ADVISORY, Jan. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
The Malaysian Ambassador to the United Nations will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square.
In honor of the occasion, Amb. Hamidon Ali, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, will preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Friday, January 28th, 2011 at 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Contacts:
Shazelina Zainul Abidin
(212) 986-6310 ext. 208 (office)
(646) 244-3114 (mobile)
shazelina@kln.gov.my
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Robert Madden
(646) 441-5045
Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on AMC3 / C22, 87 degrees West, downlink frequency 4140 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
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Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About Amb. Hamidon Ali:
The Permanent Representative of Malaysia, Hamidon Bin Ali, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July 2005. He was appointed Chair of the UN's Fifth Committee in 2007, and President of the Economic and Social Council in January 2010.
Coming to the United Nations after a distinguished career in foreign affairs, Mr. Hamidon previously served as Malaysia's Ambassador to Indonesia (2003-2005), as High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore, and as his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.
Prior to those posts, Mr. Hamidon held several positions at Malaysia's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, including Undersecretary for Economics, Principal Assistant Secretary for Maritime and the Environment, and Principal Assistant Secretary for the Inspectorate.
He has also worked as Minister Counsellor for Malaysia's Embassy to Japan, First Secretary at the country's Embassy to China, and Second Secretary at its Embassy to France.
Mr. Hamidon holds a Master's degree from Harvard, and has received various awards, including the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (2001), the Kesatria Mangku Negara (1995), and the Commander of the Order of Bernado O'Higgins from the Government of Chile (1994).
Born on 22 January 1950 in Tangkak, Johor, he is married and has two children.
About NASDAQ OMX in Malaysia:
NASDAQ OMX is currently partnered with the Malaysian Securities Commission which will use SMARTS Group's world-leading market surveillance technology. SMARTS Group is part of the NASDAQ OMX Market Technology business, which delivers technology to over 70 marketplaces in more than 50 countries.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/nasdaqomx) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).
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