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| 19.09.2024 | 49 Malaysian immigration officers arrested for allegedly helping syndicate smuggle foreign workers through KLIA | KUALA LUMPUR: Dozens of Malaysia Immigration Department officers - including a senior officer - were arrested by graft busters recently in connection to a syndicate that purportedly brought in foreign workers illegally into the country.
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| 05.09.2024 | Perikatan Nasional hits back at UMNO’s criticisms of new joint investment firm by 4 opposition states | Listen to this article
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| 29.08.2024 | Tragedy Strikes the Malaysian Navy: The Sinking of KD Pendekar | A shadow has fallen over the Malaysian Navy. The recent sinking of the KD Pendekar has left a mark deeper than the ocean itself. This tragedy unfolded on August 25, 2024, off the coast of Johor, where the vessel met its untimely demise. The... |
| 28.08.2024 | Malaysian navy diver dies during salvage operations on wrecked naval vessel | Listen to this article
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| 24.08.2024 | The Rise of Hospitality and Financial Security in Malaysia: A Dual Narrative of Growth | Malaysia is a land of contrasts. On one side, it boasts a burgeoning hospitality sector, while on the other, it grapples with the rising tide of financial crime. These two narratives intertwine, reflecting the nation’s aspirations and chall... |
| 22.08.2024 | Pan Pacific Hotels Group to Operate 7th Property in Malaysia, Second in Penang | Gurney Bay Hotel, A PARKROYAL Hotel marks fourth opening for Pan Pacific Hotels Group in Southeast Asia this year
SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) will add Gurney Bay Hotel, A PARKROYAL Hotel to its d... |
| 19.08.2024 | Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) Hosts International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing (IFCTF) to Equip Malaysian Bankers with Specialised Skills in Combatting Emerging ... | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The rapid pace of digital adoption in financial crime poses a significant challenge for financial institutions to counter financial crime. Financial institutions must be sensitive and pr... |
| 05.08.2024 | ‘Ask nicely’: Malaysia PM Anwar hits back at government MPs who questioned his remarks on Sabah funding | Listen to this article
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| 23.07.2024 | ‘We saw things we do not want to see’: Fear and trauma as 123 Malaysians evacuated from deadly protests in Bangladesh | Listen to this article
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| 11.07.2024 | Second suspect in alleged cyberbullying death of Malaysian influencer Esha arrested | SINGAPORE: A second suspect in the alleged cyberbullying case involving the death of a social media influencer in Malaysia has been arrested and detained, according to local media.
The New Straits Times reported that a man in his forties wa... |
| 13.06.2024 | Alleged murder of autistic boy in Malaysia: Parents claim trial to child negligence, grandparents arrested | SINGAPORE: The parents of an autistic six-year-old boy allegedly murdered in Malaysia’s Selangor state last December have been charged in court with child negligence on Thursday (Jun 13), putting the spotlight back on a case that has sparke... |
| 20.05.2024 | Heightened security as man tries to snatch Penang police officer’s gun, days after fatal Ulu Tiram attack | Listen to this article
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| 18.05.2024 | No Singaporeans arrested over Johor police station attack: Malaysia police chief | Listen to this article
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| 02.05.2024 | Malaysian civil servants to see record pay hike of over 13% from December: Anwar | Listen to this article
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| 30.04.2024 | Malaysian activist Chegubard faces sedition charges following Facebook post on purported Forest City casino | SINGAPORE: A Malaysian political activist has pleaded not guilty to charges of sedition in a Johor Bahru court on Tuesday (Apr 30), following his Facebook comments on a report alleging high-level discussions for a casino in the Forest City ... |
| 02.04.2024 | Malaysia-owned VC firm to double investments to $1.4b | InvestmentsNews
Jofie Yordan · 1d ago · 1 min readMalaysia-owned VC firm to double investments to $1.4b
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Malaysia Venture Capital Management (Mavcap) aims to increase its VC investmen... |
| 12.03.2024 | Singaporean man found dead days after car plunges into Penang ravine | GEORGE TOWN, Penang: The body of a Singaporean man, who was believed to have been involved in an road accident in Penang before plunging 45m into a ravine, was found on Tuesday (Mar 12).
