Proptech (short for property technology) has been a buzzword in the real estate industry, both in Malaysia and around the world, in recent years. Broadly, it describes the application of technology in the property industry, with proptech start-ups becoming visible across the real estate value cha...

Property - Is proptech changing the real estate industry?

To survive the new normal, enterprises are speeding up the implementation of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) to future-proof their businesses. Going forward, new technologies and innovations are expected to gain traction.

The global business and ma...

4th industrial revolution - Urgency to fast track 4IR

Since the start of the year, e-commerce platforms around the world have seen a huge surge in transactions. Even better, consumers and businesses are looking to do good as shopping moves quickly from offline to online.

The Covid-19 pandemic has change...

E-Commerce - Fuelling the e-commerce boom

If online grocery shopping seemed a novel idea five years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic and Movement Control Order (MCO) are a testament that not only is it here to stay, there is also potential for growth.

For online delivery service HappyFresh, which offers handpicked items from supermar...

E-Commerce - Growing acceptance of online grocery shopping

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted almost every industry and many sectors, from tourism and airlines to food and beverage, are still struggling to regain their footing. But the pandemic has also created winners such as e-commerce, which is now an essential business service for consumers.

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E-Commerce - Astro’s Go Shop meets soaring demand

Technology has played a big role in supporting the continuation of teaching and learning during the recent lockdowns. It is also changing what and how we learn.

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, governments around the world te...

Education - Education disrupted

The Covid-19 pandemic may have delayed the rollout of the fifth generation (5G) of mobile networks (a crucial enabler of digitalisation) in some countries for various reasons but at the same time, it has highlighted the need to fast-forward its adoption.
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Tech - 5G to reshape businesses and cities

The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event. Countries all over the world had to impose lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

In Malaysia, the Movement Control Order (MCO) resulted in companies having to rely on digital platforms and becoming more creative to keep thei...

Matrix Concepts’ digital innovation

The digital transformation of an organisation, once considered a nice-to-have, is now viewed as critical for business survival, allowing businesses to quickly respond and adapt to change. This has been one of the key lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Overview: Making the digital leap

In the US, cyber-attacks against the financial sector surged by 238% between February and April this year, the peak period when the Covid-19 pandemic was fast spreading across the country and stay-at-home orders were implemented.

“At an alarming rate, transnational organised crime group...

Cyber fraud increasing as bank transactions shift online

One of the biggest opportunities to come out of the Covid-19 crisis is the rapid uptake of digital banking. Stay-home orders have compelled many customers to start using online financial services. And this shift is unlikely to reverse, especially with digital banks com...

Finance - No looking back as pace of digital banking accelerates

Asia leads the revolution in digital payments

In the past decade, China has embraced a payment system based on smartphones and QR codes (two-dimensional bar codes), while the rest of the world has continued to transact with magnetic cards issued by b...

The rise of China’s cashless innovations

Value-added features, hygiene concerns and business initiatives are accelerating the shift to a cashless society

The adoption of digital payments in Southeast Asia has reached an inflection point and is projected to cross the US$1 trillion milestone ...

Finance - Digital payments give users more bang for their ringgit

In the last 10 years, the pace of digitalisation across the globe and in Malaysia has taken on a quicker tempo. Alongside, we have also seen the mushrooming of tech start-ups. While some may not survive the economic crisis, others are seeing opportunities and upping th...

Start-Ups - Riding the digitalisation wave

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.

PM to meet Anthony Loke to discuss resignation as transport minister 

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.

G25 statement on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conditional pardon

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.

Najib says assets, accounts still frozen as he thanks King for mercy — lawyer

Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the global market for memory chips.

China's CXMT says new memory-chip platform enters mass production

At the end of World War II, the US Navy was by far the world’s largest. As late as 1975, the United States remained a major shipbuilding power, although its preeminence had already begun to diminish. By the end of the 20th century, however, American shipbuilding was in steep decline, despite government efforts to revive it.

America’s Naval Disaster: Making Globalisation Work

Venezuela and TotalEnergies SE signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, setting up the French company for a return to operations in the South American country.

Venezuela, TotalEnergies pave way for oil company’s return

Humanity’s desire to delve into the unknown has long shaped how we see and experience the world, from the wilderness to outer space. In this season’s fashion spread, Options takes that instinct for discovery as its starting point, reimagining Autumn/Winter 2026 collections through the lens of adventure.

Window of opportunity

In City & Country's Sept 21 cover story, CPI Land Sdn Bhd is rolling out its second launch of the year — a 50-acre landed residential development located in Selayang, Selangor.

Completing Taman Selayang Mulia

The settlement talks between Paramount Skydance Corp and California officials over the lawsuit challenging the Warner Bros Discovery Inc acquisition have included a promise by the company to stay in the state.

Paramount settlement talks include promise to stay in California — Bloomberg

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.

We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.

Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two weeks reached the highest level in six months, signalling that US naval protection and mine clearance efforts are “paying off,” a regional US commander said.

Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says

Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the global market for memory chips.

US President Donald Trump’s talks with China’s Xi Jinping is set to be the week’s pivotal event, covering crucial issues from tariffs to technology related to the world’s two largest economies.

Trump-Xi showdown casts shadow over global economy

In City &amp; Country's Sept 21 cover story, CPI Land Sdn Bhd is rolling out its second launch of the year — a 50-acre landed residential development located in Selayang, Selangor.

Humanity’s desire to delve into the unknown has long shaped how we see and experience the world, from the wilderness to outer space. In this season’s fashion spread, Options takes that instinct for discovery as its starting point, reimagining Autumn/Winter 2026 collections through the lens of adventure.

Venezuela and TotalEnergies SE signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, setting up the French company for a return to operations in the South American country.

At the end of World War II, the US Navy was by far the world’s largest. As late as 1975, the United States remained a major shipbuilding power, although its preeminence had already begun to diminish. By the end of the 20th century, however, American shipbuilding was in steep decline, despite government efforts to revive it.

President Donald Trump said he would name an artificial intelligence czar as he continued to push tech companies to race ahead with development despite growing fears safety.

Trump to name AI czar while rejecting safety risks as a hoax

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

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