Commvault expands APAC leadership to drive innovation and regional growth
- Craig Bastow will serve as ANZ’s place vice president.
- appoints Alice Macmurchy as APAC’s key client officer.
With the recent session of Jill Macmurchy as APAC’s general consumer officer, Commvault, a leading provider of computer endurance and data protection solutions for hybrid sky organizations, has expanded its APAC leadership team. Craig Bastow assumed the position of area vice president for Australia and New Zealand ( ANZ ) earlier this year. Together, these visits underscore Commvault’s commitment to addressing consumer needs with tenacious, tailored data safety, protection, and recovery solutions.
Based in ANZ, Macmurchy will support APAC’s customers and development objectives while assisting organizations in achieving modernization objectives. She has extensive management experience from top positions at Confluent and New Relic, as well as strong technical expertise in solutions architectural and pre-sales.
” I’m excited to collaborate with our customers to give tenacity a competitive edge. Beyond just protecting information, our goal is to empower businesses in APAC to return and prosper quickly, according to Macmurchy.
Craig Bastow, a veteran of Commvault with more than a decade of practice at the company, took over the position of neighborhood vice president for ANZ earlier this year. Bastow has helped to improve local operations and user engagement with his breadth of knowledge in the ANZ technologies sector, including IT industry and the public sector.
” It has been an outstanding season leading Commvault’s work in ANZ. Commvault is determined to face these issues head-on and is faced with an ever more sophisticated risk profile in our area. With our group’s dedication and innovative answers, we’re poised to set new standards in cyber resilience across ANZ”, Bastow said.
These appointments come at a crucial moment as organisations across ANZ explore an extremely difficult business landscape, characterised by rising cyber threats, strict regulatory requirements, and a growing need for resilient, robust data protection solutions.
” Commvault’s growth across APAC reflects our global reputation as a leader in cyber resilience. These new strategic positions strengthen our commitment to our customers and advance our mission. Our customers provide the insights necessary for us to navigate the changing landscape of data security and recovery. And together, we’re ensuring that Commvault remains at the forefront of providing robust and scalable data security solutions”, Martin Creighan, vice president of Asia Pacific at Commvault said.
Fourth tourist dies after mass alcohol poisoning incident in Laos
The death toll for the Laos town of Vang Vieng, according to the prime minister’s statement on Thursday ( Nov. 21 ), brings the total to four in the incident. Bianca Jones, 19, passed away after being evacuated from Laos for care in a Thai doctor, according to Australian PrimeContinue Reading
BlackBerry welcomes Canada’s support to enhance cyber resilience in SEA via Malaysian Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
- In partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada will engage$ 3.9M CAD
- To arrange local incident response and address digital threats from a single location.
At the APEC Leaders ‘ Summit last week, NYSE-listed BlackBerry Ltd, expressed its gratitude for the Government of Canada’s announcement to invest Canadian$ 3.9 million ( RM12.48 million ) in Malaysia. The money will go toward strengthening Southeast Asia’s capacity-building and threat intelligence initiatives.  ,
Canada’s support will be delivered by BlackBerry in partnership with the Toronto Metropolitan University’s ( TMU’s ) Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, with a goal to train 3, 500 cyber-defenders from Malaysia and other ASEAN members. Aligned with Canada’s Indo-Pacific approach, the program establishes Malaysia as a gateway of local security superiority in Southeast Asia, said BlackBerry in a speech.
The government of Canada will help with the creation, development, and delivery of a comprehensive security education, including programs for women, while expanding the offerings from the world-class Malaysia Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE ), which was co-founded in Cyberjaya and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
The goal is to promote the CCoE as a regional hub for learning and intelligence-sharing, enabling government and industry to greater stop, hinder, and organize responses to incidents that may influence operational resilience and national security, and to help more men and women take advantage of the region’s most in-demand cybersecurity roles.
