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The Star
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Can the badminton eco-system be transformed under Zafrul?
AS I stepped into the hotel hosting the prestigious National Sports Awards for the year 2024 in Subang last Tuesday, I bumped into Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidullah Sanusi, president of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF). I did not introduce myself as a journalist. Instead, I dropped my sister-in-law's name, Yusniza.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cannes: Fatih Akin's ‘Amrum' Sells Wide Ahead of Festival Bow
Beta Cinema has closed multiple international deals for Fatih Akin's Amrum ahead of its world premiere in Cannes on Thursday, selling the German period drama to France (Dulac Distribution), Spain (A Contracorriente), Japan (Bitters End), Benelux (Cherry Pickers), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Cinemart), Former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (MCF) and Brasil (Imovision). Diane Kruger co-stars in the feature, which Akin co-wrote with German director and screenwriter Hark Bohm, based on Bohm's own childhood memories of growing up in the final weeks of World War 2 on the secluded North Sea island of Amrum. Life is hard on the island, but for 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) it feels like paradise on earth. When the war ends, however, darker secrets about his family come to the surface. Laura Tonke, Lisa Hagmeister, Kian Köppke, and Matthias Schweighöfer co-star. More from The Hollywood Reporter Cannes: Jackie Chan's 'The Shadow's Edge' Sells Wide Sony Pictures Entertainment Full-Year Profit Slips 4 Percent to $774 Million Cannes Rising Star: Meet Harris Dickinson's French 'Urchin' Gem, Megan Northam Warner Bros. Pictures Germany will release Amrum in Germany-speaking territories on Oct. 9. Akin's last time in Cannes was with In the Fade in 2017. The thriller, also inspired by real events, starred Kruger as a women who seeks revenge after her husband and son are killed by neo-Nazis. The role won Kruger Cannes' best actress honor. Akin had its international breakthrough in 2004 with Head-On, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival. His 2007 feature The Edge of Heaven won Cannes' best screenplay award and 2009 comedy Soul Kitchen took a special jury prize in Venice. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
10th Annual Medical Captive Forum (MCF) Breaks Attendance Records in Cleveland, Leads the Charge in Self-Funding Innovation
CLEVELAND, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Roundstone's Medical Captive Forum (MCF) 2025 made history as the largest group captive healthcare benefits event ever held in Cleveland. Employers, advisors, and industry leaders came together to explore bold new directions in self-funding—marking a shift in how benefits are delivered. MCF 2025 began with an energizing morning networking session, followed by a dynamic Roundtable highlighting the power of the Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) metric—the emerging need-to-know benchmark for health plan performance. Breakout sessions addressed every stage of the self-funding journey, with beginner, intermediate, and advisor-focused tracks. The event offered practical, forward-thinking solutions to the top-searched challenges facing employers and brokers today, including: Understanding the Captive Model: A Self-Funding Introduction What Impacts My Renewal The Critical Role of a Good TPA The Power of Preferred Bundles in Cost Control Keynote Highlight: Innovation expert Josh Linkner inspired the audience to Find a Way™ forward, followed by employer case studies that demonstrated real savings and success in self-funded captives. Like some of the lowest PEPY numbers and a streamlined customer experience led by Bywater, Roundstone's in-house third-party administrator. Breaking attendance records, MCF 2025 confirmed that employers are actively seeking alternatives to traditional insurance. "Employers are ready to take back control of healthcare spend," said Roundstone President Mike Schroeder. Next stop: Dallas. MCF 2026 promises even more insights and innovations for the future of employee healthcare. For more details about MCF 2025 or to access session highlights, visit About Roundstone Insurance Roundstone Insurance helps small to midsize companies deliver quality, cost-effective health benefits that enable their businesses to thrive via the highest reattained savings and greatest cost containment opportunities on the market. Media Contact:Roundstone InsuranceAbbey Hughes440-617-0333 x 541395309@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Roundstone Insurance Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
Time of India
08-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Zero-waste zones in Gurgaon: Set 5k-home target for complete segregation, corporations told
Gurgaon: The Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department has directed MCG and MCF to enforce source segregation plans and implement them in at least five residential colonies, which will be tagged as zero-waste zones . ULB secretary and commissioner Vikas Gupta told the corporations that they should implement a zone-wise and pilot-based initial targets to achieve 100% segregation were set at 5,000 households for the corporations, 2,000 households for municipal councils and 500 households for municipal committees. These households are expected to deliver 100% segregated waste to the concessionaire."It was discussed in the meeting that MCG and MCF specifically should make at least five zero waste colonies each. Zero waste implies complete segregation at source points, ensuring that dry waste reaches recyclers while wet waste goes for composting. Joint commissioners received specific targets, aiming at achieve complete segregation across a minimum of 5,000 households initially," said an MCG official, and raised concern that the officers, who had the prime responsibility to implement the plan, were transferred recently."We have been writing to MCG for the last eight years ever since the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules, 2016. If MCG can do it now since there are directions from the ULB department, it would be a welcome move. The civic body now needs to be serious about segregation and implementing the zero-waste plan," said Vaishali Rana, an environmental to the SWM rules, 2016, every waste generator shall segregate garbage and dump it in three separate streams — biodegradable, non-biodegradable and domestic hazardous—in suitable bins and hand over it to authorised waste mixed waste is currently getting collected and reaches Bandhwari landfill. TOI reported on May 7 that MCG carried out a characterisation survey of waste generated in the city. Plastic materials constitute 20-25% of the total waste in the city. Food and green waste accounts for 20-24%, while soil and sand content ranges between 20 and 24%. In the absence of decentralised waste processing and segregation, all of this ends up at the landfill.
