Hewlett Packard Enterprise appoints new managing director for Singapore to spearhead country operations, drive region’s long-term growth strategy

Loh may continue to lead SEA as managing director and vice president of HPE.tasked with increasing HPE’s collection, managing accounts, and improving employee effectivenessLoh Khai Peng&nbsp, ( pic ), was appointed managing director of Singapore effective 1 November 2023 by Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE). He may continue to hold the…Continue Reading

95% of Malaysian companies have established sustainability goals but only half have implemented plans: Survey

44% of them are driven by an increase in business opportunities
Poor incentives/ low return on investment is key barrier to implementing sustainability

Although 95% of companies in Malaysia have established sustainability goals or targets, only half (49%) have implemented or are currently practising a comprehensive sustainability strategy. This is according to the…Continue Reading

Technology and AI to lead talent demand drive in 2024

24% currently use AI models to replace routine or administrative tasks.
79% of employees seek new roles for career progression in the next 12 months

While the demand for top talent will remain strong across all industries in 2024, the increased use of digital and generative AI in companies, along with a growing…Continue Reading

Pioneering sustainable data centres in Cyberjaya

Emphasises the necessity of a holistic, balanced development plan for Cyberjaya
Address emission, and resource concerns as data centers integrate AI into working cultures

During Cyberview’s InnoEx, an inaugural innovation expo event held in Cyberjaya last September, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s speech highlighted the city’s potential to become the preferred investment location for…Continue Reading

Islamic lifestyle startup TheNoor to move HQ to Saudi Arabia

Malaysian startup inks partnership with Taibah Valley a Medina based VC
Relocation is part of efforts to support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 program

Taibah Valley, the Saudi Arabian based investment arm of Taibah University in Medina, has announced its partnership with TheNoor, a Malaysian leader in technology and Islamic lifestyle that involves moving…Continue Reading

More than 190  Malaysian innovators level up and scale out with MRANTI

Aided over 191 firms through 11 Sandbox programmes since 2020
NTIS enabled 27 tech firms to commercialise 27 products, yielding US$18.6m

The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) has significantly supported local innovators to advance their R&D and enter new markets, especially in the past 12 months. 
In 2023, the National Technology and…Continue Reading

More than 80% of Malaysia’s business leaders remain confident in globalisation and trade: Standard Chartered 

74% of leaders note that global free flow of data has positive impact
78% state that global trade allows for sustainable development

A new white paper by Standard Chartered, Resetting Globalisation: Catalysts for Change, has revealed that 88% of global business leaders, including those in Malaysia, agree that globalisation is succeeding across the five underlying…Continue Reading