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"Hong Kong Fashion Fest Gala 2026" unveiled a star-studded celebration, converging fashion, art and culture

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00:24 +0700

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 September 2026 – The "Hong Kong Fashion Fest Gala 2026", one of the eight flagship programmes of the third edition of Hong Kong Fashion Fest, was held on 3 September 2026. Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and organised by the Hong Kong Fashion Council, this year's Gala was held under the theme, "Rhythm of the Heart", the same theme of the third edition of Hong Kong Fashion Fest. The Gala brought together fashion, art and culture in a cross-disciplinary celebration. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, JP and the Hon Sunny Tan, BBS, Legislative Council Member (Textiles and Garment) and Chairman of the Hong Kong Fashion Council. marking the official opening ceremony of this much-anticipated annual event on Hong Kong's fashion calendar.

(From Left)
Ms. Rainy Chan (Executive Director, Hong Kong Design Centre)
Mr. Roger Chan (Chairman, Clothing Industry Training Authority)
Mr. Steve Leung (Chairman, Hong Kong Design Centre)
Hon. Sunny Tan, BBS (Chairman of the Hong Kong Fashion Council, and Member of the Legislative Council, the Honourable Sunny Tan, BBS.)
Miss Rosanna Law, JP (Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism)
Ms Sophia Chong (Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
Mr. Kevin Yeung (Chairman, Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association)
Dr. Elita Lam (Principal, Hong Kong Design Institute)
Miss Drew Lai (Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries)

Speaking at the Gala, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, JP, saying: "Building on Hong Kong's unique kinetic pulse and East-meets-West synergy, and with the Government's steadfast backing through the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, our creative ecosystem is thriving. Within this dynamic landscape, fashion design stands as an indisputable driving force. The Hong Kong Fashion Fest continues to champion fashion as a profound art form and a canvas for self-expression — one that weaves together vision, culture, and history."

Meanwhile, Hon Sunny Tan, BBS, Legislative Council Member (Textiles and Garment) and Chairman of the Hong Kong Fashion Council, extended his gratitude to the participating organisers and industry partners for their steadfast support, saying: "The third Hong Kong Fashion Fest reflects the collective commitment of the Government, CCIDA and industry to advancing Hong Kong's fashion development. With creative talent, international connectivity and strengths across trade, tourism, finance, and textile and apparel, Hong Kong has every ingredient to grow as an international fashion hub for Asia."

In addition, rising favourite by international brands, Jeffrey Ngai and the popular stylish film actress Louise Wong attended the occasion in glamorous style. They were joined on the red carpet by leading fashion influencers and celebrities from Hong Kong and around the world, including Ameera Khan, Fil Xiaobai, Hanan Besovic, Irene Kim, Susanna Lau and Elva Ni. The star-studded presence added glamour and energy to the gala, highlighting Hong Kong's extraordinary position and appeal as an international fashion hub.

Hong Kong Ballet × Robert Wun:

A Groundbreaking Cross-Disciplinary Stage Experience

One of the key highlights of the Hong Kong Fashion Fest Gala 2026 was "Glam Rock", a specially presented three-act ballet performance by Hong Kong Ballet. Taking an innovative and bold approach to ballet, the production reinterpreted the art form by seamlessly blending classical and contemporary dance. The performance was accompanied by iconic rock anthems from Queen, Depeche Mode, and the legendary Hong Kong band Beyond. The powerful rhythms and dynamic physicality of the dancers delivered an exhilarating and refreshingly unconventional experience for the audience.

The dancers performed in bespoke costumes designed by internationally acclaimed Hong Kong designer Robert Wun. Renowned for his cinematic and sculptural silhouettes and refined narrative-driven aesthetics, Wun's designs became another visual highlight of the evening. Through "Glam Rock", world-class choreography, avant-garde fashion and rock music converged into a wholesome and unique artistic expression, offering guests a profound stage experience that combined visual spectacle with cultural references. The production vividly embodied the urban rhythm and creative pulse at the heart of this year's theme, "Rhythm of the Heart."

"Top 10 Asian Designers to Watch" Fashion Show and Award Presentation:

Showcasing the Next Generation of Asian Fashion Talent

Another major highlight of the Hong Kong Fashion Fest Gala 2026 was the "Top 10 Asian Designers to Watch Fashion" Fashion Show & Awards Presentation Ceremony," which showcased the exceptional craftsmanship and distinctive creative visions of ten outstanding designers from different parts of Asia. With a multitude of design languages and cultural sentiment, the showcase presented the dynamic multi-cultural fashion spectacle and forward-thinking approaches to fashion and aesthetics.

Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), Fashion Asia Hong Kong's "10 Asian Designers to Watch" programme is presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre. The programme is dedicated to discovering and promoting the next generation of Asian design talent, and to provide emerging designers with greater visibility, professional exchange and industry opportunities.

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About Hong Kong Fashion Fest

Announced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive in the 2023 Policy Address, "Hong Kong Fashion Fest" will be organised to develop Hong Kong into a fashion design hub in Asia. Through consolidating various fashion design events and introducing innovative elements and affiliate activities annually, the Hong Kong Fashion Fest promotes Hong Kong's fashion and textile design brands and boosts Hong Kong's position as a prime destination for hosting mega cultural and creative events. Under the theme "Rhythm of the Heart", the third edition of Hong Kong Fashion Fest is being held from 1 to 14 September 2026 at various landmarks in Hong Kong. The event will bring together eight flagship programmes organised by six industry organisations and, for the first time, will be combined with CENTRESTAGE - the annual fashion extravaganza organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council - to generate stronger synergies. The event will attract fashion design industry players from all over the world to come to Hong Kong; foster collaboration, innovation and business opportunities; establish platform for local and international fashion designers and brands and connect with different sectors in the fashion design industry of Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas, thereby consolidating Hong Kong's position as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.

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About Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA)
The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) since 2009, was established in June 2024. CCIDA is a dedicated office under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative sectors with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate development of the arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. CCIDA's strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary collaboration, promoting industrialisation of the arts, culture and creative sectors under the industry-oriented principle, and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community, thereby reinforcing Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and our positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.

Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.

About Hong Kong Fashion Council
Established in 2024, Hong Kong Fashion Council is a not-for-profit representative body dedicated to uniting all fashion initiatives in Hong Kong to support the growth of the fashion industry. HKFC envisions Hong Kong as Asia's leading international fashion hub, leveraging the city's unique geographical and multicultural context to drive creativity, innovation, collaboration, and sustainability in fashion. Committed to supporting stakeholders throughout the entire fashion ecosystem, HKFC is building a collaborative network between the East and the West to showcase Asia's vibrant fashion identity.

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Sinergi TNI dan Masyarakat Diperkuat, Mabes TNI Cek Kesiapan Pencegahan Karhutla di Merbau

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:48:42 +0700

MERANTI (MR) - Tim Sosialisasi dan Penyuluhan Karhutla dari Mabes TNI melaksanakan monitoring sekaligus pengecekan sarana pencegahan kebakaran hutan dan lahan (Karhutla) di Desa Sungai Anak Kamal, Kecamatan Merbau, Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti, Sabtu (5/9/2026).

Kegiatan yang dimulai sekitar pukul 11.00 WIB tersebut diikuti Tim Sosialisasi Karhutla Mabes TNI yang terdiri dari Kolonel Adm Dayatmoko dan Letkol Ckm Widodo, serta didampingi tiga personel Babinsa Koramil 06/Merbau.

Kedatangan tim disambut pemerintah Desa Sungai Anak Kamal. Kepala Desa menyampaikan ucapan selamat datang sekaligus terima kasih atas kehadiran Tim Mabes TNI yang memberikan sosialisasi serta melakukan pengecekan embung dan sekat kanal sebagai bagian dari upaya pencegahan dan penanggulangan Karhutla.

Dalam penyampaiannya, Kolonel Adm Dayatmoko menjelaskan bahwa Karhutla dapat memberikan dampak luas terhadap berbagai sektor, mulai dari ekonomi, kesehatan, transportasi, pertanian hingga pendidikan.

Ia mengajak seluruh elemen masyarakat untuk bersama-sama menjaga lingkungan dan mencegah terjadinya Karhutla.

Menurutnya, khusus di wilayah lahan gambut, keberadaan sekat kanal dan embung sangat penting sebagai salah satu upaya pengendalian Karhutla sekaligus menyediakan sumber air apabila terjadi kebakaran.

“Pencegahan Karhutla membutuhkan sinergitas seluruh instansi dan masyarakat,” menjadi salah satu penekanan dalam kegiatan tersebut.

Sementara itu, Letkol Ckm Widodo mengajak masyarakat untuk bersama-sama menjaga lingkungan desa agar terbebas dari Karhutla. Ia menekankan pentingnya kerja sama antarinstansi dan masyarakat dalam melakukan pencegahan maupun penanggulangan kebakaran.

Ia juga menjelaskan bahwa pembangunan sekat kanal dan embung dapat menjadi langkah antisipatif karena menyediakan cadangan air yang dapat digunakan ketika terjadi kebakaran.

Dalam kegiatan tersebut, masyarakat menyampaikan kebutuhan dukungan anggaran dan peralatan pemadaman. Hal ini mengingat sarana pemadaman yang tersedia saat ini masih terbatas. Masyarakat juga mengharapkan dukungan alat berat untuk pembangunan kanal dan embung.

Selanjutnya, sekitar pukul 12.00 WIB, Tim Sosialisasi Karhutla Mabes TNI melaksanakan pengecekan sekat kanal dan embung di Desa Sungai Anak Kamal.

Setelah kegiatan selesai, pada pukul 12.30 WIB tim meninggalkan Desa Sungai Anak Kamal menuju Penginapan Intan, Jalan A. Yani, Kelurahan Teluk Belitung, Kecamatan Merbau.

Seluruh rangkaian kegiatan berakhir sekitar pukul 13.00 WIB dalam keadaan aman dan kondusif.

Melalui kegiatan tersebut, diharapkan sinergitas antara TNI, Polri, pemerintah daerah, pemerintah desa, MPA dan masyarakat semakin kuat, sehingga upaya pencegahan Karhutla di wilayah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti dapat dilakukan secara lebih optimal.

DAMAI BUKAN KALAH : RESTORATIVE JUSTICE KONFLIK DI MEDIA SOSIAL

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:29:07 +0700

Teddy Niswansyah, S.I.Kom., M.I.Kom

Mediator di Riau

Perkembangan media sosial telah mengubah pola komunikasi masyarakat. Narasi yang dahulu hanya didengar oleh beberapa orang kini dapat tersebar kepada ribuan bahkan jutaan netizen dalam waktu singkat. Situasi ini membawa konsekuensi hukum ketika ekspresi di ruang digital diduga menyerang kehormatan atau nama baik seseorang bahkan Suku, Agama dan Ras (SARA).

Fenomena yang aktual adalah perkara antara konten kreator bernama Polda Sitanggang dengan Darwis, seorang presenter Pacu Jalur di Kabupaten Kuantan Singingi sekaligus pendakwah dan tokoh masyarakat. Peristiwa yang bermula dari sikap konten kreator yang berpose memegang segelas minuman yang menjadi polemik diatas jalur saat momen Pacu Jalur lalu. Kemudian berkembang dengan sebuah konten dugaan penghinaan yang viral di media sosial. Selanjutnya menjadi persoalan hukum yang pada akhirnya membuka ruang pembicaraan mengenai perdamaian, restoratif justice.

Pada 3 September 2026, kuasa hukum kedua pihak telah duduk bersama dan membahas kemungkinan penyelesaian melalui restoratif justice. Kini, kedua pihak sepakat berdamai menyangkut dugaan pidana pencemaran nama baik terhadap presenter kondang asal Kuansing itu.

Secara institusional, Polri mempunyai dasar hukum melalui Peraturan Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 8 Tahun 2021 tentang Penanganan Tindak Pidana Berdasarkan Keadilan Restoratif. Peraturan tersebut memberikan ruang penyelesaian perkara melalui pendekatan restoratif pada tahap penyelidikan maupun penyidikan dengan persyaratan tertentu.

Pada tahap penuntutan, terdapat Peraturan Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 15 Tahun 2020 tentang Penghentian Penuntutan Berdasarkan Keadilan Restoratif. Regulasi ini memberikan mekanisme bagi penuntut umum untuk mempertimbangkan penghentian penuntutan berdasarkan perdamaian dan pemulihan dengan memenuhi persyaratan yang ditentukan.

Semantik Restorative Justice

Restorative justice atau keadilan restoratif merujuk pada makna yang esensial. Secara bahasa istilah ini menitikberatkan pada pemulihan, bukan pembalasan. Secara etimologi, Restorative (Restoratif) berasal dari kata restore yang berarti memulihkan, mengembalikan ke keadaan semula, atau menyembuhkan.

Sedangkan kata justice (Keadilan), dalam konteks ini tidak diukur dari seberapa berat hukuman yang diterima pelaku, melainkan seberapa jauh kerusakan yang timbul akibat kejahatan dapat diperbaiki.

Konsep ini selalu berdiri di atas tiga pilar yang saling berkaitan. Pertama, Kerugian (Harm). Mengakui bahwa kejahatan menyebabkan kerugian nyata bagi korban, komunitas, dan bahkan pelaku sendiri. Kedua, Kewajiban (Obligation). Pelaku memiliki kewajiban mutlak untuk memperbaiki kerugian yang telah mereka perbuat. Ketiga, Keterlibatan (Engagement). Melibatkan semua pihak yang terdampak (korban, pelaku, keluarga, dan tokoh masyarakat) dalam mencari jalan keluar.

Di Indonesia, semangat restorative justice sangat sejalan dengan nilai-nilai luhur Pancasila, khususnya sila ke-4, yang mengutamakan musyawarah mufakat untuk menyelesaikan suatu konflik.

Filosofi Restoratif Justice

Restorative justice merupakan paradigma hukum yang tidak semata-mata memandang tindak pidana sebagai pelanggaran terhadap negara, tetapi sebagai perbuatan yang menimbulkan kerugian terhadap korban, pelaku, dan relasi sosial. Howard Zehr yang dikenal dengan grandfather restorative justice menjelaskan bahwa keadilan restoratif berorientasi pada pelibatan pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan untuk mengidentifikasi kerugian, kebutuhan dan kewajiban, kemudian mencari jalan untuk memperbaiki keadaan akibat perbuatan tersebut. Dengan demikian, filosofi restorative justice bukanlah “menghapus kesalahan”, melainkan memulihkan kerugian dan hubungan yang rusak.

John Braithwaite melalui konsep reintegrative shaming juga menekankan pentingnya pertanggungjawaban atas perbuatan tanpa memberikan stigma permanen terhadap pelakunya. Konsep kriminologi ini dikemukakan oleh John Braithwaite pada tahun 1989, di mana tindakan atau perbuatan salah seseorang dikecam secara moral, tetapi pelakunya tetap dimaafkan, dihormati, dan dirangkul kembali ke dalam masyarakat.

Dalam konteks perkara Polda Sitanggang dan Darwis, pendekatan ini menjadi relevan karena persoalan tidak hanya menyangkut dua individu, tetapi juga telah berkembang di ruang publik dan bersentuhan dengan kehormatan pribadi serta sensitivitas sosial masyarakat Kuansing. Jalan perdamaian yang dipilih bukan berarti salah satu pihak kalah. Damai justru dapat menjadi bentuk kemenangan hukum yang lebih substantif apabila korban memperoleh pemulihan, pelaku bertanggung jawab, dan konflik sosial dapat dihentikan.

Mediasi Restoratif Justice

Mediasi dalam restoratif idealnya tidak dimulai dengan pertanyaan, “Siapa yang menang?” tetapi dengan pertanyaan, “Kerugian apa yang terjadi dan bagaimana memperbaikinya?”. Mediator harus memberikan kesempatan yang seimbang kepada korban dan pihak yang dilaporkan untuk menjelaskan peristiwa, maksud, dampak, kebutuhan serta harapan masing-masing.

Dalam perkara pencemaran nama baik, mekanisme tersebut dapat meliputi: pertama, klarifikasi terhadap konten atau pernyataan yang dipersoalkan; kedua, pengakuan dan pertanggungjawaban apabila memang terdapat perbuatan yang menimbulkan kerugian; ketiga, permintaan maaf yang tulus dari pelaku kepada korban; keempat, penghapusan atau koreksi konten yang menyebabkan konflik; kelima, komitmen tidak mengulangi perbuatan dan memperbaiki perilaku; dan keenam, kesepakatan untuk mencabut aduan kepolisian.

