Malaysia

ESET warns Malaysia is entering a new phase of AI powered social engineering

ESET, a global cybersecurity solutions firm, highlighted that Malaysia is entering a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) powered social engineering.

Capital A and Standard Chartered Malaysia to explore MYR stablecoin sandbox initiative

Capital A Berhad and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad announced Friday the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly explore the development and testing of a Ringgit (MYR)-denominated stable coin through the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) under Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

Malaysians ramp up AI and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals – Coursera

Coursera, Inc., a global online learning platform, said Wednesday that Malaysians are ramping up artificial intelligence (AI) and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals.

Sunway iLabs partners Alibaba to strengthen regional AI startup ecosystem

Sunway iLabs, the innovation lab and corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Sunway Group, has entered a strategic partnership with the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF)-NextGen Fund to foster deeper collaboration between Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

Carsome posts over $6.4M in EBITDA for third quarter of 2025

Carsome Group Inc, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car ecommerce platform, has announced another quarter of profitability, reporting an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of over $6.4 million for the third quarter of 2025.

I-City, UiTM to accelerate Malaysia’s AI research and innovation through industry-academic collaboration

I-Berhad, a Malaysia-based property developer, has joined forces with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to elevate Malaysia’s position as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

Shopee accelerates local SME growth with $39 million investment

Shopee, the e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Brazil, announced Tuesday a S$50 million ($38.52 million) investment over the next year to accelerate the growth of Singapore’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as the platform marks its 10th anniversary.

ACSR sets out approach for non-compliance to sustainability reporting requirements

The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR), chaired by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), announced Monday its approach to addressing non-compliance with regulatory sustainability reporting requirements developed in alignment with the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF).

Bolt records 40 percent quarter on quarter growth in first year of operations in Malaysia

One year since its launch in Malaysia, the Estonia-based e-hailing firm Bolt has reported strong and consistent 40 percent quarter-on-quarter growth.

Alibaba Cloud and MDEC launch SME Digitalization Program to boost Malaysia’s Next-Gen businesses

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology firm of Alibaba Group, has in partnership with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), announced the launch of the SME Digitalization Program — an initiative designed to accelerate the digital transformation journey of Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and small and medium-sized businesses……