Guardsquare Accelerates Asia-Pacific Growth with Office Opening in Singapore

^{Guardsquare celebrates the opening of its first Asia-Pacific office in Singapore on October 1, 2026, joined by employees, partners, customers, and government representatives.} 


Mobile application security leader expands its APAC presence to help financial services, healthcare, retail, government, and other industries combat sophisticated app tampering and fraud threats


SINGAPORE & LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Guardsquare, the leading provider of mobile application security, today announced the opening of its regional office in Singapore. Its first physical presence in Asia-Pacific (APAC) builds on a customer base of more than 200 organizations across Asia and 50% year-over-year revenue growth in the region.

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Located at 9 Temasek Blvd, Suntec Tower 2, #15-02A, Guardsquare’s new office will serve as an operational and technical center of excellence for Asia-Pacific, with dedicated sales, technical support, and solutions engineering teams. The office will help the company serve rising demand for mobile application and API security across testing, protection, threat intelligence, and app attestation.

Guardsquare marked the milestone on October 1 with an on-site celebration, attended by regional partners, customers, government representatives, and local business leaders. Speakers included Roel Caers, CEO of Guardsquare; Severine de Potter, Belgium's Ambassador to Singapore; Soo Haw Yun, Vice President, Global Enterprises, Singapore Economic Development Board; and Kim De Meyer, Science and Technology Counselor at Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT).

“The Asia Pacific region is operating at the frontier of the global mobile economy, with organizations building increasingly sophisticated, high-value applications that their users rely on every day,” said Roel Caers, CEO of Guardsquare. “As the market leader in mobile application security, our presence in Singapore ensures regional developers have direct access to the most comprehensive security available, so they can build, release, and defend their mobile apps with confidence.”

"Guardsquare's decision to establish its first APAC office in Singapore reflects our role as a trusted base for companies to drive growth in the region. The expansion is a valuable addition to our vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem, and we look forward to partnering with Guardsquare in creating opportunities for local talent and delivering impactful solutions across the region," said Soo Haw Yun, Vice President, Global Enterprises, Singapore Economic Development Board.

The investment comes as Southeast Asia’s digital economy is projected to surpass $300 billion and more than 60% of payments in the region are digital, according to Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. As mobile banking, digital wallets, and super-apps expand, the team will help organizations protect their applications against tampering, reverse engineering, and fraud while addressing growing regulatory expectations.

The opening event also served to deepen Guardsquare's relationships with key regional partners and customers. Guardsquare works with a growing network of partners across APAC to bring its mobile application security platform — including DexGuard, iXGuard, AppSweep, App Attestation, and ThreatCast — to organizations across the region’s banking, fintech, and retail sectors, among others.

“Proximity to our customers and partners is paramount in cybersecurity,” said Philippe Cazaubon, APAC managing director, Guardsquare. “Organizations across the region are navigating dynamic regulatory environments and increasingly sophisticated threat landscapes. Establishing our direct presence in Singapore allows us to deepen our relationships across the local ecosystem, collaborate more closely with our channel network, and deliver responsive, in-region support to help organizations protect their mobile innovations and revenue stream.”

The Singapore office joins Guardsquare’s six other offices worldwide, marking a milestone in the company’s global expansion. The company is hiring across sales, marketing, and engineering in Singapore. To explore current opportunities, visit the Singapore careers page: https://www.guardsquare.com/careers#singapore

About Guardsquare

Guardsquare offers the most complete approach to mobile application security on the market, delivering the highest level of protection, with ease. Guardsquare integrates seamlessly across the full development cycle, from mobile app security testing and code hardening to real-time threat detection and API security. Guardsquare provides enhanced mobile application security across the entire development process. More than 1,000 customers worldwide across all major industries rely on Guardsquare to help them identify security risks and protect their mobile applications and SDKs against reverse engineering and tampering in the ever-evolving threat landscape. Learn more atGuardsquare.com and onLinkedIn.

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Philippe Cazaubon
Managing Director, APAC region
Guardsquare
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IEM AND NMB FORGE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE ENGINEERING INNOVATION, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- NMB (NanoMalaysia Berhad), a company limited by guarantee under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), today exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) at the ENGINEER & MARVEX 2026 Exhibition, marking a strategic partnership to strengthen collaboration between the engineering profession and Malaysia's technology commercialisation ecosystem.

