Archive for February 13th, 2015
Conrad Macao Named Five-Star Hotel by Forbes Travel Guide In Its Official 2015 Star Rating Announcement
MACAO /PRNewswire/ — Forbes Travel Guide has unveiled its annual Star Rating list, naming Conrad Macao, Cotai Central as a new Forbes Travel Guide ‘Five-Star’ hotel, and the hotel also has the unique distinction of being the only Conrad Hotel in the world to receive a Five-Star official Star Rating by Forbes Travel Guide.
Conrad Macao has been named a Five-Star Hotel in the official 2015 Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings.
Conrad Macao is an award-winning luxury hotel located in the heart of Sands® Cotai Central. The hotel has 636 spacious guestrooms including 206 Suites located in a 40-storey tower overlooking the Cotai Strip. Conrad Macao offers both business and leisure guests an array of international and local restaurants, more than 100 luxury designers and lifestyle retail shops, as well as a Pool Deck, Health Club and Bodhi Spa.
“It is a great honor to receive such a prestigious honor as this on behalf of our management and team members. We have worked tirelessly throughout all of guest touch-points to ensure that we provide our guests with the ultimate in luxurious service standards, from the moment the guest arrives, our goal is to not only meet but to exceed their expectations,” said Bede Barry, General Manager, Conrad Macao.
Conrad Macao, Cotai Central is the latest addition to the luxury travel ratings that have been the gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958.
“Our Star Ratings recognise the finest hotels, restaurants and spas in the world. These ratings serve as the most authoritative guideposts for guests seeking exceptional travel experiences. Our primary mission is to contribute to excellence in hospitality, serving the global tourism industry as well as the guest,” said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide. “We’re proud to be associated with the new additions to our global list.”
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star ratings, visithttp://www.forbestravelguide.com/about/ratings
For more information on Conrad Macao, Cotai Central or to make a reservation at this Five-Star hotel visithttp://www.sandscotaicentral.com/macau-hotels/conrad-macao.html
About Conrad Macao, Cotai Central
Conrad Macao, Cotai Central is a world-class, contemporary, luxury hotel located at Sands Cotai Central, offering luxurious guestrooms and suites in a 40-floor tower overlooking the Cotai Strip. Just a five-minute drive fromMacau International Airport, Conrad Macao offers easy access to all parts of Macao with limousine service, plus the added convenience of complimentary shuttle buses. Conrad Macao is also connected conveniently to ferry terminals and border crossing points within a few minutes of the hotel. Take advantage of our authentic connections to Macao’s cultural and heritage areas or stay entertained with direct access to restaurants and 100 luxury brand shops at Shoppes at Cotai Central or relax at the Pool Deck or Health Club and Bodhi Spa. Conrad Macao, Cotai Central is the place to be in Macao to experience the luxury of being yourself. For more information, please visit www.conradmacao.com.
About Conrad Hotels and Resorts
Conrad Hotels & Resorts is the destination for the new generation of smart luxury travellers for whom life, business and pleasure seamlessly interact – people who know that the greatest luxury is the luxury of being yourself. A global brand consisting of 25 properties across 5 continents, Conrad Hotels & Resorts offer guests personalized experiences with sophisticated, locally inspired surroundings and connections to people and places around the corner or halfway around the world. Intuitive service is delivered with the Conrad Concierge App that puts Conrad’s services and amenities at the guest’s fingertips, whether ordering room service or a wakeup call to customizing the room’s pillow options or arranging reservations at our locally inspired cuisine and spa offerings. Conrad is a global luxury brand of Hilton Worldwide with plans to add 12 more properties to the brand’s portfolio. Connect with Conrad by booking at www.conradhotels.com or learn more about the brand by visitinghttp://news.conradhotels.com.
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 95 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company’s portfolio of eleven world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,100 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 685,000 rooms in 92 countries and territories, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®.
