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Optimizing IT Budgets: The key to innovation in Malaysia’s economy

Optimizing IT Budgets: The key to innovation in Malaysia’s economy

Seth Ravin, CEO of Rimini Street, discusses how optimizing IT budgets can drive innovation in Malaysia’s economy. Key topics include Malaysia's 2025 budget’s role in digital competitiveness, the importance of ERP transformation in the AI era, and strategies for reinvesting IT savings into innovation. The conversation also explores opportunities for enhancing operational efficiency in key industries and aligning digital transformation with national economic goals.
Tue Feb 18 2025
Migrant Repatriation Program: Socio-Economic Impacts

Migrant Repatriation Program: Socio-Economic Impacts

Malaysia's current Migrant Repatriation Program (PRM), initiated on 1st March 2024 to manage the return of undocumented foreign workers, has seen significant activity since its launch.

The voluntary repatriation program expires on 31st December 2024, after which undocumented migrants will face fines or prison.

NIAGA SPOTLIGHT discusses socio-economic impacts on the labour market while balancing humane management of migrant labour across sectors such as construction, agriculture, manufacturing, domestic work as well as informal labour.
Fri Dec 27 2024
Melaka poised to become EV manufacturing hub

Melaka poised to become EV manufacturing hub

The Melaka state government is committed to positioning the state as a leading hub for electric vehicle (EV) production in Malaysia, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG13)
Tue Oct 15 2024
MITI launches Circular Economy Policy Framework to promote sustainable manufacturing growth

MITI launches Circular Economy Policy Framework to promote sustainable manufacturing growth

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has launched the Circular Economy Policy Framework with the aim of reformulating fossil-fuel-based industrial models
Thu Sep 26 2024
Samsung plans to invest $1.8 bln more in Vietnam for OLED manufacturing

Samsung plans to invest $1.8 bln more in Vietnam for OLED manufacturing

The new facility for the manufacture of OLED displays will be located in Yen Phong industrial park in Bac Ninh province.
Mon Sep 23 2024
Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

Counterfeit products are prevalent, especially in big manufacturing centres like China where fake components can be easily produced.
Mon Sep 23 2024
DOSM: Over 1 mln MSMEs in 2022, RM1.3 trillion gross output

DOSM: Over 1 mln MSMEs in 2022, RM1.3 trillion gross output

DoSM said the services sector led with 936,793 establishments, followed by construction with 69,015 and manufacturing with 51,481.
Thu Sep 19 2024
Odour pollution: Ammonia gas detected at Sungai Pandan - Johor DOE

Odour pollution: Ammonia gas detected at Sungai Pandan - Johor DOE

According to DOE, ammonia gas is commonly used by industries such as fertiliser factories and ice manufacturing plants.
Wed Sep 04 2024
Death toll in India's Andhra Pradesh pharma factory blast rises to 17

Death toll in India's Andhra Pradesh pharma factory blast rises to 17

The fire broke out at a privately held Escientia Advanced Sciences' 40-acre manufacturing unit that was operational since 2019.
Thu Aug 22 2024
Malaysia expects greater trade growth with India following PM's official visit to India

Malaysia expects greater trade growth with India following PM's official visit to India

Tengku Zafrul said the cooperation covers investment, trade, manufacturing, semiconductors, the digital economy, and food security.
Thu Aug 22 2024
Economic reforms, positive growth indicators drive foreign buying of Malaysian stocks - Tengku Zafrul

Economic reforms, positive growth indicators drive foreign buying of Malaysian stocks - Tengku Zafrul

Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said it reflects investors medium- and long-term confidence in the country.
Thu Jul 25 2024
Tesla could start selling Optimus robots by the end of next year, Musk says

Tesla could start selling Optimus robots by the end of next year, Musk says

Elon Musk said robot sales could become a larger part of the Tesla business than other segments, including car manufacturing.
Wed Apr 24 2024
PM meets business leaders from top Australian companies

PM meets business leaders from top Australian companies

The company executives were from the manufacturing sector, including medical devices, metals as well as data centres, finance and trading.
Tue Mar 05 2024
Taiwan's land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples

Taiwan's land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples

40 residents protest plans of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to take their rural land for cutting-edge chip production.
Wed Nov 08 2023
Google bets on India with Pixel smartphone manufacturing

Google bets on India with Pixel smartphone manufacturing

Google counts India as a key growth market, where most smartphones run on its Android ecosystem.
Thu Oct 19 2023
China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025