Eutop EUTOP founder Klemens Joos is now a honorary professor MUNICH, Feb. 12, 2022 — The founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the governmental relations agency EUTOP, Dr Klemens Joos, has been appointed honorary professor for Political Stakeholder Management by the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The certificate of appointment was officially presented to him by TUM President Prof
Domestic demand Malaysia's economic growth rebounded +3.6% GDP returned to an expansionary mode in 4Q21 with Malaysia’s economic growth advancing by +3.6% in 4Q21 following a contraction of -4.5%yoy in the prior quarter. “The growth was however slower than our expectations (+5.6%yoy) but surpassed the market consensus (+3.3%yoy). “The
More than 94 billion threats in 2021, Up 42% YoY KUALA LUMPUR, February 10, 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated announced today that its industry-leading threat intelligence infrastructure, Smart Protection Network™ (SPN), stopped 94.2 billion* cyber-threats heading for consumer, government and business customers in 2021. The volume of detections represents a 42% increase on the number of detections recorded in 2020.
rebound A Big rebound for Rapid Synergy Rapid Synergy Bhd (7765) rose 57 sen to RM9.00 yesterday break its downtrend. The stock declined from a high RM10.80 in December 2021 to RM8.30 last week. Yesterday’s rebound saw share price testing the 200-day moving average. Technical indicators are encouraging as the RSI (reading at
enforcement Big negation for prohibition laws with poor enforcement KUALA LUMPUR, 11 FEBRUARY 2022 – As the Ministry of Health announced its plans to introduce prohibition type laws to ban smoking and vaping to those born after 2005, a well-published legal columnist today warned that Malaysia’s poor track record in enforcing laws and regulations of this nature might lead
gaming Xsolla opens India market for Malaysian game makers growth Kuala Lumpur – February 11, 2022 – Xsolla, the video game business engine that helps developers and publishers launch and operate games globally, today announced it teamed up with Paytm Payment Gateway, India’s leading payments solutions provider, to bring gaming payments solutions to India. “India has become one of the fastest-growing
ferocity The ferocity of the global inflation rebound The ferocity of the global inflation rebound has come as a surprise with central banks struggling to disentangle if this is a broad-based rise rather than relative price changes from energy and supply chain disruptions. “We develop new inflation generalization indices for the major G10 economies, which measure the combined
bank account When love strikes your bank account with online scams! 01 February 2022 – Kuala Lumpur: Kaspersky says almost 1 in 2 in SEA lost money because of love scams online with the risk that your bank account gets emptied, so beware Valentines! Love is in the air and cybercriminals can smell it, too. As the world celebrates another Valentine’s
cargo World Cargo Airlines is now flying into Delhi 10 February, 2022 (Kuala Lumpur) – World Cargo Airlines has launched a new scheduled cargo flight route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, with its inaugural scheduled flight taking off today. WCA will commence operating two Boeing 737-8008F flights a week to the Indian
education Heriot-Watt: Creating a positive Impact in the country PUTRAJAYA, 10 February 2022 — Heriot-Watt University Malaysia celebrated a decade of creating positive impact in the country, beyond quality education at its green campus in Putrajaya today. The UK University celebrated its #WattaDecade anniversary in an intimate ceremony with its students, academic leaders, and staff members. Also present were the
GDP Malaysia growth rate expected at +5.6%yoy in 4Q21 Malaysia GDP to Rebound to +5.6%yoy in 4Q21 with the growth rate expectations boosted by reduced stress on healthcare and rapid vaccination programme Improving activities as the economy reopens and the new normal sinks in. The reduced stress on the healthcare system and the progress of the vaccination
fast gig New app empowers talents in the gig economy KUALA LUMPUR, 10 FEBRUARY 2022 – FastJobs Malaysia, a tech-driven job platform that provides equal access to gainful employment to Malaysians has launched FastGig, a mobile app that allows the hustlers in the gig economy to have full control of their gigs in a simple and convenient way. There are around
donations Mah Sing makes big donations for flood, LSD patients Selangor, 2022 – Mah Sing Healthcare joined efforts with Mah Sing Foundation (MSF) and pulled together RM110,000 for humanitarian aid to the local community in need. Of that amount, RM50,000 was donated to Mercy Malaysia, and RM20,000 was earlier donated to the Member Parliament (MP) of Klang Office,
