EVERY year, in late October, the federal government’s budget and fiscal position come under the spotlight when the finance minister tables the annual spending for the following year in parliament.

Factors such as the federal government’s budget deficit, total revenue growth from tax and...

Cover Story 2: A look at the states’ fiscal health

The calculation depicts a family of four living in the Klang Valley. It also assumes that there will be another 25 basis point rise in OPR as well as a 5% increase in grocery expenditure and a 10% rise in dining out expenses by the end of the year.

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Cover Story: How would different income groups fare with inflation and interest rate hikes?

THE next time you take a bite out of a McDonald’s Big Mac in Malaysia, which costs RM10, remember that you are getting it at a discount of 58.9% compared with someone who purchased the fast food chain’s iconic burger in the US for US$5.81.

Well, it is only considered a discount if you’r...

Cover Story: What the Big Mac Index reveals about the ringgit 

IT was a busy morning at a petrol station along the New Klang Valley Expressway near Subang. Inside the convenience store, it was a hive of activity as patrons went about their business, from withdrawing cash and buying snacks and drinks to topping up their Touch ’n Go cards.

A man, pro...

Cover Story: Rising prices, rising inequality

THE dilemma faced by junior doctors — the majority of whom are on short-term contracts — in the public healthcare system has come to the fore recently. This is because the contracts limit their ability to further their training and specialisation.

This led a group of junior doctors to p...

Cover Story: Clear training pathway for junior doctors needed

IN recent months, the public has been bombarded with news that Malaysia’s public healthcare system is in “critical condition” as Covid-19 admissions swamp hospitals. Meanwhile, social media is flooded with images of the dire situation, including pictures of Covid-19 patients being attended to on ...

Cover Story: Malaysia’s healthcare allocation lags behind peer group average but rising, World Bank, WHO data shows 

I got a call this morning from the hospital, from one of the wards that I am overseeing, on the need to discuss two cases to see if we could administer IL-6 inhibitors, which we don’t have, as we have run out. Not to be overly dramatic about it but yes, we have run out of this drug,” a senior doc...

Cover Story: Public healthcare reform — better late than never

AS Malaysia goes back to work and restarts the economy, the impact of two months of virtual shutdown of many industries and businesses not in the essential services category has taken a huge toll on the sustainability of the economy.

While most industries have been allowed to open, the ...

The State of the Nation: Penjana: Restarting the economy and paving the way for reform

THE move by Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing last month to separate his busin...

Cover Story: Unlocking Shareholder Value

It is that time of the year when browser tabs multiply, wish lists grow longer and finding the perfect holiday present starts feeling like a high-stakes task.

This year, for Digital Edge’s annual Christmas gift guide, we have everything from nerdy gadgets to workspace upgrades ...

Listicle: Tech the halls: The 2026 gift guide

Selangor is building a common digital architecture to connect its 12 local councils and state agencies for seamless data sharing. This follows an expenditure of about RM118 million on 60 smart city initiatives over the past five years.

The initiatives span four domains under the Smart S...

City Management: Selangor to place local councils on single digital framework

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are moving beyond recommending products to making purchases, requiring payment systems that can verify consent, enforce spending limits and handle disputes.

In a Kuala Lumpur pilot, an AI agent booked and paid for a ride from the Kuala Lumpur Internat...

Solutions: Malaysia’s payment systems must prepare for AI-led purchases

Every new wave of technology brings fresh cybersecurity challenges. Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception.

Organisations are increasingly exploring how agentic AI can improve productivity, automate routine tasks and support faster decision-making. As adoption gathers pace...

Security: Agentic AI: The next challenge for cybersecurity

Malaysia’s first state-backed venture capital management corporation, PNSB Innovation Ventures Sdn Bhd (PIV), is bringing together state and private capital to help start-ups grow and support Selangor’s ambition to become a high-tech hub. PIV, the wholly-owned venture capital and private equity a...

Cover Story: PNSB targets RM150 mil for new tech venture

About one in 10 women surveyed in the Klang Valley reported having been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, but the number of women affected could be higher.

PCOS is a common hormonal disorder characterised ...

Healthtech: Assistant medical officer builds free hormone health platform after her own PCOS experience

NEWS

Only a third of learners rate their AI readiness highly

Only 33% of Malaysian learners rate their artificial intelligence (AI) readiness highly, despite 77% feeling confident about entering the workforce, according to a report ...

Bits + Bytes: A Miscellany Of Technology

(Nov 8): Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay US$3.4 billion for gas-fired generators for data centrers, the FT reported, in what it described as the largest known single purchase of power-generation equipment by an AI lab.

Anthropic buys power for AI data centres in US$3.4 bil deal, FT says

MELAKA (Nov 8): Cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 16th Melaka state election does not guarantee a full transfer of votes between their supporters, despite the apparent advantage of such an arrangement on paper.

Adly: BN-PN cooperation does not guarantee full transfer of votes

MOSCOW/BENGALURU (Nov 8): The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant's management and the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant relying on generators again after losing external power supply

SHAH ALAM (Nov 8): No evacuations have been carried out in Taman Sri Muda, Section 25 here following flash floods triggered by heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, which were also captured in videos circulating on social media.

Taman Sri Muda hit by flash floods, no evacuations reported

(Nov 8):&nbsp;Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay US$3.4 billion for gas-fired generators for data centrers, the FT reported, in what it described as the largest known single purchase of power-generation equipment by an AI lab.

MELAKA (Nov 8): Cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 16th Melaka state election does not guarantee a full transfer of votes between their supporters, despite the apparent advantage of such an arrangement on paper.

MOSCOW/BENGALURU&nbsp;(Nov 8): The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant's management and the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

Every new wave of technology brings fresh cybersecurity challenges. Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception.

Organisations are increasingly exploring how agentic AI can improve productivity, automate routine tasks and support faster decision-making. As adoption gathers pace...

It is that time of the year when browser tabs multiply, wish lists grow longer and finding the perfect holiday present starts feeling like a high-stakes task.

This year, for Digital Edge’s annual Christmas gift guide, we have everything from nerdy gadgets to workspace upgrades ...

Malaysia’s first state-backed venture capital management corporation, PNSB Innovation Ventures Sdn Bhd (PIV), is bringing together state and private capital to help start-ups grow and support Selangor’s ambition to become a high-tech hub. PIV, the wholly-owned venture capital and private equity a...

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are moving beyond recommending products to making purchases, requiring payment systems that can verify consent, enforce spending limits and handle disputes.

In a Kuala Lumpur pilot, an AI agent booked and paid for a ride from the Kuala Lumpur Internat...

Selangor is building a common digital architecture to connect its 12 local councils and state agencies for seamless data sharing. This follows an expenditure of about RM118 million on 60 smart city initiatives over the past five years.

The initiatives span four domains under the Smart S...

About one in 10 women surveyed in the Klang Valley reported having been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a 2022 study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, but the number of women affected could be higher.

PCOS is a common hormonal disorder characterised ...

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<h3>Only a third of learners rate their&nbsp;AI readiness highly</h3>

Only 33% of Malaysian learners rate their artificial intelligence (AI) readiness highly, despite 77% feeling confident about entering the workforce, according to a report ...

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