MITeC Expresses Interest In StartUp Borneo

MITeC Expresses Interest In StartUp Borneo

StartUp Borneo is set to be the driver to promote startup culture in Sarawak and across Borneo Figure 1: StartUp Borneo is set to be the driver to promote startup culture in Sarawak and across Borneo. KUCHING, 9 APR: StartUp Borneo committees were invited to present on vision and initiatives of StartUp Borneo. Ministry of International Trade & eCommerce Sarawak (MITeC) upon recommendation from University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) extended an invitation to StartUp Borneo to present to the State Government officials at Bangunan Baitulmakmur Medan Raya, Petra Jaya. The arrangement was done in order for MITeC to better understand the…
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Inisiatif Smart City Dan Industri 4.0 Bakal Meneraju Pembangunan Ekonomi Digital Di Sarawak

Inisiatif Smart City Dan Industri 4.0 Bakal Meneraju Pembangunan Ekonomi Digital Di Sarawak

Inisiatif Smart City Dan Industri 4.0 Bakal Meneraju Pembangunan Ekonomi Digital Di Sarawak KUCHING (21 November 2017)– Bersempena dengan Forum Ekonomi Islam Dunia (WIEF) Ke 13, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) dan RESONICS Consultancy telah menandatangani memorandum persefahaman kerjasama dalam membangunkan 'Smart City' dan 'Industry 4.0' di Sarawak. Perjanjian memorandum persefahaman di antara UNIMAS dan RESONICS Consultancy telah disaksikan oleh Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Dato Sri Idris Jusoh dan Pengerusi WIFE Tun Musa Hitam di Pusat Konvesyen Borneo Kuching (BCCK), di sini sebentar tadi. Menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh RESONICS Consultancy, inisiatif…
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Kereta Nasional Baru Dijangka Dilancar Sebelum 2020

Kereta Nasional Baru Dijangka Dilancar Sebelum 2020

Kereta nasional baru dijangka dilancar sebelum 2020 KUALA LUMPUR (4 Okt): Projek kereta nasional baharu dijangka melancarkan model pertamanya sebelum 2020, kata Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan Mohd Redzuan Yusof. Figure 1: YB Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan Malaysia. Beliau berkata kereta semi-autonomous (separa pemanduan sendiri) itu dirancang untuk memasuki pasaran dunia bagi memenuhi permintaan daripada generasi muda. “Kami kini sedang menyenarai pendek dua hingga tiga rakan kongsi untuk menyertai projek ini termasuk Silterra dan CTRM, dan menjangka (pemilihan) akan dimuktamadkan hujung tahun ini. “Prototaip untuk model (kereta) ini dijangka siap awal tahun depan,” katanya kepada pemberita pada taklimat media mengenai projek kereta…
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New National Car To Roll-out Before 2020

New National Car To Roll-out Before 2020

New national car to roll-out before 2020 CYBERJAYA (October 4th): The new national car project is expected to roll-out it first model before 2020, said Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof. He said the semi-autonomous car was planned to enter the global market and would cater to demand from young people. Figure 1: YB Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, Minister of Entrepreneur Development of Malaysia. “We are now short-listing two to three partners to participate in this project, including Silterra and CTRM, and expect (the selection) to be concluded by year-end. “The prototype for this (car) model is expected to be ready by…
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KLIABC 2018 To Generate RM160m In Sales

KLIABC 2018 To Generate RM160m In Sales

KLIABC 2018 to generate RM160m in sales KUALA LUMPUR (October 3rd): THE Kuala Lumpur International Aerospace Business Convention (KLIABC) 2018 is expected to generate up to RM160 million in business transactions, a slight increase from the RM150 million that was achieved during its second edition in 2016. Malaysia External Trade Development Corp CEO Dr Mohd Shahreen Zainooreen Madros said the expected increase is based on the continuous growth of the aerospace industry and the positive trends reported by the previous conventions. Figure 1: KLIABC 2018 is a joint programme by Matrade, the Malaysia Industry Association and Advance Business Events of…
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CRRC Mahu Tingkatkan Kerjasama Dengan Syarikat Pembekal Di Malaysia

CRRC Mahu Tingkatkan Kerjasama Dengan Syarikat Pembekal Di Malaysia

CRRC mahu tingkatkan kerjasama dengan syarikat pembekal di Malaysia BATU GAJAH (4 Oktober): Rolling Stock Centre (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, anak syarikat firma China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) mahu mempertingkat kerjasama dengan syarikat pembekal Malaysia dan dari China bagi pembuatan kereta api yang dijalankan syarikat itu. Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Dr Ong Kian Ming berkata langkah itu perlu dilaksanakan memandangkan setakat ini syarikat di Malaysia hanya membekalkan kira-kira 20 peratus komponen untuk kilang Rolling Stock Centre tersebut. Figure 1: LAWAT: Ong (tengah) melawat kawasan pembinaan kereta api ketIka mengadakan lawatan ke China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) semalam. Turut…
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Communications Ministry To Form New Commission For Startups

Communications Ministry To Form New Commission For Startups

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…
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The Air Force Picks a Winner For Its Huey Replacement Helicopter Contract

The Air Force Picks a Winner For Its Huey Replacement Helicopter Contract

Boeing/Leonardo team wins Huey replacement contract WASHINGTON (Sept 26)— In an upset, a Boeing-Leonardo team has won a $2.38 billion contract to manufacture a new batch of helicopters to replace the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey used to guard the service’s nuclear missile silos. Boeing and Leonardo’s MH-139, a militarized version of the commercial AW139 manufactured by Leonardo subsidiary AgustaWestland in Philadelphia, beat out Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Sierra Nevada Corp., which both offered versions of the UH-60 Black Hawk — which some analysts saw as the service’s aircraft of choice going into the competition. As such, the Sept. 24 contract announcement is…
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Google Launches New Travel-Planning Tools

Google Launches New Travel-Planning Tools

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

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

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…
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