Author: Karamjit Singh

Can Rais Hussin stamp his mark on Malaysia’s innovation ecosystem?
Received commitment of sizeable allocation from govt to improve MRANTI To leverage 4IR to boost nation’s food production, firm up food security
Hitachi court petition to wind up Fusionex, reveal grim picture of alleged unethical and irresponsible conduct by Ivan Teh and his senior leadership
Great depth of detail of all irregularities and alleged wrongdoings Suspicious transactions to V-Circle, Convedge for ‘development costs’
Action, accountability needed in Johor for state to realise digital economy future
Launch of Digital Johor Masterplan 2030 delayed till 1Q24 Can incoming Sultan, Tengku Ismail, inject urgency and drive state govt needs
Malaysian MNOs execute share subscription agreements with DNB as part of transition to Dual Network model for 5G
Each of the 5 telcos will take a 14% and inject US$50m into DNB Key questions still remain in the air especially with regard to 2nd 5G network
Islamic lifestyle startup TheNoor to move HQ to Saudi Arabia
Malaysian startup inks partnership with Taibah Valley a Medina based VC Relocation is part of efforts to support the Kingdom's Vision 2030 program
MDX 2023 as a platform to showcase Malaysian tech capabilities
MDEC aims to be spark to help the world discover capabilities of its companies 6-week event allows for many conversations to happen around specialised events
Ex-MDEC Chairman, Dr Rais Hussin is appointed as MRANTI’s new CEO  
Aims to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in Malaysia Had a stormy 2-year tenure as MDEC chairman from July 2020-2022
Can TMJ seize the moment and be the dynamic leader Johor’s digital ambitions need?
Launch of Digital Johor Masterplan 2030 and leadership of TMJ as incoming Sultan No-nonsense, results oriented leadership style could make the difference
Gobi Partners invests undisclosed amount into agritech BoomGrow
Pre-Series A made via Khazanah-backed Gobi Dana Impak Ventures fund Uses repurposed shipping containers located in situ, growing vegetables
Syazwan Majid of Arus Oil has stared into the abyss… and survived
Environment activist Syazwan Majid has gone from sitting in his neighbourhood field collecting recyclables in 2019 to raising a 7-figure funding from Shell Malaysia.
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