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300 C-suite leaders to confront Malaysia’s AI leadership gap at Summit of Titans II

Summit brings together 300 senior executives to examine AI readiness and leadership capability Industry leaders to discuss workforce transformation, decision-making and organisational change Malaysia has no shortage of AI roadmaps. What it may be running short of is leaders who can actually execute them, and 300 of the country’s most senior executives will gather at […]

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Malaysia viewed as trusted digital bridge for global tech investment

Malaysia aims to remain technology-neutral amid growing global competition Strong investment pipeline and AI ambitions position country as a scalable ASEAN digital hub Malaysia is positioning itself as a trusted, open and rules-based digital hub that welcomes global technology investment without being anchored to any single technology bloc or ecosystem. Gobind Singh Deo, digital minister,

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Biji-biji Initiative, supported by Citi Foundation, aims to build cross-sector ecosystem to break Malaysia’s youth minimum wage trap

Goal is not to create training system but an ecosystem with various partners playing key roles Equip 80 youth from B40 from with practical, job-ready skills in sales, digital tools and financial literacy Biji-biji Initiative (BBI) convened over 30 representatives from government agencies, employers, funders, and learning institutions at Mereka Space in Kuala Lumpur on

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AMD appoints Vinay Awasthi as senior vice president, Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan

Vinay to lead APJ sales strategy amid rising demand for AI infrastructure Appointment strengthens AMD’s regional AI and accelerated computing ambitions AMD, the leader in high-performance and AI computing, has appointed Vinay Awasthi (pic) as senior vice president, Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), where he will lead regional sales strategy and execution across

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Standard Chartered promotes Shebani Baweja to Group Chief Data Officer

Joined in 2008, most recent role as CISO for Wealth and Retail Banking & International Markets Power next phase of client-centric innovation – supported by trusted, responsible use of data Standard Chartered today announced the appointment of Shebani Baweja (pic) as Group Chief Data Officer (CDO) with immediate effect. Shebani will be reporting to Alvaro

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TM starts 2026 with growth momentum; revenue up 2.9% underlying Patami grew 9.3% 

Declares 6.5 sen dividend amid continued operational resilience and revenue growth Cloud, AI, cybersecurity and hyperscaler demand continue driving TM’s digital services growth Telekom Malaysia (TM) has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026 (1Q 2026), reporting revenue growth of 2.9% to US$690 million (RM2.9 billion) compared to the same

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AWS, Elitery expand CendekiAwan Malaysia programme with Asia Pacific University to advance student AI application development

Initiative aims to build industry-ready AI talent through real-world application development Programme expands AI workforce readiness across technical and non-technical disciplines Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Elitery have expanded the CendekiAwan Malaysia programme with Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), where 2,500 students across technical and non-technical disciplines completed a three-month generative AI

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ADE secures US$100 mil financing from QNB Group to accelerate expansion and strengthen regional MRO leadership 

Financing to support ADE’s expansion as regional demand for MRO services continues to grow Company targets further growth in Asia’s expanding aviation maintenance and engineering sector Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) subsidiary of Capital A, has secured a US$100 million (RM425 million) financing facility from QNB Group, one of the

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UKM and BlackBerry launch cyber pathways to strengthen cybersecurity talent pipeline in Malaysia

Industry-academia partnership aims to strengthen Malaysia’s cyber resilience and workforce readiness  24-week certification programme aims to develop job-ready cybersecurity professionals for Malaysia’s digital economy Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), in collaboration with BlackBerry, has launched Cyber Pathways, a professional cybersecurity certification programme designed to strengthen Malaysia’s pipeline of job-ready cybersecurity talent. The launch marks the first

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Singapore signs first Memorandum of Understanding with OpenAI to develop “OpenAI for Singapore”

OpenAI commits more than US$235 mil to strengthen Singapore’s AI ecosystem Partnership includes AI talent development, public sector deployment and broader AI access initiatives OpenAI and Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on “OpenAI for Singapore”, a joint initiative aimed at strengthening Singapore’s position

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