This collaboration brings together IEM’s engineering expertise and professional network with NMB’s experience in technology commercialisation and industrial development. Together, we aim to create impactful programmes that bridge innovation and industry needs while supporting Malaysia's transition towards a knowledge-based and sustainable and innovation-driven economy, in line with IEM's IMPACT 2030 vision.

Through the MoU, IEM and NMB will undertake joint initiatives in research, consultancy, technology deployment, standards development, professional competency enhancement, industry engagement, knowledge sharing, and talent development. The partnership will also facilitate collaborations in areas such as advanced materials, digital technologies, Industry 2.0, renewable energy, hydrogen, and other strategic technology sectors such as battery technology and industry localisation.

Prof. (Adj.) Dr. Rezal Khairi Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of NMB Group, said: "NMB is committed to accelerating the commercialisation of advanced technologies and delivering industry-ready solutions that contribute to national development. Through this partnership with IEM, we will strengthen collaboration among industry, academia, government and professional practitioners to drive innovation-led growth and enhance Malaysia's technological capabilities."

Meanwhile, Ir. Yau Chau Fong, President of IEM, said: "This collaboration brings together IEM's extensive engineering expertise and professional network with NMB's experience in technology commercialisation and industrial development. Together, we aim to create impactful programmes that bridge innovation and industry needs while supporting Malaysia's transition towards a knowledge-based and sustainable economy."

The partnership also recognises IEM's role as a neutral professional platform that brings together government agencies, regulators, industry players, academia and professional bodies to facilitate technical dialogue, consensus-building and the development of engineering standards and competencies for emerging technologies.

The MoU, which is valid for an initial period of three years, is expected to catalyse high-impact programmes that support knowledge transfer, workforce development, technology adoption and greater industry-academia-government collaboration. 

ABOUT NMB
NMB (NanoMalaysia Berhad) was incorporated in 2011 as a company limited by guarantee (CLBG) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to act as a business entity entrusted with nanotechnology commercialisation and industrialisation activities through the NanoMalaysia Venture Builder model. NMB is entrusted with driving nanotechnology development, advancing local EV component technology, and spearheading the hydrogen economy in Malaysia.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA (IEM)

Established in 1959, the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia is the premier learned society for the engineering profession in Malaysia. IEM promotes and advances the science and profession of engineering while facilitating the exchange of technical knowledge and professional expertise among engineers and stakeholders.

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PRODUCTLIFE GROUP UNIFIES UNDER ONE IDENTITY WITH HUMAN, DIGITAL CAPABILITIES

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- ProductLife Group (PLG) has completed a multi-year transformation, uniting the 26 businesses it has acquired over six years into a single group with an end-to-end set of digital and human capabilities across life sciences.

Full integration across the group is targeted for completion by the end of 2027, according to PLG in a statement.

The transformation reflects an evolution in the way PLG works by combining deep human expertise with intelligent automation, while ensuring every recommendation remains owned by a senior life sciences expert.

It is underpinned by a vision to be the leading global life sciences advanced intelligence business, combining human expertise with intelligent automation to help clients bring new medicines to patients, cure diseases and improve lives.

To deliver on this mission and meet the full range of client needs, PLG is structured around four connected business units, namely Product Development & Engineering, Market & Patient Access, Product Compliance, and Digital & Innovation.

Product Development & Engineering covers activities from molecule to manufacturing, integrating pre-clinical, clinical, chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC), and regulatory development with engineering. Market & Patient Access covers market access, health technology assessment (HTA), pricing, health economics and patient-centred evidence.

Meanwhile, Product Compliance covers regulatory affairs, safety and vigilance, and quality assurance; and Digital & Innovation focuses on technology-agnostic digital transformation and artificial intelligence-enabled solutions connecting research and development, quality, manufacturing and commercial operations.

The new logo gives the company's mission a visual form, with its symbol depicting a unified force coming together and advancing upwards and forwards. It represents the collective energy that now connects PLG's four Business Units into one accountable partner.

