Asia Pulp & Paper denies ‘greenwash’ accusations
SINGAPORE – Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has denied allegations that one of its suppliers is felling trees in an area the company itself designated as a tiger sanctuary.
Omnicom tops Campaign's Agency of the Year SEA shortlist
SINGAPORE – Omnicom Group leads the Southeast Asia shortlist for Campaign’s Agency of the Year 2011, with WPP Group a strong second.
Stephen Lock joins Edelman in IndoPacific, SEA lead role
JAKARTA - IndoPacific Edelman has appointed Stephen Lock to the newly created position of senior technical adviser. He also assumes the newly created role of Southeast Asia public affairs practice head.
Ogilvy PR Asia-Pacific announces two senior promotions
SINGAPORE - Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Ogilvy PR) has announced the promotion of Ee Rong Chong to regional director of corporate and finance and Sara Pereira to deputy regional director of technology at Ogilvy PR Asia-Pacific, effective immediately.
Indonesian tobacco firm’s branded volcano relief efforts sparks angry reaction
YOGYAKARTA – Reports that Indonesia’s biggest tobacco company, Sampoerna, has been involved in branded rescue efforts at Mount Merapi, has sparked angry reactions from the world’s anti-tobacco lobby.
Sony’s Priscilla Yip moves to Eurocopter after more than five years
SINGAPORE – Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia’s (SPENA) director of communications Priscilla Yip is leaving the network after five-and-a-half years to head up Eurocopter’s media relations for the region.
Iris Worldwide CEO Ian Millner to ship out of Asia
SINGAPORE – Iris Worldwide’s global CEO Ian Millner (pictured) will be heading back to the company’s UK headquarters at the end of the year.
Shanghai Expo fever: The halfway point
David Zhao, managing director at Hill & Knowlton Shanghai, looks at the Shanghai Expo results halfway through and wonders what its success will mean for the public relations industry.
Shanghai Expo fever: The halfway point
David Zhao, managing director at Hill & Knowlton Shanghai, looks at the Shanghai Expo results halfway through and wonders what its success will mean for the public relations industry.