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KUCHING, A total of 25 disabled-friendly Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd buses have arrived here since Sept 13, to be used in conjunction with the Para Sukma Malaysia (SUKMA) 2024 games scheduled to take place here from Sept 22 to 28. Sarawak Women, Children and Community Welfare Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the transport company also sent 44 personnel to familiarize themselves with the routes to the various competition venues. ‘This is in line with our commitment to provide inclusive and safe transportation for all athletes, especially those who will compete in the Para SUKMA,’ she said at the Rapid

SAN FRANCISCO, 11x, a pioneering AI startup transforming the modern workforce with autonomous digital workers, announced closing a $24 million Series A funding round today. The round was led by Benchmark, with participation from Quiet Capital, SV Angel, Abstract Ventures, Lux Capital, Operator Partners, Visionaries, Activant, HubSpot Ventures, Project A, 20VC, 20Growth, and 20Sales. Founded in 2022 by CEO Hasan Sukkar, 11x simplifies Go-to-Market (GTM) operations with AI-powered digital workers, allowing teams to focus on strategic work.

HONG KONG, AM Best has revised its outlook on Taiwan’s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, citing a recovery of capital strength among carriers in 2023 following sizeable pandemic-related losses in the previous year. Also underpinning the outlook revision, as detailed in the Best’s Market Segment Report, ‘Market Segment Outlook: Taiwan Non-Life Insurance’, are insurers’ prudent underwriting and investment strategies, along with solid top-line growth in key product lines.

PULAU PINANG, PETRONAS is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its BeDigital Bootcamp series for the year with the 10th cohort, which also marked the programme’s entry into the Northern Region of the Peninsula. With the completion of 10 cohorts supported by a total of 27 local universities and over 90 hiring partners, the bootcamp has digitally empowered 860 students with 276 successful job matching since it was first introduced in 2022.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has so far released over PHP2.76 billion for the implementation of emergency employment and integrated livelihood program in Western Visayas under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Officer-in-charge Assistant Director for Western Visayas Melisa Navarra said during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas here on Tuesday that DOLE’s integrated livelihood program (DILP) benefits the vulnerable, marginalized and displaced workers sectors. ‘This program extends provisions depending on the needs of individuals or groups. Vulnerable workers are those with no formal work arrangement, mostly in informal areas, while marginalized groups are those lacking education,