monggis here today.

 

Adham said this phytomining research can indirectly make the metal mining sector sustainable through Phyllanthus Rufuschaneyi and Rinorea Bengalensis plants and other natural plants that will be discovered later.

 

 

 

 

He said MOSTI will support activities to obtain intellectual property rights from the research and development activities of these species.

 

He also said the results of this good cooperation is that all parties, especially MOSTI, through NanoMalaysia Berhad and Sabah via Sabah Parks as well as the Sabah Biodiversity Centre will make phytomining a key sector in the development of the country’s expertise in the field of greenhouse mining.

 

“This agricultural sector is able to increase the income of rural communities by creating job opportunities while also contributing to the Malaysian economy, especially increasing the flow of income for metal farmers,” he added.

 

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Johor JBPM denies water surge incident on Gunung Pulai

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 5 (Bernama) — The Johor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has denied that there was a water surge incident on Gunung Pulai, near Kulai, as alleged in a viral video on social media.

 

Its acting director Mohd Rizal Buang said the department had carried out monitoring around Gunung Pulai at 10.33 am today and found that there were no such incidents or floods in the area.

 

“We would like to remind the public not to spread any statements, pictures or even old videos that could cause anxiety to the local community.

 

 

 

“We urge the public to get verified information from authorities and call 999 in case of any emergency,” he said in a statement today.

 

Earlier, a 53-second video claiming that there was a water surge incident on the mountain went viral after it was uploaded on Facebook.

 

Meanwhile, Mohd Rizal said the state JBPM had ordered all fire stations to monitor and conduct patrol at flood hotspot areas following the continuous rain warning issued by the Meteorological Department.

 

 

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

 

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TMC Subsidiary NORI Commences Monitoring of the Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Trials in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Impact monitoring vessel

Equipment aboard the monitoring vessel from which a multidisciplinary team of independent scientists from leading international research institutions and world-leading contractors will monitor the impacts of collecting seafloor nodules.

  • Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI’s environmental program enters a new phase— monitoring the environmental impacts of an integrated collector system test consisting of a pilot collector on the seafloor, the production vessel Hidden Gem on the surface, a riser system connecting collector to the vessel and key components of the Company’s Adaptive Management System.
  • The impact monitoring phase is conducted from a separate vessel by a multidisciplinary team consisting of independent scientists from leading international research institutions and world-leading contractors.
  • Conducted in a small test area in NORI-D, the collection system trials and environmental impact monitoring are part of the International Seabed Authority’s regulatory and permitting process and will provide critical environmental impact data to inform NORI’s application to the ISA for an exploitation contract.
  • Almost 150 years after the HMS Challenger expedition first discovered polymetallic nodules on the seafloor in the Pacific, NORI’s integrated system trials mark the first such trials to be conducted in the CCZ since the 1970s.

NEW YORK, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) (the “Company” or “TMC”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that a multidisciplinary team of independent scientists from leading research institutions around the world and industry-leading contractors has commenced the next phase of an extensive environmental baseline and impact monitoring campaign in preparation for the Company’s subsidiary NORI’s ongoing pilot nodule collection system trials in the NORI-D area of the CCZ.

Aboard a dedicated 103-meter-long monitoring vessel, scientists recently conducted pre-disturbance monitoring studies on a sub-section of the NORI-D exploration area to establish an environmental baseline before NORI’s offshore strategic partner, Allseas, tests a system consisting of a prototype nodule collector at the seafloor connected to a riser system to bring nodules to the surface production vessel, Hidden Gem.

Nodules in a boxcore

A scientist inspects seafloor nodules collected by a boxcore during initial pre-disturbance monitoring studies.

Researchers use a range of high-tech equipment including bespoke tools developed by MIT, Scripps and Sequoia Scientific to characterise the behaviour of sediment plumes generated by the prototype collector on the seafloor; three dedicated moorings, current meters with acoustic modems to provide real-time seafloor current data and a large array of other specialized equipment which together represents the most extensive suite of instruments ever deployed for a single program in the deep ocean. The current campaign requires the coordination of 250 people across three vessels and also marks the initial trials of components of TMC’s Adaptive Management System — being developed in partnership with Kongsberg Digital — which is expected to enable near-real-time 3D visualization in the deep sea and the simulation and analysis of the impacts of NORI’s proposed operations at depths of 4kms.