Role-based learning and professional tracks as well as certifications in security and women in security management courses may be offered at the Malaysia CCoE. In line with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, which aims to promote and attach people, funding from the government will also help Malay and local participants gain bursaries and bursaries to take courses at the CCoE and obtain security certifications from respected business bodies.  ,
The Cyber Security Center of Excellence has the potential to become a global destination for emerging cyber threats, according to Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who inaugurated the facility on March 26 in Cyberjaya. To share knowledge, threat intelligence, and collaborate on developing methods and strategies to strengthen national and regional cyber-resilience, Malaysian and Canadian universities, research institutions, and skilled practitioners.
Justin Trudeau ( pic ), Prime Minister of Canada said, “Cybersecurity is a pillar of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. With our government’s investment in Malaysia’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in collaboration with BlackBerry, Canada will share cyber-expertise, train the cyber workforce across ASEAN countries, increase public-private sector collaboration, and strengthen our collective capacity to counter, deter and respond to cyber threats”.
BlackBerry CEO, John Giamatteo, added,” BlackBerry is honored to partner with the Governments of Malaysia, Canada, and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst to establish the Malaysia Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. This top-notch facility also serves as a global hub for coordinating regional incident response and training and upskilling Malaysian and regional cyber workforces. No matter how advanced your cybersecurity arsenal is, countries need a well-trained cyber-workforce to support their front lines of defense in a growing digital economy.
The collaboration between Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University and BlackBerry will help to provide cybersecurity skills training in this crucial region for international security, which now more than ever needs technology security, according to Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, President and Vice Chancellor of Toronto Metropolitan University.
The announcement comes one and a half months after BlackBerry and the Malaysian government made a long-term software and services agreement to advance regional digital workforces through training in advanced cybersecurity technology and training at a specialized facility.  ,
Visit this link for the CCoE’s current course information.
BMA ‘sorry’ for cycle lane chaos
PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 12: 09
After closing Soi Sukhumvit 39 for a bicycle lane, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) apologized and reopened the lane.
In the cmos and adjacent areas, the closing caused significant traffic congestion.
The controversial vehicle street was removed from the soi in the Watthana district yesterday, according to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
He claimed that the BMA’s initiative, which was launched in cooperation with international experts and embassies, aimed to encourage walking and cycling in the town.
As part of the site’s pilot phase, a “lane wall” reserved for cyclists was set up in Soi Sukhumvit 39 using foldable customers posts. Nevertheless, narrowing the two-lane cmos to one caused significant traffic gridlock on Tuesday, sparking some complaints from the government.
It even led to chaos on 17 major streets outside, including Phetchaburi Road, Thong Lor and Ekkamai.
Much lines, according to drivers, reached Phatthanakan Road and Victory Monument. Observers noted that shipping riders and motorcycles were the main users of the bike lane rather than cyclists.
The BMA decided to remove the street barriers in response to the reaction while maintaining a shared commuter and cycling route.
Mr. Chadchart thanked everyone for the pain and stressed the value of experimenting with industrial development despite flaws.
” I would like to apologise to the government if this has caused any trouble. If there are errors, we did improve and make them better”, he said.
MP seeks middle path in referendum majority row
PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 12: 09
As the House-Senate committee on referendums thrash out its differences regarding the size of the majority needed to pass a charter referendum, a United Thai Nation ( UTN) list-MP yesterday advocated for a middle ground.
Witthaya Kaewparadai, a fellow member of the mutual board, said he concurred that at least quarter of eligible voters must first conduct a referendum in order for it to be regarded as a vote.
” A referendum is important and the number of participants must be large enough, which by international standards, is ]at least ] half]the eligible voters ]. For instance, if there are 42 million eligible citizens, 21 million may participate, and the majority of citizens must support the candidate who wins.
” If the number of participants is small, for example if there are 60 million people and only five million take part in a referendum, I do n’t think that’s a referendum, “he said.