About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, is the originator of the prestigious Five Star Rating system and has provided the travel industry’s most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas since 1958. Forbes Travel Guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against up to 800 rigorous and objective standards, providing consumers the insight to make better-informed travel and leisure decisions. Forbes Travel Guide is the gold standard for luxury hospitality ratings worldwide. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.
ForbesTravelGuide.com combines the objectivity and heritage of the Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating system with insightful recommendations from a hand-selected group of travel experts, tastemakers and Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. ForbesTravelGuide.com is the sole online destination for Forbes Travel Guide’s list of Star Rated hotels, restaurants and spas and gives its registered members exclusive access to special offers and curated experiences from select Forbes Travel Guide partners.
CONTACTS:
Donna Campbell / Joyce Chiu
Conrad Macao, Cotai Central
+853–8113–8222 / +853–8113–8220
Donna.campbell@conradhotels.com / joyce.chiu@conradhotels.com
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Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central Named Four-Star Hotel by Forbes Travel Guide in Its Official 2015 Star Rating Announcement
MACAO /PRNewswire/ — Forbes Travel Guide has unveiled its annual Star Rating List, naming Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central as a Four-Star Hotel for the second year in a row, at 2015 Star Ratings. Originally created in 1958 in the United States, the Forbes Travel Guide is recognised worldwide as America’s original hospitality star rating system and its inspectors travel the world to experience and rate the very best hotels, restaurants and spas for their readers.
Holiday Inn Macao, Cotai Central has received Four Stars in the 2015 Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings.
Holiday Inn Macao, Cotai Central has received Four Stars in the 2015 Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings.
Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central has the unique distinction of being the only Holiday Inn in the world to receive an official Star Rating by Forbes in 2015.
“When the hotel receives an award such as this for the second time, it is testimony to the hard work and dedication that our team members put in each and every day they come to work,” said Bede Barry, General Manager, Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central. “It also helps to further strengthen their morale and make them want to strive to be true hospitality professionals. Since the hotel first opened in 2012, our goal has always been to offer a product that was affordable, comfortable and that offered truly friendly service.”
From its modern decor and abundant dining choices, there are many attributes that make Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central stand out. The hotel features a bright, contemporary design in its 1,224 guestrooms and suites, and is part of the fully integrated resort complex of Sands® Cotai Central, which provides a broad array of business, leisure, and entertainment options to suit every type of guest, along with a diversity of choices in world-class accommodation, dining, retail, entertainment and meeting facilities.
“Our Star Ratings recognise the finest hotels, restaurants and spas in the world. These ratings serve as the most authoritative guideposts for guests seeking exceptional travel experiences. Our primary mission is to contribute to excellence in hospitality, serving the global tourism industry as well as the guest,” said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Exectuive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide.
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, visithttp://www.forbestravelguide.com/about/ratings
For more information on Holiday Inn Macao, Cotai Central or to make a reservation at this award-winning hotel visit http://www.sandscotaicentral.com/macau-hotels/holiday-inn-macao.html
About Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central
Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central is at the heart of Sands Cotai Central, the new integrated resort located inMacao’s leisure, shopping, entertainment and event destination — the Cotai Strip. Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central offers 1,224 attractive guestrooms and suites where guests can have the comfort of genuine service, tailored to their real world needs. With the capacity to host and accommodate large groups and conferences, the hotel has access to the expansive meeting and event space of Sands Cotai Central. Just five minutes from MacauInternational Airport, the hotel is also a short taxi or complimentary shuttle ride away from ferry terminals and the mainland China border. Macao’s UNESCO heritage sites and city centre are within easy reach. Guests can enjoy live street-level performances while enjoying luxury duty-free shopping at Shoppes at Cotai Central, or take advantage of the expansive array of dining, entertainment and spa options of Sands Cotai Central and its interconnected family of resorts.