Under the new identity, PLG said it serves more than 2,000 clients across life sciences through 1,750 experts representing 60 nationalities, with its own operations in over 50 countries and reach into more than 150 countries through its partner network.

-- BERNAMA

i2i Logic Launches 'i2i Banker Fred', An AI-Powered Teammate for Wholesale Bankers

The new AI enabled system identifies, prioritizes and sizes opportunities in wholesale banking – and then activates the banker with all they need to win the deal with their clients.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- i2i Logic today announced the launch of Banker Fred, its AI-powered teammate for bankers across wholesale banking.

Assessing public and private data, Banker Fred spots opportunities bankers may have missed. He builds a complete picture of a company — its operating profile, industry benchmarks, filings, reports, and bank-proprietary data — then delivers a prioritized, wallet-sized list of exactly where to focus next. Banker Fred then hands the banker a playbook with everything needed to activate the opportunity: reach-out emails, a conversation guide, objection-handling tips, key questions to ask, and a pitch report for the client. The result - bankers who see more clients, more often, and who are far more effective once they're in the room. Banker Fred is the only AI-enabled system designed by and for bankers in corporate, commercial, and transaction banking.

Banker Fred is being made available on a priority basis to i2i Logic's existing commercial partners, including banks across Europe, the US, APAC, and the Middle East. Broader availability is expected during the fourth quarter of 2026.

"Within i2i Logic, we have decades of experience across wholesale banking markets," said Tim Maddock, Co-Founder of i2i Logic. "We've spent the last 10 months cloning our collective expertise into Banker Fred, making him ready to scale across both coverage and product teams. Our design approach is simple: if you can effectively identify the banking needs of your clients and then effectively activate your bankers in front of the C-Suite, your bank will win. We distilled that into Banker Fred. He isn't a machine waiting to be prompted — he does all the analysis and go-to-market support in a single click. Early market testing has been outstanding."

About i2i Logic

The i2i Logic Client Intelligence Platform is used by banks to generate intelligence on corporate client needs – it links those needs to bank solutions in a workflow for the banker and provides supporting material in seconds. Bankers can see more clients more often; clients receive hyper personalized attention. i2i Logic has established offices in Melbourne, New York, London and Hong Kong.

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Contact

Contact i2i Logic at info@i2ilogic.com
Additional information may be found at www.i2ilogic.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i2ilogic 

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--BERNAMA 

Bitget's Multi-Asset KCGI 2026 Draws More Than 83,000 Traders

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has concluded the 2026 King's Cup Global Invitational (KCGI), with more than 83,000 traders across 320 teams taking part in the competition from September 9 to 22. For the first time, KCGI expanded beyond crypto into a multi-asset arena spanning crypto futures, TradFi perpetuals and tokenized U.S. stocks, with a total promotion pool of up to 3 million USDT.

This year's KCGI put Bitget's Universal Exchange model into a live competitive setting. Within the UEX Arena team battle, traders competed across Crypto Futures, TradFi Perps covering stocks, commodities and precious metals, and rToken spot markets for tokenized US equities. Separate trading-volume leaderboards tracked activity across each market, while team PnL determined performance on the overall UEX Arena leaderboard. The UEX Treasure Map extended the competition to CFD trading.

Across the three market-specific leaderboards, Jimmy米哥 100u 翻100倍 ranked first in Crypto Futures trading volume with 1.6 billion, IncomeTips24 led TradFi Perps with 150 million, while rtoken冲击第一队 topped rToken spot trading with 42.5 million.

“KCGI has always been where traders come to prove themselves, but this year we gave them a much bigger arena,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. “Crypto, stocks, gold and other markets were all in play, so traders had more opportunities and more decisions to make. That made the competition harder, and much closer to how people actually trade today. Eight years into Bitget, that’s what ‘Built for Perfect Trades’ means to me: keep expanding what traders can do, then let them show us what’s possible.”

KCGI 2026 featured a total promotion pool of up to 3 million USDT, spanning the UEX Arena alongside the UEX Treasure Map, captain rewards, early-bird rewards and a livestream giveaway. The expanded format attracted traders from markets including CIS, Latin American and Southeast Asia, turning the competition into a global test of strategies across different asset classes and market conditions.

