Heavy traffic on main highways towards Klang Valley – LLM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Heavy and slow traffic flow on the main highways heading to the Klang Valley is expected to continue until midnight or early tomorrow morning as city folks began their return home after the Chinese New Year holidays.

A spokesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), when contacted by Bernama, said as of 4.30 pm, traffic was slow westbound in Bentong Timur heading towards Bukit Tinggi and before the Gombak Toll Plaza.

“Congestion was also reported from the south from the Tapah RnR to Bukit Beruntung, and west towards the capital at Bentong Timur to the Bentong Toll Plaza,” he said.

Traffic flow was also found to be slow after the Bentong Toll Plaza to Lentang directly to Bukit Tinggi due to the increase in the number of vehicles on the road.

The public can get the latest traffic information via the Plusline toll-free line at 1-800-88-0000 and the Twitter page at www.twitter.com/plustrafik or the LLM line at 1-800-88-7752 as well as its Twitter page at www.twitter.com/llminfotrafik.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

Selangor govt sets ceiling price for chicken at RM8 per kg

SHAH ALAM, Feb 5 — The Selangor government has fixed the maximum retail price for standard chicken at RM8 per kilogramme through the Ehsan Food Prices Intervention Programme which will be implemented for two weeks starting Monday.

Menteri Besar Datuk Amirudin Shari said the initiative would be implemented through the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS) at two of its outlets, namely the Selangor Wholesale Market and Wisma PKPS here.

He also said that the price of eggs was reduced to RM11.70 from RM12.40 per carton and the price reduction cost would be borne by PKPS through a RM1 million fund.

“The programme is also to welcome the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s efforts to reduce chicken price,” he told reporters at Wisma PKPS here today.

Last Monday, the government announced that the maximum retail price for standard chicken was reduced by 20 per cent to RM8.90 from the fixed ceiling price of RM9.10.

Amirudin said for a start, the state government has allocated 50,000 chickens to be sold during the programme.

“We will limit the number of purchases to two whole chickens per person because we don’t want the buyer to take advantage of the situation for the industry.

“Currently we have chicken farms that can produce 540,000 chickens per cycle and each cycle is about three months. So, each month we will have over 150,000 chickens,” he said.

To address the shortage of eggs in several localities, Amirudin said the state government would try to deal with the largest egg producer (QL Resources Berhad) which leased land owned by a state government subsidiary to ensure adequate supply in Selangor.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

COVID: Malaysia reports 9,117 new cases Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The number of new COVID-19 infections in Malaysia has once again exceeded the 9,000 mark when 9,117 cases were reported today, compared to 7,234 cases yesterday.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 2,904,131 as of noon today.

Of the total new infections, he said 47 cases were in categories three, four and five while the remaining 9,070 cases were in categories one and two.

“Some 134 cases are imported cases while 8,983 cases are local infections. Meanwhile, 123 cases are being treated at the intensive care units, with 67 requiring respiratory support,” he said in his daily statement on the COVID-19 situation in the country.

Dr Noor Hisham said a total of 6,546 recoveries were reported today, taking the cumulative number of recovered cases to 2,806,154.

He also said that 10 new clusters were recorded with 353 clusters still active thus far.

The country’s infectivity rate (Rt) was at 1.13 as of yesterday, with Perlis recording the highest Rt at 1.33, followed by Sabah (1.29) and Kedah (1.19).

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

ITA Airways Gets 2022 Off to the Best of Starts in Terms of Punctuality and Regularity Rates

ITA AIRWAYS GETS 2022 OFF TO THE BEST OF STARTS IN TERMS OF PUNCTUALITY AND REGULARITY RATES

With 96.1% of flights landing on time and a rating of 99.6% in terms of the regularity of its entire operations, ITA Airways was the first most on-time airline in Europe and the first for flight regularity in the world in January. These rankings were certified by FlightStats, the authoritative independent US company that every month ranks all airlines based on these indicators.

ROME, Feb. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With 96.1% of flights landing on time and a rating of 99.6% in terms of the regularity of its entire operations, ITA Airways was the first most on-time airline in Europe and the first for flight regularity in the world in January. These rankings were certified by FlightStats, the authoritative independent US company that every month ranks all airlines based on these indicators.