Mediasi juga harus berlangsung tanpa tekanan dan intervensi. Kesepakatan para pihak harus benar-benar murni diberikan secara sukarela. Restorative justice tidak boleh berubah menjadi “perdamaian terpaksa”, karena perdamaian yang lahir dari tekanan justru bertentangan dengan filosofi keadilan restoratif.

Jalan Perdamaian dan Marwah Masyarakat Kuansing

Perkara Polda Sitanggang dan Ust. Darwis memberikan pelajaran penting bahwa hukum tidak selalu harus berakhir dengan pemidanaan. Ketika sebuah konflik telah menimbulkan ketegangan sosial, penyelesaian yang mampu mengembalikan hubungan baik dapat mempunyai nilai sosial yang lebih besar daripada sekadar menjatuhkan hukuman. Sehingga nilai kemanusiaan dan persaudaraan akan tercipta tidak saja bagi kedua pihak boleh jadi bagi kedua etnis.

Namun demikian, perdamaian bukan berarti mengabaikan aspek hukum lainnya. Prosesnya dapat dilakukan oleh aparat penegak hukum yang berwenang berdasarkan undang-undang tanpa pengaduan korban yang telah menyepakati perdamaian.

Restorative justice mengajarkan bahwa keadilan tidak selalu identik dengan penerapan sanksi hukum bagi pelaku. Keadilan juga berarti memberikan ruang kepada korban untuk didengar, memberikan kesempatan kepada pelaku untuk bertanggung jawab, serta mengembalikan harmonisasi di masyarakat.

Dalam perkara ini, jalan perdamaian patut dilihat sebagai peluang untuk mengubah konflik menjadi pembelajaran. Jika perdamaian dilakukan secara sukarela, bermartabat, transparan dan memenuhi ketentuan hukum, maka damai bukanlah tanda kekalahan. Damai adalah keberanian untuk menghentikan permusuhan, memulihkan kehormatan dan memilih masa depan daripada terus mempertahankan konflik.

Seperti ungkapan

“Hukum dapat menentukan siapa yang salah, tetapi keadilan restoratif berusaha menjawab bagaimana kerusakan itu diperbaiki.” ***

President Of Myanmar Visits VinFast Manufacturing Complex In Hai Phong

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:20 +0700

As part of his official visit to Vietnam, on the afternoon of September 4, 2026, His Excellency Min Aung Hlaing, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and the high-level Myanmar delegation visited the VinFast Hai Phong Manufacturing Complex, where they learned firsthand about the remarkable and rapid development journey of the Vietnamese automotive brand.

HAI PHONG, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 5 September 2026 - Mr. Pham Nhat Quan Anh, Chairman of VinFast, personally welcomed His Excellency President Min Aung Hlaing and led the delegation throughout their visit to the VinFast Hai Phong Manufacturing Complex. Mr. Quan Anh accompanied the President and the delegation through the Body Shop and General Assembly Shop, introducing VinFast's integrated manufacturing processes, advanced production lines featuring a high level of automation, and its internationally competitive portfolio of electric vehicles.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing was impressed by the scale of the factory and VinFast's diverse lineup of electric cars and electric motorcycles.

At the General Assembly Shop, where VinFast vehicles are completed, President Min Aung Hlaing expressed his strong impression of the quality and high standards of VinFast's Vietnamese-made electric vehicles. The President also praised the modern infrastructure and advanced facilities of the manufacturing complex, as well as VinFast's remarkable journey in establishing itself as the No. 1 automotive brand in Vietnam and rapidly expanding its presence internationally.

As of September 2026, VinFast has maintained the No. 1 position in Vietnam's automotive market for 24 consecutive months, while expanding its presence to more than 10 countries worldwide, including key markets such as Indonesia, India, the Philippines and North America.

The visit by President Min Aung Hlaing takes place against the backdrop of Vietnam and Myanmar strengthening cooperation across multiple areas, contributing to greater connectivity and exchanges, while opening up new opportunities for cooperation between the business communities of the two countries.

The visit also provided an opportunity for VinFast to showcase to Myanmar's leadership the latest achievements of Vietnam's automotive industry, as well as the manufacturing capabilities and technological expertise of a Vietnamese enterprise. It further contributed to strengthening connectivity between Vietnam and Myanmar in the areas of industry, trade and green mobility.

As one of Vietnam's modern automotive manufacturing complexes, the VinFast Hai Phong Manufacturing Complex represents an important milestone in the journey of a Vietnamese automotive brand onto the global stage. Built on its manufacturing foundation in Vietnam, VinFast is expanding its operations across international markets, with a strategic focus on developing a green mobility ecosystem and accelerating the transition toward electric transportation.

The VinFast Hai Phong Manufacturing Complex has previously welcomed numerous senior leaders and heads of state during their official visits to Vietnam. Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, former President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev and former Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel are among the international leaders who, while in office, visited the facility, toured VinFast's electric vehicle production lines and learned firsthand about VinFast's electric vehicle offerings.

The visits by heads of state and senior leaders to the VinFast Manufacturing Complex not only reflect international interest in the manufacturing capabilities and technological potential of a Vietnamese enterprise but also create opportunities to strengthen economic connectivity and advance cooperation in industry and green mobility between Vietnam and countries across the region.

With its vision of "For a Green Future," VinFast continues to accelerate investment in manufacturing capabilities, technology and its electric vehicle ecosystem, with the ambition of bringing Vietnamese green mobility products and solutions to an increasing number of customers around the world.

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Macao Economic, Trade and Tourism Investment Promotion Seminar Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Opening a New Chapter of Bilateral Cooperation

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:34 +0700

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – On September 3, the Macao SAR Government hosted a reception and the Macao Economic, Trade and Tourism Investment Promotion Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to pragmatically advance bilateral cooperation across public and private sectors. The event facilitated over 120 business matching sessions and concluded with more than 60 signed agreements. These partnerships span key sectors including tourism, MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions), high-tech & AI services, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) & big health, and Muslim-friendly initiatives. Some agreements specifically focused on pharmaceutical registration and certification, regional distribution networks, and "multi-destination" tourism layouts.

The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, and guests make a toast at a reception in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.

The event gathered over 350 guests, including Sam Hou Fai, Chief Executive of the Macao SAR; Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia; Sim Tze Tzin, Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia; and Ouyang Yujing, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia. They were joined by members of the Macao SAR government and entrepreneurial delegations, representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, and prominent figures from various sectors in Malaysia.

Sam Hou Fai stated that this visit to Malaysia aims to renew traditional friendship, build further consensus, and elevate pragmatic cooperation between Macao and Malaysia to a higher level. Macao aspires to serve as a bridge for deepening cooperation between Malaysia and Mainland China, working together to open a new chapter of mutual benefit, win-win outcomes, and synergistic development. He pointed out that both Macao and Malaysia are key nodes on the "Maritime Silk Road," sharing deep cultural and people-to-people bonds and close exchanges. Facilitated by mutual visa-free entry and direct flights, the two regions have achieved fruitful cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, MICE, and education. Malaysia is not only an important economic partner and international tourist source market for Macao, but also demonstrates immense potential for collaboration in cultural exchange, educational partnerships, and the promotion of Muslim-friendly tourism.

Tiong King Sing highlighted Malaysia's strategic position in ASEAN—a fast-growing regional market—and Macao's role in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). By linking their networks, both sides can help businesses unlock vast opportunities between ASEAN and the GBA. He emphasized Malaysia's readiness to strengthen cooperation in trade, tourism, and education. He urged both sides to bridge connections and engage businesses, schools, tourism operators, and cultural groups to deliver tangible results.

The seminar featured presentations, business matching, and sharing sessions highlighting Macao's "Tourism+" initiatives, especially "Tourism + Healthcare" big health. Notably, Macao Union Medical Center's advanced services are meet diverse international healthcare needs.

Additionally, Macao's upcoming private healthcare law will introduce a "day hospital" category, a one-stop licensing system, and regulations for telemedicine, outreach services, and advanced therapies, fostering a clear, flexible investment environment. Leveraging Macao-Hengqin synergy, the region seeks to partner with Southeast Asian firms to capture medical tourism and big health opportunities.

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Malaysia’s Next Automotive Chapter: From Assembly Lines to Global Value Creation

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:00:22 +0700

As the industry rewires around electronics and software, Malaysia is trying to move from assembling cars to making the higher-value parts inside them, and to carry its own companies up the supply chain as it does.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – The global automotive industry is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades, and Malaysia is preparing for its next chapter. The vehicle of the future will not be defined by its engine or its bodywork. It is becoming a combination of semiconductors, electronics, software, sensors and batteries, more connected, electrified and intelligent than anything before it. The question facing Malaysia, a country that has assembled cars for half a century, is whether its own companies can evolve at the same pace.

For the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), the agency that courts and screens industrial investment, the answer cannot simply be to attract more capital or build more vehicles. Its aim is to create deeper value: stronger technological capabilities, skilled talent, and Malaysian companies embedded more firmly in regional and global supply chains.

Beyond Traditional Manufacturing

Malaysia has spent decades building an automotive and manufacturing base, with established capabilities in electrical and electronics and in semiconductors. The task now, in MIDA's view, is to connect those strengths and steer investment toward the technologies that will define the next generation of mobility: automotive electronics, power systems, battery technology, advanced sensors, vehicle control systems, charging infrastructure and the software behind connected and automated vehicles.

The foundation is substantial. From 2017 through the first half of 2026, Malaysia approved RM71.7 billion, about US$16.9 billion, in investments across 745 projects in the transportation equipment sector, expected to generate over 59,000 jobs. That momentum has carried into this year. That momentum has carried into this year.

In the first half of 2026 alone, the country approved RM218.5 billion, about US$49 billion, in investments overall, almost 12 per cent more than a year earlier, with foreign investors accounting for RM126.9 billion of the total, an increase of more than 18 per cent. What MIDA says it is chasing now is not scale but depth, and the difference shows in the kind of work arriving.

"We are no longer measuring success by the size of the investment alone," said Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid, the Chief Executive Officer of MIDA. "The RM218.5 billion we approved in just the first half of this year shows the confidence investors have in Malaysia, but the real test is what that investment leaves behind: the technology transferred, the talent built, and the number of Malaysian companies drawn into global supply chains. That is where the next chapter will be won, in the depth of the value we create, not simply the volume of what we attract."

Deepening Localisation, Strengthening Local Suppliers

Consider Mazda. The Japanese carmaker has maintained a long-standing presence in Malaysia through its partnership with Bermaz Auto, with local assembly providing an important foundation for expanding its manufacturing and supply-chain footprint in the country. In 2026, Mazda moved to deepen that presence through the local assembly of the All-New Mazda CX-5, with a targeted 60 per cent localisation level. The programme represents an important step in strengthening Malaysia's role as a regional manufacturing and export base for Mazda.

The significance of Mazda's commitment lies as much in what it creates for Malaysian companies as in the vehicles themselves. The localisation of the All-New CX-5 provides a platform for Malaysian automotive suppliers to participate more deeply in Mazda's supply chain, while creating opportunities for technology transfer, capability development and stronger industrial linkages between Malaysian and Japanese companies. In this context, localisation is not simply about increasing the percentage of locally sourced components, but about developing effective and higher-value local capabilities that can compete within regional and global automotive supply chains.

This is where MIDA has concentrated its efforts. Through the MIDA–Mazda Strategic Vendor Development and Supply Chain Programme in Hiroshima, Japan, from 19–25 July 2026, MIDA, together with Bermaz Auto, Mazda Malaysia and Mazda Motor Corporation, brought 16 Malaysian automotive vendors from sectors including chassis and suspension, stamping, precision machining, plastic injection moulding, cockpit modules, seating systems and insulation components to engage with Mazda and its Japanese supply-chain partners. The programme resulted in the exchange of five Memorandums of Understanding between Malaysian and Japanese companies, creating concrete opportunities to support the localisation of the All-New Mazda CX-5.

For Malaysia, the deeper significance of Mazda's commitment therefore lies not only in the vehicles assembled locally, but in the industrial ecosystem developing around them. Each localisation project, supplier partnership and technology collaboration strengthens Malaysia's automotive manufacturing capabilities and creates opportunities for Malaysian vendors to move into higher-value activities. More importantly, Mazda's commitment to Malaysia as an ASEAN export hub provides a platform for local companies to integrate into regional supply chains and reinforces Malaysia's position as a competitive and increasingly sophisticated automotive manufacturing base.

From Tier Two, Upward

If Mazda is the carmaker whose deepening presence lifts others, Pecca Group is a Malaysian company climbing on its own. For a quarter of a century, Pecca has cut and stitched the leather that lines the seats of the cars Malaysians drive, supplying the national marques and the Japanese carmakers as a Tier-2 supplier, essential work that rarely commands the highest margins. It has never treated that as its ceiling.

Listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia since 2016 and employing some 800 people, the company is working toward Tier-1 status through seat assembly, and has carried its craft into aviation, manufacturing and refurbishing aircraft cabin interiors under European airworthiness approval for customers from the United States to Australia and the Gulf. "We have been a Tier-2 supplier for twenty-five years, and we are ready for the next chapter," said Foo Ken Nee, Chief Executive Officer of Pecca Group. "Moving up the value chain is how a Malaysian company like ours grows alongside the industry rather than beneath it." Pecca is one of several Malaysian firms, alongside names such as PMB Aluminium, Tomcare Resources and Xenso Tech, whose capabilities are increasingly worth putting before the world.

A Different Measure of Success

The next stage of Malaysia's industrial development, MIDA argues, will require relationships that go beyond the traditional buyer and supplier model, with local companies drawn earlier into product development and, over time, designing and engineering for international markets. Multinationals bring technology, global networks and market access; Malaysian firms bring manufacturing depth and, increasingly, their own engineering. The task is to bring those strengths together.

"Malaysia has assembled the world's cars for fifty years, and we are grateful for it," said Datuk Sikh Shamsul. "But our ambition now is larger. We want the next generation of vehicles to carry Malaysian technology, Malaysian engineering and Malaysian companies within them, not just Malaysian hands on the line. That is the future we are building toward, and the investments arriving today tell us it is within reach."

Ultimately, the country's success in this phase will not be measured by the number of investments secured, but by the depth of the value created: more Malaysian companies in the higher-value segments of the mobility chain, supplying global carmakers and developing technology, and more multinationals deepening their footprint here through research, engineering and supplier development. Malaysia has the industrial foundation, the electronics and automotive expertise, the talent and access to a growing ASEAN market. The challenge now is to connect those strengths more deeply, so that as the industry enters its next generation, the country is not simply along for the ride, but helping to build the road ahead.

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About Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is Malaysia's principal investment promotion and development agency under the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI). MIDA plays a central role in facilitating domestic and foreign investments across Malaysia's manufacturing and services sectors, while supporting the country's industrial development and economic transformation.

MIDA works closely with investors, government agencies and industry stakeholders to create a conducive investment environment, strengthen domestic supply chains, promote high-value and technology-intensive investments, and support the development of a competitive and sustainable Malaysian economy.

Through its network of offices in Malaysia and overseas, MIDA provides investors with information, facilitation and assistance throughout the investment journey, from exploring opportunities and establishing operations to expansion and reinvestment.

The Homeward Flow of Capital: Vinhomes at the Intersection of Global Wealth and Vietnam’s Opportunity

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:25 +0700

Large-scale urban developments, integrated ecosystems and transparent pricing platforms address longstanding concerns over information access and product quality.

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – For overseas Vietnamese considering investment in their country of origin, two persistent concerns have traditionally been access to reliable information and confidence in product quality. As large-scale, internationally oriented urban developments continue to take shape across Vietnam, that landscape is evolving. With projects spanning thousands of hectares, living standards refined over nearly two decades, and an integrated ecosystem rarely matched in the market, Vinhomes has emerged as a natural destination for overseas Vietnamese investment.

Vinhomes currently has a land bank of approximately 29,500 hectares.

Global Remittances: A Steady Flow Increasingly Directed Toward Real Estate

Globally, remittances have long ranked among the most stable sources of external finance for developing economies. According to World Bank estimates cited by the U.S. Federal Reserve, global remittance flows reached a record approximately US$818 billion in 2023⁽¹⁾, nearly four times the combined official development assistance (ODA) provided by OECD countries. Increasingly, these funds are moving beyond day-to-day consumption toward long-term asset accumulation, with real estate ranking among the preferred choices of financially established households.