The man, identified by the New Straits Times as Chew ... |
| 04.03.2024 | Malaysian authorities say they plan to start searching for the missing MH370 plane again, 10 years after it disappeared | Transportation Malaysian authorities say they plan to start searching for the missing MH370 plane again, 10 years after it disappeared
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| 04.12.2023 | Tech trends to watch in Malaysia for 2024 | Premium Content
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| 27.10.2023 | Malaysia’s economic plans repositions it as a global hotspot for foreign investment | Malaysia is witnessing an influx of foreign investment projects, raising the prospect of an economic resurgence for the nation. This article delves into the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for Malaysia, set against the backdrop ... |
| 23.10.2023 | How using tech can empower older employees in an ageing workforce | Keeping older workers employed longer requires thinking about the way they are trained. Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Malaysia officially became an ageing nation in 2022, sparking intense debate about its retirement age and the r... |
| 05.10.2023 | Johor Welcomes First Tesla Supercharging Station, Second in Malaysia; Model 3 Highland Arrival Near! | John Lopez, Tech Times 05 October 2023, 10:10 am
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Tesla Supercharger electrical vehicle charging stations are pictured at a shopping mall before their unveiling for the first time in Kuala L... |
| 29.06.2023 | Southeast Asian Cultivated Meat Market Could See Significant Growth | The cultivated meat market in southeast Asia could be poised for rapid growth, according to Singapore-based cultivated seafood company Umami Meats.
Co-founder and CEO Mihir Pershad told New Straits Times that growing sustainability concerns... |
| 05.06.2023 | Morocco: King Mohammed VI’s absence in the country stirs debate | The King Of Morocco, King Mohammed VI erupts mixed reactions after his prolonged absences in the country.
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Morocco’s king has embarked on a whirlwind of public activities, which observers say aim to “restore the author... |
| 17.05.2023 | Homa2U secures funding for regional expansion | HOMA2U, a Malaysian online marketplace for home improvement and interior design supplies, revealed that it has secured US$875,000 (RM 3.87 million) in its pre-series A funding.
The investment round was led by Quest Ventures Asia Fund II, a... |
| 12.04.2023 | Revving Up the Future: The Impact of Emerging Transportation Trends in Southeast Asia | Imagine a future where the bustling streets of Southeast Asia are dominated by silent electric vehicles, autonomous cars navigating traffic effortlessly, and even flying taxis whizzing through the sky – a future that is not only technologic... |
| 29.03.2023 | Malaysia’s government shouldn’t directly invest in startups, says insider | Premium Content
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| 27.03.2023 | India’s parliament adjourned after protests over Gandhi expulsion | India’s Congress party leaders take part in Sankalp Satyagraha at Raj Ghat in New Delhi on March 26, 2023 to protest against conviction of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case. – Top Indian opposition figure Rahu... |
| 22.03.2023 | Russian drone attack on school kills four in Kyiv region | Ukrainian servicemen fire with a D-30 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on March 21, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergey SHESTAK / AFP)
Four people were killed and several more wounded in ... |
| 23.02.2023 | Podcast – This social enterprise accepts recycling as payment | CommunityGreenTech
Peter Cowan · 23 Feb 2023 · 1 min readPodcast – This social enterprise accepts recycling as payment
Malaysia’s recycling rate stood at just over 31% in 2021 – a long way off from the country’s goal of reaching a rate o... |
| 15.02.2023 | Spy agency finds Kim Jong Un’s daughter to be successor | North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un before a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone ... |
| 07.02.2023 | Serbian MP watches porn in parliament then resigns | Serbian MP Zvonimir Stevic, an anti-Kosovo chauvinist, caught watching porn during the Serbian parliament session on Kosovo. Image from Twitter by Admirim
A Serbian MP resigned on Tuesday after a video of him watching pornography during a t... |
| 20.01.2023 | Champions of sustainability in Asia | Large corporations often utilise sizeable amounts of the planet’s resources, and this has an adverse impact on the environment and the communities they operate in. According to a study of 1,500 companies in the MSCI World Index, without any... |
| 13.01.2023 | Malaysian Shores Await You With Comprehensive Premium Wellness Packages | Malaysia Healthcare offers a first-of-its-kind Premium Wellness Programme that integrates comprehensive health screening with luxurious accommodations and sight-seeing opportunities in a convenient package.
