The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Petronas, Malaysia’s leading energy entity, have joined hands to assess the viability of repurposing used cooking oil and palm oil waste into sustainable aviation fuel. This collaborative effort is consistent with the...
Aqurate Ingredients Intl (M) Sdn Bhd, an LYC Healthcare Bhd arm that specializes in functional ingredients for the food & beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical industries, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bereum Co Ltd and...
Google Cloud is partnering with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and Asia Mobiliti to cater to the growing need for sustainable, digital-first travel experiences in the country. This is in line with the projection for Malaysia’s digital travel sector to...
The Sabah state government, under Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, has announced the construction of a MYR 4 billion (USD 852 Million) hydroelectric dam in Ulu Padas, Tenom to address the state’s persistent water shortage. Slated for its groundbreaking in...
Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunication giant, has inaugurated its 5G production facility in South East Asia in Penang, Malaysia, in partnership with the American electronics and supply chain firm, Flex. The state-of-the-art facility is set to produce Ericsson’s...
Woodpeckers Group, responsible for managing Llaollao’s Spanish Natural Frozen yogurt in Malaysia, has inked a 20-year franchise deal with Cha Thai International, bringing the Thai tea brand ChaTraMue to the country. Under the agreement, their intention is to...
As part of a franchise agreement with the Jaspal Group, the Finnish lifestyle company Marimekko is speeding up its Southeast Asian growth strategy, with the aim of entering Vietnam and Malaysia in 2023. The plan possibly includes the launch of online stores in both...
Malaysia is making substantial advancements in bolstering its cybersecurity defenses through a partnership between Velum Labs Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sapura Group specializing in cyber intelligence and cybersecurity, and the National Cyber Security Agency...
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, introduced the ‘MADANI Economy: Empowering the People’ as a transformative economic framework aimed at uplifting the nation’s status and enhancing the well-being of its citizens. This comprehensive strategy seeks to...
Malaysia has launched Phase 1 of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), highlighting 10 primary catalyst projects. These initiatives present potential energy transition investment avenues, with projections ranging from MYR 435 billion (USD 93 billion) to MYR...
Gentari, Petronas’s renewable energy division, has teamed up with Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries to foster collaborations in the clean energy realm, with a spotlight on low-carbon hydrogen. The partnership will focus on the provision of low-carbon...
Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care (RSDH), one of Malaysia’s largest private healthcare providers has collaborated with the Australian radiology AI firm Annalise.ai, backed by Amazon Web Services (AWS), to introduce AI-assisted tools for clinicians. This technology will...
