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The threat of cyber security is a global one. Yet, mitigation and defence mechanisms remain national, and at best, regional. As advances and evolution in technology demand more sophistication in how we tackle cyber threats, there is also a pressing need for a more closely aligned regional – and eventually, international – approach. As the Asia Pacific region collectively moves towards boosting economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic, and in line with the goals for digital transformation in a 5G era, it is increasingly crucial for all parties to come together to establish and promote common security standards, as well as build frameworks for risk management while advancing technology and economic development. Anwer Mohamed Yusoff With this in mind, the Asia-Pacific Cyber Security Salon, the first of four regional sessions in the 2021 Cyber Security Salons, was held virtually on Tuesday (15 June), bringing together regulators as well as industry and cyber security experts from acro...

Citrine One Malaysia (COMY), announced it has been appointed as the PR Agency of Record for a project under the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Improving Connectivity in the Central Forest Spine (IC CFS) is a collaborative project to conserve biodiversity and improve the ecosystem. This would cover selected ecological corridors in Peninsular Malaysia within targeted states – Pahang, Perak, and Johor. The appointment starting in June was made following a presentation in early April. COMY presented a strategic and integrated PR approach combining media relations, digital marketing and community partnership to create awareness on the initiative made by the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia and UNDP. Junaidi Asmara “Resuming the project is a good move by the Forestry Department and UNDP as it could enhance the implementation of the Central Forest Spine Master Plan and be leveraged in gaining more discussions among pr...

Agoda launches its Codegoda, global programing competition calling for software developers and engineers around the world to take part in and compete to solve algorithmic challenges. With a time limit of five hours, entrants can find solutions to the issues using programming languages of their choice, including C++, Python, Java, Swift, Javascript, and more. The competition will be held on 17 July 2021 starting at 2pm ICT. These challenges are set by Agoda’s best-in-class tech team who help power global travel at scale managing 1,000 experiments running in parallel at any given time, and 1,200 deployments every day. The tech team at Agoda is responsible for over 220Tbs of data written daily, and oversees the smooth running of the trillion data events generated every day. “Technology, in the past year, has proven even more crucial in helping businesses, governments and consumers to adapt to unexpected events. For us at Agoda, technology is key to everything we do and we constantly striv...

The round was joined by Hustle Fund and angel investors from global technology companies. Oyen is a pioneer digital-first pet insurance provider based in Malaysia; the funds will be used to enhance the company’s digital platform and cement its market position within the region’s emerging pet healthcare insurance market. Kevin Hoong and Michelle Chin Oyen, a digital-first pet healthcare insurance provider based in Malaysia, has raised US$420,000 in a seed round participated by notable backers such as Hustle Fund, alongside angel investors who are former and current executives from Airbnb, Facebook, and Rocket Internet. The company will use the funds to enhance its proprietary digital insurance platform and reinforce its market position within Malaysia’s pet healthcare insurance ecosystem. To achieve this, the company is aggressively expanding its recruitment in various roles in technology (such as software engineering) and non-technology (such as growth marketing). These efforts will...

Malaysian & Japanese start-ups pitched business ideas to accelerate innovation in healthcare and mobility JETRO Innovation Day Panelists Cyberview Sdn Bhd (Cyberview), the Tech Hub Developer of Cyberjaya joined forces with Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to organise a Malaysia-Japan Innovation Day to accelerate innovations in business and investment opportunities between the two countries. The virtual session started with a panel discussion largely on the importance of collaboration within the ecosystem to accelerate business innovations using technologies like drone, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. The panellists were Dr. Mohammad Fahmi Bin Ngah, Managing Director of Smart Selangor Delivery Unit (SSDU), Muhamad Shahrul Farhan bin Abdul Wahab, Head of Product Management & Strategic Planning, DreamEDGE Sdn Bhd and Dai Tsukada, Director of Overseas Business Development from the Autonomous Control Systems La...

AirAsia Foundation is offering free nationwide delivery for East Malaysian products available at its online shop DestinationGOOD.com starting today, 15th June until 30th June 2021 in support of small businesses and social enterprises. The campaign is in conjunction with the annual harvest season marked by the recent Kaamatan and Gawai festivals in East Malaysia. Shoppers will be able to get the free nationwide delivery with the promo code GOODHarvest. Among items available at DestinationGOOD.com are cooking essentials such as premium rice, salt and spices, handicrafts such as woven baskets and tote bags and a wide range of children’s books celebrating cultural traditions of East Malaysian ethnic groups. Apart from products from Bario Asal, Langit Collective, Oyezbooks and Helping Hands Penan, also available are those from independent craft-makers. AirAsia Foundation Executive Director Yap Mun Ching said: “Just as we support the need for movement restrictions to control the spread of ...

