Day: September 18, 2024

MELBOURNE, Australia, Zycus, a leading provider of GenAI-powered Source-to-Pay solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave S: Supplier Value Management (SVM) Platforms, Q3 2024. We believe Zycus’ position as a leader in this prestigious report highlights its commitment to innovation and customer success. The 9 vendors evaluated were rated on 33 criteria covering current offering, strategy, and market presence with Zycus receiving the top score in the strategy category. Zycus also received the highest possible score in 10 criteria including Vision and Innovation. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KOTA BHARU, Kelantan residents returning from high-risk countries, including African nations like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are advised to notify the Kelantan State Health Department (JKNK) to facilitate monitoring and prevent the spread of monkeypox, or mpox. Its director, Datuk Dr Zaini Husin, said the department is working closely with the Immigration Department to monitor individuals arriving from these high-risk countries. “Monitoring is also conducted at the state’s border checkpoints, including the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS) at Rantau Panjang and Bukit Bunga,” Dr Zaini said. “To date, we have not received any reports of mpox

PETALING JAYA, The parents of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who are facing charges of child neglect causing or likely to cause physical harm, will submit a representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers. Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf’s lawyer Fahmi Abd Moin, informed Sessions Court Judge Dr. Syahliza Warnoh that the defence will submit the representation soon after reviewing documents obtained from the prosecution. “The court has set Dec 6 for case management to decide on the representation,” said Judge Syahliza during the case mention today. Deputy public prosecutor Datin Kalmizah Salleh, who appeared for the prosecution,

KUALA LUMPUR, As the world grapples with the pressing issue of climate change, Malaysia is taking a significant step towards a sustainable future. The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (Alliance Bank) have successfully hosted the inaugural Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) workshop, a groundbreaking event that brings together industry leaders, and an environmental expert from Riverstone Environmental Sdn. Bhd. to explore the potential of CBAM in revolutionising sustainable industrial practices. CBAM is a carbon border tax designed to address the growing concern of carbon leakage by putting a fair price on the carbon emitted during

PUTRAJAYA, The mastermind who is an ‘influential’ senior immigration officer in a syndicate bringing in foreigners using the ‘counter setting’ modus operandi will be charged in court early next month. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said the suspect in his early 40s, who has been serving the Immigration Department (JIM) for 20 years, was arrested on Sept 5 after escaping an earlier operation. “This is one of the people we arrested (the mastermind), and he controls about 50 (immigration) officers because he’s very influential. “He is the ‘focal person’ as an intermediary for almost