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| 07.01.2023 | Jay Chou to Malaysian football fans: ‘I can postpone my concert, it's not a problem’ | Just when you thought that football fever is over, Malaysian football fans are getting heated over Mandopop king Jay Chou’s upcoming concert on Jan 15 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
The stadium happens to be the Malays... |
| 22.12.2022 | Top 10 Wealthtech Players from Southeast Asia to Watch in 2023 | 2022 has been a challenging year for fintech startups as investors scaled back their investment, valuations plummeted and tech firms were forced to undergo massive layoffs. But despite turbulent market conditions and shrinking fintech fundi... |
| 17.11.2022 | This is how much Blackpink tickets in Singapore will cost – if you manage to snag them | With less than a week to go before tickets to Blackpink’s Singapore concert go on sale on Nov 21, ticketing details have finally been announced.
The K-pop fabulous foursome comprising Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa, will perform at Singapore’... |
| 23.10.2022 | Inside the elaborate set-up of a scam HQ, staffed by people forced to scam | *Names have been changed
SINGAPORE and PHNOM PENH: For some of the people hunched over computers and typing furiously, sweet-talking strangers thousands of miles away, what impels them is the threat of torture — beatings, starvation, even e... |
| 18.10.2022 | Malaysian media says Israel’s Mossad behind kidnapped Palestinian | Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is believed to be behind the abduction of a Palestinian man who was snatched from a street in the capital Kuala Lumpur and interrogated before being freed by police, a Malaysian news organisation has repo... |
| 28.09.2022 | The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council: Malaysia’s Exponential Growth In Successful Pregnancies | Continuous investment in advanced medical technologies and highly skilled individualised care adds value to the efficacy of IVF treatment in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – using a new generation artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced via... |
| 05.07.2022 | Crypto Exchange Binance Pursues Aggressive Expansion Plan in Southeast Asia | Binance has embarked on an aggressive expansion plan in Southeast Asia where the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to capitalize on booming trading activity to establish leadership in the region, and build influence in local markets.
These... |
| 17.06.2022 | Combating climate change through cleantech in Cambodia | Cambodia is undergoing rapid economic development and mass urbanization. The country’s economy is expected to grow by 6.5% in 2023, according to the Asian Development Bank.
This transformation comes at a heavy socioeconomic cost. A high dep... |
| 13.05.2022 | Smart Tourism 4.0: Travel meets tech in Malaysia | On December 23, 2020, the Malaysian government launched the National Tourism Policy (NTP) as a roadmap for support to sustain the country’s tourism industry until 2030. Part of the strategy is to shape Malaysia to become a preferred destina... |
| 27.04.2022 | Payd, Financial Wellbeing Platform, Raises USD 1.7 Million in Seed Funding Led By IFS Capital | The round was led by IFS Capital with participation from 1982 Ventures, The Hive Southeast Asia, a recipient of the Dana Penjana Nasional programme, Delight Capital, and Antler.
Funds to be deployed for team expansion, brand building as wel... |
| 22.04.2022 | Behind the growth of Malaysia’s digital creative content startups | MediaStartupsTIA Partnership
Stefanie Yeo · 26 Apr 2022 · 5 min readBehind the growth of Malaysia’s digital creative content startups
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Many things come to mind when one thinks about Malaysia. The country is a key producer... |
| 06.03.2022 | #TECH: ScaleUp Malaysia names 11 emerging startups selected to receive capital | ScaleUp Malaysia, in partnership with Quest Ventures, Indelible Ventures, and Mranti signalled the culmination of its third cohort with the unveiling of its selection of top startups.
The cohort, which kicked off in August 2021 drew over 2... |
| 14.02.2022 | VIDEO | Flight diverted after passengers spotted snake on the plane | An Airbus A320-216 passenger plane belonging to AirAsia.
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Passengers spotted a snake slithering around in an overhead light fixture on an AirAsia flight, a TikTok video shows.