awards Big win for FedEx Malaysia with three awards KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 10 February 2022 – FedEx Express Malaysia, the Malaysian operation of FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, recently received recognition from three awards. They are the ‘HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia
digital skills A plan for the growth of the digital skills of women NEW YORK & GENEVA, Feb 10 (Bernama) — Along with the support of Mary Kay, International Telecommunication Union and Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator, women entrepreneurs around the world will soon be equipped with the necessary digital skills for their own economic empowerment through a high-quality skills training program. In addition to
digital Opal's new Global Digital Business Account for SMEs SINGAPORE, Feb 10, 2022 — Opal, a Major Payment Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a Global Digital Business Account for SMEs. This latest product offering from Opal will allow businesses access to a less costly and more convenient form of international payment and cross-border banking. Lim
disparity A big wage disparity between male and female workers! Even in the face of increased representation and higher rates of education among women, the gender pay persists, with women making $23/hour on average to men’s $28/hour. At 82% of the average man’s hourly rate, this is a slight widening of the gap since our 2020
Consumer Spending Growth of consumer spending in Malaysia Consumer spending remains on expansionary path in Malaysia with an upward trend that is giving hope. Malaysia’s distributive trade sales growth moderated at +3.5%yoy in Dec-21. All three components continue recording positive growth led by motor vehicles (+1.5%yoy), wholesale (+4.1%yoy) and retail (+3.
Liquefied CO2 Petronas in new liquefied CO2 deal with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines KUALA LUMPUR, 9 February 2022 – PETRONAS has signed an MoU with leading global shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. to jointly explore opportunities in liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation for the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chain in Asia Pacific and Oceania regions. The MoU was
Motul Sensational Pfaff Motorsports Win with Motul Singapore, Feb 9, 2022 — The 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona produced a spectacular nail-biting finish with podium spots being contested for well into the final hour of the race. 2021 GTD Champions Pfaff Motorsports eventually came home to claim a hard-fought victory in the new GTD Pro class. It all
connected network Maxis commits to serve with its All-ways Connected Network Kuala Lumpur, 9 February 2022 — Maxis today declared its commitment to empowering all Malaysians and businesses in the country to be connected in every possible way, at all times, with the launch of its new brand campaign, Rangkaian Kita Rangkaian Malaysia (RKRM). RKRM represents the reinforcement and deepening of Maxis’
Country Manager Dickson Woo is the new Fortinet Malaysia Country Manager MALAYSIA, February 9, 2022 ─Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Dickson Woo has been appointed as Country Manager for Fortinet Malaysia. Woo brings three decades of extensive experience in large computing technologies and the services industry. Woo will take responsibility for business
YesWeHack powers up with strong growth! PARIS, FRANCE and SINGAPORE — February 9, 2022 –YesWeHack, Europe’s leading Bug Bounty platform, today announced strong growth, with its annual revenue more than doubling globally. In Asia, YesWeHack revenue grew by a substantial 200%. YesWeHack’s community of ethical hackers has grown by 75%, with over 35,000 hackers
demand The need for a flexible workforce has remained high While global unemployment reached historic highs throughout the last two years of the pandemic, freelancers as a whole appear to have weathered the disruptions relatively well. The overall share of freelancers grew with COVID-19, as some workers were pushed to find alternatives to traditional work and others were pulled by
New Fortinet firewall increases security across hybrid IT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 9 February 2022 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), announced the FortiGate 3000F, the latest Next-Generation Firewall powered by Fortinet’s purpose-built NP7 and CP9 security processing units. It supports organizations in building hybrid IT architectures that accelerate digital innovation and fuel business growth. “Hybrid compute will be around for