Etika Sdn Bhd (“Etika”), one of Malaysia’s leading halal beverage manufacturers, is strengthening their sustainability commitments in a bid to promote environment conscious practices both within the FMCG industry and at the consumer level. Etika’s renewed sustainability efforts will be anchored around key pillars of reducing carbon emission, sourcing sustainable ingredients, innovation in packaging and waste reduction. Etika will also simultaneously focus on building strategies that will provide sustainable value creation in the long term for all stakeholders involved, including their consumers, employees and local communities. Khalid Alvi, Chief Executive Officer of Etika Group of Companies (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei) “Etika has always been driving a positive impact within the Malaysian society, whether it is through our refreshing beverages or creative campaigns. With our renewed sustainability initiatives in place, we hope that we are able to drive that impact on a larger sca...

The interior of a converted AirAsia A320 passenger aircraft as a cargo-only aircraft. Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia digital is ramping up its delivery and digital cargo capabilities to meet significant e-commerce growth that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has encouraged consumers to trust and rely on the convenience of e-commerce, boosting growth of the industry. Last year, digital e-commerce sales grew tremendously by 28% globally. This trajectory will be further bolstered by increased speed and highest quality cross border delivery alongside enhanced convenience and the lowest rates. The trend is expected to gain further momentum as consumers continue to embrace e-commerce, which is expected to amount to over 3 billion users in Asia by 2025. Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group said, “Teleport is an integral part of the digital travel and lifestyle ecosystem we are building to become the Asean super app of choice. I am extremely prou...

Players can transform into a tiny insectoid and fly around on a portion of the map PUBG MOBILE launched a new Traverse-Insectoid game mode by adding an all-new battle royale experience to the game. With unlimited homing missiles, Insectoid players will battle each other in fast-paced, with explosives and in microscopic fights while trying to avoid the dangerous pans of full-sized players. Traverse – Insectoid is a limited-time mode and will be available in PUBG Mobile until July 5. The Traverse-Insectoid mode allows players to use the shrinking technology in order to transform down to the size of an insect. By selecting Erangel’s new themed mode, players will find five strange labs to explore. Each one will hold a mysterious Quantum Transformation Device. Players who interact with this device will be transformed into a miniature insect-sized player. In this state, players can’t use any equipment in their backpack, but instead will be armed with a homing missile launcher with unlimited ...

The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) is back for a three-day filled excitement from 18 to 20 June 2021, this time virtually and free of charge! With Shopee named as the Official E-commerce Partner, the shows will be streamed via Shopee Live from 6PM onwards, giving access to millions of households across the country to enjoy the festival from the comforts of their own homes. Since 1998, the RWMF has grown to become a highly anticipated event annually that celebrates culture and heritage through wonderfully composed music. Every year, festival goers around the globe would flock to the foothill of Mt. Santubong in Sarawak to indulge the diversity of world music through workshops, cultural and craft displays, food, and concerts. The festival was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. The Rainforest World Music Festival 2021 Virtual Experience will see an exciting line-up of artistes: Borneo-born Dayak-European Alena Murang who recently released her new album titled Sky Songs; KEMA...

Calling all animal lovers, Malaysian homegrown e-commerce boxer shorts brand, BOXO, is calling upon animal lovers to support its Stray-Free Selangor efforts. In order to play its part in the campaign, BOXO will be donating 10% of profits from sales of its newly developed boxer shorts, the Yellow Charity Boney to Society’s Prevention of Cruelty towards Animal Selangor (SPCA Selangor). The donations will be used to fund SPCA Selangor’s Stray-Free Selangor (SFS) programme in which owned, community animals, stray cats and dogs will be spayed/neutered by a qualified veterinarian. According to SPCA, the SFS application is part of a humane and effective method in preventing stray’s population growth. [Left] Billy Pang and [Right] Alvin Ting “A 2019 Euromonitor report indicated that the population of cats and dogs were at about 795,000 and 402,500 respectively in 2019. There should be more now. “A stray female cat can give birth to a litter of five kittens three times a year and a stray fema...

WCT Holdings Berhad (“the WCT Group”), an investment holding company with businesses in engineering and construction, property development and investment, management of retail malls and hotels, together with its associates are set to vaccinate 2,400 of their workforce via the Mobile Vaccination MYMedic@Wilayah Pilot Program administered under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Federal Territories (“FT Ministry”) this weekend. The activation of MYMedic@Wilayah mobile vaccine trucks in the federal capital is to protect the workforce from the heightened risk of the Covid-19 virus within the working construction areas. The two days vaccination programme, starting from 12 June 2021 to 13 June 2021 will see its engineering and construction division project site staff getting their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine. This initiative is part of WCT Group’s effort to protect its workforce from the heightened risk of the Covid-19 virus and prevent the spread of the virus within the working co...