Vietnam offers a particularly clear illustration of this trend. Total remittances to the country reached approximately US$16 billion in 2024⁽²⁾, keeping Vietnam among the world's ten largest recipients. Notably, nearly US$8 billion in remittance capital flowed into Vietnam's real estate market in the first nine months of 2025 alone⁽³⁾, a strong indication of growing confidence among overseas Vietnamese in the domestic market.

Unlike short-term speculative capital, overseas Vietnamese buyers tend to view property as a means of preserving and building wealth over the long term. This helps explain why large-scale urban developments with coherent master planning, transparent legal frameworks and proven operational capabilities are increasingly prioritized by this demographic.

Recent amendments to Vietnam's Land Law and Law on Real Estate Business, which took effect in 2024, have further expanded the rights of overseas Vietnamese. Those of Vietnamese origin who retain Vietnamese citizenship enjoy land-related rights and obligations broadly equivalent to those of domestic citizens. Those of Vietnamese origin without Vietnamese citizenship have also gained a more accessible legal pathway to home ownership.

This policy shift addresses a substantial unmet demand. Potential housing demand among overseas Vietnamese in Vietnam has been estimated at more than three million homes, a market whose development was previously constrained in part by procedural barriers and concerns over the transparency of project information.

Vinhomes: A Key Destination for Overseas Vietnamese Investment

If policy reforms have opened the door, Vinhomes has become one of the key addresses through which overseas Vietnamese are choosing to invest.

Over nearly two decades, beginning with developments such as Royal City, Times City and Vinhomes Riverside, Vinhomes has helped introduce and scale a model of integrated urban living in Vietnam, bringing homes, education, healthcare, retail, green mobility and essential services together within a single, connected environment. In doing so, the company has helped raise the benchmark for urban development across the domestic real estate sector.

The scale of that platform is reflected in figures that few developers in Vietnam can match. Vinhomes currently holds a land bank of approximately 29,500 hectares, equivalent to nearly two-thirds of Singapore's total land area, making it the country's largest real estate developer by land holdings. The company has brought 32 projects and urban developments into operation, supporting the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of residents across Vietnam.

Its momentum in 2025 further reinforced that leading position. Vinhomes recorded VND205.3 trillion in contracted sales in 2025, up 98% year on year. During the year, four new mega-urban developments were introduced to the market: Vinhomes Wonder City in Hanoi, Vinhomes Golden City in Hai Phong, Vinhomes Green Paradise in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vinhomes Green City in Long An.

The company's approach to raising living standards has also received recognition beyond Vietnam. At the Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2025, Vinhomes was named "Developer of the Year Southeast Asia 2025", the highest distinction presented by the awards.

It is this combination of scale, brand credibility and transparency that is proving particularly relevant to the global Vietnamese community.

At Vinhomes Royal Island in Vu Yen, Hai Phong, the project attracted nearly 10,000 visitors and close to 2,000 purchase bookings within just over a month of its launch. A significant proportion of these prospective buyers were overseas Vietnamese from Germany, Poland and other European countries.

The project was also among the first Vinhomes developments to publicly list property prices on the Vinhomes Market platform, enabling buyers anywhere in the world to access product information, pricing and sales policies remotely. For overseas Vietnamese, this directly addresses one of the most persistent obstacles to investing from abroad: the difficulty of obtaining comprehensive and reliable information without being physically present in Vietnam.

At Vinhomes Hai Van Bay in Da Nang, a number of overseas Vietnamese families have chosen to acquire two different types of property within the development: one designed to generate rental income while they remain overseas, and another, such as a villa, intended for their eventual return to Vietnam, whether for retirement or long-term residence.

Behind the appeal of individual developments is the broader Vingroup ecosystem, which brings together education through Vinschool and VinUni, healthcare through Vinmec, retail through Vincom Retail, hospitality and entertainment through Vinpearl and VinWonders, and green mobility through VinFast and Green SM.

The significance lies not simply in the number of businesses involved, but in how these services work together. They allow a Vinhomes development to function as a complete living environment, with the convenience, connectivity and service standards increasingly expected of international cities. For overseas Vietnamese who have spent years accustomed to high-quality urban environments abroad, that continuity of experience can be an important consideration — whether the intention is to invest today or plan for a future return to Vietnam.

A Two-Way Connection: When Confidence Becomes a Growth Driver

The convergence of more open policies, substantial remittance flows and a leading urban developer with Vinhomes' scale is creating a reinforcing cycle.

Greater confidence encourages more overseas Vietnamese capital to enter the domestic property market. At the same time, the scale, credibility and operating track record of large urban developments give investors greater confidence that their capital is being placed in an environment they can understand, access and ultimately return to.

For the global Vietnamese community, property can serve as one of the tangible links between financial participation and a deeper connection with their country of origin. As Vietnam's cities continue to evolve, the opportunity increasingly moves in both directions: capital can flow back before people do, while the developments they invest in can become the places to which they eventually return.

In that sense, Vinhomes is not simply participating in the flow of capital back to Vietnam. Its urban developments are helping give that flow a more tangible destination, one where investment, quality of life and the prospect of returning to Vietnam increasingly converge.
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About Vinhomes

Vinhomes is a premier real estate developer in Vietnam, committed to creating integrated, sustainable urban communities that set new benchmarks for quality of life, environmental stewardship and long-term value creation.

1. Federal Reserve — Global Remittances Cycle, February 27, 2025: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/global-remittances-cycle-20250227.html
2. The Saigon Economic Times — Remittance flows into Vietnam in 2025: https://thesaigontimes.vn/dong-tien-kieu-hoi-do-ve-viet-nam-2025-xu-huong-chon-bat-dong-san-trung-tam-tphcm-lam-kenh-dau-tu-an-toan/
3. Cong Luan — Nearly US$8 billion in remittances flows in as overseas Vietnamese increase domestic real estate investment: https://congluan.vn/gan-8-ty-usd-kieu-hoi-do-ve-viet-kieu-tang-manh-dau-tu-bat-dong-san-trong-nuoc-10315605.html

Redress Design Award Winner Inspires Consumers To Demand More Sustainable Fashion Choices

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:24 +0700

Amid rising textile waste crisis, environmental NGO Redress’ world-leading sustainable fashion competition winner proves that designing out waste is one of fashion’s biggest opportunities

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – Redress, the Hong Kong-based, Asia-focused environmental NGO accelerating circular fashion, announced the winner of the Redress Design Award 2026, the world's leading sustainable fashion design competition, at a star-studded runway finale at CENTRESTAGE, Asia's annual fashion showcase. The finalists' runway collections, designed using circular techniques including factory surplus, discarded garments, excess new stock, furnishings waste, tackled the global textile waste crisis and highlighted what most fashion consumers do not realise: an estimated 80% of a product's environmental impact is locked in at design stage^{^[1]}, long before the clothes hit the shop floor.

"My generation of designers won't be judged just on aesthetics. We must understand circularity - durability, repairability and recyclability - from the drawing board to fill the racks with what more consumers hope to buy. Coming into this wasteful fashion industry is intimidating and we must respond with courage," said Jon Liesenfeld, from Germany, Redress Design Award 2026 First Prize Winner, who outdesigned seven other finalists from Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland, United Kingdom, Austria, and Israel.

As Lead Sponsor, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) has supported the Award as a cornerstone project for 14 consecutive years. "Creativity and sustainability have never been more closely intertwined than they are today," shared Drew Lai, Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, CCIDA. "We take great pride in the legacy of the Award: over 350 alumni across more than 40 regions, many of whom have gone on to translate circular design principles into thriving, real-world practice — a clear testament to the Award's wide-reaching impact."

The fashion industry must reinvent itself - from the drawing board up

Textile waste is a global crisis, with an estimated 120 million tonnes generated annually, of which 80% ends up in landfills or being incinerated^{^[2]}. The global textile industry is only 0.3% circular^{^[3]}.

"Whilst the fashion industry faces serious challenges - from geopolitical pressures, inflation, complex global supply chains to incoming legislation - it is catastrophically still on its wasteful, runaway trainwreck," said Dr. Christina Dean, Founder, Redress. "Circularity is flat-lining despite circular textile business models being estimated to generate US$700 billion in economic value by 2030^{^[4]} and whilst clothing waste sky rockets, which will be exacerbated by global dominance of ultra fast fashion brands. Redress' work to catalyse circular fashion is critical and our educational movement has reached millions of designers in almost 100 countries worldwide," she said.

All finalists join Redress' Alumni global network of 350+ designers who continue sparking solutions. Alumnus Kevin Germanier closed Paris Couture Week this spring with a collection made entirely from LVMH-owned brands' excess inventory across. Alumnus Angus Tsui and Eric Wong have transformed retired DHL courier uniforms into accessories.

Upcycling continues moving mainstream, with LVMH Group, Miu Miu, Coach, Uniqlo, Converse, Wrangler and Vivienne Westwood, developing various upcycled collections, selling its creativity and uniqueness rather than sustainability alone.

Incoming regulation, particularly the European Union's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), Extender Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the ban on destroying unsold clothing and footwear, have given brands more incentive to embrace upcycling than just a few years ago.

Redress Design Award 2026 Prizes expose winners to array of British businesses

Jon Liesenfeld wins an educational journey to British fashion businesses; from design-led apparel manufacturers, Simple Approach who produce 50 million apparel pieces annually for brands including Primark and Next; luxury womenswear brand Roksanda, worn by Her Royal Highness Catherine, Princess of Wales, Michelle Obama, Kate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway. This prize is supported by GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign.

The runner-up, Jasmine Cheuk from Hong Kong, wins a mentorship with distinguished British fashion activist and competition judge, Orsola de Castro, who has mentored Redress' competition winners every cycle for the last decade and has been a judge since the competition's inception. Jasmine also won the Hong Kong Best prize.

Redress empowers emerging designers to help close the educational skills gap

Redress recognises the urgent need to equip designers with the skills required to narrow the educational gap within the fashion industry. An integrative review of 81 papers found that mainstream fashion design courses still "scarcely incorporate sustainability within their curricula", underscoring the need to strengthen sustainability education through both theoretical understanding and practical application.^{^[5]} To date, Redress has directly educated 36,500+ fashion designers and educators and has generated 18 million views across its online educational resources.

In addition to education, Redress builds strategic industry partnerships to create real-world pathways for designers. During the Redress Design Award 2026, finalists remade discarded, unwearable post-consumer clothing waste into retail-ready collections for multi-brand fashion retailer, D-mop, in collaboration with TAL Apparel, leading global garment manufacturer. This work was delivered as part of the 'Remake to Retail' challenge; the resulting collection is scheduled to launch with D-mop later this year.

Redress Design Award turns consumer concern into sustainable demand

Engaging with consumers to drive the sustainable fashion movement is critical, given rampant overconsumption and clothing underutilisation, which results in the majority of clothing being landfilled or burned within one year of production.^{^[6]} Whilst the majority of consumers believe brands have a responsibility to make positive change in the world^{^[7]}, an intention gap between what consumers think and what they do persists, whereby 71% of global consumers are concerned about sustainability in fashion, yet only 3% of them are willing to pay a premium for it.^{^[8]}

Through the Redress Design Award, finalists demonstrate that sustainable fashion can be desirable. By showcasing exceptional design and compelling storytelling, and by bringing remade clothing into mainstream spaces, these next-generation designers motivate consumers to actively choose more sustainable options, turning concern into demand.

Editor's Notes

Data and Statistics Insights: Redress Design Award: Redress Design Award Additional Resources - The Issues
Competition Criteria: The Redress Design Award 2026 was open to global applications from emerging designers and students with less than four years' professional experience focusing on womenswear and menswear original collection designs. Competition brief here.
The People's Choice winner, voted by the public, was Tal Zohar from Israel.
Judges are: Orsola de Castro, Author and Fashion Activist; Rachel Franklin, Director of ESG, Simple Approach; Cherry Mui, Editorial Director, Vogue Hong Kong; Rod Henderson, President, TAL Apparel Ltd; Angus Tsui, Creative Director, ANGUS TSUI and Alumnus, Redress Design Award; and Dr. Christina Dean, Founder and Board Chair, Redress.
Sponsors Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) as the Lead Sponsor. Other key partners include DHL and TAL Group.
Redress Alumni Networkoffers designers ongoing support as they develop their careers in sustainable fashion.

^{^[1]} European Commission: Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry and Directorate-General for Energy, Ecodesign your future – How ecodesign can help the environment by making products smarter, European Commission, 2012

^{^[2]} Boston Consulting Group, Spinning Textile Waste into Value, August 2025

^{^[3]} Circle Economy Foundation Circularity Gap Report Textiles (2024)

^{^[4]} Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2021), Circular Business Models - Redefining Growth for a Thriving Fashion Industry

^{^[5]} Sonika Soni Khar, From review to reform: designing an elective module through an integrated review on fashion sustainability, Frontiers in Sustainability, 2025

^{^[6]} UBS (2021) $2.5trn industry at risk - What if consumers stop buying disposable clothes

^{^[7]} Futerra (2019), The honest generation are here. Are you ready?

^{^[8]} Boston Consulting Group, 2022: Consumers Are the Key to Taking Green Mainstream

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The Redress Design Award

The Redress Design Award (www.redressdesignaward.com) is the world's leading sustainable fashion design competition that educates and empowers emerging fashion designers about circular design techniques to reduce fashion's negative environmental impacts. Organised by Hong Kong-based, Asia-focused environmental NGO Redress since 2011, the competition partners with academic institutions globally and attracts designer applicants from over 50 countries and regions to win prizes that connect them with global-leading fashion businesses to accelerate the change to a circular fashion industry.

Redress (www.redress.com.hk) is a Hong Kong-based, Asia-focused environmental NGO founded in 2007 accelerating the change to a circular fashion industry by educating and empowering designers and consumers to reduce clothing's negative environmental impacts. Locally, Redress has collected 208 tonnes of clothing for recirculation and educated 21,000+ Hong Kong students and teachers. Globally, they have directly educated 36,500+ fashion designers and teachers, amassing 18 million online views of their sustainable design educational content and building a social media reach of 46 million users.

The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) (www.ccida.gov.hk), formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) since 2009, was established in June 2024. CCIDA is a dedicated office under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative sectors with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate development of the arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. CCIDA's strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary collaboration, promoting industrialisation of the arts, culture and creative sectors under the industry-oriented principle, and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community, thereby reinforcing Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and our positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.

Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.

TAKUMA FUJISAKI, Exclusively Represented by ARTOX GROUP Solo Exhibition "MOLnarrative" Opens at Ginza Tsutaya Books in Tokyo

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:24 +0700

Celebrating 18 Years of Pipe Cleaner Art Across Art, Fashion and Toy Culture

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – Japanese artist TAKUMA FUJISAKI, exclusively represented by ARTOX GROUP, officially opened his solo exhibition "MOLnarrative" at GINZA ATRIUM, Ginza Tsutaya Books in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. Running through September 15, the exhibition traces 18 years of Fujisaki's artistic exploration of pipe cleaners, while two additional presentations and limited-time pop-ups inside Ginza Tsutaya Books showcase collaborative works, MOGOLS art toys and related merchandise.

MOLnarrative: A Visual Narrative Built Across 18 Years

"MOLnarrative" takes Fujisaki's 18-year creative journey with pipe cleaners as its central timeline, bringing together characters and three-dimensional works created throughout different periods of his career. Each work exists as an independent object, while also functioning as a fragment of the artist's thoughts, experiences, memories and the cultural atmosphere of the period in which it was created.

By reconstructing these works along a shared timeline, the exhibition presents more than the evolution of pipe cleaner art. It reveals how an artist's way of observing the world, interpreting culture and developing a visual language can continually evolve through sustained creative practice.

Moving freely between pop culture, toy culture, design and art, Fujisaki has developed a unique sculptural language at the intersection of these fields. "MOLnarrative" is therefore not simply a retrospective. It is a visual narrative about memory, time, creativity and the changing perspective of an artist.

Working across art direction and pipe cleaner art, Fujisaki has spent nearly two decades exploring the expressive potential of this distinctive craft material. Since 2010, he has presented exhibitions and workshops primarily in Tokyo, gradually developing a highly recognizable sculptural language of his own.

In Fujisaki's hands, vivid and slightly irregular pipe cleaners are transformed from an everyday craft material into characters, sculptures and an expansive visual universe.

