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Barnama
3 days ago
- Business
- Barnama
QSR Brands Recognised As Top Employer For Second Consecutive Year
Chief People Officer, Dr. Sharifah Musainah binti Syed Alwi (centre) represented QSR Brands to receive the trophy as the Gold winner for Top Voted Employer in the Food & Beverage category at the SEEK People & Purpose Awards 2025, hosted by JobStreet. Kredit: QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jun (Bernama) -- QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd is named the Top Employer in the Food & Beverage category at the SEEK People & Purpose Awards 2025 by JobStreet, marking the company's second consecutive year winning the gold award in this category. QSR Brands chief executive officer and managing director, Nehchal Khanna, said the achievement reflects the trust, engagement and pride of its staff in being part of the journey to win the award. 'We firmly believe in investing in people to drive business growth. Our strategic approach to workforce empowerment enables us to scale operations efficiently, enhance customer experiences and drive long-term growth,' he said in a statement today. As Malaysia's leading food service operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, he said, QSR Brands plays a vital role in shaping both industry excellence and national progress. He said initiatives like the Assistant Restaurant Manager Trainee (ARMT) Programme accelerate leadership development among fresh graduates, ensuring a strong talent pipeline, while programmes like SEED, People Grower, GROW, and Mentorship create structured growth pathways that enhance employee capabilities while strengthening business agility. -- MORE QSR-BEST EMPLOYER 2 KUALA LUMPUR
The Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
QSR Brands recognised as Top Employer for second consecutive year
KUALA LUMPUR: QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd is named the Top Employer in the Food & Beverage category at the SEEK People & Purpose Awards 2025 by JobStreet, marking the company's second consecutive year winning the gold award in this category. QSR Brands chief executive officer and managing director, Nehchal Khanna, said the achievement reflects the trust, engagement and pride of its staff in being part of the journey to win the award. 'We firmly believe in investing in people to drive business growth. Our strategic approach to workforce empowerment enables us to scale operations efficiently, enhance customer experiences and drive long-term growth,' he said in a statement today. As Malaysia's leading food service operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, he said, QSR Brands plays a vital role in shaping both industry excellence and national progress. He said initiatives like the Assistant Restaurant Manager Trainee (ARMT) Programme accelerate leadership development among fresh graduates, ensuring a strong talent pipeline, while programmes like SEED, People Grower, GROW, and Mentorship create structured growth pathways that enhance employee capabilities while strengthening business agility. 'Our commitment to nation building goes beyond business performance, it is about creating sustainable opportunities, empowering Malaysians and fostering a resilient workforce that contributes to the country's economic and social development,' he added. Inclusivity remains a key pillar of the operation, he said, adding that with PWD-run KFC outlets, QSR Brands champions ability over limitation, ensuring career opportunities remain accessible to all. Additionally, initiatives such as the KFC SLDN Apprenticeship, 2u2iDegree Programme, and KFC Scholarship uphold the commitment to equipping Malaysia's underserved youth with the skills and opportunities they need to thrive, he added. QSR Brands remains committed to nurturing the next generation of industry leaders through initiatives like its latest SLDN Cohort 3, which offers hands-on learning experiences that bridge education with industry excellence to develop highly skilled professionals. To that end, its Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr. Sharifah Musainah Syed Alwi, said the company has partnered with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to expand access to fully funded micro-credential programmes, providing employees with essential upskilling opportunities that align with evolving business demands. 'The enhanced mentoring framework ensures that leadership development remains a core focus, enabling internal mobility and driving innovation within the team,' she said. As the food and beverage industry evolves, QSR Brands is at the forefront of digital transformation, AI integration, and data-driven strategies. Equally, it is also committed to advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
QSR Brands wins Top F&B Employer Award for second year
KUALA LUMPUR: QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd is named the Top Employer in the Food & Beverage category at the SEEK People & Purpose Awards 2025 by JobStreet, marking the company's second consecutive year winning the gold award in this category. QSR Brands chief executive officer and managing director, Nehchal Khanna, said the achievement reflects the trust, engagement and pride of its staff in being part of the journey to win the award. 'We firmly believe in investing in people to drive business growth. Our strategic approach to workforce empowerment enables us to scale operations efficiently, enhance customer experiences and drive long-term growth,' he said in a statement today. As Malaysia's leading food service operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, he said, QSR Brands plays a vital role in shaping both industry excellence and national progress. He said initiatives like the Assistant Restaurant Manager Trainee (ARMT) Programme accelerate leadership development among fresh graduates, ensuring a strong talent pipeline, while programmes like SEED, People Grower, GROW, and Mentorship create structured growth pathways that enhance employee capabilities while strengthening business agility. 'Our commitment to nation building goes beyond business performance, it is about creating sustainable opportunities, empowering Malaysians and fostering a resilient workforce that contributes to the country's economic and social development,' he added. Inclusivity remains a key pillar of the operation, he said, adding that with PWD-run KFC outlets, QSR Brands champions ability over limitation, ensuring career opportunities remain accessible to all. Additionally, initiatives such as the KFC SLDN Apprenticeship, 2u2iDegree Programme, and KFC Scholarship uphold the commitment to equipping Malaysia's underserved youth with the skills and opportunities they need to thrive, he added. QSR Brands remains committed to nurturing the next generation of industry leaders through initiatives like its latest SLDN Cohort 3, which offers hands-on learning experiences that bridge education with industry excellence to develop highly skilled professionals. To that end, its Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr. Sharifah Musainah Syed Alwi, said the company has partnered with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to expand access to fully funded micro-credential programmes, providing employees with essential upskilling opportunities that align with evolving business demands. 'The enhanced mentoring framework ensures that leadership development remains a core focus, enabling internal mobility and driving innovation within the team,' she said. As the food and beverage industry evolves, QSR Brands is at the forefront of digital transformation, AI integration, and data-driven strategies. Equally, it is also committed to advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Science