About Holiday Inn
With 1,200 hotels worldwide, Holiday Inn is the most widely-recognised lodging brand in the world. In fact, Holiday Inn was one of the first international hotel brands to establish a presence in China in 1984. Holiday Inn provides the services that business travellers need, while also offering a comfortable atmosphere where all people can relax and enjoy amenities such as restaurants and room service, swimming pools, fitness centres and comfortable lounges. The casual atmosphere and amenities such as meeting and on-site business facilities, KidSuites rooms, Kids Eat and Stay Free programmes demonstrate the long-standing commitment of Holiday Inn to serving travellers and have helped to establish the brand as “America’s Favourite Hotel.” For more information about Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, including IHG’s new timeshare brand Holiday Inn Club Vacations, or to book reservations, call 1-800-HOLIDAY or visit http://www.holidayinn.com/.
About Sands® Cotai Central
Opened in April 2012, Sands® Cotai Central is the pathway to adventure, fun and fortune at the centre point of the Cotai Strip. Featuring three celebrated hotel brands — Conrad, Sheraton and Holiday Inn — Sands Cotai Central offers visitors to Cotai an expanded offering of affordable luxury available nowhere else in Macao, with approximately 6,000 hotel rooms and suites, and 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square metres) of retail, entertainment and dining facilities, and meetings and convention space. With over 140 retail outlets, Shoppes at Cotai Central joins Shoppes at Venetian and Shoppes at Four Seasons to offer a selection of more than 600 luxury duty-free stores — the most in any one single location in all of Macao. And with two spas, three health clubs and 300,000 square feet (28,000 square metres) of gaming space in two, uniquely themed gaming areas, Sands Cotai Central provides a new level of luxury and accessibility to Cotai.
For more information, please visit www.sandscotaicentral.com.
About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, is the originator of the prestigious Five Star Rating system and has provided the travel industry’s most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas since 1958. Forbes Travel Guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against up to 800 rigorous and objective standards, providing consumers the insight to make better-informed travel and leisure decisions. Forbes Travel Guide is the gold standard for luxury hospitality ratings worldwide. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com
ForbesTravelGuide.com combines the objectivity and heritage of the Forbes Travel Guide Star Rating system with insightful recommendations from a hand-selected group of travel experts, tastemakers and Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. ForbesTravelGuide.com is the sole online destination for Forbes Travel Guide’s list of Star Rated hotels, restaurants and spas and gives its registered members exclusive access to special offers and curated experiences from select Forbes Travel Guide partners.
Media contacts:
Donna Campbell
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Tel: +853–8113–8222
Email: donna.campbell@ihg.com
or
Joyce Chiu
Public Relations Manager
Tel: +853–8113–8220
Email: joyce.chiu@ihg.com
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GSA 2015 is Asia’s first security conference on ISIS
SINGAPORE /PRNewswire/ — Key military and security delegates from around the world will gather to attend Asia’s first ISIS-focused homeland security and counter-terrorism Conference and Exhibition, Global Security Asia (GSA) 2015, held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3 to 5 March 2015.
“ISIS presents a credible and wide-reaching threat to global security, not just in the Middle East. ISIS ability to radicalise and militarise individuals anywhere in the world is growing. We want to assess the impact of the ISIS threat in Asia, including from chemical, biological and radiological attacks.” Said Conference Chair Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies & Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University inSingapore.
Now in its 10th year, GSA 2015, now organised in partnership with MILIPOL, is behind Asia’s first ISIS-themed 2-day conference “The New Asian Threat Landscape”. The conference portion of the event will span 4 and 5 March, and will delineate the current and emerging Asian threat from ISIS and discuss state and societal responses. The rise of ISIS and the declaration of an Islamic State has presented a new global and Asian threat landscape, and the ongoing spread of ISIS ideology in Asia through well-planned use of technology and communications channels, including the Internet, means that the operational threat to the region has changed dramatically. The threat to Asia is no longer primarily from the resurgence of al Qaeda and its host Taliban in thePakistan–Afghanistan theatre but the growing appeal of ISIS.
