KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — CARiNG Pharmacy has launched the “Empowering Women, Inspiring Wellness” campaign to encourage women to take a more proactive and holistic approach to their health.

The initiative, introduced together with Georgetown Pharmacy and Wellings Pharmacy under the BIG CARING Group, aims to position the group as an accessible and trusted community healthcare partner for women at every stage of life, the company said in a statement.

“The reality is, most women are not ignoring their health because they don’t care, but simply because every day, they are moving from one responsibility to another, balancing work, deadlines, family and everything in between,” said BIG CARING Group chief marketing officer Wong Siew Lai.

She said many women only seek help when they feel unwell, although more are beginning to ask questions earlier and take a more active role in their wellbeing.

The campaign focuses on integrating wellness into daily routines through categories such as vitamins, supplements, skincare, NMN and probiotics, supporting women across different needs and life stages.

BIG CARING Group head of product marketing Lim Chee Mun said the new campaign takes a holistic approach to women’s health, linking inner wellness, outer wellbeing, and mental health in daily life. — Picture courtesy of CARiNG Pharmacy

CARiNG Pharmacy said the initiative emphasises the link between inner wellness — including nutrition, hormonal balance, energy and immunity — and outer wellbeing such as skin, hair and confidence, alongside mental and emotional health.

A network of health and personal care brands, including Herbs of Gold, VitaHealth, Kinohimitsu, BiO‑LiFE, PureMed, La Roche‑Posay, CeraVe and Cetaphil, will support the campaign with a range of products spanning supplements, nutrition and skincare.

The campaign was launched at CARiNG’s women wellness event “Reset Your Me‑Time,” which featured a panel discussion with BIG CARING Group’s head of product marketing Lim Chee Mun, Dr Amanda Elli and DoubleWoot co‑founder Helen Tan, followed by a runway showcase.

BIG CARING Group head of product marketing Lim Chee Mun, Dr Amanda Elli (Dr Unicorn) and DoubleWoot co‑founder Helen Tan discuss health, confidence and self‑expression during the panel session. — Picture courtesy of CARiNG Pharmacy

By Suy Se

Waving their national flags, dozens of Chinese nationals protested outside Cambodia’s central bank on Monday, demanding the unfreezing of accounts they opened with a financial services firm linked to cyberscamming.

Some demonstrators wielded umbrellas and clashed with scores of local security personnel armed with batons, leaving at least two protesters bloodied.

The former chairman of Huione Group, Li Xiong, was extradited to China on April 1, with Chinese authorities saying he was central to a major transnational gambling and fraud syndicate, and suspected of multiple crimes.

Protesters said their accounts with its digital payments platform H-Pay, previously Huione Pay, had been frozen since December.

Construction and renovation company owner Wang Xijun said he had about US$50,000 locked in his account and has been unable to pay his staff for around three months.

“We are Chinese citizens. We support the crackdown on illegal online gambling and illicit earnings,” Wang shouted.

“But do not lay your hands on us ordinary civilians,” he added. “Give the people’s money back!”

The US government last year accused Huione, which owned several companies offering e-commerce, payment and cryptocurrency exchange services, of laundering funds for transnational criminal groups perpetrating scams from Southeast Asia.

But the protesters in Phnom Penh say they have nothing to do with these alleged crimes and now cannot access their assets deposited with Huione, calling on the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to intervene.

Monday’s demonstration followed protests earlier this month outside the NBC and the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh.

Li Shangfu, 54, said many Chinese people in Cambodia had used Huione because it was “trusted” and convenient for “all our transactions”.

He works in the restaurant and hotel industry and said he has tens of thousands of dollars tied up in Huione’s platform.

“I want the government to give us an answer. What exactly is the situation regarding our money?” said Li. “Does this money still exist or not?”

‘My blood and sweat’

The NBC has said the Huione platforms’ business licences have been revoked, and Huione Pay creditors should go to the courts, while H-Pay creditors can make claims with a liquidator.

The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Huione Group a “primary money-laundering concern” last year, and prohibited US financial institutions from processing transactions with it.

Beijing has called Huione’s Li “a core member” of the criminal gang of Chen Zhi, another Chinese-born accused scam boss who was operating from Cambodia before being extradited to China this year.

The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a hub for the illicit industry in recent years, with transnational crime groups initially mostly targeting Chinese speakers before widening their reach and stealing tens of billions of dollars annually from victims around the world.

Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down, detaining and deporting more than 13,000 foreign nationals involved in online scams since early last year.

From January to April, more than 240,000 people, including Chinese, Indonesians, Indians and others, accused of scam involvement “voluntarily departed” Cambodia, the government said last week.

Monitors accused senior Cambodian officials of complicity — allegations the government has denied.

Protesting Cambodian food vendor Sopheak, 42, said she could see her US$36,000 balance on the Huione platform but cannot withdraw any money.

She opened her account three years ago because Chinese customers preferred it, she said.

“The money is my blood and sweat.”

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