- Time of India
NASA launching rockets to investigate mysterious ionospheric clouds disrupting global communication networks
Source: NASA NASA is taking to the skies to solve a silent mystery that threatens global communications. In a groundbreaking effort, the agency is launching uncrewed rockets from the remote Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of its Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics (SEED) mission. The goal is to investigate Sporadic-E layers of strange, cloud-like ionized structures in Earth's upper atmosphere that disrupt radio signals and confuse everything from air traffic control systems to military radar. These invisible layers form suddenly, move unpredictably, and vanish just as quickly making them almost impossible to forecast. Beginning June 13, 2025, the three-week launch window will give scientists a rare opportunity to study their behaviour near the magnetic equator, where they remain most misunderstood. NASA launches mission to study ionosphere clouds disrupting communication systems The Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics (SEED) mission is a NASA-sponsored scientific experiment aimed at examining enigmatic, high-speed, cloud-like layers of the lower ionosphere called Sporadic-E layers. These tight clusters of ionized particles usually due to metal components from meteors may disrupt radio communications, aviation navigation systems, military radar, and GPS signals by reflecting signals in unpredictable ways back to the planet. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Source: NASA Major objectives of the SEED mission: Learn how Sporadic-E layers develop and behave, particularly close to Earth's magnetic equator. Obtain high-resolution information on the dynamics of these layers via uncrewed suborbital rocket flights. Enhance prediction models so they can forecast and accommodate signal interruptions due to these ionospheric anomalies more effectively. Launch site and schedule: Location: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Mission window: A three-week launch window starting on June 13, 2025. What are Sporadic-E layers The expedition targets an occurrence called Sporadic-E layers, which occur in the lower ionosphere, a charged area of Earth's upper atmosphere between 60 and 1,000 kilometers from the surface. These dense balls of ionized particles cannot be seen with the naked eye but can be identified by radar. They behave like patchy or overcast cloud layers, which can reflect radio signals back to Earth prematurely, before those signals reach higher and more stable layers of the ionosphere. This early reflection can disrupt anything from aviation communication systems to military radars. Air traffic controllers and marine radio users, for instance, might hear signals from remote locations as if they originated locally. Military systems, on the other hand, might see "ghost" signals or decoy targets as a result of unpredictable signal bouncing. "These Sporadic-E layers are not observable with the naked eye," said Aroh Barjatya, principal investigator of the SEED mission. "In plots of radar, some layers resemble patchy and puffy clouds, and others resemble a blanketing overcast sky; we refer to those as blanketing Sporadic-E layers." Because Sporadic-E layers are so dynamic, constantly forming, moving, and evaporating they cannot easily be predicted. Their arrival can disrupt or jumble important transmissions, which are dangerous not only to commercial navigation but also to defense and aerospace applications. The SEED mission is thus intended to improve our capability to predict and counteract these disruptions. "These are a lot of interest to predict and understand their behavior due to the extent to which they disrupt communications," said Barjatya. Source: NASA What makes these elusive layers The ionosphere is inhabited by charged particles ions which are commonly formed when burning meteors enter Earth's atmosphere, emitting gases like iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium. Such metallic ions are more massive than typical ions in the ionosphere and seek to fall below an altitude of 140 kilometers. Under special conditions, these metal ions group together and form the dense structures called Sporadic-E layers. Researchers have formulated functional models to describe how and why such layers develop in midlatitude regions, yet they act like an enigma in equatorial regions. Why NASA launches from equator-adjacent Kwajalein Atoll Kwajalein Atoll, a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands, provides a rare geographic boon: it is the nearest launch site to the Earth's magnetic equator reachable by NASA. Here, scientists can observe how Sporadic-E layers react near the equator where the ionosphere's electromagnetic characteristics deviate from elsewhere. By launching rocket-borne instruments from the strategic site, NASA aims to collect the high-resolution data required to construct predictive models of Sporadic-E formation and migration. Also Read | Rare black iceberg spotted in Canada sparks global fascination; here's what caused it
News18
13-06-2025
- Science
- News18
NASA To Launch Rocket Campaign To Study ‘Mysterious' Ionospheric Layers
NASA will launch rockets from Kwajalein Atoll to study Sporadic-E layers, high-altitude clouds that disrupt radio communications, affecting air traffic and military radars. NASA is set to launch a series of rockets from a remote Pacific island, specifically Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, to study 'mysterious', high-altitude cloud-like structures. These formations can potentially interfere with critical communication systems, making them a significant area of research. Uncrewed suborbital spacecraft carrying scientific instruments would be launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the three-week window, starting Friday (Jun 13), under the mission called Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics, or SEED. The ionosphere, a region of Earth's atmosphere spanning 60 to 1,000 kilometres, consists of charged particles or ions. These ions are partly derived from meteors that burn up in the atmosphere, leaving behind trails of ionised elements like iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium suspended in the sky. These 'heavy metals," which are more massive than the ionosphere's usual particles, tend to settle at lower altitudes, typically below 140 kilometres. At times, they aggregate to form dense clusters known as Sporadic-E layers. tags : nasa First Published: June 13, 2025, 14:56 IST News tech NASA To Launch Rocket Campaign To Study 'Mysterious' Ionospheric Layers
