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Malaysia’s national carmaker Proton plans to launch 5 EV models under e.MAS brand – report
Proton Car is the national car brand of Malaysia. The brand was established in the early 1980’s at the behest of the Malaysian government, and later reverted to semi-private ownership under DRB Hicom. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group purchased 49.9 percent of Proton Cars.
Pall opens $150M manufacturing facility in Singapore to support global semiconductor demand
Pall Corporation, a global filtration, separation and purification technologies firm, has invested approximately $150 million to a manufacturing facility in Singapore to support global semiconductor demand.
SC releases practical guide on venture capital and private equity in Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Thursday issued the first edition of the ‘Practical Guide on Venture Capital and Private Equity in Malaysia’ (Guide) in Malaysia.
Gentari, SEDCE launch hydrogen production hub in Malaysia
Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC)’s subsidiary SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd (SEDCE) has partnered clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd to launch the Sarawak H2 Hub, a global-scale hydrogen production hub in Bintulu, Malaysia.
BlackLine launches data center in Sydney to serve customers across APAC
Global cloud-based services provider BlackLine, Inc. has opened its first Asia-Pacific (APAC) regional data center within a Google Cloud facility in Sydney.
ADB, LPBank sign $80M loan package to expand access to finance for women-owned SMEs in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank) have signed a financing package of up to $80 million to expand access to finance for a women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) project in Vietnam.
Stanly raises $8M in Pre-Series A round led by Adrian Cheng’s C Capital
Stanly, the innovative platform designed exclusively for fans to connect, engage, and celebrate their favorite fandoms, has successfully raised $8 million in pre-Series A funding.
Malaysia’s OpenMinds boosts innovation with three new board members
Malaysian MarTech company OpenMinds Group has on Wednesday announced the election of three distinguished professionals to its board of directors, effective this May.
Singapore’s Patsnap surpasses $100M in annual recurring revenue
Patsnap, a internet protocol (IP) and research and development (R&D) intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has announced that it has reached a significant milestone of achieving $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), with 20 percent year-over-year growth in 2023.
Singapore’s Octayne secures $525,000 pre-seed funding from Wavemaker Impact
Octayne Green Fuels (Octayne), a Singapore-based farm-waste to energy venture, has on Wednesday announced it has successfully secured a pre-seed investment of $525,000 from Wavemaker Impact (WMi) to accelerate its mission of tapping Southeast Asia (SEA)’s vast agricultural sector for primary feedstock to create carbon-neutral fuel alternatives for energy…
