Malaysian telecommunications, media and technology solutions provider, Green Packet Bhd has collaborated with Five Petroleum Malaysia Sdn Bhd (FIVE) to launch the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered petrol stations. The partnership will utilize Green...
Malaysia is witnessing global technology firms rolling out digital learning platforms to accelerate the digital economy and improve the education system amidst the challenges of COVID-19. Leading IT companies such as Huawei, Coursera, Apple, Google, and Microsoft are...
Malaysian companies continue to boost their productivity to produce medical supplies, following the rapid surge of demand from domestic and global communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the medical supplies with growing demand include air ventilators, nasal...
The Malaysian Energy and Natural Resources Ministry via the Energy Commission (EC) has announced this year’s competitive bidding for the development of a 1,000 MW Large-Scale Solar (LSS) photovoltaic (PV) power plant (LSSPV) in Peninsular Malaysia. Applications are...
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) plans to set up a new unit called the Project Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU) to facilitate the approval process and speed up the implementation of approved manufacturing projects nationwide. Senior...
Selangor state’s investment solutions center, Invest Selangor has established Selangor Darul Ehsan Aerospace Industry Coordination Office (S-Daico) to expedite the industry’s recovery process following COVID-19 pandemic. S-Daico’s key goals are to spearhead the...
Sunway Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in Malaysia, announced that it will build a 50,000-square-feet urban farming innovation hub named Sunway FutureX. The hub will be completed in the third quarter of 2020. The first of its kind in Malaysia, Sunway FutureX...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at a rate of 9% next year, the fastest among the five major developing economies in ASEAN. The ASEAN-5 – namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand...
FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV), one of the world’s largest producers of crude palm oil (CPO), has ventured into the local food and beverage industry in Malaysia through its subsidiary FGV Dairy Farm Sdn Bhd’s acquisition of RedAgri Sdn Bhd. This marks FGV’s first foray into...
The Malaysian government has allowed construction work on Malaysia’s biggest mega project, the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to resume on April 29 as the country entered the fourth phase of the nation-wide movement control order (MCO). The MYR 44 billion (USD...
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is working with BloomBloc, a blockchain development company based in Switzerland and Malaysia, to implement blockchain technology in the country’s palm oil industry. This project aims to reinforce MPOC’s commitment to sustainable,...
MCE Holdings Bhd, one of the largest automotive electronics and mechatronics parts manufacturers in Malaysia has entered into an agreement with Taiwan-based Juoku Technology Co Ltd to develop, produce and supply automotive lighting parts in Malaysia. The MoU was...