Sediment samples on deck

Scientists inspect samples taken by a multicore which is used to assess the biological and chemical properties of abyssal sediments.

The Company’s Environmental Program Manager, Dr Michael Clarke, said: “Testing of a fully integrated nodule collection system is a landmark event in the progression of our nascent industry. The environmental data we collect from the test will be key to defining and quantifying the key environmental impacts of our nodule collection process, which up to this point have been subject to speculation and conjecture.”

Having established a baseline of the NORI-D collector test area, scientists will proceed to monitor the environmental impacts of deployment and testing of the fully integrated nodule collection system. They will also undertake post-collection surveys to compare the status of the environment before and after the test. The data collected, together with many terabytes of existing baseline data collected by NORI throughout 16 offshore campaigns, will form the basis of NORI’s application to the International Seabed Authority for an exploitation contract, which the Company expects to submit in the second half of 2023.

Last month NORI announced that it received the ISA’s recommendation to commence its pilot nodule collection system trials in the CCZ after its review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan (EMMP). Trials of prototype nodule collectors have been successfully conducted by several ISA contractors including BGR and GSR in the recent years. NORI’s tests will mark the first time an integrated nodule collection system — including nodule riser — has been trialled in the Clarion Clipperton Zone since the 1970s, when oil, gas, mining and industrial majors including Shell, BP, Rio Tinto (Kennecott), US Steel, INCO (Vale) and Sumitomo successfully conducted pilot test work, collecting over 1,500 tons of nodules.

About The Metals Company
The Metals Company is an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, on a dual mission: (1) supply metals for the clean energy transition with the least possible negative environmental and social impact and (2) accelerate the transition to a circular metal economy. The Company through its subsidiaries holds exploration and commercial rights to three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean regulated by the International Seabed Authority and sponsored by the governments of Nauru, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.

More Info 
Media | media@metals.co
Investors | investors@metals.co

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding the review and approval of our Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and other required approvals by the International Seabed Authority, the development and use of an ecosystem-based management and monitoring plan (EMMP) as well as the design, use and accuracy of any technology developed by TMC and its partners, agents and/or service providers to support its operations. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside TMC’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: regulatory uncertainties and the impact of government regulation and political instability on TMC’s resource activities; changes to any of the laws, rules, regulations or policies to which TMC is subject; the impact of extensive and costly environmental requirements on TMC’s operations; environmental liabilities; the impact of polymetallic nodule collection on biodiversity in the Clarion Clipperton Zone and recovery rates of impacted ecosystems; TMC’s ability to develop minerals in sufficient grade or quantities to justify commercial operations; the lack of development of seafloor polymetallic nodule deposit; uncertainty in the estimates for mineral resource calculations from certain contract areas and for the grade and quality of polymetallic nodule deposits; risks associated with natural hazards; uncertainty with respect to the specialized treatment and processing of polymetallic nodules that TMC may recover; risks associated with collection, development and processing polymetallic nodules; risks associated with TMC’s limited operating history; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with TMC’s intellectual property and the validity, use and ownership of any new technology or intellectual property subsisting therein; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s Form 10K, dated and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 25, 2022 as well as the Company’s Form 10Q filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in TMC’s other future filings with the SEC. TMC cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. TMC cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. TMC does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based except as required by law.

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DEA Launches New Game Title for PlayMining ‘Menya Dragon Ramen’ on October 5, 2022

A new type of NFT game combining RPG and ramen sales simulation

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (DEA), Singapore-based global GameFi company, has launched a new game title “Menya Dragon Ramen” produced by a third-party company on its PlayMining platform on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at 14:00 (UTC+8).

“Menya Dragon Ramen” is an “RPG x ramen sales simulation game” developed and offered by a third party company, Fly Penguin Inc.

Players can earn DEAPcoin (“DEP”) by using “Employee NFT” in the game, defeating monsters in dungeons, and making and selling “ramen” with materials obtained from the monsters.

In addition to planning and developing its own game titles, DEA is actively helping third-party companies enter the NFT game market. Third-party companies can use the “PlayMining” platform to publish and sell original NFTs, sell in-game items and distribute DEP as a reward for game play, forming a unique token economy for each game.

DEA will continue to actively collaborate with third-party companies to enhance the titles on “PlayMining”.