The 2026 edition marks the latest evolution of KCGI as Bitget expands its trading ecosystem beyond crypto. Under the theme “Global Alpha in One,” the competition reflected a broader shift in how traders are approaching markets, with crypto, tokenized equities and traditional assets increasingly accessible through the same trading environment.

To see all the winners of KCGI 2025, visit here.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 500+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships such as MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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Medisca Melancarkan Divisyen Peptida Global

Divisyen baharu membawakan peptida gred API dan kepakaran farmaseutikal Medisca yang mengutamakan kualiti kepada bidang perubatan diperibadikan yang berkembang pesat

MONTREAL, 21 Sept (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Medisca hari ini mengumumkan pelancaran Medisca Peptides, sebuah divisyen global khusus yang memberi tumpuan kepada peluasan akses kepada peptida gred API serta pembangunan platform peptida bersepadu untuk pasaran farmaseutikal dan perubatan diperibadikan di seluruh dunia. Seiring dengan perkembangan landskap peptida, Medisca secara proaktif membangunkan keupayaan dan infrastruktur yang diperlukan untuk menyokong peptida gred API dalam rangka kerja kawal selia yang berkenaan.

Pelancaran ini mencerminkan komitmen jangka panjang yang signifikan terhadap peptida, termasuk peluasan portfolio Medisca, hubungan strategik dengan pengeluar serta infrastruktur farmaseutikal yang diperlukan untuk menyokong pertumbuhan kategori ini. Ia turut mencerminkan cita-cita Medisca untuk menjadi peneraju dalam inovasi peptida generasi akan datang.

Bagi Medisca, peluang ini bukanlah sesuatu yang asing.

Lebih 35 tahun lalu, syarikat ini diasaskan untuk membantu merapatkan jurang antara piawaian farmaseutikal yang diperlukan oleh pengamal pengkompaunan dengan ramuan berkualiti yang mudah mereka peroleh. Kini, apabila peptida muncul sebagai bidang penting dalam inovasi farmaseutikal dan perubatan diperibadikan, Medisca melihat satu lagi detik penting bagi industri; detik apabila kualiti, tanggungjawab kawal selia dan akses yang bertanggungjawab akan menjadi faktor kritikal kepada masa depan kategori ini.

Kategori ini sedang berkembang. Medisca berhasrat untuk membantu menetapkan piawaiannya.

“Ketika saya mengasaskan Medisca, saya melihat peluang untuk mendekatkan pengkompaunan farmaseutikal kepada piawaian farmaseutikal tradisional dengan memberikan pengamal pengkompaunan akses yang lebih baik kepada ramuan gred API serta menetapkan piawaian yang lebih tinggi untuk ramuan tersebut,” kata Antonio Dos Santos, Pengasas dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Medisca. “Hari ini, saya melihat peluang yang serupa dalam bidang peptida. Kami tidak memasuki bidang ini sekadar untuk mengikut arus. Kami berhasrat untuk membantu membentuk hala tujunya.”

Menetapkan Piawaian Lebih Tinggi untuk Kualiti Peptida

Pendekatan Medisca bermula dari sumbernya. Syarikat telah memilih rakan kongsi pengilangan yang mantap dan berkongsi pemikiran yang mengutamakan kualiti, dengan memberi keutamaan kepada pengalaman farmaseutikal, sistem kualiti yang terbukti, kepakaran pengilangan serta amalan kualiti dan pematuhan yang kukuh.

Medisca akan menggunakan proses yang telah ditetapkan untuk kelayakan pengilang, pengujian produk, dokumentasi dan pengawasan rantaian bekalan terhadap API peptida yang dibawanya ke pasaran. Kawalan ini amat penting bagi peptida, kerana kerumitan pengilangan, pencirian, ketulenan dan kekotoran berkaitan peptida menimbulkan pertimbangan kualiti yang tersendiri. Medisca komited untuk beroperasi dalam rangka kerja kawal selia yang berkenaan serta menyokong akses yang bertanggungjawab kepada API peptida.

Membangunkan Platform Peptida Bersepadu

Medisca Peptides melangkaui pembekalan API dengan menghimpunkan kepakaran formulasi, teknologi dan peralatan pengkompaunan, perkhidmatan analisis, pendidikan serta sokongan teknikal.

