Kuala Lumpur, 29 June 2020 - The Ministry of Health (MOH) warned the public that the Coronavirus’ rapid spread is likely due to the movements of people with no or very mild symptoms — namely, those who are unaware that they even have the virus. That is why social...
Kuala Lumpur, 7 July 2020 - The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) today inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create employment, and reskill 1,000 displaced talents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. MARii also signed related MoUs with Perodua Suppliers Association (P2SA) and Perodua Dealers Association...
Kuala Lumpur, 6 July 2020 - AirAsia Bhd' logistics arm, Teleport, is collaborating with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) to help local farmers sell fresh and frozen produce directly from the source. The collaboration is through Teleport's e-commerce platform Ourshop. AirAsia said Ourshop has launched a new category called Ourfresh that...
Petaling Jaya, 3 July 2020 - Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) through its corporate venture capital arm, Petronas Ventures, recently inked an agreement with SOLS Energy Sdn Bhd to invest in the solar photovoltaic system start-up that provides sustainable energy for residential and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) sectors in Malaysia. This is Petronas’...
Kuala Lumpur, 2 July 2020 – BEST Inc. (NYSE: BEST) (“BEST” or the “Company”), a leading integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider in China, today announced its further expansion into Southeast Asia. BEST’s launch of express delivery services in Malaysia, Cambodia and Singapore follows its entry into...
Kuala Lumpur, 2nd July 2020 - Josens Projects Sdn Bhd (“Josens”) officially launches its Equity Crowdfunding (“ECF”) campaign today on Ata Plus’ platform. Josens is seeking to raise up to RM 3 million and is offering investors high dividend returns of 10% per annum on the investment sum, attractive...
Kuala Lumpur, 1 July 2020 - The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd are teaming up to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to build export resilience and attain new growth. In a joint statement today, Matrade and CIMB said the programme is the realisation...
Malaysia, 30 June 2020 - Grab has announced the expansion of GrabPay’s merchant-partners to include household brands from all essential categories such as groceries, pharmacies, food, electronics and hardware across the nation. The list of brands includes a variety of chained outlets such as MyNews, Tesco, Guardian, Watsons, KFC,...
Kuala Lumpur, 29 June 2020 - Maxis Bhd has been identified as a technology solutions partner (TSP) by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) for the RM500 million SME Digitalisation Grant under Budget 2020. As a TSP, Maxis is the first telecommunications company to deliver digital marketing and cloud point-of-sales...
Kuala Lumpur, 26 June 2020 – PETRONAS through its corporate venture capital arm, PETRONAS Ventures has entered into an agreement with Braintree Technologies Sdn Bhd (Braintree Technologies) to invest in the agriculture technology (agritech) startup that develops artificial intelligence (AI)-driven robots for farm automation, often associated with smart farming. This...