About Menya Dragon Ramen
Menya Dragon Ramen is a “RPG x ramen sales simulation” game in which players defeat monsters in dungeons to obtain rare “ingredients” and sell “ramen” made with the ingredients they have obtained.

In this game, DEP is earned according to the cumulative sales of “ramen” in a month, so players can earn more DEP by devising new ingredients and recipes.

For a detailed game outline of Menya Dragon Ramen, please click here.

Check below for the latest information on Menya Dragon Ramen.
Official website： https://dragonramen.flypenguin-games.com
Twitter： https://twitter.com/dragonramen_en
Discord： https://discord.com/invite/UcEAuyZGCV

Comment from Takaaki Ikeda, Director, Fly Penguin Inc.
Thank you very much for your patience, we have successfully launched “Menya Dragon Ramen” on October 5!

We have made various improvements, modifications and brush-ups to the game based on the feedback we received from the beta test. As a result, we believe that we are now able to provide an even better game for users who have been waiting for it.

We were also very encouraged by the feedback the development team received from social networking sites and the Tokyo Game Show. Thank you very much!

We look forward to working with you all on the new Menya Dragon Ramen as a “Play to Earn” game. We hope you will enjoy creating unique and delicious ramen!

Fly Penguin Inc.| https://www.flypenguin.jp
Symbolized by a flying penguin, with our free and unconventional ideas, we will create contents that will “stay in your heart”.

Representative: Kosuke Kawahara
Location: 3F, Imas Works Bakurocho, 1-6-8 Nihonbashi Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Establishment: June 3, 2013
Business description: Planning and development of games for smartphones; design and production of effects, characters, backgrounds, etc.

Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. | https://dea.sg
DEA, a global GameFi and meta verse platform business, was founded in Singapore in August 2018, and is developing “JobTribes”, a Play to Earn game, “PlayMining NFT”, an NFT marketplace and “PlayMining Verse”, a meta verse project. As a leading Web3 Entertainment company in the world of “GameFi2.0”, focusing on the entertainment experience, we aim to realize a world where “enjoyment turns into value” by utilizing blockchain technology.

Co-CEO: Naohito Yoshida, Kozo Yamada
Location: 7 Straits View, Marina One East Tower, #05-01, Singapore 018936
Establishment: August 2018
Business description: GameFi platform business

Inquiries about PlayMining and other collaboration opportunities
Google Form: https://forms.gle/uXrLDUKLThoDrfRg7

Contact Information:
tomoyuki takasugi
Digital Entertainment Asset Pte Ltd Public Relation
tomoyuki_takasugi@dea.sg

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Global Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Charles Huang Returns to Run Innova Medical Group

Pasadena, CA-based Innova Medical Group Inc. announces that its original founder, Dr. Charles Huang, resumes his Chief Executive Officer role from Oct. 1, 2022.

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following Innova Medical Group’s parent company Pasaca Capital Inc.’s termination of Robert Kasprzak’s services as an employee, officer and director of Pasaca Capital Inc. and its subsidiaries, Robert Kasprzak ceased to be a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Innova Medical Group Inc. from Sept. 30, 2022.

Dr. Huang is the founder and chairman of Pasaca Capital Inc., the parent company of Innova Medical Group Inc. He has donated generously to his alma maters Strathclyde University in Scotland and Wuhan University in China, as well as the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco and USC Arcadia Hospital in California. Dr. Huang was granted the “Philantropreneur of the Year” award in 2021 by the California Legislature Assembly, and also the “Excellence in Business” award by the California AAPI Legislature Caucus in May 2022.

Dr. Huang was the original founder of Innova Medical Group Inc. and held its CEO position through the end of 2020. He relinquished the position to focus on philanthropy and other business initiatives. Dr. Huang’s return to Innova Medical Group aims to improve Innova’s management. His objective remains to “grow Innova Medical Group into a thriving business to bring innovative medical products to as many people as possible in the world through a rapid scaling up in the manufacturing and distribution of its products in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.”

About Innova Medical Group Inc.

Innova Medical Group is a global health screening and diagnostic innovator driven to dramatically improve health outcomes worldwide with equitable, high-value testing solutions. Our strategic and iterative approach enables us to create, build, deploy, and distribute a wide array of accessible tests customized to meet and empower the user at their respective point of need. www.innovamedgroup.com

Contact Information:
sunny sun
Head of group communications
sunny.sun@pasacacapital.com
6268033333

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