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Bad news for Malaysia if govt SPV manages 5G roll-out: Fitch Solutions

It may lead to high capital expenditure, lower operator margins and purported corruption, says research house KUALA LUMPUR : The … More

5G, Fitch Solutions, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Telecommunications

‘Antique Chinese traditional fruit basket’ sold on Amazon for $72 is actually a chamber pot

SINGAPORE : If you thought the “1960s Chinese traditional fruit basket” selling for C$68.45 (S$72) on Amazon did not look … More

Amazon, Antique, Chamber Pot, Chinese, Fruit Basket, Taobao, Traditional

Airbus confirms participation in Malaysia’s maritime patrol aircraft tender

It says the C295MPA is the perfect choice for Malaysia’s requirement. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE today confirmed its participation in … More

Air Force, Airbus, C295MPA

Australian emergency services hit by Facebook ban

BRISBANE: Several Australian emergency services were hit by Facebook’s local ban on news content on Thursday (Feb 18), with pages … More

Australia, Censorship, Facebook

Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media’s Next Star.

The social media platform based on live audio conversations is soaring in popularity. And this is only the beginning The … More

Clubhouse, Social Media, TikTok

Building relevance for print in an online world

INNOVATION has brought great developments in many industries – some of which has seen rapid changes over the last few … More

Innovation, Internet-of-Things (IoT), Online, Print

20 Israelis suspected of illegally developing missiles for country in Asia

The investigation also found that the suspects received operational orders from people tied to this foreign country and in return … More

Asia, Investigation, Missiles, Shin Bet

Vaccine diplomacy: India seeks to rival China with broad shipments

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) : India has approved the shipment of Covid-19 vaccines to Cambodia and plans to supply Mongolia and … More

China, Covid-19 Vaccine, Diplomacy, India

UK strips Chinese state TV channel CGTN of broadcast license

LONDON (AP) : U.K. regulators stripped China’s state TV channel of its national broadcasting license on Thursday, after an investigation … More

Broadcasting, CGTN, China, License, United Kingdom

Myanmar Internet providers block Facebook services after government order

YANGON (REUTERS) : Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook and other messaging services in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday (Feb 4) … More

Facebook, Military Coup, Telenor

Combating digital fraud with layered technology and analytic capabilities

SOUTHEAST Asia is seeing a rise in digital fraud. This is because advances in technology, including high speed internet, have … More

Digital Payment, e-commerce, Financial, Fraud

10-year-old San Antonio boy cashes in on GameStop stocks

SAN ANTONIO (AP) : A 10-year-old San Antonio boy made a killing by selling GameStop stock he was gifted more … More

GameStop, San Antonio, Share, United States

IRIS side-steps MyEG to land RM1.16 bil immigration system project

IRIS Information Technology Systems Sdn Bhd (IITS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iris Corp Bhd, has received a letter of award … More

Contract, Immigration, Iris

Inside the world’s biggest vaccine factory, India’s Serum Institute

The Serum Institute of India is a major player in the fight against COVID-19 PUNE, India : The tiny clinking … More

Covid-19 Vaccine, India, Serum

Gig workers are employees; start treating them as such

ONE of America’s largest grocery chains, Albertsons, announced this month that it would replace many of its staff delivery drivers … More

Employees, Gig Economy, gig-workers

Alibaba’s Jack Ma appears for first time since regulatory crackdown

Beijing has a history of disappearing, investigating and imprisoning financial tycoons who do not toe the party line

Alibaba, billionaire, China, Entrepreneur, Jack Ma

Grab lowers commissions for merchants, reduces delivery charges during MCO 2.0

KUALA LUMPUR : In response to the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) that commenced on Jan 13, Grab Malaysia … More

Commission, Grab, Movement Control Order (MCO), SMEs

Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech

A Huawei patent has been brought to light for a system that identifies people who appear to be of Uighur … More

forced labour, Huawei, Human Rights, Patent, Software, Uighurs, Xinjiang

Uber’s appeal over anti-competitive Grab merger dismissed, $6.58m fine upheld

SINGAPORE : Ride-hailing firm Uber will have to pay a $6.58 million penalty after its appeal against a 2018 decision … More

Anti-Competitive, Grab, merger, Ride-hailing, UBER

Khairy: Vaccine plan delayed by absence of trials

DELAYS in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia have been attributed to the absence of clinical trials at home, … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Pharmaniaga, Sinovac, Vaccine

Iris Corp in talks with govt over RM1.2 bil immigration project

Sources say IT service provider has received a letter of intent to begin negotiations KUALA LUMPUR – Iris Corp Bhd has … More

Iris, Muhyiddin, National Integrated Immigration System (NIIS), S5 Holdings Inc

How arrogance, myopia stalled Malaysia’s automotive dreams

PETALING JAYA : “Arrogant” and shortsighted policies, including an opaque incentive scheme, have undermined Malaysia’s chances of becoming an automotive … More

Automotive, incentives, Investors, Policy

Malaysian social ecommerce firm Poptron lands $1m in seed funding

Social ecommerce platform Poptron announced it has raised US$1 million of funding from a Nasdaq-listed company. Launched in September 2020, … More

e-commerce, Funding, Nasdaq, Poptron

Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts

BANGI : Malaysian researchers have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make … More

Drone, Pineapple, Research & Development, University Putra

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