By Charles F Moreira, Editor In Part 4 of our article we covered human resource development, technology adoption and innovation, support infrastructure and other initiatives to enable them under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12th MP). In this fifth and final part we will cover initiatives to boost digitalisation and advanced technology. These initiatives address four […]

Growth concerns could surpass inflation worries as the topmost priority for the RBI as elevated prices cool on the back of mélange of factors. Global commodity prices have cooled and cereal inflation could taper in coming months. Healthy sowing of the Rabi crop will help in cooling wheat prices. Cereal inflation has kept food prices […]

Equinix, Inc., the world’s digital infrastructure company™, today announced its market entry into Malaysia with plans to build a new International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center located in Johor, called JH1. With an initial investment of approximately $40 million, JH1 is scheduled to begin operations in Q1 2024, providing 500 cabinets and 1,960 square meters of colocation space. The world-class IBX […]

Finastra announced a new Center of Excellence (COE) at Malaysia’s MRANTI Technology Park in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. MRANTI Park is a hub for technology innovation, commercial adoption, and scientific excellence. It is an ideal location for Finastra to expand its Asia Pacific footprint, further, contribute to the local economy, and promote Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) careers in a region dedicated to […]