Conference Chair Dr. Rohan Gunaratna will open the conference with a keynote address and will lead into various focused series of talks over the two days such as Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats by Dr Chua Teck Mean, Group CEO of Gaia One International Pte Ltd, Lt. Gen. (Dr) J R Bhardwaj, former Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services of India and Dr David Trudil, A Smallpox and Anthrax specialist and President of NHDetect (USA). There will also be sessions on ISIS’ online and social media activities by Remy Mahzam, Associate Research Fellow, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research and Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin, Counter Terrorism Analyst at RSIS. Other speakers also include Major General Dr Tito Karnavian, Former Commander, Counter Terrorism Force, Indonesia and leading security and counter-terrorism practitioners and academics from the US, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia,Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore will map the evolving threat and share governmental and community strategies to contain and mitigate the ever evolving threats.
Topics of interest include:
- The Threat of Bio Terrorism
- A Strategic Ideological Response to Islamic State
- Intelligence Collection Before Operation, The Warning Signs of Terrorist Attack’s
- ISIS Social Media
- The Terrorist-Criminal Nexus in Cyberspace
“This year’s ISIS-themed conference is a regional first and is of crucial importance to all local and regional government and private security forces,” said Andrew Marriott, Managing Director of GSA Exhibitions Pte Ltd, the exhibition and conference organiser. The *New Asian Threat Landscape* Conference allows us to examine the emerging ISIS threats and its influence in the region. This is undoubtedly a unique opportunity for all delegates to update themselves on the progress and threat from Islamic State which is currently destabilising huge swathes of the world and needs to be effectively contained in the local and regional context.”
In tandem with the conference is a public three-day exhibition opening on the 3rd March that presents opportunities for governments and security professionals to meet and interact with international manufacturers and resellers of security equipment, services and technology to discuss the latest solutions available to protect their borders, infrastructure and their populations against acts of terrorism and organised crime. Over 170 international security contractors with cutting edge equipment and services will be on display and available for demonstration alongside the free-to-attend technology workshops for all visitors to attend.
For a complete list of presenters and topics, as well as information on accommodation, registration and contact information, visit http://www.globalsecasia.com
For Chairman’s message http://www.globalsecasia.com/conference/overview.html
For Conference Programme http://www.globalsecasia.com/conference/conference-programme.html
For online fees and registration http://www.globalsecasia.com/conference/fees-registration.html
Media contacts:
Wesley Gunter
Right Hook Communications Pte Ltd
Tel: +65-96798574
Email: wesley@righthook.com.sg
Daniel Yap
Right Hook Communications Pte Ltd
Tel: +65-8189-9587
Email: daniel@righthook.com.sg
Sandy Wong
GSA Exhibitions Pte Ltd
Tel: +65-6392-5328 Ext. 803
Email: sandy@globalsecasia.com
For Conference, please contact:
Farik Hussain
Conference Manager
Tel: +65-6392-5328 Ext.809
Email: farikhussain@globalsecasia.com
Notes to Editor
The package for a 2-day conference is at SGD $975, and includes lunch in our VIP Delegation Suite, morning and afternoon tea breaks and conference bag. Exclusive discounted packages are available for participants from the Government and Military sector, ASIS International Members, GSA Past Delegates and Group Bookings.
New Rakuten Shopping Secrets survey reveals best breakup therapies for those nursing a broken heart this Valentine’s Day
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia /PRNewswire/ — Shopping (29%) is the third best way to get over a break-up, according to a new survey, with talking to close friends (54%) coming in first, followed by eating comfort foods (33%).
Fashion and accessories, along with food and drink items, rank as some of the most popular gifts this Valentine’s Day – be it as personal retail therapy to mend a broken heart, or as a gift to the significant other – as uncovered in the Rakuten Shopping Secrets survey on 7,000 men and women across the world.
The findings are part of the Rakuten Shopping Secrets survey, commissioned by Rakuten, Japan’s biggest online shopping mall. The survey aims to uncover fun facts about shopping — the world’s favourite pastime — among consumers in Asia, Europe and America[1].
