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APU leads ASEAN-record Great Malaysia AI Hackathon 2025

Hackathon showcased Malaysia’s rising AI talent for the digital economy Event drew 1,741 participants, including 1,547 students and 194 professionals The Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), in collaboration with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), has successfully hosted the Great Malaysia AI Hackathon 2025, officially recognised by ASEAN […]

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U Mobile, ZTE to spur digital transformation in East Malaysia with AI-enhanced 5G-A network solutions and intelligent 5G-enabled industrial campuses 

Both companies will co-develop a 5G-enabled industrial campus framework to drive digitalisation They aim to build scalable intelligent campus models to spur industry-wide adoption in East Malaysia U Mobile, Malaysia’s newest 5G network provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of integrated information and communications technology solutions.

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AI x Scams: Cross-industry Approaches, Solutions and Challenges

Within the past few years, Southeast Asia (SEA) has witnessed an unprecedented surge in online scams and fraud cases. This problem is compounded by the proliferation of scam centres across the region, often linked to human trafficking and other serious crimes. In addition, there is a growing concern around the rapid evolution of scam typologies,

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Malaysia’s clean energy impasse: When good intentions meet market reality

CRESS, launched in September 2024 shows slow uptake despite policy innovation Clear corporate demand for virtual PPAs, but no word on expanding the 800 MW initiative From an outside observer’s perspective, the latest research from the Asia Clean Energy Coalition and Clean Energy Buyers Association presents a sobering paradox in Malaysia’s clean energy landscape. While

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Sapura Industrial Berhad and APU partner to advance EV, hybrid and smart manufacturing talent in Malaysia

MoU paves the way for joint initiatives to boost education, training & innovation Partnership focuses on advancing EV & hybrid vehicle maintenance, servicing & training Sapura Industrial Berhad (SIB), one of Malaysia’s leading automotive component manufacturers with decades of industry experience, and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia’s premier digital technology institution,

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ASEAN Digital Content Summit 2025: Region’s games industry needs fewer silos, more collaboration and shared talent 

Industry is at another transition period, region needs to seize moment to benefit from it  Indonesia’s asso wants to see support for small studios in region to fund prototype development & market testing “Despite many layoffs and Triple-A flops, and the negative perception of the gaming industry, guess what? Sales are just going up,” said Saranpat Sereewiwattana,

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TM joins Candle Submarine Cable System Consortium to connect Malaysia and ASEAN countries to Japan 

Initiative enables higher traffic capacity to meet rising regional communications demand Candle a 8,000 km, 24-fibre pair submarine cable linking six ASEAN nations is set to launch in 2028 TM, Meta, SoftBank Corp., IPS Inc., PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk, and NEC Corporation are collaborating to develop the Candle submarine cable system. In a joint

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Knight Frank Malaysia reports ESG progress in 2024 Annual Report

Reports 22% reduction in emissions and 27.3% cut in energy costs Firm says ESG initiatives have delivered competitive advantages in client acquisition and retention Knight Frank Malaysia has released its 2024 ESG Report detailing the property consultancy’s environmental initiatives and their financial outcomes, as Malaysia prepares for new carbon tax regulations in 2026. The firm

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Premesh Chandran gets into the AI game with Sakura AI for businesses to manage contacts on whatsapp

Remove friction from messy and time consuming work of managing business contacts Raised pre-seed from 500 Global, currently looking to raise US$500k in its seed round Premesh Chandran, CEO and Co-founder of software startup Awatar Innovations Sdn Bhd, which focuses on AI applications for business and government, today announced the launch of Sakura AI, a

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