The Halal Development Corporation (HDC), Malaysia’s federal government halal promotion agency, plans to expand its operations in the next five years to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. The East Asian countries were identified as HDC’s potential markets due to the high...
Malaysia’s low-cost airline AirAsia Group Bhd has set up a new wholly-owned subsidiary called Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) to be Asia’s leading engineering services providers for the region’s commercial airlines. Operationally, ADE will serve all of AirAsia’s...
More local companies in Malaysia are competing to work with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for distributorship, marketing, and licensing rights even before the commencement of commercial production. These companies include Bintai Kinden, Apex Healthcare, MSMC, and...
The Penang State Government, in collaboration with Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) and Think City, a social purpose organization, has launched Kebun Kita(r), Penang’s first self-sustaining community urban farm. It is a 2,000-square foot farm aiming to supply...
Petronas, the government-owned oil and gas company, has launched an LNG virtual pipeline system (VPS) solution via its Regasification Terminal in Pengerang, Johor state. The VPS solution delivers LNG using trucks fitted with cryogenic tanks to off-grid customers....
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Putrajaya Monorail project will be released by the Malaysian Federal Territories Ministry in December 2020 to allow the project to be continued with participation from the private sector. Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa,...
Germany’s Infineon Technologies, a multinational semiconductor manufacturer has announced investments of MYR 3.25 billion (USD 784 million) into its existing operations in Melaka, Kedah, and Perak states of Malaysia over the next ten years. The Prime Minister’s Office...
Anytime Fitness Asia (AFA), the regional master franchisee of the Anytime Fitness brand headquartered in Minnesota, USA, is planning to set up 100 more gyms in Malaysia in three to four years, to add to its existing 29 gyms. The company anticipates that Malaysia...
The Malaysian Ministry of Defense has issued an international tender to supply three unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement made was in line with the country’s defense plan to procure a total of six UAS and four...
AME Elite Consortium Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based integrated industrial property development and engineering services provider is planning to state construction of Jstar Motion’s fourth manufacturing plant in iPark@Indahpura, Johor state. The 137,629 square feet plant is...
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the national regulator for the communications and multimedia industry, has announced the government’s plan to implement more communication infrastructure development projects in Sabah and Sarawak...
Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP), a state-owned company that manages water supply in Penang has outlined three contingency plans under its Penang Water Supply Initiative 2050 (PWSI 2050) that will be implemented from 2021 onwards to ensure the security of the...