The flight from Kual... |
| 20.12.2021 | General Announcement::Astaka Holdings launches new and highest show units of The Astaka @ One Bukit Senyum | ASTAKA HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Bukit Senyum, the tallest residential tower in ... |
| 02.12.2021 | Food Market Hub Secures US$8.5M in Series A+ Round to Boost Southeast Asia Expansion | Food Market Hub (“FMH”), a cloud application platform founded in Malaysia that streamlines and automates back-end operations for F&B businesses, announced that it has raised US$8.5 million in an extended Series A+ round to finance furth... |
| 08.11.2021 | Taiwan-based FunNow, an instant booking app, raises $15M Series B | FunNow is a booking app for spontaneous people. For example, you can reserve a manicure or restaurant seat and head right over. As people start to spend more time outside their homes, FunNow is prepping itself for expansion into more countr... |
| 01.10.2021 | A mile-long bridge is all that separates Malaysia and Singapore. But border restrictions have kept many couples from seeing each other for months, and some are now contemplating divorce. | The mile-long Causeway is the border crossing between the southern Malaysian state of Johor and city-state Singapore. It’s also what has separated married couples for months on end, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions in both count... |
| 20.09.2021 | Experian & CyberSecurity Malaysia: Growth in Digital Transactions I... | - Experian Global CyberAgent Data revealed a 76.6% rise in newly compromised personal records found in the dark web over the last 18 months. - CyberSecurity Malaysia's Cyber999 Data: Incident Statistics 2021 (up to August) - 319 identity th... |
| 10.09.2021 | 10 Largest Crypto Hacks, Heists and Exploits of the Past 15 Months | Cryptocurrency-related hacks and scams continue to cost businesses and consumers billions in losses each year. Although overall crypto-related fraud activities have declined since at least 2019, data from blockchain analytics and crypto int... |
| 12.08.2021 | Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health with Be Quinn Global’s Lumina Eye Vitamin | Lumina Eye Vitamin is formulated in Japan with three main ingredients – Lutein & Zeaxanthin, Blue Green Algae, and Prune Extract
It addresses common vision problems faced by people, such as short-sightedness, amblyopia (lazy eye), visua... |
| 09.07.2021 | Kahoot : in the news roundup, July 9 | News
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| 07.07.2021 | Experian : Knowing Your Credit Health is the First Step to Better Personal Fin... | Get your free personal credit report which includes your Experian i-SCORE and Central Credit Reference Information System (CCRIS) data through the Know Money Campaign
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| 01.07.2021 | Experian : i-SCORE Analysis Reinforces the Urgency to Address Low Cre... | Know Money, a holistic Financial Literacy Campaign, is launched today to empower Malaysians about the importance of credit health for better personal financial control and management
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| 21.04.2021 | How Asia’s Ride-Hailing Giant Grab Debunks 3 Startup Myths | Anthony Tan, co-founder and chief executive officer of Grab, poses for a photograph in Singapore, on ... [+] Monday, July 9, 2018. Grab is opening its app to external developers and fellow startups, as the company that bought out Uber Techn... |
| 31.03.2021 | Drone tech could generate USD 64 billion globally by 2025 | As the world is in the midst of a global drone revolution, the overall industry is expected to be worth MYR 267 billion (USD 64 billion) by 2025. In Malaysia, local entrepreneurs and SMEs are being encouraged to explore opportunities in fiv... |
| 07.08.2020 | A Malaysian Minister Was Caught Vaping in Parliament | A Malaysian politician has apologized for vaping inside during parliamentary proceedings after a video of his brazen vape-sesh made the rounds on social media.
In the video, said to have been taken during a parliamentary session on Monday, ... |
| 06.08.2020 | Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng arrested on corruption charges linked to Penang undersea tunnel project | PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday (Aug 6) and is set to be charged with corruption in connection to the Penang undersea tunnel project, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said.
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| 05.11.2019 | Gojek gears up to operate in Malaysia | Indonesia’s ride hailing firm Gojek will be able to operate in Malaysia on a limited scale, beginning January 2020, according to a Reuters report.
On Tuesday, Malaysia’s transport minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, announced that ride-hailin... |
| 30.10.2019 | SIA, MAS to share revenue for Singapore-Malaysia flights, expand codeshare routes | SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on Wednesday (Oct 30) finalised an agreement to share revenue on flights between Singapore and Malaysia and expand codeshare routes.
The wide-ranging agreement - subject to reg... |
| 04.10.2019 | Malaysian Petronas sets up new USD 350 million corporate venture capital fund | Malaysia’s state oil and gas enterprise Petronas allocated USD 350 million to its newly-launched venture capital arm, Petronas Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) as reported by the New Straits Times.
Petronas invested USD 350 million in the CV... |
| 15.07.2019 | Malaysia’s ride-hailing drivers get another three months to meet industry requirements | Malaysia’s transport minister Anthony Loke held a press conference that was also live streamed on Facebook last Friday to announce a three-month extension to the July 12 deadline previously set for ride-hailing drivers to comply with the ne... |
| 12.07.2019 | Malaysia’s strict e-hailing rules come into effect today, price hikes and longer waiting time anticipated | As of today, all ride-hailing drivers in Malaysia must meet the requirements set by the country’s transport ministry.