His works often evoke a curious sense of déjà vu. They appear familiar, yet cannot be traced to any particular existing character or object. This balance between familiarity and unfamiliarity is central to the appeal of Fujisaki's work.

The vivid colors, playful forms and subtle differences created through handmade production allow his works to exist simultaneously within contemporary art, design and toy culture.

"MOLnarrative" is the visual narrative of one artist, woven through the material of pipe cleaners.

A slightly irregular world created from pipe cleaners, carrying a sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

Within these forms lies a curious sense of déjà vu, creating the feeling that we have seen them somewhere before.

This familiarity, together with the joy generated by vivid colors, is at the heart of the appeal of pipe cleaner art.

The characters and sculptures created through 18 years of working with pipe cleaners are independent objects, but they are also fragments containing the artist's thoughts, experiences, memories and the atmosphere of their respective eras.

By reconstructing these works along a timeline, this exhibition aims not only to trace the development of pipe cleaner art, but also to reveal how the artist's perspective and way of seeing the world have continued to evolve.

There are no absolute boundaries between pop culture, toy culture, design and art.

Fujisaki moves freely across these fields through his own sculptural language, allowing his works to intersect with the memories and emotions of each viewer and generate new narratives.

From Art to Fashion: Expanding the Possibilities of Fujisaki's Practice

TAKUMA FUJISAKI's work is not confined to conventional exhibition spaces.

In recent years, his distinctive pipe cleaner-based visual language and highly recognizable creative universe have increasingly attracted attention from brands and creative fields across Japan and overseas.

In August 2026, Fujisaki collaborated with renowned Japanese fashion label COMME des GARÇONS HOMME on "COMME des GARÇONS HOMME × TAKUMA FUJISAKI MOGOLS," creating collaborative art pieces for the brand's 2026 Autumn/Winter collection.

The collaboration features art charms handmade from black pipe cleaners, bringing Fujisaki's distinctive sculptural language together with the aesthetic world of COMME des GARÇONS HOMME.

Each piece was made entirely from pipe cleaners and handcrafted by TAKUMA FUJISAKI. The quiet strength of black, combined with the subtle variations inherent in handmade production, gives every piece its own expression and unique presence.

Designed to be attached to bags and garments, the pieces can also be enjoyed as small standalone objects.

The collaboration further demonstrates the versatility of Fujisaki's artistic language across different media and contexts.

From gallery exhibitions to fashion products, and from independent artworks to wearable objects, pipe cleaners have become far more than a craft material. They have become a defining medium through which Fujisaki expresses his artistic vision.

MOGOLS: A Distinctive Artistic Universe Born from Pipe Cleaner Art

Through pipe cleaner-based creation, Fujisaki gradually developed his own characters and visual universe, which evolved into the distinctive art IP MOGOLS.

MOGOLS is more than a character design project. It is a visual universe that has emerged through Fujisaki's long-term artistic practice.

Beginning with pipe cleaner characters, the MOGOLS world has expanded into three-dimensional artworks, SOFVI art toys, collectibles and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Within Fujisaki's practice, pipe cleaners function as both material and language.

Rather than treating the material solely as a traditional craft medium, he has continuously experimented with its physical qualities and transformed it into a highly recognizable artistic medium.

From material to form, from form to character, and from character to an expanding art IP, Fujisaki continues to explore new connections between artistic expression and contemporary commercial culture.

This approach has brought increasing attention from the fields of art, fashion, design and art toys, positioning Fujisaki as an artist to watch within Japan's contemporary art and emerging culture scene.

ARTOX GROUP: Taking TAKUMA FUJISAKI and MOGOLS to the World

TAKUMA FUJISAKI is currently exclusively represented by ARTOX GROUP.

ARTOX GROUP will continue to support Fujisaki and MOGOLS in expanding beyond Japan through exhibitions, brand collaborations, art toys and cultural projects, bringing his distinctive artistic language and creative universe to audiences around the world.

Since 2024, Fujisaki has increasingly expanded his creative activities across Asia and internationally.

For Fujisaki, pipe cleaners are more than a material. They are a visual medium capable of crossing cultural and linguistic boundaries.

From Tokyo, he is taking pipe cleaner art to different parts of the world, inviting audiences to discover the playfulness, warmth and limitless creative possibilities contained within the material.

MOGOLGON Origin DX 26cm to Launch on September 15

Coinciding with "MOLnarrative," ARTOX GROUP will introduce a new SOFVI art toy from Fujisaki's MOGOLS art IP.

MOGOLGON Origin DX 26cm will officially launch on September 15, 2026.

Based on Fujisaki's signature MOGOLGON character, the new 26cm edition reinterprets the distinctive form through the medium of SOFVI, bringing a character originally developed within Fujisaki's pipe cleaner practice into the world of collectible art toys.

As an important addition to the MOGOLS art IP, MOGOLGON Origin DX 26cm continues Fujisaki's distinctive sculptural language while reflecting the evolution of his practice from pipe cleaner art and character creation to collectible art toy production.

The new edition will be available through the official ARTOX GROUP platform (artox.odoo.com) from September 15, 2026.

From a single pipe cleaner to a character, from a character to an entire artistic universe, and now into fashion and art toys, TAKUMA FUJISAKI continues to expand the boundaries of his creative practice.

MOGOLS, meanwhile, is moving from a distinctive Japanese art IP toward an increasingly international stage.

Exhibition Information

TAKUMA FUJISAKI Solo Exhibition "MOLnarrative"
Dates: August 29 – September 15, 2026
Venue: GINZA ATRIUM, Ginza Tsutaya Books
Location: Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

Two additional TAKUMA FUJISAKI presentations and limited-time pop-ups will also be held inside Ginza Tsutaya Books throughout the exhibition period.

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Hanin Showcases Consumer Printing Portfolio at IFA Berlin 2026, Led by the Global Debut of the EQ3 Instant Camera

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:23 +0700

The showcase connects creative imaging with everyday printing across instant cameras, photo printers, label makers and portable A4 printers.

BERLIN, GERMANY– Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – The global debut of the EQ3 takes center stage in Hanin's consumer printing showcase at Booth H20-139 during IFA Berlin 2026.

For many instant-camera users, the ideal experience sits between two worlds: the emotional pull of a large physical print and the control to shape an image before it leaves the camera. The EQ3 brings those ideas together in a square-format hybrid instant camera designed for users seeking larger instant prints.

The EQ3 draws on more than two decades of Hanin's experience in printing technology. Today, more than 400 R&D professionals support a growing portfolio of products serving users across more than 100 countries and regions.

Edit In Camera. Print Only What Is Worth Keeping.
The EQ3 offers customizable filters, image adjustment and in-camera collage creation. Users can refine images before printing, helping reduce wasted prints without sacrificing spontaneity.

Its larger square format suits portraits and everyday scenes, while dye-sublimation printing produces durable photos. A removable battery makes replacement easier and supports longer use.

"The moment can be spontaneous; the print should be intentional,"said Shaowei Song, General Manager of Hanin's Consumer Electronics Division. "EQ3 gives people the freedom to create first, then keep the moments that matter in a larger square format."

The display also includes the Z1, Z2, M3, M5S, M6 and M6 Pro, spanning ZINK ink-free and dye-sublimation printing. Selected models offer built-in displays, reprinting and Bluetooth connectivity for app-based printing.

From Creative Imaging to Everyday Printing
Beyond instant cameras, the portfolio includes photo printers for smartphone images, label makers for homes and small businesses, and portable A4 printers for documents beyond the desk.

Together, the categories connect creative expression with everyday use and create opportunities for retailers, distributors and technology partners.

Booth: H20-139
Date: September 4-8, 2026

Explore Hanin's consumer electronics portfolio

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About Hanin

Xiamen Hanin Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures printing equipment for consumer, commercial and industrial applications. Hanin's thermal printer mechanisms have held the world's No. 1 market share by sales volume for seven consecutive years.

Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan Kenalkan Pupuk FABA dalam Gerakan Tanam 100 Ribu Batang Cabai

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:19:08 +0700

PEKANBARU (MR) - Dalam semangat Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PT PLN Nusantara Power Unit Pembangkitan (UP) Tenayan turut hadir dalam Kick Off Gerakan Tanam Cabai 100 Ribu Batang dan Gebyar Kreativitas Merah Putih, (22/8/2026).

Momentum tersebut dimanfaatkan untuk memperkenalkan pupuk FABA dari PLTU Tenayan kepada pemerintah, stakeholder, dan masyarakat sebagai salah satu inovasi pemanfaatan limbah batu bara yang dapat memberikan nilai tambah bagi kegiatan pertanian.

Pengenalan pupuk FABA menjadi bagian dari upaya PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan dalam memperluas pemahaman masyarakat mengenai pemanfaatan limbah batu bara secara produktif dan bernilai guna. Dalam bidang pertanian, pupuk berbahan FABA dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai alternatif pembenah media tanam untuk mendukung kondisi tanah dan pertumbuhan tanaman.

Melalui Gerakan Tanam Cabai 100 Ribu Batang, masyarakat dan stakeholder diperkenalkan secara langsung dengan potensi pemanfaatan pupuk FABA PLTU Tenayan dalam kegiatan budidaya tanaman. Langkah ini diharapkan dapat membuka wawasan mengenai inovasi pemanfaatan FABA sekaligus mendorong penerapannya secara tepat guna.

Bagi PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan, semangat Hari Pelanggan Nasional menjadi kesempatan untuk semakin dekat dengan stakeholder sekaligus berbagi inovasi yang memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat. Pengenalan pupuk FABA juga menjadi bagian dari komitmen perusahaan dalam mendorong ekonomi sirkular melalui pemanfaatan limbah batu bara menjadi produk yang memiliki nilai guna.

Ke depan, PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan terus berupaya memperluas edukasi dan inovasi pemanfaatan FABA sehingga keberadaan PLTU Tenayan tidak hanya berperan dalam menjaga keandalan energi, tetapi juga menghadirkan nilai tambah bagi masyarakat dan lingkungan.

Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan Perkuat Sinergi Pengendalian Karhutla di Kecamatan Tenayan Raya

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:17:29 +0700

PEKANBARU (MR) - Dalam semangat Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PT PLN Nusantara Power Unit Pembangkitan (UP) Tenayan turut memperkuat sinergi bersama para pemangku kepentingan melalui Rapat Koordinasi Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan (Karhutla) Kecamatan Tenayan Raya, (27/8/2026).

Kegiatan ini menjadi ruang koordinasi lintas pihak untuk memperkuat kesiapsiagaan serta menyatukan langkah dalam upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian karhutla. Kolaborasi antara pemerintah, TNI, Polri, perusahaan, serta unsur masyarakat menjadi bagian penting dalam membangun respons yang cepat dan terkoordinasi terhadap potensi kebakaran hutan dan lahan.

PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan terus memperkuat komitmen pengelolaan lingkungan di Kecamatan Tenayan Raya melalui sinergi bersama berbagai stakeholder. Upaya tersebut tidak hanya diwujudkan melalui pengelolaan dan pemanfaatan limbah batu bara PLTU Tenayan, tetapi juga melalui keterlibatan aktif dalam mitigasi risiko lingkungan dan kebencanaan, termasuk pencegahan dan pengendalian karhutla.

Melalui rapat koordinasi ini, komunikasi antar-stakeholder diperkuat agar informasi mengenai potensi karhutla dapat diterima dan ditindaklanjuti secara cepat. Upaya mitigasi, kesiapsiagaan, hingga penanganan yang terintegrasi diharapkan dapat meminimalkan dampak kebakaran terhadap lingkungan, kesehatan, serta aktivitas masyarakat.

Bagi PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan, momentum Hari Pelanggan Nasional tidak hanya menjadi kesempatan untuk mempererat hubungan dengan stakeholder, tetapi juga memperkuat kolaborasi dalam menghadapi berbagai tantangan lingkungan di sekitar wilayah operasional perusahaan.

Melalui sinergi yang berkelanjutan, PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan berkomitmen untuk terus mendukung upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian karhutla guna mewujudkan lingkungan yang lebih aman, tangguh, dan berkelanjutan bagi masyarakat Kecamatan Tenayan Raya.

Karena menjaga lingkungan dari ancaman karhutla membutuhkan kesiapsiagaan, kepedulian, dan kolaborasi bersama.

Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan Tanam Mangrove Bersama Puteri Indonesia Riau

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:15:06 +0700

PEKANBARU (MR) - Dalam semangat Hari Pelanggan Nasional, PT PLN Nusantara Power Unit Pembangkitan (UP) Tenayan memperkuat komitmennya terhadap keberlanjutan lingkungan melalui kegiatan penanaman pohon mangrove bersama Puteri Indonesia Riau, Prima Yohana, M.Kom, di Taman Bunga Impian Okura, Kelurahan Tebing Tinggi Okura, (24/8/2026).

PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan terus mendorong pengelolaan lingkungan secara berkelanjutan, mulai dari pemanfaatan limbah batu bara hingga pelaksanaan program konservasi dan pemberdayaan masyarakat di sekitar wilayah operasional. Salah satunya diwujudkan melalui Program DEWANTARA (Destinasi Wisata Pekanbaru Tebing Tinggi Okura) yang mengintegrasikan aspek lingkungan, sosial, dan ekonomi masyarakat.

Penanaman mangrove menjadi salah satu upaya menjaga kestabilan tepian Sungai Siak, memperkuat fungsi ekologis kawasan, sekaligus meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat dan stakeholder terhadap pentingnya menjaga ekosistem sungai.

Keterlibatan Puteri Indonesia Riau turut memperkuat pesan bahwa kepedulian terhadap lingkungan membutuhkan kolaborasi berbagai pihak. Bersama masyarakat dan kelompok binaan, penanaman mangrove menjadi simbol sinergi dalam menciptakan kawasan yang lebih hijau dan lestari.

Bagi PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan, momentum Hari Pelanggan Nasional tidak hanya dimaknai sebagai upaya mempererat hubungan dengan stakeholder, tetapi juga kesempatan menghadirkan manfaat nyata bagi masyarakat dan lingkungan di sekitar PLTU Tenayan.

Melalui Program DEWANTARA, perusahaan terus mendorong Taman Bunga Impian Okura menjadi kawasan edu-ekowisata yang memadukan konservasi lingkungan, pemberdayaan masyarakat, dan penguatan ekonomi lokal secara berkelanjutan.

DHL Group strengthens its Life Sciences and Healthcare capabilities in Singapore, reinforcing the nation’s position as Asia Pacific’s premier life sciences hub

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:21 +0700

New and expanded facilities include DHL Supply Chain's upcoming Pharma Hub 2, DHL Global Forwarding's Singapore Coldchain Hub, and a dedicated GDP-compliant (Good Distribution Practice-compliant) healthcare space at DHL Express' South Asia Hub
The investments position Singapore as a regional hub for temperature-sensitive and high-value healthcare supply chain

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 September 2026 - Following the opening of its Pharma Hub last year, DHL Group is further strengthening its Life Sciences and Healthcare (LSHC) capabilities in Singapore through a series of investments that enhance its DHL Health Logistics network and expand its capacity to transport, store and distribute pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinical trial materials and other healthcare products across Asia Pacific. The investments focus on three pillars: infrastructure, specialist expertise, and strategic partnerships. Together, they help maintain product integrity throughout the healthcare supply chain.

Cool green cell packaging at Pharma Hub

Asia Pacific's pharmaceutical logistics market is projected to grow from US$163 billion in 2025 to nearly US$239 billion by 2031, driven by rising demand for biologics, vaccines and other temperature-sensitive products that require specialized storage and transportation. As healthcare supply chains become increasingly complex, manufacturers are looking for logistics partners, who can protect product integrity and meet stringent regulatory requirements.

To accede to that demand, DHL is putting new infrastructure across its Express, Global Forwarding and Supply Chain businesses, while continuing to grow its healthcare expertise and build closer ties across the broader logistics ecosystem.

The investments also build on DHL Group's broader commitment to LSHC and the continued expansion of DHL Health Logistics including the €500 million earmarked for Asia Pacific as part of €2 billion global investment in the sector announced in 2025. The program covers infrastructure and technology across storage, order fulfilment, distribution, global transportation and last-mile delivery.