ITA Airways started its flight operations on 15 October 2021 and in less than 100 days since launch it has immediately placed itself at the top of the punctuality and regularity rate charts, delivering a service that met with customer satisfaction. These extremely satisfying results were obtained courtesy of the professionalism and dedication of all ITA Airways employees, who are constantly listening to the opinions of all customers and put their wellbeing at the center of the business.

For more information:
LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it
+39 02 26305578 M +39 333 3905243

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Rafael and Curesponse to Collaborate on Precision Oncology Platform

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HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curesponse (www.curesponse.com) and Rafael (https://www.rafael.co.il/) to collaborate on integrating Artificial Intelligence capabilities in precision oncology platform.

This collaboration combines Rafael’s vast array of combat-proven AI and Machine Learning capabilities with Curesponse’s cutting-edge, personalized oncology technologies in the fields of Drug Response, the Tumor Microenvironment (TME), and Molecular Biology to bring a unique, accurate and combined Genomic-Functional drug sensitivity platform to cancer patients.

Currently, predictions of the success of cancer treatment are based on cancer cells alone (genomic and 2D chemo sensitivity assays). However, Tumor-Microenvironment interactions and cancer tissue architecture can identify additional drug resistance in cases where tumor cells are “rescued” or protected by surrounding tissue and bacteria.

For over a decade, a scientific team at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Sciences has published significant research in leading scientific journals on tumor microenvironment interactions. These findings led to the development of the cResponse platform, designed to provide critical and actionable information for clinicians and patients.

CURESPONSE is a cancer precision medicine company whose platform, cResponse, accurately and timely predicts a patient’s response to cancer treatment. cResponse allows for rapid genomic sequencing combined with a 3D functional assay which preserves the Tumor Microenvironment. Results are empirical, based on the actual response of the tumor tissue, rather than statistical probabilities provided by genomics and bioinformatics.

For over 70 years, RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd has pioneered advances in defense, cyber, and security solutions for air, land, sea, and space. Rafael’s innovations are based on extensive operational experience and understanding of evolving combat requirements. It enables the rapid development of effective solutions for complex battlespace challenges.

“By collaborating with Curesponse, Rafael further enhances its dedication to global industrial cooperation programs. It provides another example for how Rafael’s cutting-edge technologies and advanced AI capabilities are paving the way for breakthroughs across various realms, from military defense to the civilian sector and from ensuring security to the State of Israel to benefitting society at large.”

Dr. Judith Hocherman-Frommer, Executive Vice President for Research and Development, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

“We are very pleased to work with Rafael, being supported by their world-leading AI capabilities and therein being able to implement the most sophisticated AI tools available today in our drug sensitivity platform. The collaboration with Rafael will assist in further improving personalized oncology which already helps cancer patients get the most efficacious drug for their disease.”

Guy Neev, CEO, Curesponse

For additional information and to coordinate interviews, please contact:

Guy Neev, CEO, Curesponse: Guy@curesponse.tech
Daniel Tsemach, International Media Manager, Rafael Adv. Defense Systems: DANIELT5@rafael.co.il

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SkinLabo, the First Digitally Native Italian Cosmetics Brand, Expands in the American Market. Since 2016, the Company Has Collected €23 Million in Investments

Angelo Muratore, the founder of SkinLabo

Founded in Turin by 50-year-old Angelo Muratore and a group of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists with many years of experience in the world of cosmetics and e-commerce, SkinLabo has approximately 1.2 million active customers, a monthly growth of around 70 thousand new customers, and sales of over €17 million in 2021.

ROME, Feb. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SkinLabo, the first digitally native Italian cosmetics brand, already present in more than 20 countries worldwide, is ready to launch its own brand on the American beauty market. Since its constitution in 2016, SkinLabo has attracted €23 million in investments, thanks to 8a+ Real Innovation fund; Vertis SGR with its new fund Vertis Venture 5 Scaleup; and the support of LA4G – Luiss Alumni 4 Growth, Luiss University’s Investment Club and the startup’s long-standing strategic partner. Founded in Turin by 50-year-old Angelo Muratore and a group of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists with many years of experience in the world of cosmetics and e-commerce, SkinLabo has approximately 1.2 million active customers, a monthly growth of around 70 thousand new customers, and sales of over €17 million in 2021. Top management’s target is to increase to 5 million customers by 2026 with 6-fold revenue growth. The US market represents the next step for SkinLabo, just as it was for Keyless, a cybersecurity startup also in LA4G’s portfolio that has just been acquired by the San Francisco based tech company Sift. In this case Luiss Alumni 4 Growth, and especially Luiss University, has played a central role in Keyless’ expansion. In fact, Luiss was its first client, using the biometric authentication software to better guarantee students’ privacy during the online exams held throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency. LA4G – Luiss Alumni 4 Growth the investment club of Luiss graduates founded in 2019, continues to support the startup ecosystem in Italy, and specifically Luiss-related projects, with the purpose of financing scholarships for students in need. The main goal of the LA4G is to turn its profits into good causes by reinvesting the capital gain from the exits of its startups into new educational opportunities for young people.