In order to qualify as an e-hailing driver in Malaysia, in addition to the regular background check and medical screening,... |
| 10.07.2019 | Country's name to be retained in Malaysia Airlines recovery plan: PM Mahathir | KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government will ensure that the country's name is retained in any decision made in relation to the Malaysia Airlines recovery plan, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday (Jul 10).
This comes after his... |
| 12.06.2019 | Shopee under investigation after K-pop promotion campaign goes wrong in the Philippines | Shopee is under investigation by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Philippines after a controversial promotional campaign that might be in violation of the Consumer Act, reports Philstar.com.
The Southeast Asian e-commerce f... |
| 29.05.2019 | Grab responds to robbery and murder of one of its drivers in Malaysia | Grab Malaysia began to roll out a face recognition feature to increase driver safety in April. First-time users of Grab must now take a selfie of themselves via the app for verification before they can book their first ride.
The ride-hailin... |
| 12.04.2019 | East Coast Rail Link back on after Malaysia, China agree to slash cost by over 30% | KUALA LUMPUR: After months of negotiation, Putrajaya and Beijing have agreed to proceed with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) at a cost of RM44 billion (US$10.6 billion), slashing more than 30 per cent off the initial projected cost for a sh... |
| 10.04.2019 | EZ-Link Joined Forces with Malaysia’s Touch ‘N Go to Issue a Multi-Currency Joint Card | Due to a variety of reasons, Singapore’s EZ-Link and Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go cards are synonymous with travel in their respective countries. With travel across the causeway so common among residents of both, it is about time for a new partne... |
| 19.03.2019 | New Data on Sextortion: 124 Additional Public Cases | Content warning: This post contains content that may be upsetting for some readers. Additional warnings are located throughout the document to signal the introduction of disturbing content. Resources for those affected by sextortion are lin... |
| 28.02.2019 | Air-conditioner sales soar in Penang as temperatures set to hit 38 degrees Celsius | GEORGETOWN: Sales of air-conditioning units have surged by as much as 40 per cent as people seek relief from the intense heat in Penang.
Aiman Electrical Engineering manager Nu'Aiman Mustaqim Mazlan told Bernama on Thursday (Feb 28) that hi... |
| 10.12.2018 | A 16-Year-Old Has Died After Being Electrocuted by His Headphones | This article originally appeared on VICE Australia.
Last week, a Malaysian news outlet reported that a teenager was electrocuted and died while charging his mobile phone. Sixteen-year-old Mohd Aidi Azzhar Zahrin was discovered by his mother... |
| 26.11.2018 | Malaysia’s Finance Minister: Meet Central Bank Before Issuing Harapan Coin | Malaysia’s Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng has reportedly said that any entity that wants to introduce a cryptocurrency in the state must first get approval from the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
According to The Strait Times, Lim made this st... |
| 21.08.2018 | Malaysia has axed $22 billion of Chinese-backed projects, in a blow to China's grand plan to dominate world trade | How Hwee Young/Getty
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| 03.05.2018 | KrASIA Daily: Xiaomi likely to become China’s #3 largest tech company after a HK IPO | Xiaomi’s floatation on HKEX could be the world’s largest IPO this year and since 2014. The company is reportedly looking to raise US$10 billion at a valuation of US$100 billion.
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| 16.11.2017 | Water Wars: Trump Exports ‘America First’ to Asia | On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump concluded his marathon 12-day Asia tour, which raised new questions about the United States’ role in the region—specifically, what does “America First” mean for a region caught between an intimidat... |
| 11.09.2017 | Top Fintech Vietnam News from August 2017 | Fintech Vietnam Meetup is back with another newsletter, September 2017 edition. With the fast pace of the recent developments in Fintech, there are a lot of local and international news that we would like to share with you today.
For the da... |
| 14.11.2016 | Alibaba Founder Appointed As Malaysia’s Digital Economy Advisor Amid Digital Free Trade Zone Initiative | Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, has been appointed as Malaysia’s digital economy advisor as the government looks to boost the country’s e-commerce and Internet sector, and create new opportunities for Malaysia.... |
| 01.06.2016 | Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system | Malaysia’s immigration authority has sacked 15 employees suspected of deliberately taking the nation's passport system offline for as long as two years in exchange for money.