Infrastructure: Singapore Coldchain Hub, Pharma Hub 2, and dedicated GDP-compliant space at South Asia Hub

DHL Global Forwarding is strengthening Singapore's role in regional healthcare trade through the DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub, a dedicated healthcare logistics facility that will form part of DHL's broader Health Logistics Air Freight Network connecting key pharmaceutical and life sciences markets worldwide. By combining global air connectivity with specialized healthcare handling capabilities, the network helps customers move sensitive pharmaceutical and life sciences shipments with greater reliability, visibility and temperature integrity across critical healthcare trade lanes. Together with a pharmaceutical corridor initiative being developed with ecosystem partners, the investment will help create more seamless, compliant and resilient healthcare supply chains across Asia Pacific and key healthcare trade lanes.

Located within Changi's 24/7 Free Trade Zone at Changi Nexus One, the S$22 million (€15 million) facility will provide 3,047 sqm of GDP-aligned temperature-controlled infrastructure for high-value, time- and temperature-sensitive healthcare cargo, including pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and biologics. With dedicated 2°C to 8°C and 15°C to 25°C handling environments, the facility is designed to support an unbroken cold chain from aircraft to a DHL facility and onward to customers' warehouses, minimizing temperature excursions and reducing the need for supplementary temperature-control measures and packaging while preserving product integrity throughout transit. The facility is slated for launch in late 2027.

"In healthcare logistics, precision is non-negotiable. A temperature excursion of just a few degrees can compromise the integrity of high-value medicines, biologics and other critical healthcare products. That is why building an end-to-end, unbroken cold chain is essential. Beyond protecting products, it gives healthcare companies the confidence that life-saving therapies can move safely, compliantly, and reliably across increasingly complex global supply chains. By combining specialized infrastructure, direct airside connectivity and dedicated temperature-controlled handling solutions, our new Singapore Coldchain Hub will help minimize product exposure throughout the shipment journey and give customers greater assurance that their products will arrive in the right condition, at the right time, to the patients who depend on them," added Praveen Gregory, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

DHL Supply Chain is building on the success of the Pharma Hub first launched in Singapore last year with a second pharma hub to further expand its healthcare logistics footprint in the country. The new $S7 million (€5 million) facility will provide additional controlled ambient storage capacity for pharmaceutical and medical device customers, supporting services such as warehousing, distribution, kitting and value-added healthcare logistics operations.

Spanning over 8,000 sqm, the facility is designed as a 100 percent temperature-controlled ambient facility operating at temperatures between 15°C and 25°C with humidity control below 60 percent. The facility will accommodate approximately 7,680 pallet positions and incorporate GDP-compliant and GMP-aligned (Good Manufacturing Practice-aligned) infrastructure, including dedicated redressing rooms to support specialized healthcare logistics requirements. With both pharma hubs, DHL Supply Chain's total pharmaceutical logistics footprint in Singapore will amount to approximately 16,000 sqm and accommodate around 12,000 pallet positions. It is expected to begin operations by the first half of 2027.

"Capacity on its own isn't the goal. It's what that capacity allows our customers to do," said Eunis Hew, Managing Director, DHL Supply Chain Singapore. "Pharma Hub 2 builds on the strong foundation we have established with Pharma Hub, giving our customers additional room to grow while maintaining the quality and compliance standards their products require. As healthcare supply chains become more sophisticated, purpose-built infrastructure becomes increasingly important."

DHL Express has installed a GDP-compliant handling and storage space of around 20 sqm at its South Asia Hub at Changi Airport. The controlled ambient room with a temperature range of 15°C to 25 °C allows temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments to move securely through one of the region's most important air logistics gateways. This also marks the first GDP-compliant healthcare logistics space within a DHL Express facility globally.

GDP-compliant processes help ensure that medicines are handled under appropriate conditions, remain traceable and maintain their quality throughout the distribution journey.

"When it comes to healthcare shipments, every handoff matters," said Christopher Ong, Managing Director, DHL Express Singapore. "By expanding GDP-compliant handling and storage capabilities within our South Asia Hub, we're helping customers reduce risk during transit and maintain the integrity of temperature-sensitive products throughout their journey. That reliability is critical especially when those shipments support clinical trials, hospital treatments and patient care."

People: Building expertise in teams

Infrastructure is only one part of healthcare logistics. DHL is also investing in specialized healthcare logistics expertise across its operations to help ensure temperature-sensitive and regulated products are handled consistently at every stage of the journey. Teams across Express, Global Forwarding and Supply Chain receive ongoing training in areas such as temperature-controlled handling, GDP requirements, quality management and regulatory compliance, supported by DHL's Certified Life Sciences Specialist program. These programs keep employees up to date with evolving industry standards and equip them with the knowledge needed to support increasingly complex healthcare supply chains.

The company is also growing its pool of healthcare logistics specialists, such as pharmacists, combining operational expertise and industry knowledge to support increasingly stringent supply chain requirements.

Ecosystem and partners: Building stronger healthcare supply chains

DHL is working closely with airlines, airport partners, healthcare manufacturers and logistics providers to strengthen the broader healthcare logistics ecosystem.

One example is DHL Express' latest partnership with Life Science Incubator (LSI), a life sciences innovation ecosystem partner. Through the collaboration, DHL will give start-ups, SMEs, researchers and healthcare innovators access to specialized logistics capabilities at LSI's incubator and conduct workshops and training programs covering international trade, supply chain management and cross-border regulatory requirements. By bringing logistics expertise closer to where innovation takes place, DHL aims to help emerging healthcare businesses scale more effectively and navigate global supply chains.

Together with Changi Airport Group (CAG), DHL Global Forwarding is enhancing healthcare trade lanes across Asia Pacific to support the safe and reliable movement of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other temperature-sensitive products through Singapore. By combining Changi Airport's extensive global connectivity and airside access with DHL's global healthcare logistics expertise, dedicated cold-chain capabilities, and expanding Health Logistics network, the Singapore Coldchain Hub collaboration aims to give customers greater consistency, visibility, and confidence across their supply chains.

Collectively, these investments position Singapore as an increasingly important gateway for healthcare and life sciences supply chains in Asia Pacific. Leveraging its specialized infrastructure, skilled teams and strong industry partnerships, DHL is helping customers navigate growing supply chain complexity while maintaining the integrity of critical healthcare products.

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DHL – The logistics company for the world

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL divisions offer an unrivaled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With approximately 389,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global sustainable trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, engineering, manufacturing & energy, auto-mobility and retail, DHL is decisively positioned as "The logistics company for the world".

DHL is part of DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of approximately 82.9 billion euros in 2025. With sustainable business practices and a commitment to society and the environment, the Group makes a positive contribution to the world. DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions logistics by 2050.

Polsek KSKP Dumai Panen Pakcoy Hidroponik Tahap III, Dukung Ketahanan dan Swasembada Pangan

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:09 +0700

DUMAI (MR) – Kepolisian Sektor Kawasan Keselamatan dan Keamanan Pelabuhan (Polsek KSKP) Dumai bersama Bhayangkari kembali menunjukkan komitmennya dalam mendukung program pemerintah di bidang ketahanan dan swasembada pangan. Komitmen tersebut diwujudkan melalui kegiatan panen tanaman pakcoy hidroponik tahap III tahun 2026.

Kegiatan panen dilaksanakan pada Jumat (4/9/2026) di halaman Mako Polsek Kawasan Pelabuhan, Jalan Datuk Laksamana, Kelurahan Buluh Kasap, Kecamatan Dumai Timur, Kota Dumai, Provinsi Riau.

Panen pakcoy hidroponik ini merupakan bagian dari program ketahanan pangan yang dijalankan Polsek KSKP Dumai dengan memanfaatkan lahan yang tersedia agar menjadi lahan produktif. Tanaman pakcoy sebelumnya telah melalui sejumlah tahapan, mulai dari penyemaian, perawatan, pemantauan pertumbuhan hingga akhirnya memasuki masa panen.

Personel Polsek KSKP bersama Bhayangkari tampak antusias mengikuti seluruh proses panen. Kegiatan tersebut tidak hanya menghasilkan tanaman pangan, tetapi juga menjadi salah satu bentuk kepedulian dan dukungan nyata Polri terhadap program pemerintah dalam mewujudkan kemandirian pangan.

Kapolsek KSKP Dumai, AKP Hardianto, S.E., M.Si., mengatakan panen pakcoy hidroponik tahap III merupakan bentuk komitmen jajarannya untuk terus mendukung program ketahanan pangan.

“Panen pakcoy hidroponik tahap III ini merupakan bentuk nyata dukungan Polsek KSKP terhadap program pemerintah dalam mewujudkan ketahanan dan swasembada pangan. Meskipun dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan lahan yang terbatas, kami berharap kegiatan ini dapat memberikan manfaat dan terus dikembangkan secara berkelanjutan,” ujar AKP Hardianto.

Menurutnya, metode hidroponik menjadi salah satu alternatif budidaya tanaman pangan yang cukup potensial untuk dikembangkan, khususnya di wilayah yang memiliki keterbatasan lahan.

Selain tidak membutuhkan lahan yang luas, budidaya hidroponik juga relatif mudah diterapkan dengan pengelolaan dan perawatan yang tepat.

“Kami berharap kegiatan ini tidak hanya berhenti pada tahap panen, tetapi dapat terus dilanjutkan dan dikembangkan. Semangat memanfaatkan lahan untuk menghasilkan pangan harus terus ditumbuhkan, baik di lingkungan kepolisian maupun di tengah masyarakat,” tambahnya.

Kapolsek KSKP Dumai juga mengajak seluruh personel kepolisian dan masyarakat untuk bersama-sama mengambil bagian dalam mendukung ketahanan pangan. Salah satunya dengan memanfaatkan lahan yang tersedia di lingkungan masing-masing untuk kegiatan produktif.

Menurutnya, keterbatasan lahan bukan menjadi penghalang untuk menghasilkan pangan. Dengan inovasi dan pemanfaatan teknologi sederhana, masyarakat dapat mengembangkan berbagai jenis tanaman pangan sesuai dengan kondisi lingkungan.

Panen pakcoy hidroponik tahap III tahun 2026 tersebut sekaligus menjadi bukti bahwa pemanfaatan lahan secara produktif dapat dilakukan dari lingkungan terkecil. Selain mendukung ketersediaan pangan, kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat menumbuhkan kesadaran dan semangat bersama dalam mewujudkan ketahanan pangan secara berkelanjutan.

Melalui kegiatan tersebut, Polsek KSKP Dumai menegaskan komitmennya untuk terus mendukung program pemerintah di bidang ketahanan dan swasembada pangan, sekaligus mendorong personel serta masyarakat agar lebih kreatif dalam memanfaatkan potensi lingkungan sebagai sumber pangan produktif. (*)

Professional Services Centre Alliance Menghubungkan Dunia Usaha di Singapura, Indonesia, dan Kawasan Regional

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:22 +0700

LSAF Global, bekerja sama dengan ISCA dan Professional Services (PS) Centre Alliance, menghadirkan ekosistem PS Centre bagi dunia usaha di Indonesia.

SINGAPURA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – Perusahaan yang ingin mengembangkan bisnis ke negara lain mungkin membutuhkan dukungan dari akuntan, pengacara, konsultan pajak, spesialis talenta, serta mitra bisnis lokal sebelum mengambil langkah pertama.

Tantangannya sering kali bukan menemukan tenaga profesional yang dapat membantu, melainkan mengetahui dari mana harus memulai.

LSAF Global, bekerja sama dengan Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) dan Professional Services (PS) Centre Alliance, menghadirkan ekosistem PS Centre ke Indonesia untuk menghubungkan bisnis dengan keahlian profesional, jaringan terpercaya, dan berbagai peluang di Singapura, Indonesia, serta kawasan regional.

PS Centre merupakan jaringan kolaboratif yang bertujuan mempermudah proses tersebut dengan menyediakan titik awal yang terpercaya bagi perusahaan untuk menemukan tenaga profesional, memperoleh pemahaman mengenai pasar lokal, serta membangun koneksi bisnis ketika melakukan ekspansi di kawasan regional.

Perusahaan di Indonesia dapat memanfaatkan jaringan PS Centre yang saat ini mencakup Hongqiao di Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Nanjing, dan Singapura.

Jaringan ini akan terus berkembang, dengan Johor, Shenzhen, dan Bangkok sebagai beberapa lokasi berikutnya yang sedang dikembangkan.

Bersama-sama, PS Centres dan ekosistem yang lebih luas ini diharapkan dapat menciptakan jalur bisnis terpercaya di seluruh kawasan, sehingga perusahaan yang memasuki pasar baru tidak perlu memulai dari nol.

Bisnis Lintas Negara Semakin Kompleks

Kolaborasi di Indonesia ini hadir di tengah semakin banyaknya perusahaan yang mencari peluang pertumbuhan di luar negeri, sekaligus menghadapi lingkungan bisnis yang semakin kompleks.

Tarif dan ketegangan geopolitik mengubah lokasi perusahaan dalam melakukan produksi dan mencari sumber pasokan. Rantai pasok sedang dirancang ulang. AI dan risiko siber menciptakan berbagai tantangan baru bagi bisnis. Persyaratan keberlanjutan juga mengubah cara perusahaan menjalankan kegiatan operasional dan menyusun laporan.

Seringnya, berbagai persoalan tersebut tidak dapat ditangani hanya oleh satu bidang profesi.

Sebuah perusahaan mungkin awalnya hanya memiliki pertanyaan mengenai tarif, tetapi kemudian menyadari bahwa mereka juga membutuhkan nasihat terkait pajak, hukum, dan rantai pasok. Perusahaan lain mungkin melihat peluang di Indonesia, tetapi membutuhkan bantuan untuk menemukan mitra lokal dan memahami cara terbaik untuk memasuki pasar tersebut.

Ekosistem PS Centre mempertemukan berbagai keahlian dan jaringan bisnis sehingga perusahaan tidak harus menghadapi berbagai persoalan tersebut sendirian.

Kolaborasi ini berlangsung di tengah kuatnya hubungan ekonomi antara Singapura dan Indonesia.

Dari Singapura ke Indonesia dan dari Indonesia ke Kawasan Regional

Ekosistem PS Centre dirancang untuk mendukung bisnis di berbagai pasar.

Perusahaan Singapura yang ingin memasuki Indonesia dapat terhubung dengan tenaga profesional lokal, jaringan bisnis, dan mitra di lapangan melalui LSAF Global dan ekosistem PS Centre yang lebih luas.

Sementara itu, perusahaan Indonesia yang ingin mengembangkan bisnis ke Singapura dapat memanfaatkan PS Centre Singapura serta ekosistem layanan profesional yang tersedia di Singapura.

Perusahaan yang ingin menjajaki pasar di luar Indonesia dan Singapura juga dapat memanfaatkan jaringan yang tersedia di Vietnam dan Tiongkok. Seiring dengan dibukanya pusat-pusat baru, jaringan tersebut akan diperluas ke lebih banyak pasar.

Di berbagai lokasi yang telah beroperasi, jaringan PS Centre telah memfasilitasi lebih dari 90 koneksi bisnis, mendukung 100 perusahaan, serta melibatkan lebih dari 700 perusahaan dan tenaga profesional.

Ambisi yang diusung bukan sekadar membuka pusat di berbagai kota.

Ambisinya adalah membangun ekosistem yang saling terhubung serta menciptakan jalur bisnis terpercaya yang menghubungkan peluang di satu pasar dengan keahlian dan jaringan terpercaya di pasar lainnya.

Membantu Bisnis Mengatasi Tantangan Lintas Negara

Salah satu inisiatif utama yang sedang diperluas di seluruh jaringan PS Centre adalah Business Growth Clinic.

Konsepnya sederhana.

Perusahaan tidak selalu mengetahui tenaga profesional seperti apa yang mereka butuhkan. Perusahaan hanya tahu bahwa ada masalah yang perlu diselesaikan.

Sebuah perusahaan manufaktur, misalnya, dapat memproduksi berbagai komponen dari produk yang sama di beberapa negara dan membutuhkan bantuan untuk memahami bagaimana perubahan tarif memengaruhi bisnis mereka.

Sebuah perusahaan jasa profesional mungkin ingin mengakses talenta di pasar lain, tetapi belum yakin bagaimana menyusun operasionalnya.

Perusahaan lainnya mungkin sedang mencari mitra di luar negeri, mempertimbangkan akuisisi, atau berusaha memahami bagaimana perubahan geopolitik dapat memengaruhi lokasi investasinya berikutnya.

Daripada harus menentukan sendiri tenaga profesional mana yang perlu dihubungi terlebih dahulu, perusahaan dapat membawa permasalahannya ke Business Growth Clinic.

