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Melaka election: Still early for poster war

The poster war in the Melaka state election among contesting parties has yet to pick up even though the Election Commission (EC) has announced the polling day on Nov 20.

An observation by Bernama found that the flags of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) were only seen in several areas such as Masjid Tanah, Lendu and Tanjung Kling.

Apparently, parties are taking a wait-and-see approach on campaign standard operating procedures (SOP) which is expected to be issued by EC soon.

The cautious move was adopted as several flags had been taken down by local authorities.

Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) president Datuk Shadan Othman said putting up party flags and posters would only be allowed after the nomination of candidates is completed.

“We expect the poster war to start after the nomination of candidates as it is stipulated in the regulation,” he said when contacted by Bernama.

The flags and posters put up now are in private premises such as the respective operations rooms but MPHTJ would be firm if such promotional materials are obstructing the path of the people.

“Several days ago, we had to take down party posters installed on prohibited areas such as traffic light poles, lamp posts as well as being nailed on roadside trees. We consider these as obstructing traffic flow and endangering the public,” he said.

Shadan also reminded all parties to comply with the by-laws stipulated by local authorities when putting up their campaign materials.

“Among them is the need to get a permit and pay the specific fees before being allowed to set up flags and posters in public places and we will not hesitate to take stern actions against offenders,” he said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Labour market projected to strengthen further in fourth quarter – report

The country’s labour market is projected to strengthen further in the fourth quarter of this year with the unemployment rate expected to decline further from an average of 4.67 per cent in the third quarter to 4.31 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021.

This projection is contained in the report “Quarterly Labour Market Perspectives-A Sign of Labour Market Rebound” published by the EIS-UPMCS (EU-ERA) Centre for Future Labour Market Studies.

EU-ERA is a collaborative research centre between the Office of the Employment Insurance System (SIP) of the Social Security Organisation (Socso), the Ministry of Human Resources and Universiti Putra Malaysia Consultancy & Services (UPMCS).

Socso chief executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, in a statement, said the quarterly report also expects the loss of employment (LOE) rate to decrease from 15,753 people in the third quarter to 12,105 people in the fourth quarter.

“Socso through the EU-ERA also estimates that the 2022 unemployment rate will be around 4.0 to 4.1 if the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grows at a rate of between 5.5 to 6.5 percent,” he said.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate showed a steady downward trend from 4.84 per cent in July to 4.64 per cent in August and is expected to reach 4.54 per cent in September 2021 while the LOE is also stable at 15,753 people in the third quarter of 2021.

According to the report, in the third quarter of 2021, the job market was found to remain a ‘trapezoid’ which reflects the imbalance between job seekers and job opportunities, but the recovery of the labour market in the quarter is expected to reduce the gap.

Meanwhile, Socso also found that the labour market until the end of this year still needs continuous support and intervention so that the unemployment rate and job loss can be reduced.

“The initiatives and incentives on job creation and retention announced by the government in Budget 2022 are timely and in line with the recovery needed by the labour market,” he said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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UTHM placed 247 in Asia University Rankings 2022

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) has improved its position to 247 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022 compared to its placing in the 291 – 300 range in the previous year.

Vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr. Wahid Razzaly said he was thankful for the university’s best achievement in the annual QS Asia University Rankings since it was first listed in 2018.

He said the achievement was the result of various new initiatives that had succeeded in contributing to high-impact researches based on Transporation and Sustainable Technology.

“UTHM also adopted a different approach in improving its international networking in line with the needs under the new normal.

“Both these factors have directly assisted in improving the presence of UTHM at global level,” he said in a statement today.

Meanwhile, the university’s Risk Management and Strategic Planning office director Dr. Muhammad Akmal Johar said nine out of the 11 indicators used for evaluation had exceeded the median level among 687 universities listed at Asian level.

He added that the production/faculty ratio appeared to be the highest indicator in the evaluation process this time.

“This proves that the research and innovation culture among the UTHM academic staff is expanding which had directly benefitted the community, industry and environment.

