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Malaysia almost doubles its drone readiness within one year
Malaysia’s drone industry is flying high after ranking 21st in the Drone Readiness Index (DRI), up from 30th spot last year. Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) said in a statement that Malaysia is also the top ranked Southeast Asian country in the Index.
Quell completes $10M Series A round led by Tencent
Quell, the United Kingdom-based fitness gaming developer and publisher pioneering the future of fitness gaming technology, has on Monday announced the completion of a $10 million Series A funding round led by Tencent.
Six steps to improving application security in cloud-native environments
Application security has become a massive challenge for technologists over the past two years, with the scale and sophistication of cybercrime threats seemingly growing by the day.
FWD to enter Malaysian life insurance market with strategic investment in Gibraltar BSN
Hong Kong-based insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Limited will enter the Malaysian life insurance market following the signing of an agreement to invest in a majority stake in Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad (Gibraltar BSN).
Malaysian Government drafting strategic framework to develop EV charging infrastructure – report
The EV industry has become one of the hottest sectors among Southeast Asian countries. Often seen as the future of automobile, neighboring countries Indonesia and Thailand has hoped to become EV regional hubs, luring car makers from Japan, South Korea and the US to invest and build factories here. Countries including Malaysia and Vietnam have started to…
Some life lessons learned when I got schooled by my 4-year old boy in Tic Tac Toe
How often do we dismiss the alternate views from the ground when they just simply do not appear to conform to the established rules, instead of exploring these diverse perspectives and different ways of doing things?
Gobi-Core appointed as a Co-Investment Partner for Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund
The Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (Gobi-Core) has been officially accredited as a Co-Investment Partner (CIP) of the Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund (SVF), one of the first since the fund’s inception in 2021.
Wellous, DHL establish a sustainability partnership to combat climate change
Wellous Group Limited, a Malaysia-based nutrition company, has on Friday announced that the company has entered into an agreement to become DHL Express’s first customer in Asia Pacific to use GoGreen Plus service.
Malaysia’s Sunview partners Huawei for renewable energy
Sunview Group Berhad, a Malaysia-based renewable energy player has on Friday announced that it has inked deal with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Huawei Malaysia) for strategic partnership in renewable energy.
Japan’s Lifull acquires Thailand brokerage services company FazWaz
Japan-based marketplace operator Lifull Co., Ltd has announced the acquisition of Thailand-based brokerage services company FazWaz, to expand its real estate businesses in Thailand and Southeast Asia and acquiring technology.