Bergantung pada permasalahan yang dihadapi, akuntan, pengacara, spesialis pajak, penilai, konsultan, dan tenaga profesional lainnya dapat bekerja sama untuk memahami permasalahan tersebut dan menghubungkan perusahaan dengan keahlian yang dibutuhkannya.

Perusahaan di Indonesia juga dapat memanfaatkan Business Growth Clinic melalui ekosistem PS Centre.

Perusahaan Singapura yang menghadapi persoalan bisnis di Vietnam dapat memperoleh akses ke tenaga profesional melalui PS Centre Ho Chi Minh City. Perusahaan Indonesia yang ingin membangun operasional di Singapura dapat terhubung dengan tenaga profesional melalui PS Centre Singapura. Sementara itu, perusahaan yang sedang menjajaki peluang di Tiongkok dapat memperoleh dukungan melalui Hongqiao.

Seiring dengan berkembangnya jaringan PS Centre, jangkauan Business Growth Clinic juga akan semakin luas.

Mr Lee Boon Teck, President of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), mengatakan: "Perusahaan tidak selalu mengetahui tenaga profesional seperti apa yang mereka butuhkan. Mereka hanya tahu bahwa ada masalah yang perlu diselesaikan. Kekuatan PS Centre terletak pada jaringan yang kami bangun bersama: menghubungkan bisnis dengan keahlian profesional, jaringan terpercaya, dan berbagai peluang di pasar. PS Centre Alliance dapat membantu perusahaan di Singapura dan Indonesia membangun koneksi yang mereka perlukan untuk berkembang di kawasan ini."

Menghubungkan Bisnis dengan Keahlian Profesional

Inisiatif ini dipimpin oleh PS Centre Alliance, yang terdiri atas: Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, Institute of Valuers & Appraisers Singapore, Singapore Business Federation, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Tax Academy of Singapore, The Law Society of Singapore, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

Aliansi ini mempertemukan organisasi yang mewakili kedua sisi kebutuhan tersebut: bisnis yang mencari peluang dan perusahaan jasa profesional yang memiliki keahlian untuk membantu mereka memanfaatkan peluang tersebut.

Di Indonesia, para mitra PS Centre Alliance membangun hubungan dengan berbagai organisasi bisnis dan profesional lokal, termasuk Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO), Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia, The Indonesia Capital Market Institute (TICMI), dan Kongres Advokat Indonesia (KAI).

Hubungan ini akan membantu menghubungkan bisnis dengan pihak-pihak yang memahami pasar lokal, sekaligus menghubungkan mereka dengan jaringan PS Centre yang lebih luas.

Membangun Kapabilitas Keberlanjutan di Indonesia

ISCA dan Universitas Sahid (USAHID) akan menjalin kerja sama selama tiga tahun untuk memperkuat kapabilitas di bidang keberlanjutan di Indonesia.

Kerja sama ini akan memberikan akses terhadap ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification bagi mahasiswa, anggota fakultas, alumni, dan peserta USAHID lainnya yang memenuhi persyaratan. Kerja sama ini juga akan mendukung pembelajaran dan berbagi pengetahuan mengenai pelaporan keberlanjutan serta bidang-bidang terkait.

Kolaborasi ini bertujuan menghubungkan pembelajaran akademis dengan praktik profesional serta membangun lebih banyak tenaga profesional yang dapat mendukung perusahaan seiring dengan berkembangnya persyaratan di bidang keberlanjutan.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Giyatmi, M.Si., Rektor Universitas Sahid, mengatakan: "Hadirnya ekosistem Professional Services Centre bagi dunia usaha di Indonesia merupakan langkah penting dalam memperkuat kolaborasi antara komunitas profesional dan bisnis di Indonesia dan Singapura. Kami percaya bahwa ekosistem ini dapat menjadi wadah yang bermanfaat untuk pertukaran pengetahuan, pengembangan profesional, serta mempererat hubungan antara dunia akademis dan industri. Universitas Sahid dengan senang hati mendukung inisiatif ini dan berharap dapat berkontribusi dalam mengembangkan tenaga profesional yang siap menghadapi masa depan serta mampu mendukung pertumbuhan ekonomi yang berkelanjutan dan regional."

Kolaborasi di Indonesia ini menjadi langkah berikutnya dalam membangun jaringan regional yang memungkinkan bisnis, perusahaan jasa profesional, dan mitra lokal saling terhubung di berbagai pasar.

Ketika semakin banyak perusahaan mencari peluang pertumbuhan di luar pasar asal mereka, tujuannya sederhana: ketika sebuah bisnis melihat peluang lintas negara, mereka tidak perlu memulai dari nol.

Untuk kutipan tambahan dari para mitra PS Centre Alliance, silakan merujuk pada Lampiran yang terlampir.

LAMPIRAN

Ms Hamidah Aidillah, Vice President, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, mengatakan: "Bagi Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) yang ingin berkembang ke luar negeri, menemukan koneksi yang tepat dan dukungan terpercaya di pasar baru dapat menjadi tantangan. Melalui kolaborasi PS Centre Alliance di Indonesia, perusahaan dapat memperoleh akses terhadap keahlian profesional dan jaringan lokal, sehingga membantu UKM Singapura menavigasi pasar Indonesia dengan lebih baik dan memanfaatkan peluang pertumbuhan di kawasan regional. Langkah ini juga sejalan dengan upaya internasionalisasi ASME di seluruh ASEAN."

Mr Lie Kok Keong, Council Chairperson, Institute of Valuers and Appraisers Singapore, mengatakan: "Hadirnya ekosistem PS Centre bagi dunia usaha di Indonesia menciptakan berbagai peluang baru yang bermakna bagi pemegang Chartered Valuers and Appraiser (CVA) untuk terhubung dengan jaringan profesional yang lebih luas di Indonesia melalui pertukaran pengetahuan dan pengembangan kapasitas. Kami mendorong para pemegang CVA untuk memanfaatkan jaringan yang lebih luas ini guna membangun hubungan dengan rekan-rekan mereka di Indonesia, sehingga dapat tumbuh dan menciptakan peluang bersama."

Mr Mark Lee, Chairman of Singapore Business Federation, mengatakan: "Dunia usaha saat ini perlu tetap tangkas dan mendiversifikasi pasar mereka untuk membangun ketahanan jangka panjang. Prospek pertumbuhan jangka panjang Indonesia serta hubungan eratnya dengan Singapura menawarkan peluang yang signifikan bagi perusahaan-perusahaan kami. Dengan menyatukan PS Centre Jakarta dan SEC@Jakarta, kami dapat mempermudah dunia usaha untuk mengakses jaringan kolektif, keahlian konsultasi, dan dukungan fasilitasi kami, serta membantu mereka mengubah peluang tersebut menjadi kemitraan dan pertumbuhan yang bermakna."

Mr Ernie Koh, Council Member, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), mengatakan: "Indonesia merupakan pasar yang penting bagi banyak perusahaan Singapura yang ingin memperluas kehadiran regional mereka. Melalui kolaborasi PS Centre Alliance di Indonesia, perusahaan dapat mengakses dukungan profesional terpercaya dan jaringan lokal, sehingga membantu mereka menavigasi pasar dengan lebih baik serta membangun koneksi yang diperlukan untuk pertumbuhan lintas negara."

Mr Wayne Yap, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, mengatakan: "Perusahaan jasa profesional merupakan mitra penting dalam membantu produsen memahami pasar baru, mengelola kebutuhan bisnis, dan berekspansi dengan penuh keyakinan. Melalui ekosistem PS Centre, dunia usaha akan dapat memanfaatkan keahlian profesional, jaringan industri, dan koneksi pasar lokal untuk mendukung produsen serta perusahaan lainnya yang ingin memanfaatkan peluang di Indonesia dan di seluruh kawasan."

Mr Dennis Lui, Chief Executive Officer, Tax Academy of Singapore, mengatakan: "Pajak bukan sekadar catatan tambahan dalam investasi lintas negara – pajak dapat menentukan apakah sebuah peluang dapat menjadi kenyataan. Tax Academy of Singapore berada di persimpangan antara pemerintah, industri, dan akademisi, yang memungkinkan kami menerjemahkan kebijakan menjadi kapabilitas praktis serta menghubungkan pihak-pihak yang berperan dalam mewujudkan investasi. Melalui kolaborasi PS Centre Alliance di Indonesia, kami ingin membawa kekuatan tersebut ke koridor Singapura–Indonesia, membantu dunia usaha bergerak dari peluang menuju pelaksanaan."

Ms Peggy Yee, Treasurer and Council Member of The Law Society of Singapore, mengatakan: "Seiring semakin banyaknya perusahaan yang berekspansi lintas negara dan industri, kemampuan untuk menavigasi kompleksitas hukum dan regulasi akan menjadi keterampilan yang sangat penting bagi perusahaan maupun firma. Hadirnya ekosistem PS Centre bagi dunia usaha di Indonesia akan semakin memberikan dukungan yang bernilai dan terpercaya bagi perusahaan-perusahaan di kawasan, sekaligus memastikan akses terhadap keahlian hukum terpercaya bersama dengan layanan profesional lainnya."

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Tentang Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) adalah badan akuntansi nasional Singapura. Didirikan pada tahun 1963, ISCA menyelenggarakan program Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification dan merupakan entitas yang ditunjuk oleh Kementerian Keuangan Singapura untuk memberikan gelar Chartered Accountant of Singapore [CA (Singapore)].

ISCA mendukung lebih dari 46.000 anggota dari berbagai industri di Singapura dan secara global, dengan anggota yang tersebar di lebih dari 40 negara. Dengan kehadiran internasional yang terus berkembang, ISCA memiliki 12 cabang di luar negeri, 7 kantor di 10 negara, serta jaringan lebih dari 150 mitra strategis yang memperkuat koneksi dan peluang profesional lintas negara. ISCA juga merupakan anggota Chartered Accountants Worldwide, sebuah jaringan global yang mewakili lebih dari 1,8 juta Chartered Accountants dan mahasiswa di lebih dari 190 negara.

ISCA mendorong pengembangan profesional dan pembelajaran sepanjang hayat melalui ISCA Academy, unit pelatihannya, serta memberikan dampak bagi masyarakat melalui ISCA Cares, unit amalnya.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungi www.isca.org.sg.

Professional Services Centre Alliance Connects Businesses Across Singapore, Indonesia and the Region

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:22 +0700

LSAF Global, in partnership with ISCA and the Professional Services (PS) Centre Alliance, brings the PS Centre ecosystem to businesses in Indonesia.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – A business expanding into another country may need an accountant, lawyer, tax adviser, talent specialist and local business partner before it can make its first move.

The challenge is often not finding advisers. It is knowing where to start.

LSAF Global, in partnership with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and the Professional Services (PS) Centre Alliance, is bringing the PS Centre ecosystem to businesses in Indonesia, connecting them with professional expertise, trusted networks and opportunities across Singapore, Indonesia and the region.

The PS Centre is a collaborative network that aims to make that easier by giving businesses a trusted starting point to find professional expertise, local market knowledge and business connections when expanding across the region.

Businesses in Indonesia can tap on the wider PS Centre network, which currently spans Hongqiao in Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Nanjing and Singapore.

The network is set to grow further, with Johor, Shenzhen and Bangkok among the next locations being developed.

Together, the PS Centres and wider ecosystem are intended to create trusted business corridors across the region so that companies entering a new market do not have to start from zero.

Cross-border business is getting harder

The collaboration in Indonesia comes at a time when companies are looking overseas for growth while facing a more complicated business environment.

Tariffs and geopolitical tensions are changing where companies manufacture and source their products. Supply chains are being redesigned. AI and cyber risks are creating new business questions. Sustainability requirements are changing how companies operate and report.

Increasingly, these problems do not sit neatly within one profession.

A company may start with a tariff question only to discover that it also needs tax, legal and supply chain advice. Another may see an opportunity in Indonesia but need help finding local partners and understanding how best to enter the market.

The PS Centre ecosystem brings different forms of expertise and business networks together so companies do not have to navigate these issues alone.

The collaboration comes amid strong economic links between Singapore and Indonesia.

From Singapore to Indonesia and from Indonesia to the region

The PS Centre ecosystem is designed to work across markets.

Singapore businesses entering Indonesia can connect with local professional advisers, business networks and partners on the ground through LSAF Global and the wider PS Centre ecosystem.

Indonesian businesses looking towards Singapore can tap the Singapore PS Centre and Singapore's professional services ecosystem.

A business looking beyond Indonesia and Singapore can tap the wider network for support in Vietnam and China. As new centres open, the network will extend into more markets.

Across its existing locations, the PS Centre network has already facilitated more than 90 business connections, supported 100 companies and engaged over 700 businesses and professionals.

The ambition goes beyond opening centres in different cities.

It is to build a connected ecosystem and trusted business corridors that connect opportunities in one market with trusted expertise and networks in another.

Helping businesses solve cross-border challenges

A key initiative being expanded across the PS Centre network is the Business Growth Clinic.

Its premise is simple.

Businesses do not always know which professional they need. They simply know they have a problem to solve.

A manufacturer may produce different parts of the same product across several countries and need help understanding how changing tariffs affect its business.

A professional services firm may want to access talent in another market but is unsure how to structure its operations.

Another business may be looking for an overseas partner, considering an acquisition or trying to understand how geopolitical changes could affect where it invests next.

Instead of figuring out which adviser to approach first, businesses can bring their problem to the Business Growth Clinic.

Depending on the issue, accountants, lawyers, tax specialists, valuers, consultants and other professionals can come together to understand the problem and connect the business with the expertise it needs.

Businesses in Indonesia will also be able to tap the Business Growth Clinic through the PS Centre ecosystem. A Singapore company facing a business issue in Vietnam can tap expertise through the Ho Chi Minh City PS Centre. An Indonesian business looking to establish operations in Singapore can connect with professionals through the Singapore PS Centre. A business exploring China can access support through Hongqiao.

As the PS Centre network expands, the reach of the Business Growth Clinic will expand with it.

Mr Lee Boon Teck, President of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), said: "Businesses do not always know which professional they need. They simply know they have a problem to solve. The strength of the PS Centre lies in the network we are building together: connecting businesses with professional expertise, trusted networks and opportunities across markets. The PS Centre Alliance can help businesses in Singapore and Indonesia make the connections they need to grow across the region."

Connecting businesses with professional expertise

The initiative is led by the PS Centre Alliance, comprising the Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, Institute of Valuers & Appraisers Singapore, Singapore Business Federation, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Tax Academy of Singapore, The Law Society of Singapore and ISCA.

The Alliance brings together organisations representing both sides of the equation: businesses looking for opportunities and professional services firms with the expertise to help them pursue those opportunities.

In Indonesia, this gathering of the PS Centre Alliance partners to build relationships with local business and professional organisations, including the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO), Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia, The Indonesia Capital Market Institute (TICMI) and Kongres Advokat Indonesia (KAI).

These relationships will help connect businesses with people who understand the local market while linking them to the wider PS Centre network.

Building sustainability capabilities in Indonesia

ISCA and Universitas Sahid (USAHID) will enter a three-year collaboration to strengthen sustainability capabilities in Indonesia.

The collaboration will facilitate access to the ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification for eligible USAHID students, faculty members, alumni and other participants. It will also support learning and knowledge sharing in sustainability reporting and related areas.

The collaboration aims to connect academic learning with professional practice and build a stronger pool of professionals who can support businesses as sustainability requirements evolve.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Giyatmi, M.Si., Rector of Universitas Sahid, said: "Bringing the Professional Services Centre ecosystem to businesses in Indonesia represents an important step in strengthening collaboration between Indonesia and Singapore's professional and business communities. We believe the ecosystem can serve as a valuable platform for knowledge exchange, professional development, and stronger connections between academia and industry. Universitas Sahid is pleased to support this initiative and looks forward to contributing to the development of future-ready professionals who can support sustainable and regional economic growth."

The collaboration in Indonesia marks another step in building a regional network where businesses, professional services firms and local partners can connect across markets.

As businesses increasingly look beyond their home markets for growth, the aim is simple: when a business sees an opportunity across borders, it should not have to start from zero.

For additional quotes from PS Centre Alliance partners, please refer to the attached Annex.

