PULAU PINANG 10 April - Invest Penang menafikan dakwaan yang tular di media sosial kononnya beberapa syarikat antarabangsa di negeri ini akan menutup, memindahkan dan mengecilkan operasi masing-masing dalam masa terdekat. Pengarahnya, Datuk Seri Lee Kah Choon berkata, pihaknya sudah sudah menghubungi pengurusan kilang-kilang yang didakwa terlibat dan kebanyakannya menafikan kebenaran dakwaan tersebut. Menurut beliau, kebanyakan kilang itu mempunyai senarai saham tempatan dan luar negara dan laporan tidak tepat mengenainya boleh memberi kesan buruk kepada harga saham dan semangat pekerja kilang terbabit. Tambah beliau, kilang-kilang terlibat juga sedang mendapatkan nasihat perundangan bagi langkah seterusnya. “Penstrukturan dalaman pengurusan sumber manusia biasanya dilakukan bagi memenuhi permintaan dan keadaan pasaran semasa. “Pelaburan dalam sektor perkilangan dan situasi pekerjaan di Pulau Pinang adalah kekal stabil yang mana 98 peratus daripada populasi pekerja di … [Read more...] about Invest Penang nafi kilang antarabangsa tutup operasi
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VITRONIC opens a new subsidiary in Penang, Malaysia
* Strengthening the regional presence in Malaysia and South-East Asia * First orders are already being delivered to customersWIESBADEN, Germany & PENANG, Malaysia--(Antara/BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ceremonial opening of the new VITRONIC subsidiary takes place on March 28 in Penang, Malaysia. Partner companies, customers and top management are in attendance.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190328005382/en/Martin Weiss, director of the subsidiary, explains, “With over 35% of the global GDP, Asia Pacific is by far the largest economic block. With a subsidiary in Malaysia, we are now in the perfect position to focus on APAC.”The Malaysian branch will become the new full-service provider for VITRONIC customers in South-East Asia. Companies such as Malaysian Post, DHL, FedEx and Thai Post will implement systems for logistics automation, industrial automation and traffic … [Read more...] about VITRONIC opens a new subsidiary in Penang, Malaysia
Facebook’s high-speed wireless internet Terragraph is being tested in Penang – making Malaysia the first country in Asia to use it
Singapore Press Holdings Telecommunications service provider YTL Communications has launched trials for Terragraph – Facebook’s multi-node wireless system – in George Town, Penang, making Malaysia the first country in Asia to do so, reported The Star. The Terragraph system is a new wireless technology – focused on improving the speed, efficiency, and quality of internet connectivity in dense, urban areas – using small 60GHz nodes installed as internet access points. Terragraph’s four sector distribution node (left) and its prototype node can be placed on lamp posts and other existing infrastructure in a city. Facebook While optical can provide super-fast speeds, it’s expensive to set up. This is where Terragraph comes in – by providing gigabit speeds to dense urban areas at a fraction of the cost of fibre, Business Insider reported in 2016. As the system utilises commercial off-the-shelf components and leverages the … [Read more...] about Facebook’s high-speed wireless internet Terragraph is being tested in Penang – making Malaysia the first country in Asia to use it
Malaysia has been named among the top 20 ‘most Instagrammable countries’ – here are the nation’s best spots to take a photo for the ‘gram
The Sungai Pandan waterfall is the Instagrammable spot in Malaysia, according to a list by Big 7 Travel. The Straits Times The world is a beautiful place full of wonders to explore, and thanks to social media platforms such as Instagram, we can now explore many of these sights without even leaving our seats. Travelling through Instagram is probably one of the key things that defines this generation, and it’s no longer surprising to see places of obscurity transformed into places of interest overnight just because someone took a photo and posted it on Instagram. Read also: 7 massively popular travel destinations that tourists have ruined Needless to say, Malaysia, with all its hidden gems, has become a popular travel destination on Instagram. According to travel media website Big 7 Travel, the country and its 878 islands is one of the top 20 most Instagrammable places on Earth. In a ranking published this week, the website ranked Malaysia at 17th spot, just after Morocco’s … [Read more...] about Malaysia has been named among the top 20 ‘most Instagrammable countries’ – here are the nation’s best spots to take a photo for the ‘gram
Food and friendship draw foreign visitors
Tun Mustapha Marine Park, the largest conservation area in Malaysia. Photo easyvoyage.co.uk Sunrise warms a cool autumn morning at the Thai Hai Stilt House Preservation & Ecological Tourism Village in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. Sunlight sparkles through the green trees while birds twitter in the branches. Wrapping a scarf around her head, Truong Thi Thuong of the Tay ethnic group carries a bamboo pole to the village well. She joins other women on the way to the only clean water source running down the mountains. “Collecting water early in the morning is a task for the women, along with other domestic work,” she told Việt Nam News. “Men in our village do heavier tasks like farming, building houses and brewing wine. After completing her home chores, Thuong works for the tourism site where she lives. Thuong’s family is among about 100 households of other ethnic groups who have settled in the area. They have joined forces to turn the bare … [Read more...] about Food and friendship draw foreign visitors