myTukar strengthens business and regional footprint

New showrooms brings total of outlets to 30 nationwide Reflect commitment towards providing top notch car-buying experiences myTukar has opened three new showroom locations in Penang, Melaka and Johor, as part of their goal to strengthen its physical presence and capabilities across Malaysia. 
In a statement, the digital pre-owned car platform said…Continue Reading

StoreHub Raises US.5mil pre-Series B funding to drive further F&B, retail automation in SEA

Estimated 2mil companies in Thailand, M’sia, Philippines to on-ship stillPlatform akin to having 10 additional staff that work day to day with zero errors Southeast Asian start-up StoreHub, a 9 year-old platform that enables restaurants and merchants to automate plus grow their company, has raised US$13. 5 million (RM60. 7 million)…Continue Reading

APAC social media ad spend jumps 7% year-over-year

Year-on-Year ad spend leaps 19% globally and 10% in OCEANAirline, accommodation areas see increase in advertisement spend Emplifi provides revealed the findings of its Q2 2022 analysis of social media marketing spend across thousands of brands worldwide, which includes those in Asian countries Pacific (APAC).In a statement, the unified customer experience…Continue Reading

BSA launches survival guide to hedge against cybercrime

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructures have risen dramatically
Construction sector targeted due to high-value payments  BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA) has revealed that cyber threats on the construction, engineering, and infrastructure sectors in Southeast Asia continue to rise, as businesses keep growing and embracing new technologies as well as digital ways of…Continue Reading

Digital Penang, Microsoft to empower startups, SMEs

Collaboration in line with Penang’s Digital Change for better MasterplanDigital Penang to leverage Ms for Startups Creators Hub Digital Penang has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft Corp to drive digital alteration and build electronic skills among nearby startups and little and medium businesses (SMEs), while empowering the developer scene…Continue Reading

Iskandar Investment appoints new president and CEO

Takes over as president plus CEO from Oct 1Predecessor Khairil Anwar Ahmad retires Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has hired Idzham Mohd Hashim (pic) as its leader and chief executive officer with effect from Oct 1 .Chairman of IIB Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir, said, “On behalf of the panel of directors, administration and…Continue Reading

Edgepoint, Xperanti work to spur Penang’s smart city ambition 

To integrate IoT in to future solutions such as flood, air quality overseeingTo create ecosystem merging IoT solutions, intelligent telco infrastructure Xperanti IoT Sdn Bhd (Xperanti), and IoT network provider within Malaysia, and EdgePoint Infrastructure (EdgePoint), an Asean-based independent telecoms infrastructure company, are collaborating to explore online business offerings beginning in…Continue Reading

Cybersecurity Malaysia, MX Global sign MoU

To collaborate on R& D, solutions growth on cybersecurity, cryptoTo establish a construction for cooperation just for cryptocurrencies, digital property CyberSecurity Malaysia plus MX Global Sdn Bhd have agreed upon a memorandum associated with understanding (MoU) to collaborate on improving the technology of cryptocurrencies and Digital Asset Exchanges (DAXes), as well…Continue Reading

Dropee, after passing Endeavor’s Local Selection Panel, aims to reshape SEA’s B2B e-commerce

Effort in growing more sales by providing robust on-ground activation teamsCan grow into being No . 1 B2B SaaS player, regionally and soon, globally even Unparalleled growth against her peers, after successfully increasing US$7 million for their Series A financing, Lennise Ng, Haslinda Rasip, and Aizat Rahim, co-founders associated with Dropee…Continue Reading