Dengan menghubungkan keupayaan ini dalam satu platform, Medisca menyasarkan untuk menyokong profesional penjagaan kesihatan dan rakan kongsi farmaseutikal dengan ramuan serta kepakaran yang diperlukan untuk mengharungi landskap peptida yang terus berkembang.

“Profesional penjagaan kesihatan dan rakan kongsi farmaseutikal perlu yakin terhadap kualiti dan sumber sesuatu API peptida, tetapi mereka juga memerlukan kepakaran dan infrastruktur untuk melaksanakan inovasi dalam amalan,” kata Charlie Guerini, Ketua Pegawai Komersial Medisca. “Itulah yang sedang kami bangunkan menerusi Medisca Peptides: sebuah platform bersepadu yang menghimpunkan portfolio API yang semakin berkembang, rakan kongsi pengilangan yang dipilih dengan teliti, bekalan yang boleh dipercayai serta kepakaran teknikal yang telah dipercayai pelanggan kami selama berdekad-dekad.”

Membentuk Masa Depan Inovasi Peptida

Pelancaran ini menandakan permulaan strategi yang lebih luas dan merangkumi tempoh beberapa tahun untuk menjadikan Medisca sebagai peneraju global dalam kualiti, bekalan dan inovasi peptida.

Medisca akan memperluas portfolio API peptidanya dan hubungan strategik dengan pengilang, sambil melabur dalam keupayaan saintifik, analisis, formulasi, teknikal dan pendidikan yang diperlukan untuk memajukan peluang merentas bidang farmaseutikal dan perubatan diperibadikan.

Melangkaui aspek pembekalan, Medisca akan memainkan peranan kepimpinan yang aktif dalam membentuk masa depan peptida, dengan menggalakkan perlindungan tambahan, ketelusan, akses yang bertanggungjawab dan piawaian kualiti yang sewajarnya, sambil bekerjasama dengan pengilang, profesional penjagaan kesihatan serta pihak berkepentingan industri seiring perkembangan sains, peraturan dan amalan klinikal.

Cita-citanya jelas: membantu membentuk generasi peptida seterusnya dengan menghimpunkan kualiti, kepakaran dan penyelesaian bersepadu yang diperlukan untuk memajukan kategori ini.

Medisca Peptides akan mula dilancarkan secara berperingkat di pasaran global terpilih, dengan pengumuman tambahan berkaitan portfolio, perkongsian strategik dan keupayaan akan menyusul.

Maklumat tentang Medisca

Ditubuhkan pada tahun 1989, Medisca ialah peneraju dalam perubatan diperibadikan dan penyelesaian rantaian bekalan farmaseutikal, dengan portfolio luas yang merangkumi lebih 2,000 produk, dilengkapi pustaka lebih 10,000 formula ubat proprietari dan tersuai, serta kepakaran dan perkhidmatan dalam pengkompaunan farmaseutikal, pendidikan penjagaan kesihatan berterusan dan pengujian analisis. Dengan menyediakan penyeleswww.medisca.com dan ikuti kami diaian yang disesuaikan secara teliti untuk pelbagai sektor kesejahteraan di banyak pasaran di seluruh dunia, Medisca merapatkan jurang dalam penjagaan kesihatan dan memperkasa kesejahteraan diperibadikan untuk semua. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila layari www.medisca.com dan ikuti kami di LinkedIn, Facebook dan YouTube.

Teks bahasa sumber asal pengumuman ini adalah versi rasmi yang sahih. Terjemahan yang disediakan hanya sebagai penyesuaian sahaja, dan hendaklah di silang-rujuk dengan teks bahasa sumber, yang satu-satunya versi teks dengan kesan undang-undang.

Contacts

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--BERNAMA 

YEAHKA’S YEAHPAY EXPANDS MERCHANT SERVICES TO SEVEN MARKETS

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Yeahka Limited, a payment-based technology platform, announced that its international payment business, YeahPay, is working with Stripe to expand merchant services to seven markets.

Businesses incorporated in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States can now be onboarded by YeahPay for online acquiring in their respective markets, supporting merchants and platforms with integrated online and in-store payment capabilities.

