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28 Sep 2018

Google Launches New Travel-Planning Tools

Digital Economy, General, Industry 4.0, Smart City

Google launches new travel-planning tools Slowly but surely, Google is expanding its portfolio of travel offerings that now range from hotel- and flight-booking services to trip planning tools. Today, it’s launching yet another set of new travel features that focus on travel planning and hotel bookings. Figure 1: Google launches new travel-planning tools. Maybe the most interesting new tool, especially if you are planning to travel over the holidays, is a new landing page that shows you when to best book your flights ahead of Thanksgiving, the December holidays and New Year’s based on 2017’s price changes. The tool is a bit limited in…

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…

28 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

GoFundMe Campaigns Have Raised More Than $500,000 To Cover Blasey Ford’s Costs

Digital Economy, General

GoFundMe campaigns have raised more than $500,000 to cover Blasey Ford's costs One campaign has raised over $300,000 to help with Blasey Ford's personal and security costs. The topic came up during the hearing because Blasey Ford was asked how she paid for her polygraph test. WASHINGTON (Sept 28): In her appearance before U.S. senators on Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford was asked how she would pay for the polygraph test that was administered and handle other costs associated with her testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "I'm aware that there's been several GoFundMe sites," Blasey Ford told Rachel Mitchell, the Arizona…

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

Banker Hasnita Is New MARA Chief, MYDIN And ex-PROTON Boss Onboard

General

Banker Hasnita is new Mara chief, Mydin and ex-Proton boss onboard PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister’s Office today announced Hasnita Hashim as the new chairman of the government’s Bumiputera economic powerhouse Mara, alongside the appointment of six new board members comprising a who’s who of prominent Malaysians. Figure 1: New Mara chairman Hasnita Hashim. Hasnita, who has a PhD in nuclear physics from Oxford, is currently a board member of Maybank Banking Bhd, and heads the Maybank Asset Management Group. She began her career in London as an actuary in prominent accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte. The six new…

26 Sep 2018

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Be more united in supporting GPS — Penguang

General, Sarawak

Be more united in supporting GPS — Penguang MARUDI (September 25): Assistant Minister of Local Government Datu Dr Penguang Manggil hopes to see the rural communities here more united and work together with the Sarawak government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the struggle to safeguard their rights as Sarawakians which had been eroded over the years. In this regard, the Marudi assemblyman said the rural communities must continue to assist one another towards a common goal of transforming Sarawak into a developed state. Figure 1: TR Kompeni Agon presenting a memento as a token of appreciation to Penguang (third left),…

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

Govt To Identify New System To Provide Clean Water To Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak

Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, General, Industry 4.0, Renewable Energy, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

Govt to identify new system to provide clean water to Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak PUTRAJAYA (September 26): The government is identifying a new system that can be used to provide clean water supply to the people in the interior of Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak in five years’ time. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr A Xavier Jayakumar said the system would be developed in collaboration with the private sector. Figure 1: Dr A Xavier Jayakumar. “The clean water sources in (the interior of) Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak are at a critical level. “So, we need a sustainable and cost-saving…