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15 Jun 2019

S’wak govt to carry on with business-friendly policies – Abang Johari

Brunei, Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Renewable Energy, Sabah, Sarawak

Liaw (front row, right) exchanging the signed MoU with Hao (front row, second left) while witnessed by Abang Johari (back row, fourth right), Awang Tengah (back row, fifth right) and other guests. – Photo by Chimon Upon KUCHING: The Sarawak Government will carry on with its business-friendly policies and create a more conducive environment to attract more high value and high-technology investments to Sarawak. This was the assurance given by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who expressed his confidence that the increase in public spending within these two years to build the state’s physical and digital infrastructure…

12 Jun 2019

By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang

Kota Kinabalu lokasi terbaik laksana trem pertama di Malaysia

Digital Economy, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Sabah, Smart City

Teknologi trem dilihat sangat mapan dan mampu memberi kesan positif kepada penduduk setempat. – Gambar hiasan TATKALA projek kereta api hangat diperkatakan ibarat ‘pisang goreng panas’ di semenanjung Malaysia, siapa sangka sebenarnya bandar raya Kota Kinabalu merupakan destinasi terbaik perlaksanaan Trem pertama di Malaysia. Mengapa saya kata begitu? Trem Hong Kong disediakan sebagai salah satu strategi daya tarikan pelancong di kawasan terpilih Perlaksanaan projek trem ini sinonim dengan kawasan strategik bandar raya Kota Kinabalu. Siapa yang masih ragu bahawa sebenarnya bandar raya Kota Kinabalu merupakan pusat bandar raya perlancongan bertaraf antarabangsa dan pesat membangun sejak 15 tahun dahulu. Kawasan bandar…

12 Jun 2019

By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang

‘Malaysia to be promoted at overseas travel mart’

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

LAHAD DATU: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture will focus on Malaysia’s promotion through Travel Mart abroad. Its minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the promotion would be carried out in the near future to help lift the country’s tourism products internationally. “Tourism products in Sabah, such as the Lahad Datu district, can be showcased abroad. “We (in Lahad Datu) have a host of products that can be enjoyed such as Menara Kayangan, Danum Valley, Tabin Wildlife Reserve and the latest with the discovery of Blue Rings Reef at Darvel Bay here,” he told reporters at the Aidilfitri Hari Raya…

31 May 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Historian Khoo Kay Kim, 82, passes on from lung failure

Brunei, Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak

PETALING JAYA: Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim, widely regarded as Malaysia's national historian, died of lung failure on Tuesday morning (May 28) at the University Malaya Medical Centre at the age of 82. Born in 1937 to Peranakan Chinese parents in Kampar, Perak, Khoo started out wanting to be a football player, but eventually chose to go to university. It led him to a scholarly life, dedicated to history. Khoo, who graduated from Universiti Malaya, never slowed down in the academic field, spending decades shaping the course of education history in the country. He served for over 50…

31 May 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Komited bantu IR 4.0 di Malaysia, Serba Dinamik anjur sidang kemuncak

Brunei, Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Kalimantan, Our Community, Renewable Energy, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

Menyahut seruan kerajaan dalam memacu Malaysia sebagai tumpuan industri teknologi tinggi menjelang 2025 selaras dengan dasar nasional industri empat perpuluhan kosong. Syarikat multinasional, Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad bakal mengadakan Sidang Kemuncak Beyond Paradigm pada Julai ini. Pengarah Urusan Kumpulannya, Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah berkata, sidang itu bertujuan memberi peluang kepada rakyat Malaysia memahami dengan lebih mendalam mengenai IR empat perpuluhan kosong.. Sekaligus menjadikan mereka lebih berdaya saing. [Source: "Komited bantu IR 4.0 di Malaysia, Serba Dinamik anjur sidang kemuncak" published by AstroAwani] Photo Credits: AstroAwani

30 May 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Watch SOPHIE and Sophia the Robot discuss the future of creativity