At a press conference yesterday, Malaysia’s immigration departmen... |
| 18.11.2014 | Report: St. Jude Medical looks to build vendor ‘eco-system’ in Malaysia | St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) wants to help start a "local vendor eco-system" to feed its Malaysian business, according to a regional news report.
The Minnesota-based company is looking to help establish the local vendor network to ... |
| 10.07.2014 | Tropical Storm Neoguri Continues to Wreak Havoc on Mainland | The powerful storm continues to do significant damage as it makes its way north, and Neoguri-related weather effects have killed at least five and wounded dozens. Residents in the Tokyo area will be hit by the storm by Friday morning.
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| 26.12.2013 | Malaysia urged to punish errant trawlers | All trawlers should anchor at Batu Pahat's shore by 6 p.m. daily as stipulated in their licenses.
Muar-Batu Pahat Fishermen's Association president Ser Boon Huat said most boats ignored the state government directive and remained at sea at ... |
| 31.03.2013 | Malaysia aquaculture industry to reach USD 4b | The MYR 10.8 billion (USD 3.5 billion, EUR 2.8 billion) fisheries and aquaculture industry is expected to rise by 10 percent to 2.2 metric tons (MT) this year, or MYR 11.9 billion (USD 3.8 billion, EUR 3 billion), said the Agriculture and A... |
| 12.07.2012 | Malaysia looks to double aquaculture output | Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Ahamad Sabki Mahmood said that was the target that has been set for the industry.
“The current production of fish through the aquaculture industry is 380,000 metric tons per year and we are target... |
| 02.12.2011 | Malaysian govt takes services online | Malaysian govt takes services online
Although one-third of Malaysian government services are now available online, most Malaysians still do not use them, The Star Online reports.
Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Plannin... |
| 01.10.2010 | 10,000 Hard Drives Stolen, Craigslist Hard Drive Market Crashes | Thieves in Malaysia managed to drive off in a truck containing 10,800 Western Digital hard drives. Don’t expect to see the drives hit the market though, Malaysian police were able to identify the culprits, as they used to work at the wareho... |
| 05.11.2008 | Ex-MPAA and IFPI Anti-Piracy Enforcer Shot Dead | Kasim Cha Tong made a name for himself as deputy regional director of the IFPI, tackling music piracy in the 1980’s. Tong was also a director of the MPA, leading many anti-piracy operations. He gained respect from the US music industry for ... |
| 30.12.2003 | Blaming Bad English On Text Messaging | There have been plenty of stories about teachers in schools complaining that students are writing in “text” speak. Well, now, the Education director-general (what a title!) in Kuala Lumpur is blaming SMS and the internet for people failing ... |
| - | Rapping for the vulnerable of Singapore | Subhas Nair, a Singaporean of Indian origin, has made a career of ruffling feathers in Singapore, attracting thousands of fans with his bold raps on controversial and sensitive topics including racial issues.
But his work, alongside sister ... |
| - | Former Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir says he’s ‘not involved in corrupt practices’ | Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he and his family members were not involved in any “corrupt practices.”
Last month, Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission said Mahathir was among individuals being investigated over a c... |
| - | Former journalist dies after accident in Kelantan: Reports | SINGAPORE: Former journalist Marc Lourdes has died after an accident in the Malaysian state of Kelantan on Saturday (Feb 5), local media reported. He was 40 years old.
Mr Lourdes was riding a motorcycle and was involved in a head-on collisi... |
| - | «Союз "телеком + финтех" захватит рынок» — как цифровые экосистемы вытесняют традиционные банки | Традиционное обслуживание клиентов в банке постепенно уступает место вовлечению людей в так называемые цифровые экосистемы. В них пользователям предлагается целый набор сервисов на любой запрос. Основатель и СЕО финтех-компании TalkBank Мих... |
| - | This country plans to put 2 million electric motorcycles on the road in the next 3 years | Unlike electric cars with their high prices and large footprints (both geometric and carbon footprints), electric motorcycles represent some of the smallest and most affordable electric vehicles on the planet. That’s why many countries are ... |
| - | Is a recession on the way? These unconventional economic indicators may provide some clues | It's not just bond and stock markets that can signal an economic downturn.
From the men's underwear index, to the hemline index, there are also a number of more unconventional economic indicators that could be worth monitoring.
Fears of a r... |