ANNEX

Ms Hamidah Aidillah, Vice President, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, said: "For Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) looking to grow overseas, finding the right connections and trusted support in a new market can be challenging. Through the PS Centre Alliance's collaboration in Indonesia, businesses can gain access to professional expertise and local networks, helping Singapore SMEs better navigate the Indonesian market and pursue opportunities for growth across the region. This move is also in line with ASME's internatiolisation efforts across ASEAN. "

Mr Lie Kok Keong, Council Chairperson, Institute of Valuers and Appraisers Singapore, said: "Bringing the PS Centre ecosystem to businesses in Indonesia creates meaningful new opportunities for Chartered Valuers and Appraiser (CVA) holders to connect with a wider network of professionals in Indonesia through fostering knowledge exchange and capacity building. We encourage CVA holders to leverage on the wider network to build ties with their Indonesian counterparts to grow and create opportunities together."

Mr Mark Lee, Chairman of Singapore Business Federation, said: "Businesses today need to remain agile and diversify their markets to build long-term resilience. Indonesia's long term growth prospects and close ties with Singapore offer significant opportunities for our companies. By bringing PS Centre Jakarta and SEC@Jakarta together, we can make it easier for businesses to access our collective networks, advisory expertise and facilitation support, and help them turn these opportunities into meaningful partnerships and growth."

Mr Ernie Koh, Council Member, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), said: "Indonesia is an important market for many Singapore businesses seeking to expand their regional presence. Through the PS Centre Alliance's collaboration in Indonesia, enterprises can access trusted professional support and local networks, helping them better navigate the market and build the connections needed for cross-border growth."

Mr Wayne Yap, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, said: "Professional services firms are important partners in helping manufacturers understand new markets, manage business requirements and expand with confidence. Through the PS Centre ecosystem, businesses will bring together professional expertise, industry networks and local market connections to support manufacturers and other businesses pursuing opportunities in Indonesia and across the region."

Mr Dennis Lui, Chief Executive Officer, Tax Academy of Singapore, said: "Tax is not a footnote to cross-border investment – It can determine whether opportunity becomes reality. Tax Academy of Singapore sits at the intersection of government, industry, and academia, enabling us to translate policy into practical capability and connect the people who make investment happen. Through the PS Centre Alliance's collaboration in Indonesia, we want to bring that strength to the Singapore-Indonesia corridor – helping businesses move from opportunity to execution."

Ms Peggy Yee, Treasurer and Council Member of The Law Society of Singapore said: "With more businesses expanding across borders and industries, the ability to navigate legal and regulatory complexities will become a critical skill for both businesses and firms. Bringing the PS Centre ecosystem to businesses in Indonesia will further provide valuable and trusted support for enterprises in the region, ensuring access to trusted legal expertise along with other professional services."

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About the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) is the national accountancy body of Singapore. Established in 1963, ISCA administers the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification programme and is the designated entity by the Singapore Ministry of Finance to confer the Chartered Accountant of Singapore [CA (Singapore)] designation.

ISCA supports over 46,000 members across industries in Singapore and globally, with members in more than 40 countries. With a growing international presence, ISCA has 12 overseas chapters, 7 offices across 10 countries and a network of over 150 strategic partners, strengthening professional connections and opportunities across borders. ISCA is also a member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, a global network representing more than 1.8 million Chartered Accountants and students across over 190 countries.

ISCA advances professional development and lifelong learning through ISCA Academy, its training arm and drives community impact through ISCA Cares, its charity arm.

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Cegah Bahaya Asap Gambut, Mabes TNI Imbau Warga Tebing Tinggi Barat Tak Buka Lahan dengan Bakar

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:10:25 +0700

MERANTI (MR) - Tim Sosialisasi dan Penyuluhan Karhutla dari Mabes TNI kembali melaksanakan kegiatan edukasi kepada masyarakat di wilayah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti, Jumat (4/9/2026).

Kegiatan yang memasuki hari ke-9 tersebut dilaksanakan di Desa Tanjung Darul Takzim, Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi Barat, Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti, mulai pukul 08.30 WIB.

Tim Mabes TNI yang hadir dalam kegiatan tersebut terdiri dari Laksamana TNI dr. Imam Hidayat, Sp.S (AL), Mayor CKM Subekan (AD), dan Mayor CKM Suryadi (AD).

Kegiatan turut dihadiri Kepala Desa Tanjung Darul Takzim Basri Rasid, Kasi Trantip Junis Naidi, S.Sos., Kasi Kesosbud Apriadi, S.AP., M.Si., Babinsa Koramil 02/Tebing Tinggi Sertu Amsyaya D., Sertu Muslim dan Serda Muherli, perangkat desa, MPA serta masyarakat. Jumlah peserta sekitar 15 orang.

Dalam sambutannya, Kepala Desa Tanjung Darul Takzim Basri Rasid menyampaikan ucapan selamat datang dan terima kasih kepada Tim Mabes TNI yang telah hadir memberikan sosialisasi mengenai pencegahan dan penanggulangan Karhutla.

Ia menyampaikan bahwa masyarakat Desa Tanjung Darul Takzim mendukung upaya pemerintah dan TNI dalam mencegah terjadinya kebakaran hutan dan lahan. Masyarakat juga diimbau tidak melakukan pembakaran dalam kegiatan membuka maupun membersihkan lahan.

Sementara itu, Mayor CKM Subekan menjelaskan bahwa kegiatan sosialisasi tersebut merupakan bagian dari upaya meningkatkan kesadaran dan kepedulian masyarakat terhadap bahaya Karhutla.

Menurutnya, Karhutla dapat menimbulkan dampak luas, mulai dari kerusakan lingkungan, pencemaran udara, gangguan kesehatan hingga terganggunya aktivitas masyarakat.

Masyarakat juga diingatkan agar tidak membuka atau membersihkan lahan dengan cara membakar, mengingat api di lahan gambut dapat dengan mudah menyebar dan sulit dipadamkan.

Tim Mabes TNI turut mengajak pemerintah desa, MPA dan masyarakat untuk meningkatkan kewaspadaan serta segera melaporkan apabila ditemukan titik api maupun aktivitas pembakaran lahan.

“Sinergi antara TNI, Polri, pemerintah desa dan masyarakat sangat penting dalam melakukan pencegahan Karhutla sejak dini,” menjadi salah satu penekanan dalam kegiatan tersebut.

Kegiatan sosialisasi selesai sekitar pukul 11.00 WIB. Selanjutnya, pada pukul 11.10 WIB tim bergerak menuju Hotel Purnama, Jalan Merdeka, Kelurahan Selatpanjang Barat, Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi, dan tiba sekitar pukul 11.45 WIB untuk beristirahat.

Seluruh rangkaian kegiatan berjalan aman, lancar dan kondusif. Diharapkan sosialisasi yang dilakukan secara berkelanjutan dapat meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat serta memperkuat peran bersama dalam mencegah Karhutla di wilayah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Launches SH1F+ to Advance People-Centric Workforce Transformation

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:22 +0700

New centre collaborates with EY to deliver advisory, capability building and workplace learning, with SkillsFuture funding available for eligible companies

SH1F+ draws on NP's expertise in resilience building, behavioural science, human-centred design and workplace wellbeing, to help people and organisations adapt, grow and thrive

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – At a time when enterprise AI adoption is gaining momentum, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) launched its Centre for Shaping Human-First Transformation (SH1F+) on 29 July 2026. This workforce transformation initiative is built to support people whose roles are evolving and the organisations they work in, so that change is made to last. The event was graced by Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

A Human-First Approach to Workforce Transformation
While technology is a powerful catalyst for change, it does not drive workplace transformation. Research by the TIAA Institute noted that technology adoption is fundamentally a human and organisational challenge that requires workforce readiness, capability development and buy-in^{^[1]}. In the face of AI-driven changes, ADP Research Institute also found that only about 15 percent of workers in Singapore feel secure in their current jobs, reflecting growing uncertainty about the future of work^{^[2]}.

As an institute of higher learning with close links to both industry and capability development, NP is uniquely positioned to help organisations transform from within. Specifically, SH1F+ does this through its rigorous methodology that focuses on how people experience and respond to change, providing end-to-end consultancy, training and support to ensure viability.

SH1F+'s people-centred approach is evident in two main ways. Firstly, its proprietary Sandbox software is a key toolkit used for stakeholders – from leaders, managers, to teams – to assess current workforce capabilities, explore future possibilities, and align transformation strategies to business priorities. Employees remain firmly at the centre of this human-led and data-driven process, helping to shape redesigned roles, identify new skills, and prepare for new ways of working. Secondly, based on capability needs, SH1F+ designs and delivers structured programmes to build the competencies, mindsets and confidence of their employees. The result is workforce transformation that creates lasting value for both organisations and the people within them.

"Technology is accelerating the need for workforce transformation, but many organisations still face gaps in strategy, culture, capabilities and job redesign. Leveraging NP's experience in consultancy and training anchored in human-centricity and behavioural insights, coupled with our high-touch support, SH1F+ will help organisations make and sustain change for the long term," said Mr Lim Kok Kiang, Principal and CEO of Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Funding Support for Transformation
NP is collaborating with global professional services organisation Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. (EY) to provide end-to-end consultancy services through SH1F+, from advisory, capability building, technology adoption to workplace learning. Eligible organisations can tap on the SkillsFuture Workforce Development Grant (Job Redesign+) scheme, with funding support of up to 70 percent for SMEs and 50 percent for non-SMEs, capped at S$150,000 per enterprise.

"Workforce transformation in the age of AI must be human-first, not technology-first. As organisations accelerate AI adoption, many are rethinking how jobs are designed, how people are trained and how work is organised. Through SH1F+, EY and NP bring together complementary strengths to help organisations redesign roles, upskill talent and enable meaningful human-AI collaboration," said Mr Goh Jia Yong, Partner, People Consulting of Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.

Transformation Begins with People
SH1F+ draws and builds on NP's growing ecosystem of centres that help organisations support people through change. Since 2022, NP's Human-Centred Design Institute (HCDI) has been helping teams strengthen their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills. NP later established the Centre for Organisational Resilience and Inclusion (CORI) in 2024 and the Centre for Behaviour and Nudge Design (BaND) in 2025, expanding its work in building organisational resilience and harnessing behavioural insights.

NP will further strengthen this ecosystem with the Centre for Workplace Well-Being (coWELL), which will promote workplace mental well-being through wellness and stress management initiatives.

Together, these centres give SH1F+ its edge – a human-centric approach that helps organisations transform by strengthening its people's capacity and confidence to change.

(Please refer to Annex A for details on the SH1F+ model and how it draws on NP's ecosystem.)

Real-World Shifts: Supporting Workforce Transformation in Practice
The human-first workforce transformation approach adopted by SH1F+ has already been piloted successfully.

Through UOB's Better U Pivot Programme, NP is supporting up to 500 employees transitioning into evolving job roles through structured training, personalised coaching and workplace learning. Early results have been positive: Employees participating in the programme have successfully moved into new roles and are continuing to deepen their skills in areas such as AI and digital capabilities.

Murata Electronics Singapore partnered NP to create a talent growth and capability development framework. As part of the project, the company's New Business Architect role, including its job scope and required skills, was redesigned and standardised across six countries. Through structured on-the-job training, the team effectively gained and applied new competencies, proving that transformation works best when employees are supported.

(Please refer to Annex C for partner quotes on the impact of workforce transformation initiatives delivered in collaboration with SH1F+.)

Annex A - The SH1F+ Model & NP Ecosystem Integration

SH1F+ draws on the expertise of the signature centres in NP's ecosystem according to the workforce transformation needs of each organisation. These centres include:

Human-Centred Design Institute (HCDI) Established in 2022	Provides training and certification in the globally acclaimed LUMA System of Innovation that develops an innovative mindset, laying the foundation for transformative work.
Centre for Organisational Resilience and Inclusion (CORI) Established in 2024	Provides expanded training, consultancy and research in human system design to support organisations in building resilience and readiness for change, strengthening teams' ability to navigate uncertainty and embrace new ways of working.
Centre for Behaviour and Nudge Design (BaND) Established in 2025	Combines proven behavioural science and design thinking with AI tools to help organisations embed new habits that enhance workforce productivity and engagement.
Centre for Workplace Mental Well-Being (coWELL) Launching in 2026	Equips teams with practical strategies to strengthen mental well-being, supporting individuals through change as they adapt and thrive in new ways of working.

Annex C - Partner quotes on the impact of workforce transformation initiatives delivered in collaboration with SH1F+

"Transformation goes beyond new technology or operating model changes. Its success depends on people – their ability to adapt, learn and grow alongside the organisation. As AI opens up new possibilities and enhances the way we work, organisations have a responsibility to equip employees with the skills needed to seize new growth opportunities. Reskilling benefits both individuals and businesses, allowing organisations to retain valuable experience and institutional knowledge while building a future-ready workforce."

Dr Bryan Lim

Head, Group Talent & Development

UOB

"Our partnership with Ngee Ann Polytechnic has enabled Murata Electronics Singapore to redesign roles and develop future-ready New Business Architects across Singapore, and ASEAN and India. By partnering with our employees, HR, reporting managers, and senior leaders, Ngee Ann Polytechnic helped create an enabling ecosystem that supports sustained role transformation beyond individual learning. Through a structured, workplace-based learning model embedded in real business projects, the programme equips our people with future-ready skills and competencies while strengthening our organisation's ability to adapt to evolving industry needs and drive regional business growth."

Mr DM Venkatesan

General Manager

Regional New Business Development

Murata Electronics Singapore

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^{^[2]}ADP Research Institute. People at Work 2026

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About Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic started in 1963 and is today one of Singapore's leading institutions of higher learning with over 13,000 enrolled students in close to 40 disciplines. It seeks to develop students with a passion for learning, values for life, and competencies to thrive in a global workplace. The polytechnic also supports Continuing Education and Training (CET) through its CET Academy, which offers a wide range of part-time programmes and short courses. It works closely with industry partners to curate programmes for emerging skills, develop talent pipelines for the industries and help adult learners stay agile in today's rapidly changing global economy. For more information, please visit www.np.edu.sg.

MIRAVA brings a new smart boat concept to Europe with $5M angel funding

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:22 +0700

CANNES, FRANCE – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – MIRAVA, a new-generation smart boat company, is preparing for its European debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026, following three years of product development and $5M in angel funding to support further development and small-batch production and deliveries.

Designed around the idea of giving people greater freedom on the water, MIRAVA combines intelligent navigation, modular design and multiple recreational functions within a single 7.9-metre boat.

Unlike conventional boats designed primarily around one activity, MIRAVA is positioned as a flexible recreational platform for cruising, family time, watersports, fishing and socialising. Its modular stern can transform the aft area into an expanded platform or be separated from the main boat to operate independently as a small tender.

The company is also integrating autonomous boating technologies designed to reduce the complexity of operating a boat. These include autonomous docking, autonomous departure, dynamic positioning and autonomous following. A smart wearable allows the boat to follow its user while they are swimming, paddle boarding or diving.

MIRAVA's product development has been refined over the past three years, with the company focusing on making advanced marine technology practical and intuitive rather than simply adding more onboard technology.

The boat will be presented in both fully electric and petrol versions. The electric model features a 100 kWh battery, 150 hp maximum power and a top speed of 20 knots, while the petrol version delivers up to 250 hp and 30 knots. Both versions measure 7.9 metres in length, with a beam of 2.44 metres and capacity for up to eight people.

The $5M angel funding will support further product development as well as small-batch production and deliveries as MIRAVA moves towards its next stage of commercialisation.

MIRAVA will make its European debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026, Port Canto, Stand POWER132, before continuing its European presence at boot Düsseldorf 2027.

The company sees Europe as an important market for demonstrating how intelligent technology, modular design and a more flexible approach to recreational boating can create a new experience on the water.

Hashtag: #MIRAVA

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About MIRAVA

MIRAVA is a smart boat company developing a new generation of intelligent recreational boats. Combining advanced autonomous navigation, modular design and flexible recreational functions, MIRAVA aims to give people greater freedom in how they use and experience the water.

Website: https://miravaboats.com/contact

MIRAVA brings a new smart boat concept to Europe with $5M angel funding

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:21 +0700

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About MIRAVA

Ping An Digital Bank Launches Purchase Order Financing Tailored for Cross-Border E-Commerce Businesses

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:21 +0700

Empowering SMEs to Expand Globally

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 September 2026 - Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited ("Ping An Digital Bank") has launched Purchase Order Financing product that specifically designed for cross-border e-commerce businesses, becoming the first digital bank in Hong Kong to offer dedicated factoring financing solution to export cross-border e-commerce merchants. Requiring no traditional collateral, eligible businesses can obtain financing of up to 95% of their accounts receivable based on eligible invoices, meeting their operational needs and enabling SMEs to take an important step toward global expansion.