Yeahka in a statement said the expansion further strengthens YeahPay’s online payment infrastructure across key global markets.

“The number of ways to pay is growing faster than any business can integrate them, and the gap only widens from here. New rails, new currencies, and buyers who are not always human.

“Our clients should not have to predict any of it. YeahPay is the single integration a business needs to accept any form of payment, and when the next way to pay arrives, they will already be able to accept it,” said YeahPay Global Vice President, David Tay.

Alongside expanding its international market coverage and payment capabilities, YeahPay is also preparing for the next evolution of commerce by prioritising capabilities around agentic payments, exploring applications across online retail, dining and gaming, and beginning proof-of-concept collaborations with international financial institutions.

As intelligent agents increasingly participate in transactions, YeahPay continues to expand its payment capabilities and help merchants prepare for the next generation of commerce.

Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020, Yeahka serves approximately 9.2 million merchants and nearly one billion consumers. Its international payment brand, YeahPay, offers secure, seamless and efficient digital financial services to global clients.

-- BERNAMA

ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE OPENS THIRD VENUE IN JEONJU

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) opened the Jeonju ASEAN Hall at the Korea Traditional Culture Center in Jeonju on Sept 17, marking its third venue following Seoul and Jeju.

The opening event drew around 100 guests, including representatives of the AKC, the ASEAN Committee in Seoul (ACS), Jeonju City, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jeonbuk State, media, and universities.

“The AKC will continue presenting exhibitions and programmes to establish the hall as a venue for ASEAN-Korea cultural exchange across the wider region,” said AKC Secretary General, Kim Jae-shin in a statement.

The Jeonju ASEAN Hall is the Honam region’s first venue for ASEAN-Korea cultural exchange. It expands ASEAN culture and arts beyond the Seoul metropolitan area and serves as a cultural diplomacy platform connecting K-culture and ASEAN culture (A-culture).

Its inaugural exhibition, ASEAN: Where Hands Bridge Time, highlighted the traditional heritage of the 11 ASEAN Member States (AMS) through the theme of hands, with around 70 cultural artefacts displayed, including masks, textiles, musical instruments, and shadow puppets.

During the ceremony, remarks were delivered by Kim, Jeonju Mayor Cho Ji-hun, and Philippine Ambassador Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez, representing the 2026 ASEAN Chair. Director-General for ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Kwon Jae-hwan spoke on behalf of Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.

The celebration featured a pansori performance by the Jeonbuk State Gugak Center, followed by Filipino singer Dorado performing “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters and Cho Yong-pil’s “The Dreams”.

Following the opening, the AKC and Jeonju Cultural Foundation offered the ASEAN Brunch Box and ASEAN Cooking Class. The Hall will expand access to ASEAN culture and boost Jeonju’s international profile as Jeonbuk State pursues its 2036 Olympic bid.

-- BERNAMA

CRITEO EXPANDS SOUTHEAST ASIA PRESENCE THROUGH TYROO PARTNERSHIP

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Criteo, the global commerce intelligence platform, has announced a strategic reseller partnership with Tyroo Technologies to promote its performance media solutions to advertisers in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.

In a statement, Criteo said the partnership would extend its on-the-ground presence and provide advertisers in the three markets with more direct access to its commerce intelligence platform as they scale artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted commerce strategies.

Criteo Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Sukesh Singh said the partnership would help expand the company’s coverage in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines and support advertisers in activating AI-assisted commerce campaigns.

“As commerce continues to grow across Southeast Asia, we are confident this partnership will help advertisers in these markets reach high-intent audiences more effectively across channels and drive full-funnel outcomes through our commerce intelligence platform,” he said.

Meanwhile, Tyroo Country Head for India, Bharat Arora said the company would leverage its local teams and infrastructure to help advertisers and global brands access Criteo’s commerce intelligence capabilities across Southeast Asia.

Criteo said Tyroo’s regional presence, market expertise and existing advertiser relationships would strengthen its support for customers across the three markets.

The company said it has worked with Tyroo in India since 2021, with the expansion into Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines marking the next phase of the partnership.

-- BERNAMA

Cameron Highlands to Get Its Own Interactive Map

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Pahang, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Cameron Highlands is set to receive a dedicated interactive map, giving visitors a single digital reference for its townships, farms, tea estates and trails.