In particular, more respondents from shopping-mad Asia (36%) ranked shopping an effective breakup therapy compared to their counterparts in Europe or United States (24%).
More than one-third (34%) of men and women also prefer to shop online rather than offline in the one month after a break-up, with not wanting to go out and interact with people (53%), wanting more privacy (47%), not wanting people to see that they look depressed (22%), not wanting to bump into the ex (17%) or friends / friends of the ex (15%) cited as the main reasons. However, a small proportion (2%) have a darker motive for preferring to shop online — because they still have the credit card details of their former partner, or because they still have a supplementary credit card that is billed to their former partner!
It is hardly surprising then, that 22% of respondents spend more money shopping online compared to offline in the one month after a break-up, with about half (48%) reporting up to 20% increase in online spending.
Best Buys For The Broken-Hearted
Respondents are most likely to buy themselves a vacation (19%), food or drink (17%), as well as fashion and accessories (14%) to get over a break-up.
Besides shopping, respondents use a wide variety of methods to get over their break-ups. The top five break-up therapies are:
- Talking to close friends
- Having comfort food
- Shopping
- Doing sports such as jogging, swimming
- Watching TV
Thankfully for their former partners, respondents rank “planning an elaborate revenge plot” and “ranting on social media” as the worst break-up therapies.
Valentine’s Day gift wishlist
On a happier note, the survey also looked at gifting behaviours for Valentine’s Day for those who are happily in love.
45% of women expect a gift for Valentine’s Day compared to just 36% of men.
Top Valentine’s Day gifts that are high on the wishlist this year include a kiss, hug or something more (40%), a vacation (33%), chocolates and other food / drink (29%), fashion and accessories (22%), jewellery (20%) and flowers and soft toys (18%). Least popular gifts include pets, life insurance policy, hairloss products, stationery and gym / golf memberships.
To find your perfect Valentine’s Day gift (or breakup therapy), log on tohttp://www.rakuten.com.my/event/valentine-sale/.
Note:
[1] The survey was conducted on 1,000 respondents each in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom, Spain and Germany.
About Rakuten
Rakuten, Inc. (4755:Tokyo), is one of the world’s leading Internet service companies, providing a variety of services for consumers and businesses, including in the areas of e-commerce, eReading, travel, banking, securities, credit cards, e-money, logistics, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. Since 2012, Rakuten has been ranked among the world’s ‘Top 10 Most Innovative Companies’ in Forbes magazine’s annual list. Rakuten is expanding worldwide and currently operates throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 10,000 employees and partner staff worldwide.
About Rakuten Malaysia
Launched in Malaysia in November 2012, Rakuten Online Shopping carries over 100,000 goods from over 500 merchants with a diverse mix of product categories, including consumer electronics, computer and IT, healthcare, fashion apparel, jewellery and accessories. For more information: http://www.rakuten.com.my/info/corp
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Hawksford Singapore releases Q14 2014 Singapore Business Formation Statistics Report
SINGAPORE /PRNewswire/ — Hawksford Singapore’s recently released Singapore Business Formation Statistics Report concludes that the final quarter of 2014 was record breaking in terms of business formation activities, despite the halted economic growth.
Hawksford Singapore has been publishing the quarterly report since 2010. ‘We have seen interesting trends emerge in Q4 of 2014, and throughout the whole of 2014. What is most pleasing to see is the level of business formation activity, despite what are challenging economic circumstances. It looks as though initiatives, such as the share capital clause of the Singapore Company Act, are also stimulating further growth. I look forward to reviewing our Q1 2015 report,’ said Jacqueline Low, COO, Hawksford Singapore.
The report shows that although the total number of business formations is lower than the preceding quarter, it is in line with the trend observed in previous business years. But when compared to the average of previous years, the total number of new businesses formed has far exceeded the trend. The average for the last quarter usually hovers below 15,000, but Q4 of 2014 set a new record with 20,540 new business registrations.