“The achievement also meets UTHM’s mission statement that is, to provide a technical solution for the need of the industry and community based on the faith paradigm.

“This is also in line with the direction expressed in the university’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan to achieve the Global Technopreneur University by 2030,” he said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Melissa Hammerle Appointed President of Intelex Technologies

Hammerle will be responsible for the formation and execution of Intelex’s strategy as it delivers safer, cleaner and more efficient operations for our customers.

Toronto, Canada, Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intelex Technologies, ULC, a leading global provider of cloud-based Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) management software, today announced the appointment of Melissa Hammerle to the role of president of the organization.

“I’m excited to bring Melissa’s deep continuous improvement experience and leadership to the Intelex team. Melissa will be a key driver as we work to help customers drive EHS and ESG performance to levels previously unimaginable,” said Justin McElhattan, Group President of EHS businesses for Intelex parent company Fortive.

Hammerle brings experience driving growth, customer retention and innovation through leadership roles in general management, product, marketing, sales, customer success and the Fortive Business System (FBS). She has led teams to co-create cultures with high engagement, ownership and customer centricity across a range of businesses, from startups to large scale enterprises.

“I’m thrilled to join the Intelex team,” said Hammerle. “We have a profoundly impactful mission and a once-in-a-lifetime growth opportunity as investors, business leaders and customers raise the bar on the practices of EHSQ and help our customers achieve their Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.”

Hammerle joins Intelex from Accruent, where, as the Commercial President, she and her team built new sales and marketing growth engines to sustainably deliver software bookings. Previously, she led the team that created Fluke’s first Internet of Things business to serve customer maintenance workflows, accelerated strategic initiatives across Fortive as the FBS Director of Growth, and delivered strong revenue and employee engagement as the VP & GM of Fluke Calibration.

Prior to joining Fortive, Hammerle served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, where she led a company in Iraq.

She earned an MBA from Harvard University and an BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

About Intelex Technologies, ULC
Intelex Technologies, ULC is a global leader in environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) management software. Since 1992, Intelex employees across the globe have been committed to innovating and enabling organizations to send their employees home safely every day, leaving behind a more sustainable world to the generations that follow, and manage quality so that only the safest and highest quality products make it to market. Intelex’s scalable, web-based platform and applications have helped clients across all industries improve business performance, mitigate organization-wide risk, and ensure sustained compliance with internationally accepted standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and OSHAS 18001) and regulatory requirements. Almost 1,400 customers in 195 countries trust Intelex to power their EHSQ initiatives. Headquartered in Toronto with regional offices and employees around the world, Intelex became an Industrial Scientific company in 2019. In 2020, Intelex acquired ehsAI, provider of a SaaS-based next-wave compliance automation solution that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. For more information about Intelex, visit www.intelex.com.

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Finacity Corporation, a White Oak Company, Receives Presidential Award for Export Service

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Finacity Corporation, a White Oak Company, (“Finacity”) the 2021 President’s “E” Star Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

“Finacity Corporation has demonstrated a sustained commitment to export expansion. The “E” Awards Committee was very impressed with Finacity’s use of creative financing, factoring, and securitization solutions to support its clients’ export sales. The company’s financing of cross-border supply chains used in distribution of COVID-19 vaccines was also particularly notable. Finacity’s achievements have undoubtedly contributed to national export expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American jobs.” said Secretary Raimondo in her congratulatory letter to the company announcing its selection as an award recipient.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal stated “I congratulate Stamford’s own Finacity for their steadfast dedication to innovation in export expansion and their commitment to ensuring our state remains a national leader in increasing U.S. exports. Finacity’s achievements strengthen our economy, creating good-paying jobs, and I could not be more proud that they call Connecticut their home.”

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy stated “I’m pleased to see the Commerce Department recognize Finacity’s continued efforts to increase U.S. exports, support Connecticut communities, and create good-paying jobs. Since receiving the “E” Award six years ago, their team has remained committed to U.S. export expansion, even stepping up during the pandemic to help fast-track vaccine distribution. Finacity’s work is critical to strengthening our position in the global economy, and I’m proud to see a Connecticut company receive such an honor.”

