KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus tomorrow (Feb 17) may include Genting Malaysia Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Careplus Group Bhd and Media Prima Group Bhd.
Genting Malaysia Bhd said Resorts World Genting and Resorts World Awana resumed business at 6pm today, after the group temporarily suspended operations at the resorts, following the implementation of the Movement Control Order from Jan 22 to Feb 4.
However, its Resorts World Kijal and Resorts World Langkawi will only resume operations on Feb 19.
Separately, Genting Malaysia said Resorts World Birmingham and all other land-based casinos in the UK remain temporarily closed until further notice.
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 02:09 PM MYT
BY MELANIE CHALIL
The free-to-air television channel was launched 22 years ago on April 7, 1998. Picture from Twitter/Norman Goh
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PETALING JAYA, Feb 16 Nostalgia kicked in for many Malaysians who grew up in the 1990s watching some of their favourite shows on ntv7, which will cease transmission today after 22 years.
Starting tomorrow, the free-to-air channel will be rebranded as an educational television channel known as DidikTV KPM in a takeover by the Education Ministry (MOE) to increase access to quality education for students nationwide.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Media Prima Group Bhd has assured that it will not shut its television channel ntv7 to make way for DidikTV KPM, a new TV Pendidikan programme (educational TV programme).
“ntv7 will not be [made] defunct. DidikTV KPM (DidikTV Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia) is a strategic commercial collaboration between Media Prima and KPM to increase the access of quality education to students nationwide, given Media Prima’s extensive reach within Malaysia across traditional and digital media, and its quality content production capabilities,” the media group said in a written response to The Edge.
On whether the initiative is a temporary or permanent one, it said, “This collaboration is not envisaged to be a short-term initiative.”
Datuk Kamal Khalid will join Celcom Axiata Bhd as its chief corporate and transformation officer on Feb 1.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Kamal Khalid will join Celcom Axiata Bhd as its chief corporate and transformation officer on Feb 1 as part of the telecommunication company’s key senior management appointments.
Celcom said in a statement that this was in line with its strategy to strengthen the company’s growth in managing and accelerating its tranformation into the most inspiring digital organisation.
Kamal will provide leadership to the various corporate functions including legal, regulatory, societal development, sustainability, enterprise data governance and programme management.
He brings with him over 25 years of experience.
Datuk Kamal Khalid will join Celcom Axiata Bhd as its chief corporate and transformation officer on Feb 1.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Kamal Khalid will join Celcom Axiata Bhd as its chief corporate and transformation officer on Feb 1 as part of the telecommunication company s key senior management appointments.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, it said this was in line with its strategy to strengthen the company’s growth in managing and accelerating the telco’s transformation into the most inspiring digital organisation.
Kamal will provide leadership to the various corporate functions including legal, regulatory, societal development, sustainability, enterprise data governance and program management.