Mr Witthaya appeared to honour a” one and a half “majority law proposed by Chartthaipattana part Nikorn Chamnong, the director of the House-Senate election commission, to break the deadlock.
The “one and a half” lot concept may require that, regardless of the number of votes cast, the majority of the voters may help it for a referendum to be passed.
The Referendum Act, which specifies two circumstances before a referendum result may be deemed bound, should be preserved by the Senate.
These are that second, more than 50 % of eligible voters may attend, and second, at least 50 % those who cast votes may approve it. If half of the electorate votes in favor of a simple lot, the House supports it. Additionally, some Members favored eliminating the requirement that at least 50 % of eligible voters cast ballots in the election.
If members ca n’t agree on the size of the majority, according to Mr. Witthaya, the joint committee will likely vote to determine the outcome.
Grenade blasts injure 3 at worker camp
PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 03: 09
A 9-year-old lady was injured yesterday in the Thepha area of this southwestern province when two exploding grenades were fired into the construction site of a big Guanyin statue.
On a roads near the camp, two more bombs happened later in the morning.
Around 6 o’clock in the morning, about 6 o’clock, the monument’s building blog in Ban Pak Bang Sakom of tambon Sakom was attacked.
Somporn Namkheow, 45, from Chaiyaphum state, suffered debris scars all over his figure, while Don Kaewloy, 46, from Kalasin, suffered wounds to her left leg.
The young lady, Manthita Withawet, from Kalasin, had sores to her head and neck.
All were taken to Thepha Hospital.
A pickup truck was destroyed in the staff ‘ station as a result of the explosions.
A college close to the site is evacuated by security forces. ( Photos: Songkhla Province Public Relations, TPI Polene ( Public ) Co., Ltd. )
Police arrived on the scene and discovered flyers in Thai and Myanmaric that threatened the life of those who dared to work there and in other southern border regions.
According to the police, a fifth bomb detonated at 10.30 am and another at 10.46 am on a roads near the camp. There were no accidents. The entry road had already been blocked by security officials.
The bombs had just settled into a two-day hunter station at Pang Yang Resort, which was about 500 meters away, and the Demonstration School’s instructors, Yala Rajabhat University’s students and instructors. They soon decamped, returning to Yala.
Security has been stepped up in Thepha, Chana, Na Thawi and Saba Yoi towns of Songkhla. Explosive experts were looking for more incendiary devices as they searched the area where the blasts took place.
Muslims gathered in Thepha area in 2022 to protest peacefully the construction of the Guanyin monument.
TPI Polene Power Plc owns the 65-rai beachside community in Thepha. The business is building a 136-metre-high Guanyin statue, which will be the world’s tallest when completed.
Now, the tallest Guanyin monument stands 108 feet high and is on Hainan beach in China.
The monument in the Thepha area will serve as a stance tower and a novel regional tourism landmark. The project began two years ago, and it will be finished in 2026.
In Foreign Buddhism, Guanyin is adult, the goddess of eternal compassion and mercy.
North Korea: Putin gifts Pyongyang zoo with lion, brown bears
In yet another example of the burgeoning ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented more than 70 animals to the country’s major park, including a bear and two brown bears.
Putin’s culture minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought the pets to the North Vietnamese funds on board a cargo aircraft, Kozlov’s department said on its established Telegram channel on Wednesday.
According to Kozlov’s company, the delivery of creatures from Moscow even contained mandarin ducks, five macaws, and dozens of pheasants.
The gift comes weeks after the US and South Korea revealed that North Korea had sent thousands of troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine.
The Russian culture secretary even paid Kim a sincere visit while she was in Pyongyang.
Russia has recently sent creatures to North Korea, which is not the first time it has happened.
Earlier this year, Putin reportedly gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 24 pure-bred animals as a reward for North Korea’s supply of artillery shells.
Given that both Russia and Kim are currently facing West restrictions, Putin and Kim have recently strengthened their partnership.