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

A futurist pop prodigy and the world’s first citizen humanoid caught up on Skype to discuss their dreams, hopes, and creativity in the age of AI What does the advancement of AI mean for the future of the arts, music, and fashion? Will robots come for our creative industries? Could a machine ever dream like a human can? This week on Dazed, with our new campaign AGE OF AI, we’re aiming to find out. When Jeff Koons dumped a thousand kilos of stainless steel dog into the lobby of the Bilbao Guggenheim for his banner 1997 show Celebration, audiences were confronted…

30 May 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Hanson Robotics’ Little Sophia Teaches STEM, Robotics, AI to Children

Brunei, Community Initiative, Digital Economy, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Kalimantan, Our Community, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City

Hanson Robotics' Little Sophia is Sophia the Robot's little sister. Little Sophia, a human-like miniature version of Sophia is a new kind of STEM, AI, and coding learning companion for ages 7+ individuals and a great tool for teachers and schools. Hanson Robotics is a multiple award-winning Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics company based in Hong Kong that creates empathetic, living, intelligent humanoid robots with embedded state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence that are designed to colive, cowork, educate, and collaborate with humans. Hanson Robotics' robots work with a combination of neural networks, machine perception, adaptive motor control, and conversational natural language processing (NLP). With 14-inches tall Little…

22 May 2019

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Air France Industries, Enginnering to handle maintenace for MASwings aircraft

Aviation and Aerospace, Digital Economy, Sabah, Smart City

Aminuddin and Dominik exchanging the documents, witnessed by Madius. KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia Airlines regional sister company, MASwings, entrusted its ATR72-500 fleet to Air France Industries (AFI) KLM Engineering & Maintenance for component support. Maintenance for 10 MASwings aircraft would be handled at the Singapore Service Center and in the new Singapore Component Solutions shop, opened in February 2018 by AFI KLM E&M. This followed key performance indicators (KPIs) set by the Ministry of Transport on MASwings’ performance in delivering its services, after it was given the mandate to continue serving rural air services under the new Public Service Obligation (PSO)…

01 May 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Indonesia pindahkan ibu negara

Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak

JOKO Widodo JAKARTA: Indonesia sudah membuat keputusan memindahkan ibu negaranya dari Jakarta, bandar raya keempat paling sesak di dunia ke lokasi di luar Pulau Jawa. Menurut Menteri Perancangan, Bambang Brodjonegoro, lokasi baru ibu negara Indonesia itu bagaimanapun, belum diputuskan. “Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sudah membuat keputusan memindahkan ibu negara luar dari Pulau Jawa, satu keputusan yang penting,” katanya selepas mesyuarat kabinet di sini, semalam. Menurutnya, lokasi pemindahan belum diputuskan namun mempertimbangkan kawasan di sebelah timur Indonesia. Sebelum ini, agensi berita Antara melaporkan, antara wilayah yang berada dalam senarai lokasi pemindahan ialah Palangkaraya di Kalimantan Tengah. Widodo menekankan pentingnya mempertimbangkan kemajuan…

27 Apr 2019

By Naziatul Assiqin

Serba Dinamik sasar 200 megawatt tenaga boleh baharu tahun ini

Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Renewable Energy, Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd menjangka dapat mencapai sasaran pengeluaran tenaga boleh baharu sehingga 200 megawatt (MW) pada tahun ini. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif dan Pengarah Urusannya Datuk Dr Abdul Karim Abdullah berkata setakat ini projek berkenaan sedang dibangunkan di Sabah, Perak dan Laos."Sehingga kini syarikat membangunkan projek menghasilkan 130 megawatt dengan anggaran kos sebanyak RM1.3 bilion di lokasi tersebut," katanya kepada pemberita pada program Smart Living Innovation Caucus 2018 (SLIC) di sini pada Selasa. "Sebagai contoh, di Kota Marudu (Sabah) kita sedang membangunkan projek 30 MW loji kuasa hidro. Kita juga menandantangani kontrak untuk membina 60 MW di Perak.Malah,…