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NEW YORK, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd (TGV Cinemas), one of Malaysia's premier film exhibition companies, today announced an expansion of the parties' joint revenue sharing agreement announced in October 2011 to include the installation of seven additional IMAX(®) theatre systems. Today's deal brings to eight the exhibitor's total IMAX commitment and brings to 321 the total number of IMAX theatres open or...
California innovation experts counseling Malaysia's development drive An innovative, high-tech "smart village" built in Malaysia provides a potential global template for addressing rural poverty in a sustainable environment, say international experts meeting in California's Silicon Valley. Rimbunan Kaseh, a model community built north-east of Kuala Lumpur, consists of 100 affordable homes, high-tech educational, training and recreational facilities, and a creative, closed-loop...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan will host a complimentary webinar entitled "ASEAN's Growth Frontiers and Doors to AEC: Malaysia and Thailand" on 19 July 2012 at 11:00 am EDT (-4:00 GMT). This briefing will seek to understand the growth prospects and opportunities in the Emerging markets with a special focus on Malaysia and Thailand. While most of the developed world is grappling with economic challenges, emerging countries are rising as...
HONG KONG, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- UBM announces today that its Ecobuild events will team up with the Greenbuild event organised by AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd based in Malaysia. Both parties will support and co-operate with each other on the sales and marketing of these events. (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2010/04/19/20100419602891.jpg ) Held at London's ExCeL, Ecobuild is the world's leading event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. The 2012...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph® has formally opened the newly-expanded Intergraph office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expansion ensures that Intergraph is fully equipped to support customers in Malaysia, enabling them to implement SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise suites of engineering solutions for enhanced productivity in their local projects. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO) The economy of Malaysia - the...
In late May, 3,000 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) students gathered together for the finale of Entrepreneurship 101 – perhaps the largest course on entrepreneurship ever taught around the world. In a gigantic hall, students participated in a competition-based business plan development simulation – an interactive test which engaged them in financial, marketing, strategic and other decisions. They were all real entrepreneurs for the day – competing against their classmates to...
Malaysia Joins Global Family Network Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2012 Internet start-up, 10KWEB, is pleased to announce the addition of Malaysia to its Global Family Network. Malaysia is the second Asian nation, after China, to have an active 10KWEB presence among its citizens. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country and former territory of the British Empire. It broke away from British rule to become fully independent in 1957. Its total population is over twenty-nine...
LAS VEGAS, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a mobile video sharing company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with IgMobile Holdings Sdn Bhd to be Thwapr's exclusive Channel Partner for Malaysia. IgMobile Sdn Bhd is Malaysia's leading value added service provider for all of the country's wireless service operators. IgMobile is deeply integrated with all of the mobile network companies for immediate carrier billing and short code capabilities -...
PASADENA, Calif., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded a contract from Flexsys Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Solutia Inc., to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to support the Kuantan Resin plant in Kuantan, Malaysia. Officials did not disclose the contract value, however noted the project is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Jacobs is leading the project execution...
SYDNEY, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) are pleased to announce the establishment of a global relationship commencing in Australia, which will invest in high quality, stabilised logistics assets. The key points relating to the global relationship are: Investment in an initial Australian portfolio of circa A$400 million, comprising six stabilised logistics assets sourced equally from the Group and its managed...
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The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is the sole member of its genus Echinosorex within the family Erinaceidae. It can be found in many areas including the peninsulas on Thailand and Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and southern Myanmar. It prefers to live in jungles and occurs in lowlands at altitudes of up to 2,952 feet in Borneo. Preferred habitats include swamps and mangrove forests, and in Malaysia, it can occur in gardens and on plantations. The moonrat holds two subspecies that differ in...
The Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) is a goat-antelope that is also known as the southern serow. It can be found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and in Thai-Malay Peninsula. It prefers a habitat within native primary or secondary forests near mountains. It is thought that this species holds seasonal ranges. It feeds during the morning and evenings, resting under overhanging rocks during the rest of the day. The Sumatran serow appears on the IUCN Red List with a conservation...
The carabao (Bubalus bubalis carabanesis) is a subspecies of the domesticated water buffalo. It is also known as kalabaw in the Filipino language and the kerbau in the Malay language. It is native to Guam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and some areas of Southeast Asia. It is often associated with farmers because it is skilled in pulling plows and carts, allowing farmers to grow and transport crops easily. In some areas, it is killed for its meat and hide, and in other areas, it...
Henipavirus, a genus of the Paramyxoviridae family, contains two members: Hendravirus and Nipahvirus. Pteropid fruit bats are natural harborers of the henipaviruses. They are characterized by a large genome, a wide host range, and their zoonotic pathogens. They viruses are pleomorphic and range in shape from 40 to 600 nm in diameter. They have a lipid membrane overlying a shell of viral matrix protein. The core has a single helical strand of genomic RNA tightly bound to N protein and...
The Greater Yellownape (Picus flavinucha) is a species of bird found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountain regions. The adult is large and has a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. It is mainly a dark olive-green bird with gray underparts. The crown is brownish and the flight feathers are...
