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^{Hospital Kuala Lumpur was among the 10 government hospitals that received pain relief products as well as snacks and beverages from Tiger Balm Malaysia} 

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tiger Balm Malaysia has extended their support to our Frontline Heroes during this Movement Control Order.

“Healthcare workers are working longer hours and extended shifts to attend to patients. The police force together with the army are also going around the affected areas to keep our country safe and in order. Tiger Balm wanted to be part of the solution and help them to make their work a little bit less stressful and painful by providing them our pain relief products.”

Working long extensive hours with minimum rest will lead to muscle stiffness and pain especially on their backs, necks and shoulders. Tiger Balm would like to show our appreciation to the front liners and hope that our products can help to give some instant relieve to their muscle aches and pain.

As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment and initiative, Tiger Balm Plasters and Tiger Balm Lotion, together with snacks and beverages were distributed to 10 designated COVID-19 treatment government hospitals and 10 roadblock locations in Klang Valley.

For more information, please visit https://www.tigerbalm.com/ or Facebook @tigerbalmMY

Tiger Balm wishes all Malaysian to stay safe and stay healthy.

Tiger Balm Works Where It Hurts.

SOURCE : Crayon and  Tiger Balm Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Fusionex is supporting Masala Wheels’ socially impactful campaign, ‘Food Without Borders’, by sponsoring meals for people struggling due to the restrictions of the Movement Control Order.

According to a statement, via the ‘Pay It Forward’ initiative, the data technology specialist has sponsored balanced meals currently delivered by Masala Wheels’ volunteers to identified beneficiaries.

This social campaign will aid those in this unfortunate situation, including the marginalised communities, at-risk groups, urban needy, university students and welfare homes.

To date, the initiative has raised over 13,000 meals through 254 contributors to recipients from different groups.

Meals provided by Masala Wheels consist of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, with the food differing daily based on the number of orders.

“We are humbled to be playing a small part in supporting a great campaign with a noble cause that provides sustenance to the underprivileged and aid them when they need it the most. This is the least we can do as a fellow human being,” said Fusionex Group Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Seri Ivan Teh.

— BERNAMA

Plant-Based Ingredient Enhances Sweetness, Balances Flavor

CHICAGO, April 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia ingredients for the global beverage and food industries, is pleased to announce it is now offering its proprietary NSF-02® stevia flavor solution directly to its customers. This important PureCircle solution was previously distributed by a third party as a strategic option within PureCircle’s growing natural flavor portfolio. PureCircle is now able to provide food and beverage companies as well as flavor houses direct purchase of, and access to, the ingredient.  Protected by PureCircle’s intellectual property, the NSF-02 stevia solution is part of the company’s robust portfolio of stevia leaf ingredients including sweeteners, flavor modifiers and functional ingredients.

The NSF-02® stevia flavor is a unique solution.  It is widely valued and used for its ability to enhance sweetness quality and balance overall flavor profile, while minimizing off-notes and aftertaste. The NSF-02® solution is produced from the stevia leaf and labelled as natural flavor, while delivering sweetness enhancement and balanced flavor profiles.  Companies can now purchase NSF-02® stevia flavor directly from PureCircle, and work with the Company on how to apply this ingredient as part of flavor systems. Customers using NSF-02® stevia flavor can leverage PureCircle’s industry-leading formulation expertise and technical support with stevia-based ingredients in flavor systems and optimized sweetener/flavor solutions across a broad set of consumer product applications.

Consumers are increasingly mindful about their health and wellness and about the ingredients in the foods and beverages they consume.  Food and beverage companies are responding to that. Ingredients seen as natural have growing appeal.  PureCircle’s flavor portfolio – including the NSF-02® solution — fills that bill perfectly. 

According to Nielsen’s 2018 Global Premiumization Study, “consumers will be seeking greater assurance that the products they buy are free of risk and of the highest quality when it comes to safety standards and efficacy, particularly with respect to cleaning products, antiseptics and food items.” Nielsen found that 41% of consumers would be willing to pay more for all-natural ingredients, and 49% percent would pay more for products with high-safety standards.