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TES Joins UN Global Compact to Advance Sustainable Development

TES joins the UN Global Compact, another critical step towards its mission of making a decade of difference.

SINGAPORE, Feb. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global leader in sustainable technology lifecycle services aligns itself with 19,000 signatories who have pledged to uphold the compact’s 10 principles and accompanying sustainable development goals.

TES, a global leader in sustainable technology lifecycle services, has been accepted as a participant in the United Nations Global Compact. TES now joins a global network of more than 15,000 companies and 4,000 nonbusiness participants committed to building a sustainable future.

The UN Global Compact, a special initiative of the UN secretary-general’s office, is a call to action for companies around the world to align their operations and strategies with 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

The widespread adoption of the Compact, including the sustainable development goals that accompany its 10 principles, is intended to channel the efforts of the global business community to bring about a more sustainable future.

As a UN Global Compact signatory, TES claims yet another groundbreaking first within the sustainable technology lifecycle solutions industry. The move is in line with TES’s long-time commitment to sustainability.

“It is our mission to lead action on sustainable development and climate change,” says Alvin Piadasa, TES’s group sustainability director. “TES, being a young company, was not in existence when the United Nations Global Compact was formed 21 years ago. We are now the largest sustainable technology lifecycle services provider globally,” adds Piadasa. “As a leader in this industry, we feel duty-bound to commit to the UN Global Compact’s 10 principles and add TES’s brand to the thousands of other leading companies united in the business of building a better world for future generations.”

As part of its UN Global Compact efforts, TES will engage with some of the 69 local networks created to support and uphold the principles and goals of the compact. More information on the compact can be found on the UN Global Compact website (globalcompact.org) and across its social media platforms.

Moving the needle on sustainability and climate change are embedded in TES’s vision, mission, and core values, and such changes are key performance indicators (KPIs) for the company. Claims supporting the evolution of a circular economy ring hollow if there is limited focus on actions to address human rights, labor, anti-corruption, and environmental issues.

TES’s mission is to make a decade of difference, and the company has included this as part of its mission statement since 2020. Its new UN Global Compact status is another critical step on that journey.

About TES – https://www.tes-amm.com

Since its formation in 2005, TES has grown to become a global leader in sustainable technology services and bespoke solutions that help clients manage the commissioning, deployment, and retirement of technology devices and components.

It provides comprehensive services for technology devices throughout their lifecycle—from deployment to decommissioning to disposition—all the way through to recycling and end-of-life repurposing. This includes innovating new processes to leverage the value of locked-in assets if they are to be recycled, such as its proprietary lithium battery recycling process, which extracts scarce materials from used batteries at purity rates high enough that they can be reused in the manufacturing supply chain.

TES’s mission is to make a decade of difference by securely, safely, and sustainably transforming and repurposing 1 billion kg of assets by 2030. The 42 owned facilities in 21 countries offer unmatched service-level consistency, consistent commercials, lower logistics costs, local in-region compliance experts, support in local time zones and languages, and a deep understanding of transboundary movement globally.

TES creates outstanding value for its clients, employees, stakeholders, and the global community by leveraging a unique combination of security, value recovery, and environmental expertise. It focuses exclusively on eliminating the risks surrounding data security, compliance, and environmental impact while maximizing value recovery for businesses around the world.

More information on the UN Global Compact Announcement

A complete media toolkit accompanying the announcement can be accessed here: Download PDF

A video that can be used in press coverage can be accessed here: video.

The UN Global Compact website is here: https://www.unglobalcompact.org

More information about the wider TES mission can be found at https://www.tes-amm.com.

Email us at newsletter@tes-amm.com or visit our website www.tes-amm.com for more information.

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