Smart City – Page 50 – StartUp Borneo

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

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…

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

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…

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…