The map brings the highlands' scattered attractions into one navigable interface, replacing the printed brochures and fragmented listings visitors currently work from.

Built Around the Highlands' Real Problem

Cameron Highlands does not suffer from a lack of attractions. It suffers from congestion at a handful of them while others sit half empty on the same afternoon.

Weekend and school holiday traffic concentrates on the main road between Tanah Rata, Brinchang and Kea Farm. The map is designed to spread visitors across the full route rather than funnel them to the same three stops.

The Technology Behind It

The build uses a vector-based map layer rather than tiled satellite imagery, which keeps file size small, scales cleanly at any zoom and loads on the patchy mobile coverage found along the mountain roads.

Layered Points of Interest

Locations sit in toggleable layers, so a visitor planning a hike and a family looking for strawberry farms see different versions of the same map.

• Townships — Ringlet, Tanah Rata, Brinchang, Kea Farm, Tringkap and Kampung Raja

• Tea estates and farms — plantations, strawberry farms, flower nurseries and vegetable farms

• Trails and nature — jungle trails, waterfalls and the mossy forest route

• Accommodation and dining — hotels, homestays, restaurants and night market locations

• Access roads — the Tapah, Simpang Pulai and Gua Musang approaches

• Essential services — clinics, fuel stations, ATMs and parking areas

Route and Elevation Awareness

Three roads climb into Cameron Highlands, each with different journey times and road conditions. The map presents all three approaches so visitors can choose before setting off rather than following a default suggestion.

Elevation is shown across the route, which matters for both driving expectations and hiking difficulty in terrain where distance alone tells you very little.

Lightweight, Offline and Operator-Maintained

The interface is mobile-first and built to render on mid-range handsets. Once loaded, it remains available offline through the coverage gaps along the mountain roads.

•  Bilingual interface in Bahasa Malaysia and English

•  QR entry points at car parks, hotels and visitor centres, with no app download

•  Content management layer letting operators update their own listings

•  Geolocation showing the visitor's position against nearby points

•  Embeddable on hotel, farm and tourism websites

•  Usage analytics showing what visitors search for most

Why It Matters

Smaller operators in Ringlet, Tringkap and Kampung Raja are routinely missed by visitors who never travel past Brinchang. Visibility on a shared map changes that.

Better distribution also eases pressure on the central corridor, which benefits residents and visitors alike during peak periods.

Availability

The map will be accessible through any browser at launch, with no application download required. Launch timing will be announced separately.

Operators interested in listing their business can register their details ahead of the public launch. 

More about Cameron Map:
https://www.cameron.com.my/cameron-maps.html

Source: advertising.com.my

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Media Communications
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A2RL Sets New International Benchmark with Europe’s First Five-Car Autonomous Race

 

^{A2RL Sets New International Benchmark with Europe’s First Five-Car Autonomous Race (Photo: AETOSWire)}  

 

• UAE team Kinetiz wins A2RL’s first race outside of Abu Dhabi during ACI Racing Weekend hosted on Imola’s iconic Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
• Watch the race HERE.

IMOLA, Italy, Sept 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) completed the first-ever multi-car autonomous race in Europe at the Imola Circuit in Italy on 5 September 2026, as part of ACI Racing Weekend. Kinetiz (UAE) won the League’s inaugural international race, across 12 laps of one of the most technically demanding circuits in world motorsport.

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Organised by ASPIRE, the grand challenges arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), A2RL brings together key players across Abu Dhabi’s autonomous mobility ecosystem, with strategic oversight from the Smart and Autonomous Systems Council (SASC). A2RL has evolved from a public testbed for AI under extreme race conditions into a competitive racing series. Imola marked the League’s first international chapter following two seasons at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, and a step towards its ambition to become the world’s first international championship for fully autonomous race cars.

The race brought together five fully autonomous racecars including race winner Kinetiz (UAE) followed by Constructor Racing (Germany) in second place, PoliMOVE (Italy) taking third, Unimore (Italy) in fourth and 2024 and 2025 champions TUM (Germany) finishing fifth. Each team competed with identical EAV-25 hardware, placing the performance differential in software: perception, planning, control and real-time decision-making.

