Day: August 2, 2024

GUA MUSANG, The by-election of the Nenggiri state seat will begin tomorrow with the nomination of candidate taking place at Dewan Perdana, Perdana Complex, Gua Musang District Council, here. Potential candidates are given an hour from 9 to 10 am to submit their nomination forms before the list of those eligible to contest is announced by the Returning Officer. Once the nomination process is over, candidates have 14 days to campaign for votes in the state constituency which is one of the three state seats under the Gua Musang parliamentary constituency. The EC set the voting day on August 17,

SINGAPORE, Prestige Biopharma, a pioneer in biopharmaceuticals, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended marketing authorization for Tuznue®, a Herceptin (trastuzumab) biosimilar. This milestone positions Prestige Biopharma to become the first Singaporean firm to commercialize its biosimilar in the European Union. The CHMP’s positive opinion is based on clinical evidence from Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical studies that tested the biosimilarity of Tuznue® to Herceptin®. The Phase 1 clinical PK study in healthy volunteers demonstrated PK equivalence, as well as similarity in safety and immunogenicity. Finally, the

PETALING JAYA, Aug 2 (Bernama)– The transformation of digital banks in Malaysia needs to be expedited and facilitated to avoid being left behind compared to its regional peers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim noted that regionally, Malaysia is not among the earliest to launch digital banks and has been lagging in several aspects. He also emphasised that the government, through the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry and the Ministry of Digital Communications, has taken steps to ensure that digital banks are no longer hampered by lengthy regulations and processes. ‘The challenge for GXBank and other digital banks is

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia’s first digital banking services provider GX Bank Bhd has recorded over 750,000 customers who have opened over 800,000 ‘savings pockets’ or wallets. GX Bank chairman Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan said the digital bank, which has been in operation since November 2023, has also achieved more than 13 million transactions collectively through GX cards and QR (quick-response) code scans. ‘This growth marks the Malaysian choice towards the digitalisation of banking services in this era and their trust in digital banking,” she said during the launch ceremony of the GX Bank Headquarters and GX Bank Centre of Excellence here

KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) sold 15,103 cars in July, with sales rebounding by 37.3 per cent over the previous month, the highest closing figure since September 2022 for both domestic and export markets. Proton Edar chief executive officer Roslan Abdullah said July saw the best sales in 2024, setting the tone for what the company hopes will be a productive 2024 second half. ‘There are many plans to be executed in the coming months, starting with the 2025 Proton X70, which will be launched in August. ‘At the same time, the groundwork for the launch of Proton’s first