The business registration activity for the whole of 2014 was phenomenally high. The year also witnessed a change in trend with Sole Proprietorship registration gaining momentum. For the whole of 2014, a total of 32,923 Sole Proprietorships were formed, of which, 9,585 were registered in Q4.
A total of 38,178 Private Limited Companies were incorporated during 2014, of which 9,326 were incorporated in Q4.
Interestingly, a total of 176 Branch Offices were setup in Singapore during 2014, as against 98 in the previous year.
Entrepreneurs continue to take advantage of the favourable share capital clause of the Singapore Company Act. As a result, in this quarter, 77% of businesses were formed with a share capital of S$10,000 or less.
The share of companies incorporated with 100% foreign shareholding increased from 19% in Q3 to 22% in Q4 and the share of companies formed with mixed shareholding increased marginally from 10% in Q3 to 11% in Q4.
Singapore continued to attract enterprise and individual investors from diverse geographic origins. The share of foreign individual shareholders increased to 25% in Q4 from 23% in the previous quarter.
For further information on the report please contact: Fong Yee Chye, Hawksford Singapore, email:fongyee.chye@guidemesingapore.com / t: +65 6222 7445
RS Components Global Distribution Agreement with Connectivity Expert Weidmuller Combines Strength of Two Industrial Market Leaders
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HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has further strengthened its portfolio of high-quality automation products with the announcement of a new global trading agreement with industrial connectivity specialist Weidmuller.
The Weidmuller range now available from RS satisfies interconnection needs across numerous industries such as manufacturing, process control, energy, transportation and more for connecting power, signals and data. Products include DIN-mount relays, signal-conditioning amplifiers, surge protectors, remote I/O modules and power connectors, as well as switches, converters, connectors and cable assemblies for industrial Ethernet. The range also includes sensor and actuator interfaces, modular terminal blocks, heavy-duty connectors, and device-level technologies such as PCB terminals, through-panel terminals and housings.
“Our new agreement with RS Components advances the vision of Weidmuller to grow globally,” said Jaime Jose Obiols, Vice President Global Distribution Manager, Weidmuller. “Our long-term plan to build up this partnership and grow the depth of products within RS will enable us to extend our reach into new markets.”
Phil Dock, Global Head of Product and Supplier Management at RS, said, “Establishing this agreement with a market leader such as Weidmuller strengthens our offering for customers, and will enable us to consolidate our leadership in the industrial market at a global level.”
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2014had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-online.com.
RS Components
Tan Soo Chun
Public Relations Manager – Asia Pacific
Email: soochun.tan@rs-components.com
Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)
Yvette Yeo
Manager
Email: yvette.yeo@edelman.com
Telephone: +65-6347-2355
Further information is available via these links:
Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components
RS Components on Weibo
http://e.weibo.com/u/3206377000?type=0
Relevant Links:
Electrocomponents plc
www.electrocomponents.com
RS Components
www.rs-online.com
DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com
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Senior Appointments at Dorsett Hospitality International
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —
Dorsett Hospitality International is pleased to announce the following recent appointments:
Lee Ng as General Manager for Silka Cheras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lee joined the group with more than 16 years of hospitality experience; and shall be responsible for the hotel’s overall business performance, and day-to-day operations as well as management of the 319 value-led hotel located in the bustling suburb of Kuala Lumpur. Prior to his appointment, Lee was the Complex Director of Sales & Marketing at a Sheraton resort, The Royal Begonia, Sanya and has moved up the ranks within the Starwood group for the last nine years. He has also worked with Shangri-La Singapore, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur and The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur.
Azrule Aziz has been appointed as the Director of Operations for Dorsett Putrajaya, Malaysia. Azrule will be assisting in the Dorsett Putrajaya pre-opening activities and strategic business planning. Azrule brings along with him more than 10 years working experience in the hospitality industry. Before joining Dorsett Putrajaya, Azrule was the Director of Food & Beverage at JW Marriott Surabaya, Indonesia. Prior to that he was with Hotel Majapahit Surabaya, Indonesia, The Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur and Newport Marriot, Rhoda Island-USA.
