Day: September 26, 2024

TOKYO, Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, will showcase its cutting-edge solutions at Hall 4, Booth #04-C48, during the Tokyo Game Show 2024, which will take place from September 26-27, 2024, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Tokyo, Japan. Xsolla’s booth will feature live demonstrations of its latest solutions aimed at helping game developers and publishers succeed in expanding to international markets. During the event, Jin Jeong, Regional Vice President of Xsolla Japan, will deliver a keynote session focusing on the critical role of Xsolla’s Merchant of Record (MoR) solutions in transforming the way game companies handle cross-border

BANGI, The government has agreed to the establishment of a Special Task Force on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which will be chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. Shamsul Azri said the team has, among other things, the role of analysing the findings of the CPI survey and proposing recommendations and strategies for institutional and legal reforms including the strengthening of check and balance mechanisms. “On the CPI, we are all aware that through the Mid-Term Review of the 12th Malaysia Plan (MTR 12MP), the government has set a target to reach

KUALA LUMPUR, The government will introduce a national disaster risk management policy as a preparatory step to face the monsoon transition phase, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the policy being drafted by the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) is part of the government’s efforts to ensure the country is more prepared and resilient in the face of disasters, especially in the context of climate change and more frequent extreme weather. Ahmad Zahid who is also the National Disaster Management Committee chairman said the policy also aims to reduce disaster risk by putting the

KUALA LUMPUR, As the Tainan 400 promotion campaign comes to a conclusion, a commercial featuring Tainan’s adorable mascot ‘Hang-á Niau’ (Taiwanese for ‘Alley Cat’), is being aired on the bustling streets of Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. The cute mascot can be seen in the promotional video ‘Hang-á Niau Invites You to Tainan’ from Sept 21 to 27 at YUNIKA VISION in front of Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, one of the busiest stations in Japan with a daily traffic of 770,000 passengers on average. According to a statement, the mascot ‘Hang-á Niau’ takes after the legendary creature qilin, with a lightning

BANGI, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is focusing on combating issues of corruption, weaknesses in governance and power abuse in the country’s construction sector. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the construction sector is highly vulnerable to corruption, including road construction and building projects, as well as an increase in the cost of government contracts. He said the MACC’s focus now was on government contracts with construction companies at the state and federal levels. “There are many leakages in the construction sector,” he told reporters at the 3rd National Level Governance, Integrity And Anti-Corruption Research Conference 2024 here