PureCircle, the everything stevia company with a fully integrated, secure and transparent supply chain, provides just that assurance: ingredients that are of the highest quality and safety standards.

Unique in the ability to deliver consumer assurance, PureCircle’s NSF-02® stevia flavor is the only FDA reviewed GSG (glycosylated steviol glycoside) flavor available commercially. Flavor ingredients have high standards of review by the FDA and other regulatory food safety agencies like EFSA. PureCircle is the exclusive, authorized provider of GSG flavors, including NSF-02® flavor and is uniquely able to guarantee full compliance with food safety regulatory authorities related to the use of GSG as a flavor solution.

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film will premiere today, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum powerhouse trio Jonas Brothers on their sold-out ‘Happiness Begins’ 2019 concert tour.

Continuing the journey that began with last year’s Amazon Original documentary Chasing Happiness, Happiness Continues captures the band’s live concert experience and provides an exclusive look into the Jonas Brothers’ lives on the road.

According to a statement, Happiness Continues gives viewers a front-row seat in fan-packed arenas in Miami, Vancouver, and Mexico City, as well as at the intimate Cobra Lounge in Chicago, in their first time performing there in 12 years.

It gives fans a deeper look at how Nick, Joe and Kevin navigate tour life while continuing to balance music, relationship with one another and their new families.

Happiness Continues is from Philymack and Amazon Studios, in association with Polygram Entertainment and Federal Films, with executive producers Phil McIntyre, John Lloyd Taylor, Monte Lipman, Wendy Goldstein, and Baz Halpin.

It is directed by Anthony Mandler, and produced by Kim Bradshaw, Ned Doyle and Mandler, through the latter’s production company, Black Hand Cinema.

— BERNAMA

XI’AN, China, April 23, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ —

On April 10, a special video conference took place in the ancient city of Xi’an in northwest China, according to Xi’an Municipal Government. An expert team comprised of professors from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University shared experiences of COVID-19 prevention and control with medical experts from 13 countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan. Prior to this, the team that provided medical assistance to Wuhan had already shared experiences and insights with medical workers in Italy, Australia, the United States and several other countries.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, China has implemented comprehensive and stringent prevention and control measures. During the critical period when China was fighting the epidemic at its peak, more than 60 international sister cities, international organizations and other international collaborators offered whatever support they could to the people of Xi’an and donated epidemic prevention supplies such as medical masks and protective clothing. After so much hard work, China has made phased achievements in containing the outbreak, and the ancient capital of Xi’an is reviving its prosperity.

Due to the current rapid spread of COVID-19 across the globe, some countries in Europe and Asia are having a hard time fighting the disease. In a sign of solidarity and in reciprocation of help when needed, the Xi’an Municipal Government immediately coordinated assistance for its international sister cities in a variety of ways. The Municipal authorities provided the first batch of medical and anti-epidemic supplies to seven sister cities in four countries, namely Italy, Iran, South Korea and The Philippines. On March 20, donated supplies including medical masks, protective clothing, medical gloves, and disinfection and sterilization supplies worth more than 3 million RMB were collected from the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport and sent to Pompeii and Veneto in Italy, Isfahan in Iran, Gyeongju and Jinju in South Korea, and Ilijan in The Philippines. After the arrival of the first batch of these supplies, the recipient sister cities expressed their gratitude to the people of Xi’an.

So as to maintain effective and ongoing epidemic prevention and the orderly resumption of production, Xi’an went all out to provide a second round of assistance and donated supplies to more than 30 international sister cities. On April 13, a batch of supplies worth about 1.9 million RMB was collected for distribution to more than 10 cities in a number of countries, namely France, Switzerland, Germany, Malaysia, Colombia and Nepal, and these supplies will arrive at the destinations very soon. As a next step, Xi’an will collect and distribute more donated supplies to other cities, and the city authorities also plan to send supplies to its international expert consultants.

Source: Xi’an Municipal Government 

—BERNAMA