Mr. Thomas Tung, Chief Business OfficerofPing An Digital Bank, said, "As the Hong Kong's first digital bank dedicated to SMEs, Ping An Digital Bank has always been committed to supporting businesses and driving transformation in the trade finance ecosystem through financial technology. By harnessing years of experience in exploring the potential of commercial data, and combining multidimensional data spanning trade and finance, we have redefined the credit assessment process to effectively resolve financing bottlenecks for businesses. The launch of Purchase Order Financing seamlessly integrates credit insurance with risk management, providing cross-border e-commerce merchants with more efficient and flexible liquidity support. Moving forward, we will continue to leverage our fintech prowess and synergistic financial services to help SMEs capture global cross-border trade opportunities, serving as a reliable backer for cross-border trading enterprises."

Ping An Digital Bank's Purchase Order Financing is designed specifically for cross-border e-commerce businesses operating on open-account payment term With just eligible invoices, businesses can apply for financing with a ratio of up to 95% of accounts receivable, up to USD 5 million and a repayment period of up to 120 days. To address the urgent cash flow needs of cross-border e-commerce businesses, the approval and drawdown process can be completed as fast as T+1 business day. Unlike traditional approaches that rely on financial statements and collateral, Ping An Digital Bank innovatively utilises real-time sales data from cross-border buyers to gain insights into clients' actual operational performance, thereby breaking through the cumbersome constraints of traditional credit assessment. The product architecture directly aligns with supply chain liquidity needs, empowering clients to deploy capital with flexibility and mitigate cash flow pressures with ease.

Looking ahead, Ping An Digital Bank will continue to deepen the application of data analytics and financial technology, driving product innovation to empower trade businesses to achieve digital transformation and business upgrades. The Bank remains dedicated to refining its one-stop digital financial ecosystem, spanning business account opening, foreign exchange transactions, cross-border settlement, and flexible credit facilities—delivering holistic support for enterprise operational challenges, facilitating global expansion, and acting as a dedicated and trusted partner for SMEs growing on the international stage.

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Ping An Digital Bank

Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited ("Ping An Digital Bank," "PingAnDB") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufax Holding Ltd ("Lufax") (SEHK: 6623; NYSE: LU) and a member of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An") (SEHK: 2318; SSE: 601318). Ping An Digital Bank was granted a banking licence by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in May 2019 to offer retail banking and business banking services. Backed by Ping An's advanced technology, Ping An Digital Bank is elevating banking experience, serving customer in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, establishing itself as Ping An Group's comprehensive financial platform in Hong Kong.

ECOVACS at IFA Berlin 2026: Named as No.1 Brand in Global Home Robotics, Bringing Robotics to More of Everyday Life

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:24 +0700

BERLIN, GERMANY – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – ECOVACS has been named the global No.1 home robotics brand in a newly released research report by Forbes China, which recognizes its leadership across multiple home robotics categories. Built on in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities and scalable technology stacks, the company has expanded from floor care to windows, lawns, and pools, with its service robotics now serving more than 38 million households across nearly 180 markets worldwide.

ECOVACS ROBOTICS IFA 2026

"The future of home robotics is not about adding more products. It is about giving people more freedom from everyday tasks," said David Qian, CEO of ECOVACS ROBOTICS. "By reusing around 80% of our core technologies and adapting 20% to each scenario, we can bring robotics from floors and windows to lawns and pools. Looking ahead, we will continue to innovate to make robotics more intelligent, autonomous and accessible, helping more people enjoy an easier everyday life."

David Qian, CEO, ECOVACS ROBOTICS

From Indoors to Outdoors: Expanding the Role of Home Robotics

For ECOVACS, the vision of "Robotics for All" means bringing the benefits of service robotics into more parts of everyday life.

ECOVACS' expansion into new household environments began with windows. Since pioneering the robotic window cleaning category with its first WINBOT in 2011, ECOVACS has continuously evolved its robotics to address real consumer needs. The latest WINBOT W3 OMNI, showcased at IFA 2026, features Vortex Wash, an industry-first automatic wiping-pad cleaning technology that eliminates the hassle of manually washing dirty pads. With more than 1.5 million households worldwide using WINBOT products[1], ECOVACS ranks No. 1 globally in category shipments, according to IDC.[2]

The same idea extends outdoors. For many households, lawn care is a recurring task, with edges among the most difficult areas to keep neat. ECOVACS is showcasing the GOAT T Series at IFA 2026, addressing this challenge with TruEdge Trimmer, designed to cut closely along lawn borders and leave less work behind for users, while the industry-exclusive HoloScope 360 Dual-LiDAR Navigation help it handle different yard layouts with greater autonomy. To date, robotic lawn mowers GOAT have covered nearly 1.4 billion sq. m. of lawn globally – equivalent to around 200,000 standard soccer pitches.

In floor care, ECOVACS pioneered OZMO ROLLER technology to tackle one of the most persistent cleaning challenges: stubborn messes without spreading dirt back across the floor. Featured on the DEEBOT X12S OmniCyclone at IFA 2026, the latest OZMO ROLLER 3.0 combines strong cleaning pressure with continuous self-washing to keep the roller clean as it cleans, helping users achieve a deeper clean with less effort. Since its global introduction in September 2024, OZMO ROLLER-equipped models have reached more than 2.8 million units in cumulative global shipments as of July 2026, according to ECOVACS' internal data.

Building on its expertise across floor, window and lawn care, ECOVACS is extending the robotics experience to pool cleaning. Showcased at IFA 2026, the ULTRAMARINE L1 PRO is designed to take the time and effort out of pool care, autonomously navigating and cleaning different pool environments with minimal user intervention. By bringing robotics to another traditionally hands-on task, ECOVACS is making pool care simpler.

Technology Stacks Powering Global Multi-Category Leadership

Underpinning this multi-category success is scalable technology stacks spanning robotics, sensing, motion control, cleaning, and power management. Rather than building each category from the ground up, ECOVACS can adapt and scale proven robotics capabilities across different environments and user needs, creating a platform built to move from one scenario to the next.

This strategy is backed by more than 900 R&D professionals, RMB 554 million in R&D investment in the first half of 2026, and more than 3,100 patents [3]. Its vertically integrated R&D and manufacturing model further strengthens this technology advantage, giving ECOVACS greater control over key robotics technologies and shortening the path from innovation to products people can use. Together, these capabilities enable ECOVACS to bring proven robotics expertise into new categories and markets at scale, while staying focused on where robotics can create meaningful value in everyday life.

The results are increasingly visible in global markets. In the first half of 2026, global shipments of ECOVACS service robots increased 44.1% year on year, while revenue from new categories, including robotic window cleaners, robotic lawn mowers and robotic pool cleaners, grew 75.1% in international markets. For the first time, international markets accounted for more than half of ECOVACS' total revenue in Q2 2026, reaching 51%. The milestone reflects how the company's robotics portfolio is increasingly scaling beyond China.

As ECOVACS expands into more categories and markets around the world, it is bringing its robotics innovation to more people, making everyday life easier wherever they live. At IFA Berlin 2026, visitors can experience this vision at IFA 2026, Hall 9, Booth 113 at Messe Berlin, September 4 to 8.

[1] ECOVACS Internal sales tracking record from all countries and regions. (Dec. 2011–Jun. 2025)

[2] According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) "IDC Quarterly Smart Home Tracker – Window Cleaning Robot, 2025 Q3", ECOVACS ranked No.1 in shipment volume from 2023 through Q3 2025.

[3] ECOVACS 2026 Semi-Annual Financial Report

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About ECOVACS ROBOTICS

Founded in 2006, ECOVACS ROBOTICS is a global leader in home service robotics with a diverse portfolio of products encompassing robotic vacuum cleaners and robotic window cleaners. With its expansion into robotic lawn mowers, commercial cleaning robots, robotic pool cleaners and robotic pet companions, ECOVACS solidified its position as a multi-category leader in home service robotics.

Guided by the vision "Robotics for All", ECOVACS continues to advance technology and enhance the user experience to make life smarter and more stylish for consumers worldwide. With sales subsidiaries in Germany, the United States, Japan, and Singapore, ECOVACS products reach nearly 180 major markets and serve over 38 million households globally.

A testament to this market leadership, ECOVACS ROBOTICS has ranked first in China's robotic vacuum cleaner market by share for ten consecutive years (2015-2024).

Rasakan Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur di Chinatown Singapura

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:23 +0700

Merayakan Kebersamaan. Menghayati Warisan. Menikmati Chinatown Singapura.

SINGAPURA – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – Pada Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur tahun ini, Chinatown Singapura kembali dipenuhi kehangatan tradisi, kebersamaan, dan semangat perayaan seiring Chinatown Business Association (CBA), bersama Singapore Poon Yue Association dan Kong Chow Wui Koon, mempersembahkan rangkaian pengalaman budaya dan pertunjukan warisan yang meriah pada 19 September 2026.

Diselenggarakan di Smith Street, Chinatown Singapura, perayaan ini mengundang wisatawan mancanegara dan warga Singapura untuk menyelami kekayaan tradisi di balik salah satu festival Tionghoa yang paling dihormati, sekaligus menikmati sore hari yang dipenuhi musik, pertunjukan, kerajinan tradisional, dan berbagai aktivitas interaktif.

Perayaan Seni dan Pertunjukan Tradisional

Rangkaian acara di panggung utama Smith Street, Chinatown Singapura akan dimulai pukul 14.00 pada 19 September 2026, dengan pembukaan resmi yang diramaikan oleh pertunjukan tarian singa dan Wushu penuh semangat dari Kong Chow Wui Koon. Pertunjukan yang dinamis ini akan menampilkan kekuatan, disiplin, dan keindahan seni bela diri tradisional Tionghoa.

Pengunjung juga dapat menelusuri kisah dan tradisi di balik Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur melalui sesi bincang pembuatan lampion tradisional, yang menghadirkan wawasan menarik tentang keterampilan, makna simbolis, dan nilai budaya dari lampion.

Seiring berjalannya sore, musik dan semangat kebersamaan akan menjadi sorotan utama, dengan pertunjukan ukulele yang meriah serta sesi bernyanyi bersama komunitas pukul 15.00 dan 16.45. Para pengunjung diundang untuk ikut serta, bernyanyi bersama, dan merayakan semangat kebersamaan yang menjadi inti dari Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur.

Keseruan, Permainan, dan Hadiah untuk Komunitas

Perayaan ini juga akan menghadirkan serangkaian permainan interaktif yang dirancang untuk mempertemukan pengunjung lokal dan mancanegara. Pukul 15.30, uji pengetahuan Anda melalui permainan "Coba Tebak", di mana peserta dapat mengikuti permainan tebak-tebakan yang seru dengan 30 voucher F&B yang siap dimenangkan.

Para pecinta warisan budaya kemudian dapat menguji diri melalui "Di Mana Aku?" Permainan Warisan pukul 16.00 dan 17.00. Peserta akan diajak mengenali lokasi warisan dan petunjuk di sekitar Chinatown Singapura, dengan 30 voucher F&B yang dapat dimenangkan oleh peserta yang berhasil menjawab tantangan tersebut.

Berkreasi dengan Kerajinan Tradisional

Anak-anak dan keluarga dapat menikmati beragam aktivitas budaya secara langsung sepanjang hari. "Kompetisi Melukis Lampion" mengundang pengunjung muda mancanegara dan warga Singapura (usia 7 hingga 12 tahun) untuk mengekspresikan kreativitas mereka dengan menghias lampion yang telah disediakan. Peserta perlu mendaftar secara daring melalui www.chinatown.sg sebelum 9 September 2026. Kompetisi ini akan dimulai pukul 09.30, dengan peserta mengikuti sesi sesuai jadwal waktu yang telah ditentukan. Peserta "Kompetisi Melukis Lampion" akan menerima voucher F&B gratis senilai $10.

Pengunjung juga dapat menikmati beragam seni dan kerajinan tradisional yang dipersembahkan oleh Singapore Poon Yue Association, mulai dari Seni Potong Kertas, Kerajinan Tangan, Kaligrafi, hingga Pewarnaan Kipas. Aktivitas ini memberikan kesempatan bagi generasi muda untuk merasakan langsung seni tradisional Tionghoa, sekaligus mengajak keluarga untuk belajar, berkreasi, dan merayakan kebersamaan.

Melestarikan Budaya dan Warisan

Lebih dari sekadar perayaan, Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur di Smith Street, Chinatown Singapura merupakan kesempatan untuk melestarikan budaya tradisional dengan menghadirkan pengalaman warisan yang bermakna ke tengah komunitas.

Melalui pertunjukan tradisional, kerajinan, musik, mendongeng, dan permainan, pengunjung dari segala usia dapat menelusuri adat istiadat, kisah, dan tradisi yang telah diwariskan turun-temurun. Perayaan ini mempertemukan wisatawan mancanegara dan pengunjung lokal dalam semangat kebersamaan, keharmonisan, dan persatuan – nilai-nilai yang tetap menjadi inti dari Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur hingga saat ini.

Bergabunglah bersama kami di Smith Street, Chinatown Singapura pada Festival Pertengahan Musim Gugur kali ini, dan temukan tradisi, budaya, serta semangat kebersamaan yang menjadikan Chinatown Singapura sebagai kawasan warisan hidup yang dinamis bagi wisatawan mancanegara maupun warga Singapura.

Informasi lebih lanjut dapat ditemukan di Chinatown.sg.

Hashtag: #ChinatownBusinessAssociation #CBA #Mid-AutumnFestival

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Tentang Chinatown Business Association

Chinatown Business Association (CBA) didirikan oleh sekelompok pemangku kepentingan Chinatown yang penuh semangat, terdiri dari berbagai kalangan pemimpin bisnis, tokoh masyarakat, perkumpulan marga Tionghoa, pengusaha hotel, pedagang kaki lima, peritel, dan lainnya. CBA merupakan organisasi nirlaba yang melayani dan mendukung kepentingan bisnis serta komunitas para pemangku kepentingan di Chinatown. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungi chinatown.sg.

Oryon Expands AI Offering as an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:23 +0700

Singapore-based Oryon joins OpenAI’s SMB channel ecosystem to accelerate ChatGPT Business adoption among SMEs across Asia.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 4 September 2026 – Oryon Networks Pte Ltd ("Oryon") today announced it is now an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner, enabling it to offer promotions to eligible businesses interested in subscribing to ChatGPT Business.

Employees already use ChatGPT for writing, research, analysis, and everyday productivity. ChatGPT Business enables organisations to bring these capabilities into a managed business workspace with administrative controls and business-focused data protections.

Businesses can use ChatGPT Business for activities including:
Workplace communications and business documentation
Research, summarisation and information analysis
Marketing and sales content
Presentations and training materials
Customer service and internal knowledge management
Data processing and operational workflows
Compliance and administrative tasks
Software development and automation using Codex

Under this promotion, Oryon's role is limited to verifying customer eligibility and providing the applicable promotional coupon. Customers will redeem the coupon and subscribe to ChatGPT Business directly through OpenAI.

All subscription payments, workspace administration, account management, and technical support are handled directly by OpenAI. Oryon does not have access to customers' ChatGPT Business accounts and does not provide workspace setup, implementation, user onboarding, or account-level support.

The promotional coupon is available only to eligible customers and is subject to the applicable promotion terms and conditions.

Organisations interested in requesting a ChatGPT Business promotional coupon or checking their eligibility can visit:

https://oryon.net/chatgpt-business
Hashtag: #Oryon #OpenAI #ChatGPTBusiness #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #SMB #SMEs #AIAdoption #BusinessAI

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Oryon Networks Pte Ltd

Established in 1998, Oryon Networks Pte Ltd ("Oryon") is a Singapore-based technology solutions provider serving SMEs, multinational enterprises and government organisations. Oryon provides cloud, productivity, cybersecurity, hosting and digital business solutions backed by responsive customer support.

Oryon offers leading workplace and AI technologies including , , , , and . As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, Oryon helps businesses select suitable plans and adopt Microsoft cloud productivity solutions.

Oryon is also an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner, supporting eligible businesses interested in subscribing to . These technologies help organisations improve productivity, collaboration, research, content creation, automation and software development.

With more than 25 years of experience, Oryon continues to evolve from its web hosting roots into a broader technology partner helping businesses adopt cloud, cybersecurity and AI solutions.