Kuala Lumpur, 1 February 2021 - The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has recently launched its Alternative Funding Programme for 2021.
This programme will see MDEC partnering with 11 crowdfunding operators to help entrepreneurs tide over the economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 onslaught.
Chief executive officer Surina Shukri said this...
Kuala Lumpur, 22 January 2021 - Top Glove Corp Bhd is offering over 9,000 job opportunities to Malaysians this year to help reduce the country's unemployment gap and meet increased global demand for gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE).
In a statement today, the company said it is looking to achieve the target by kicking...
KUALA NERUS, TERENGGANU, 22 JANUARY 2021 – Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) entered into a joint development agreement in developing an Augmented Reality (AR) application for INSTEP’s Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP). This AR application provides an interactive learning experience of the live training...
Kuala Lumpur, 22 January 2021 – FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) has appointed Adil Ahmad as its new Chairman effective 16 January 2021. Adil succeeds James Loh who has been serving as chair of the board since November 2019. James will remain as an independent non-executive director.
The Hon. Ronald...
What if you could pick up that trendy coat or those fun sunglasses you saw in a YouTube video right then and there while you’re watching?
The video-streaming platform has launched a test phase to allow some internet users to discover and buy products placed in videos.
A good way for...
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 January 2021 - With the announcement of a second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) from 13 January until 26 January 2021, the trend of online shopping is once again in the spotlight.
Shopee observed that there has been an increase in traffic to its platform and shopping...
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announced a key appointment to it senior management team today, naming Nora Junita Dato’ Seri Mohd Hussaini as its new Chief Financial Officer. Bringing over a decade of C-level experience including with multi-million dollar and regional M&A, business turnaround and change management, especially in telecommunications,...
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 January 2021 – The immersive technology experience is revolutionising the trades of the world and is leaving no stone unturned. Retailers are beginning to turn to what technology can offer via augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and gamification to bridge the gap...
Malaysia, 19 January 2021 - Lazada Malaysia’s SME stimulus package returns as Pakej Kedai Pintar 2.0 with a quadrupled funding of RM44 million to help over 70,000 local small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in staying afloat throughout the second Movement Control Order (MCO). Businesses can sign up for the stimulus package from now...