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03 Oct 2018

Communications Ministry To Form New Commission For Startups

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, General, Industry 4.0, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

Communications Ministry to form new commission for startups PETALING JAYA, Sept 28 — The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is considering setting up a commission specifically designed for the startup industry in Malaysia. Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today that there is a need for the government to take an interest in this industry. Figure 1: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo and MCMC chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak attend a dialogue in Kuala Lumpur September 28, 2018. “The government must play an active role in encouraging and facilitating this startup industry and in making sure that it succeeds. “In order to…

02 Oct 2018

By Heineken Laluan

Visi TIMOGAH

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, General, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

Kenali Heineken Laluan secara lebih dekat dan visi TIMOGAH KUCHING (2 Oktober): Visi kami adalah untuk menjadi sebuah syarikat e-dagang yang terkemuka di Malaysia dan mempromosi barangan tempatan ke luar negara dengan Misi utama membantu merancakkan aktiviti pertanian terutama sekali di kalangan komuniti luar bandar di Sabah dan Sarawak. Fokus utama adalah kepada produk hasil hutan dan hasil pertanian kampung yang unik di Borneo. Figure 1: Heineken Laluan senang berurusan dengan pembekal dan pengguna platform TIMOGAH.com. Timogah sangat komited dalam memberi perkhidmatan terbaik dalam urusan jual beli barangan keperluan harian secara online, kepada pelanggannya di seluruh negara. Dengan rangkaian pelanggan…

28 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Insurance Startups Have Raised Billions As Industry Players Fight Tech Disruptors

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, General, Smart City

Insurance startups have raised billions as industry players fight tech disruptors OHIO (Sept 29): The once sleepy world of insurance has become the hot ticket for venture investors. Insurance technology companies have raised multiple billions of dollars in the past four years as venture capitalists finance industry disruptors and enabling technologies for established players to fend off new technology-based challengers. In the month since tech-enabled car insurance startup Root Insurance joined the billion dollar club after its $100 million investment round, new investments in startups serving insurers in categories like life insurance, liability insurance, and — most notably — in insurance assessment and analysis services illustrate both the…

28 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Malaysia An Attractive Investment Destination For US Companies

Entrepreneurs, General, Sabah, Sarawak

Malaysia an attractive investment destination for US companies NEW YORK (Sept 27): US companies have expressed interest to invest in Malaysia in a meeting with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad here Wednesday. A former US-ASEAN Business Council founder Ernest Z. Bower said Malaysia remained an attractive investment destination for companies in the United States due to certain advantages. Figure 1: Tun Dr Mahathir attended roundtable discussion in New York with top American companies such as Chubb Ltd, FedEx Express, ConocoPhillips, Coca-Cola, Western Union, Eastman Chemical Company, etc. “Our intention is to make the US as the top two foreign investors in Malaysia. “A…

27 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Agensi Kerajaan, Swasta Dipelawa Sertai ‘Business Excellence Exposition 2018’

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, General, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

Agensi kerajaan, swasta dipelawa sertai ‘Business Excellence Exposition 2018’ KUCHING (27 September): Agensi kerajaan dan swasta di Sarawak dipelawa menyertai persidangan ‘Business Excellence Exposition 2018’ anjuran Perbadanan Produktiviti Malaysia (MPC) Wilayah Sarawak di Pusat Konvensyen Borneo Kuching (BCCK) pada 24 dan 25 Oktober depan. Ahli Lembaga Pengarah MPC Wilayah Sarawak Datuk Abang Abdul Karim Tun Openg berkata, tujuan persidangan itu diadakan adalah untuk memberi peluang kepada organisasi terbabit mempraktikkan amalan operasi semasa dan menyelaraskannya dengan Rangka Kerja Kecemerlangan Perniagaan Malaysia (MBEF). Figure 1: TERIMA KASIH: Abang Abdul Karim menyampaikan cenderamata kepada Pengarah Strategi Korporat dan Komunikasi Universiti Putra Malaysia Profesor Madya…

26 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

3rd national car project: Private sector will have to do it, says Dr M

Aviation and Aerospace, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, General, Industry 4.0, Renewable Energy, Smart City

3rd national car project: Private sector will have to do it, says Dr M LONDON (September 24): Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has continued to champion the third national car project, but says the government will have to ask the private sector to implement it as Putrajaya does not have enough money. “Then you develop vendors and create businesses producing parts. This will create jobs for the people and generate a lot of business for small businesses,” he said in a dialogue session with about 200 Malaysians in the UK today. Figure 1: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at a…

26 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Fatimah: Depts now offering business start-up loans for low-income women

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, General, Our Community, Sarawak

Fatimah: Depts now offering business start-up loans for low-income women KUCHING (September 11): Women from the low income group can apply for a business start-up loan from the Women and Family Department as well as the Welfare Department by submitting a form together with a business plan. Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah said women earning less than RM1,000 a month face problems securing loans via the usual route. Figure 1: Fatimah (second right) officiates at the Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment and Product Launching event at Sapana Living yesterday. With her are…

26 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

China To Invest RM809 mln In Aquaculture

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, General, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City

China to invest RM809 mln in aquaculture KUCHING (September 26): China wants to invest RM809 million in aquaculture project at Tanjung Manis. The investment will potentially create about 1,500 employment opportunities and generate business opportunities for the locals, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan in China. Figure 1: Awang Tengah (sixth left) witnesses the exchange of signed MoU between Hashim (fourth right) and Chen Xiao Min (fifth left). “There will also be a need for support services including participation in contract farming for the local community,” he said. Pusaka Capital Sdn Bhd and TM Agro Holdings…

26 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Petronas Carigali To Build Concrete Drain, Walkway at Batu Satu

Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, General, Renewable Energy, Sarawak, Smart City

Petronas Carigali to build concrete drain, walkway at Batu Satu MIRI (September 26): Petronas Carigali has agreed to undertake a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project to construct a concrete drain and the missing road link across a high pressure gas pipeline for fishermen at Batu Satu to access both their new and old boatsheds. With this issue settled, the fishing community here wants the federal government to get cracking in rolling out the approved coastal protection project and not delay it. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also Senadin assemblyman, said this issue…

25 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

MAI-Swinburne Research Scholarship Awards

Aviation and Aerospace, Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Kalimantan, Renewable Energy, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, StartUp Borneo Committee

MAI-Swinburne Research Scholarship Awards IN SUMMARY 7 recipients of the MAI-Swinburne Research Scholarship award The automotive research partnership between MAI and Swinburne aims to address the transport and mobility needs of the population in the ASEAN region Figure 1: Kuching, Sarawak is a vibrant city and very attractive location for many startups. KUCHING (7 July 2017): The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) - Swinburne Research Scholarship Awards was held yesterday at the Lecture Theatre. The 7 recipients of the scholarship were Robin Xavier Mowe, Jackson Wong Joon Shee, Abdul Qaiyum Aidil, Mohamad Izuan, Naresh Jeyapalan, Chai Poh Chun, and Michelle Kuek…