Two-time consecutive A2RL Champion, TUM saw its winning streak end after encountering a technical issue on the formation lap resulting in the car returning to the pitlane before the rolling race start.

The fastest lap was set by pole-sitter and race leader Unimore at 1 minute 40 seconds before the car encountered a technical issue and came to a dramatic halt. The closely following PoliMOVE who hit the race’s top speed at 252.3 km/h and had raced within a second of the leader in a close battle from the outset, was unable to avoid colliding into the dramatically slowed Unimore car and collided with the rear, bringing the race to an abrupt end for both teams. The incident led Kinetiz to take the lead which they maintained until the checkered flag.

H.E. Faisal al Bannai, Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council, said: “A2RL reflects how Abu Dhabi approaches advanced technology: setting an ambitious challenge, bringing the best minds together and creating the conditions for accelerated progress. Imola put that approach to the test, with five autonomous cars navigating the uncertainty and pressure of a live race. Seeing Kinetiz take the win marks an important moment for the UAE, while the wider value lies in what the race revealed about reliability, resilience and real-time decision-making. These insights will help advance autonomous systems far beyond racing.”

Stephane Timpano, CEO of ASPIRE, said: “Congratulations to team Kinetiz from the UAE on a well-earned victory. Imola raised the level of the challenge, asking autonomous systems to race wheel-to-wheel in a completely different environment and generating valuable data to accelerate the next stage of R&D. What we saw here gives us a new measure of how these systems perform and adapt under pressure.”

A True Test of Autonomous Racecraft

Defined by elevation changes, narrow racing lines, limited run-off and difficult overtaking zones, Imola tested how autonomous systems manage grip, traffic, positioning and overtaking under sustained pressure. The race required the AI to continuously respond to other competitors, deciding when to attack, defend and adapt its planned trajectory as the race developed.

Omar Hanif Alqassim, Team Principle of Kinetiz, said: “It is a very proud moment for all of us at Kinetiz to win A2RL’s first international race and, most importantly, to represent the UAE on an international stage. The team has worked extremely hard for this achievement, and seeing that effort result in a win makes it even more special. It was a great race and very well organised by ASPIRE, who have created a strong platform to showcase what the UAE is building in autonomous technology. We’re proud to bring this victory home and to be part of representing the UAE’s ambition and capabilities on the global stage.”

The Road to Imola

In advance of the race, teams prepared through a condensed physical testing period of just nine days across varying conditions including rain and, at one point, hail. The newly fitted wet-weather kit allowed all five teams to run, collectively completing 38 laps.

To supplement physical testing and give teams the opportunity to enhance their code, A2RL’s Sim Sprint returned this season, using high-fidelity digital twins including Yas Marina, the A2RL Autodrome, Suzuka and Imola to develop and validate their algorithms.

Alessandro Tucci, Executive Director, House of Grand Challenges at ASPIRE, said: “The performance Teams demonstrated during the race is the result of defined development strategy built on more than 5,000 hours of simulation testing and racing in 2025. Racing in Imola was a fundamental step for A2RL evolution and we are proud of the results achieved by the Teams and A2RL organisation Bringing that preparation to a circuit like Imola is how we keep raising the competitive standard of A2RL.”

What’s Next for A2RL

A2RL will return to Yas Marina Circuit for its next race. As the home of A2RL since its launch in 2024, Yas Marina Circuit remains the benchmark venue for the League’s continued evolution.

Lessons from Imola will now feed back into the R&D programme in Abu Dhabi. Testing autonomous systems across circuits with materially different layouts and racing characteristics provides a stronger measure of their ability to adapt, while continuing A2RL’s role as a public testbed for autonomous technology and reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s position as a hub for applied AI and autonomous systems innovation. 

The 2026 series is made possible with the support of SteerAI, alongside leading partners AD Ports and du Infra; official partners AWS, Abu Dhabi Mobility and Abu Dhabi Gaming; official supporters HP and Castore; technical partners PACETEQ and Live in Five.

Watch the race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSdCF_yR3L4 

*Source: AETOSWire

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Contact

Thushara Mohanan
thushara.mohanan@tii.ae
Comms@a2rl.io 

Source : Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League