Mid East Info
08-05-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Mina Al-Oraibi Receives May Chidiac Foundation Excellence in Media Award 2025 - Middle East Business News and Information
The National's Editor-in-Chief Awarded at the 13 th Annual May Chidiac Foundation (MCF) Media Awards held last night in Dubai. Mina Al-Oraibi recognised for exemplifying exceptional leadership and journalistic excellence and her commitment to in-depth reporting, integrity, and insightful coverage of regional and global issues. Dubai, UAE: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National, an IMI company and the leading English-language news outlet from the Middle East, has been awarded the Excellence in Media Award at the Annual May Chidiac Foundation Media Awards held last night in Dubai. Throughout her distinguished career, Mina has and continues to play a pivotal role in elevating news coverage regionally and internationally, conducting exclusive interviews with prominent global figures and consistently upholding the highest standards of professional journalism. Al-Oraibi has been recognised for a career spanning more than two decades, marked by exceptional achievements and leadership in journalism. Each year, the May Chidiac Foundation honours outstanding media professionals who have significantly influenced the industry at the international, regional, and local levels, while contributing to peacebuilding and social change. Al-Oraibi received the award during a ceremony attended by ambassadors, senior officials, political figures, media leaders, artists, and business personalities. Rani R. Raad, CEO of IMI, said: 'We are proud to see Mina Al-Oraibi recognised with this prestigious award, which honours her outstanding leadership, journalistic excellence, and lasting impact on the media industry. Mina's dedication to high-quality, responsible journalism has strengthened The National's influence regionally and globally, while also advancing regional journalism and enhancing the quality of English-language news coverage across the Middle East. Her achievements continue to set the standard for excellence across our profession, and we are proud to have her among IMI's leadership.' On receiving the Excellence in Media Award, Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-Chief of The National, said: 'It is an honour to receive this award from the May Chidiac Foundation, an institution that champions principles we hold dear: integrity, courage and a commitment to journalism. Throughout my career, I have been driven by the belief that journalism can be a force for positive change. This recognition is a tribute to The National and the opportunities IMI has given me and my team.' A Career of Excellence and Impact: Mina Al-Oraibi is one of the most prominent figures in the regional and international media landscape. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of The National since 2017, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Her career spans more than twenty years, including senior roles such as Assistant Editor-in-Chief at Asharq Al-Awsat and Head of its Washington Bureau. Throughout her career, Al-Oraibi has conducted exclusive interviews with world leaders, including Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, among many others—cementing her stature as a leading journalist. Beyond journalism, she has also served as a research fellow at the Institute for State Effectiveness and as an international fellow at Yale University, where she focused on governance and institutional reform in the Middle East. Rooted in Global Experience, Dedicated to Regional Impact: Born in Sweden to a proud Iraqi family during the Iraq-Iran war, Mina's life was shaped by seismic political events, including the invasion of Kuwait and the 2003 Iraq war. Raised in Saudi Arabia and later in the United Kingdom following her family's exile, she pursued Modern History at University College London (UCL), earning both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Starting as an intern at Al Hayat newspaper in London, Al-Oraibi quickly rose through the ranks, covering the corridors of power in London and Washington, and reporting from frontline humanitarian crises, such as the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar. At just 28 years old, she became the youngest and first female Washington, DC Bureau Chief for Asharq Al-Awsat, covering the Obama White House and major global developments. In 2017, she assumed leadership of The National, relaunching it under IMI ownership and transforming it into a leading, award-winning digital-first platform. Al-Oraibi continues to report on major global events, from the devastation at Rafah Crossing to the high-level gatherings at Davos. She has long been one of the few Arab women reporting from major international events and is committed to paving the way for future generations of journalists. Under her leadership, The National has prioritised building a diverse, dynamic newsroom. Beyond journalism, Al-Oraibi serves on the Board of Trustees of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, and actively promotes cross-cultural dialogue through advisory roles and international forums. She has been named a Yale World Fellow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. About: The National, an IMI company, was founded in 2008, setting a new standard for quality journalism in the Middle East. Each day The National reaches an influential, English-speaking audience from our headquarters in Abu Dhabi to deliver the latest in news, business, arts, culture, lifestyle and sports, while leading the region in analytical content and commentary. The National is committed to serving the local UAE community while delivering a strong international perspective to a growing audience beyond. With bureaux in Beirut, Cairo, London and Washington, and correspondents in key cities in the Mena region and worldwide, The National has developed a reputation for providing in-depth coverage and a window into the region. The National has been extensively awarded for its design, reporting, photography and video work. Publishing across all digital platforms – reaching millions of readers, listeners and viewers each month – The National harnesses the latest multimedia tools while continuing to produce a print edition five days a week, distributed in the UAE. The National was originally launched as part of Abu Dhabi Media, before being acquired by International Media Investments and relaunched in 2017. The National is the destination to understand the Middle East at a time when the region has never been more important. About IMI: IMI is a privately-owned, leading global media conglomerate headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with operations across 15 countries. Established to enrich lives and connect communities through innovative storytelling, IMI oversees an extensive portfolio of prestigious media brands including The National, Sky News Arabia, Al-Ain News, CNN Business Arabic, and Euronews. Committed to digital innovation and journalistic excellence, IMI operates state-of-the-art facilities, including the IMI Media Academy at IMI HQ in twofour54's Yas Creative Hub, dedicated to nurturing the next generation of media professionals. IMI continues to set industry standards, driving impactful content creation and engagement across diverse audiences worldwide. IMI's investment arm, RedBird IMI—a joint venture with RedBird Capital Partners—focuses on global investments in media, entertainment, and sports. Some of Redbird IMI's most prominent investments include All3Media, Media Res Studio, EverWonder Studio, Hidden Pigeon Company, Front Office Sports, and UFL.