Finacity, a White Oak Company, specializes in the structuring and provision of efficient capital markets receivables funding programs, supplier and payables finance, back-up servicing, and bond administration. Finacity currently facilitates the financing and administration of an annual receivables volume of approximately US $100 billion. With resources in the USA, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, Finacity conducts business throughout the world with obligors in 175 countries. Finacity is affiliated with White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, a leading alternative debt manager specializing in originating and providing financing solutions to facilitate the growth, refinancing, and recapitalization of small and medium enterprises. For further information, please visit www.wofinacity.com.

“Finacity is deeply honored to be one of the five select recipients this year to receive the President’s “E” Star Award for Export Service, and we will continue to strive to deliver the highest level of trade finance services to our various global constituents,” said Adrian Katz, President and CEO of Finacity.

In total, the Department honored 70 U.S. companies and organizations from across the country for their role in strengthening the U.S. economy by sharing American ingenuity outside of our borders. The ceremony was held to jointly recognize awardees from 2021, (32 entities) and 2020, (39 entities).

In 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order reviving the World War II “E” symbol of excellence to honor and provide recognition to America’s exporters. Criteria for the award is based on four years of successive export growth and case studies which demonstrate valuable support to exporters resulting in increased exports for the company’s clients.

U.S. companies are nominated for the “E” Awards through the U.S. Commercial Service, the export promotion arm of the of the Department’s International Trade Administration. With offices in over 100 cities across the United States and in 75 markets around the world, the International Trade Administration is the premier resource for American companies competing in the global marketplace.

For more information about the “E” Awards and the benefits of exporting, visit www.trade.gov.

Contact: Adrian Katz, +1 (203) 428-3540

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SavePlanetEarth’s Certified Carbon Credit Smart NFTs Poised to Make Impact on Climate Change

Carbon sequestration project aims to build a green canopy of more than one billion trees alongside green blockchain and Smart NFT technology

Sapling in Sri Lanka

Sapling in Sri Lanka

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Environmental company SavePlanetEarth (SPE) is setting up its very own certified Carbon Credit Smart NFTs to bolster efforts in combating climate change from a cryptocurrency angle.

SPE has partnered with various governments and NGOs worldwide to tackle climate change, successfully contracting over one billion trees to be planted and protected throughout the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. These trees conduct the vital task of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) naturally, which, in turn, lowers the greenhouse gas level in the atmosphere. SPE uses the sequestered carbon as certifiable “carbon credits” — creating a sustainable business model in the emerging cryptocurrency market. Profits from the sales of these credits can be reinvested into even more carbon sequestration efforts.

In a statement, SPE cautioned that the effects of climate change have rapidly emerged during the last century, adding that inaction against climate change is often attributed to necessary funding falling short or being entrapped in bureaucratic processes that stop it from reaching projects promptly. SPE emphasized the need for new and innovative financing to support strategies that combat carbon-emission build-up by funding projects directly and developing innovative funding mechanisms, noting that the emerging cryptocurrency market can help combat these funding issues and help aid in the sequestration processes to combat global warming.

SPE currently has a cryptocurrency called $SPE, primarily created to be the exclusive currency used within its carbon credit exchange. Six months since SPE’s inception, it has gathered a community of over 80,000 investors. SPE’s venture into the crypto market is part of a larger goal in creating a green blockchain entirely powered by renewable energy — an initiative currently in development that will primarily have a carbon-offset utility design. Due to SPE running its environmental initiatives in various countries, it earns carbon credits for every ton of carbon sequestered by its initiatives.

Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) is partnered with SPE to verify SPE’s certified carbon credits to the Gold Standard, allowing it to be listed in the UN registry. Due to SPE project’s legitimacy, it will be producing the first-ever verifiably certified Carbon Credit NFTs (CCNFTs). SPE has decided to partner with popular native blockchain Phantasma, which has an NFT marketplace. Their environmentally friendly portfolio and eagerness to lower their carbon footprint, makes them a suitable partner and an excellent option since SPE’s blockchain and carbon credit exchange are still in production.