Trump card or wild card? What Trump 2.0 could spell for Taiwan, China and regional stability
ALL EYES ON TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS
In light of this, observers claim that Mr. Trump’s team selections have attracted a lot of attention in Taiwan because of how much influence the appointees have over management plan.
” More so for the US than most institutions, staff is policy”, Mr Steven Okun, top assistant from the public affairs advisory firm APAC Advisors, previously told CNA.
Given their history of pro-Taiwan statements, Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the National University of Singapore ( NUS) told CNA that the appointment of Mr. Marco Rubio and Mr. Mike Waltz as US secretary of state and as national security advisor was likely to some degree reassure Taipei.
In 2019, after Mr Xi made a new contact for Taiwan to embrace “peaceful unification” with China and accept independence, Mr Rubio reaffirmed his support for the island in a statement, describing it as” an impartial republic and strong supporter of the United States”. In response to China’s increasingly extreme rhetoric and deeds, he added that the US may strengthen ties with Taiwan.
Additionally, Mr. Rubio has introduced a number of laws to increase Taiwan’s help from the United States.
By establishing a status similar to that of an adviser to a foreign nation or international organization as required by the senate, one of these laws aims to strengthen US-Taiwan relationships.
Another initiative, the Taiwan Peace Through Strength Act, aims to boost joint military education, increase access to weapons, and establish a munitions consolidation account.
The new Trump 2.0 administration, which includes former military personnel and newscaster Pete Hegseth, even nominates two candidates for defence minister, along with Mr. Rubio and Mr. Waltz.
Observers have noted that all three people have a vehement criticism of China. They are known for calling for strong countermeasures and highlighting alleged and alleged threats that Beijing poses across a range of industries.
Dr. Wu anticipates that Mr. Rubio will use his position as secretary of state to support strong measures to issue Beijing on a global scale in fields like industry, technology, and security. This may preoccup China, according to the foreign affairs observer, which might lead to a lessening concentrate on putting pressure on Taiwan in the future.
Assoc Prof. Chong agrees that Mr. Trump’s government may benefit from having China hawks in crucial diplomatic and security positions. However, he also noted the great churn of important leaders during Mr Trump’s day in the Oval Office.
“( Trump ) has a tendency to cycle through his key personnel quickly, particularly when their loyalty is called into question. But, the question of how long Mr Rubio will remain in office is uncertain”, said Assoc Prof Chong, who is also a non-resident professor at Carnegie China.
Man charged with deflating tyres of five cars at Woodlands carpark
SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old man was on Thursday ( Nov 21 ) charged with causing public nuisance by , deflating the tyres of five cars at a carpark in Woodlands.
Additionally, Benjamin Chia Yit Loong is accused of sticking brochures on the windshields of the vehicles in Woodlands Drive 14 at , Blocks 517A and 519A.
He reportedly did this between 10am and 12pm on Tuesday.
He faces a single command of causing displeasure to the government, which carries a prison expression of up to three months, a fine of up to S$ 2, 000 ( US$ 1, 500 ), or both consequences.
Chia was released on S$ 5, 000 bail after the trial requested that the event been waited a month for further investigation.
QR code clearance trial for bus travellers to begin at Singapore checkpoints
As part of a trial starting on November 23, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ) announced on Thursday ( Nov. 21 ) that travelers who travel through the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints will soon be able to pass through immigration using QR codes.
Tuas Checkpoint may begin the prosecution on November 23 and Woodlands Checkpoint will begin on November 28.
At Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints, according to ICA in a Facebook article, it will be conducted at specific automatic roads and unique help roads.
The vehicle halls will have signs indicating the trial lanes, and ICA agents will be on standby, according to the authority.
The test is available to Singapore people, permanent residents, long-term go buyers, and international visitors who have visited the country earlier.
In order to improve the QR code clearing process, ICA said,” Eligible vehicle passengers are encouraged to take part in the test to enable ICA fine tune our processes for better traveller experience at bus halls.”