Dorsett Putrajaya is located in Malaysia’s federal administrative capital of Putrajaya. Scheduled to open in Q2, 2015 the hotel features 218 guestrooms and suites; an all-day dining facility with the scenic lake view as its backdrop, a deli and a Lobby Lounge. Other facilities include multi-functional meeting facilities, a ballroom and recreational facilities in the form of a gymnasium and swimming pool.
Joining the group as its new Vice President of Information Technology is Keith Yeung. Based in Dorsett Hospitality International’s Corporate Office in Hong Kong, Keith is responsible for the overall information technology initiatives for the group, including formulating and implementing Group information technology, enhancing the hotels’ operation efficiency through automation and technology enhancement and formulating policies and procedures for data / information protection and security.
With 18 years of industry experience in SAP retail systems such as POS, CRM and E-Commerce, Keith was the Head of I.T in Hong Kong Tourism Board.
David So has recently been appointed as the Director of Technical Services for the group. Steering the Project Team in Hong Kong and across the hotels in the region, David is tasked to ensure that the company’s creative vision, brand standards and strategies are implemented in all hotels including the newly build hotels, conversions and full scale renovations.
As a registered architect in United Kingdom and Hong Kong since 1990, David has worked for Chau Nam Architects & Associates Ltd, Lanson Place Hospitality and Management Limited and other established organisations.
About Dorsett Hospitality International
Dorsett Hospitality International (HKEx Stock Code 2266), is a spin-off from Far East Consortium Limited. With three brands under its umbrella ….the upscale and midscale Dorsett Hotels & Resorts and d.Collection comprising a range of charismatic boutique hotels; and the value-led Silka Hotels; the group currently owns over 30 hotels in China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia; including eight more scheduled to open within the next two years in China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Malaysia. For more information on Dorsett Hospitality International, visit: dorsett.com
Media Contact
Kattie Hoo
Director of Marketing & Communications
Dorsett Hospitality International
M: +6016 2011 340
E: kattie.hoo@dorsett.com
KahPeng Loke
Communications Manager
T: +6016 2011 343
E: kahpeng.loke@dorsett.com
Source: Dorsett Hospitality International
Mr. Nobu SU Registers Patent for Pioneering Hybrid Technology
-Achieves Greater Energy Efficiency and Advances Efforts to Protect Biodiversity
HONG KONG, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Mr. Nobu SU, a leading member of Asia’s shipping industry, and the Chairman of TMT Co., Ltd. (“TMT”) has registered a patent in the Republic of Liberia for a hybrid technology that he developed, and which enables a variety of vessels, including bulk carriers, tankers, PCTC and LNG ships to enhance fuel consumption.
The innovation, known as Hybrid Ship, consists of a conventionally driven main propeller and an electrically driven duct propeller, the different sailing mode allows reduction in fuel consumption, particularly when a vessel is travelling with minimum ballast.
The registration of a patent with the Liberia Industrial Property Office is of particular significance given the fact that Liberia is the world’s largest shipping nation for registration. Granted on January 13, 2014 for a period of 20 years, this is the first of several patents that will be pursued by Mr. SU and his partners. Presently, patents for Hybrid Ship have been filed with 25 shipping nations.
With regards to the registration of patents, Mr. SU said, “I believe that most of the patents pending will eventually be registered, as the technology complements the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention, which aims to control the ecological, economic and health problems resulting from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens via ballast water. With the Hybrid Ship technology, a vessel requires minimum ballast water, and therefore reduces the risk of transferring contaminated water from one location to another, which has already led to a severe damage to biodiversity.”
Mr. SU has allowed the Hybrid Ship technology to be installed in vessels owned by his companies. He is presently offering the duct propeller technology to his peers for retrofitting; thereby enabling them to benefit from greater energy efficiency while concurrently protecting the marine environment.
Source: TMT Group
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