146 teams from 36 countries made it to the global final
Event attracted 120k students from 2k colleges and universities across 74 countries
The Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) team secured third place in the Practice Competition – Cloud Track category of the Huawei ICT Competition 2022-2023 Global Final, which took place from 23 to 27…Continue Reading
Both banks are taking similar steps to increase security
Banking apps on mobile will be the key to validate online transations
Maybank today announced that it has migrated to Secure2u for online banking services including bill payments and transactions involving DuitNow, FPX and IBG. This completes its implementation of measures to combat financial scams,…Continue Reading
Startups are from Malaysia, Singapore, India, Australia
Additional 5 startups from Petronas’ internal innovation programme
PETRONAS has announced the 20 startups from across the Asia Pacific selected to participate in the third edition of Petronas FutureTech intensive technology accelerator programme.
The 20 startups were selected from a pool of applicants representing Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India,…Continue Reading
The accelerator programme global call for applications starts today
It is organised in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the launch of FIKRA ACE. This fintech initiative aims to enhance the Islamic capital market (ICM) ecosystem by facilitating the development of Islamic fintech through…Continue Reading
Loss of tree cover 2010-2021 has cost nation 4.99Gt of CO2 emissions
Carbon estimate from 2019 puts US$250bil price just to offset same amount
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), last week, released the Environmental Protection Expenditure 2022 report (for reference year 2021). The report includes capital and operating expenditures for pollution management,…Continue Reading
Operations in Malaysia and Vietnam on expansion path
Investments in technology and talent to drive growth
iMotorbike, today announced that it has raised RM12 million (US$2.6 million) in its Series A funding round led by Gobi Partners and Ondine Capital.
The funding round saw returning participation from Penjana Kapital, The Hive Southeast Asia, 500…Continue Reading
Five members from team alphaQuality brought home US$3k
Trustless Badge Membership Protocol named Best Governance App
The Asia Pacific University Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Club (APUBCC) won Best Governance App ETH Seoul 2023, an Asian blockchain event from 2 to 4 June. It was only the only representative from a Malaysian university in a…Continue Reading
Maxis will provide 6,800 4G sites and 10,000 2G sites
Will increase Unifi Mobile’s population coverage to above 95%
TM will access Maxis’ 4G Multi Operator Core Network (MOCN) and 4G and 2G Domestic Roaming Services to enhance mobile connectivity. MOCN is a radio access network (RAN) sharing mechanism that allows different core networks…Continue Reading
The record peak was four times higher than during pandemic
MyIX has also installed Ookla Speedtest server in its network
The Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) reported the Internet bandwidth demand in the country reached a record peak of 2.1 TeraBits per second (Tbps) last month (May 2023). This is an almost four-fold increase…Continue Reading
Described by SKS as transformative, purpose-driven leader with excellent track record
SKS leasing 10 Embraer E195-E2 single-aisle jets with operations from Subang Airport
SKS Airways announces the appointment of Dzuleira Abu Bakar as CEO following an extensive search process. Dzuleira will take over from the current acting CEO & Executive Director, Rohman Ahmad effective 15 September 2023. Rohman will…Continue Reading