Phantasma is home to carbon-neutral Smart NFTs with some of the most advanced NFT capabilities in the industry. The Phantasma blockchain can be used for digital goods and services such as communication, entertainment, on-chain storage and, in SPE’s case, for its green NFT technology and marketplace. As a part of its partnership, SPE will verify Phantasma’s carbon neutrality. Through SPE’s own Carbon Credit NFTs, Phantasma will take its focus on the environment one step further and become carbon negative, making it a provably green blockchain for developers to build their decentralized applications on.

SPE has further plans to reinforce the crypto sphere’s environmental impact, not just through its initiatives but by releasing SPEPad — a launchpad for new carbon sequestration-related cryptocurrency projects that the SPE team has vetted.

CONTACT: Imran Ali – Founder: Admin@SavePlanetEarth.io

WEBSITE: https://SavePlanetEarth.io

WHITEPAPER: https://SavePlanetEarth.io/SPE_WhitePaper.pdf

TELEGRAM: https://t.me/SavePlanetEarthOfficial

DISCORD: https://discord.gg/DRJCrvvuQy

PHANTASMA: https://phantasma.io

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Chaser, invoice and late payment software provider, announces integration with MYOB AccountRight and Essentials

MYOB and Chaser

MYOB and Chaser

LONDON, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chaser, the global credit control automation platform and service provider, released its integration with MYOB AccountRight and MYOB Essentials, an accounting system for small to midsize companies in Australia and New Zealand. This new integration makes it easy and affordable for businesses to deeply personalise and automate their accounts receivables and credit control processes.

Businesses that integrate Chaser with MYOB will be able to easily carry out automated invoice payment chasing without losing the human touch. This process saves Chaser’s current customers 15+ hours weekly and ensures that no unpaid invoice slips through the cracks. For a full run-through of the integration and features, view the website here: https://www.chaserhq.com/integrations/myob-accountright

Chaser for MYOB features and benefits include:

  • Quick, fast and easy-to-implement cloud-to-cloud integration between MYOB and Chaser.
  • Automated and personalised invoice payment chasing, ensuring that users maintain great customer relationships whilst getting paid faster.
  • The two-way sync reconciles payments in both the Chaser software and users’ MYOB accounts, so that paid invoices are no longer chased.
  • Automated “thank you for paying” emails can be sent to customers who have paid.
  • Reduced time spent on credit control and accounts receivables management, and no more human errors.
  • Chaser makes it easy to track all overdue and outstanding invoices per customer, seeing all payment chasing activity, including customer replies, in one place.
  • For the toughest of late payments, invoices can be escalated within the Chaser application directly to Chaser’s debt collection service.
  • Each invoice reminder can include links to a payment portal, which provides a dedicated summary of all invoices paid and due, multiple payment options, and the option to request payment plans.
  • Users can use the Chaser app to offer payment plans to their customers, and chase these instalments accordingly.
  • Credit checking in-app gives MYOB users greater confidence when making decisions on granting credit to customers.

“Chaser is thrilled to offer businesses in Australia and New Zealand an add-on to MYOB for invoice chasing automation,” Sonia Dorais, CEO of Chaser, has said. “We have seen a surge of businesses of all sizes looking for added support with their credit control and accounts receivable processes. We hope by offering integrations like this we are continuing to deliver on our promise to the market: that is to help all businesses have the confidence they will get paid for their work through effective credit control and accounts receivable management.”

MEDIA CONTACT:

marketing@chaserhq.com

ABOUT CHASER

Chaser Technologies Limited helps businesses get paid sooner with its award-winning payment chasing automation platform, debt collections agency and outsourced credit control services. By sending automatic and deeply personalised reminders, the software and service provider effectively gets invoices paid on time without losing the human touch. To date, Chaser has helped users chase over £3 billion in overdue invoices.

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