Malaysia’s MediAsas Pilot Could Reshape Access to Basic Medical Protection

News | 08 July 2026

Malaysia is preparing to test a new approach to medical insurance and takaful through MediAsas, a planned base medical protection scheme aimed at making coverage more accessible amid persistent medical inflation.

Ahmad’s HotChicken Rebrands and Introduces an “AI CEO” for Business Operations

News | 08 July 2026

Ahmad's Fried Chicken has entered a new phase with a refreshed name, a new brand direction, and an unusual leadership announcement. The local fried chicken chain is now known as Ahmad's HotChicken, signalling a stronger focus on spicy chicken offerin...

Microsoft Finds Newer AI Models Can Deliver Better Results at a Much Higher Cost

News | 07 July 2026

A newer AI model is not always a cheaper or more predictable upgrade, even when its advertised token prices are lower. Microsoft has highlighted this challenge after evaluating AI agent behaviour across two Anthropic model versions, Claude Sonnet 4.6...

Fahmi Calls for Faster Rural Coverage Fixes and Urges Telco Leaders to Visit Affected Areas

News | 07 July 2026

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has criticised telecommunications companies over slow action on poor mobile and internet coverage in rural communities, arguing that operators already have enough network data to identify problem areas and s...

Socso Disburses More Than RM1.2 Million in Lindung 24 Hours Benefits During Its First Month

News | 06 July 2026

Malaysia's Social Security Organisation (Socso) says more than RM1.2 million in benefits was paid out under the newly introduced Lindung 24 Hours programme during its first month of implementation. The scheme, which began on 1 June, is designed to ex...

Fahmi Calls on Malaysians to Report Any RM1 ATM Withdrawal Charges to Bank Negara

News | 05 July 2026

Malaysians who are still charged a RM1 fee for withdrawing cash from certain ATMs should report the matter directly to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), according to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. The call comes after the introduction of a nat...

JPJ Opens Weekend Counters to Help Malaysians With BUDI Diesel Applications

News | 03 July 2026

Malaysia's transition into the new BUDI MADANI Diesel, or BUDI Diesel, subsidy system is now underway, and JPJ is extending its counter operating hours to make the adjustment a little easier for vehicle owners. For many Malaysians, especially those u...

Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom Could Consume Nearly a Third of National Electricity by 2035

News | 02 July 2026

Malaysia's rapid rise as a regional data centre destination is creating new opportunities for cloud services, artificial intelligence, digital businesses and foreign investment. But the expansion also comes with a major challenge that is becoming har...

Government To Pilot Base MHIT Plan by End of July as Healthcare Cost Reforms Move Forward

News | 01 July 2026

Malaysia's planned Base Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) Plan is set to enter its pilot stage by the end of July, marking an important step in the government's wider effort to make private healthcare coverage more affordable, easier to und...

Netflix Is Adding Separate Email Logins for Individual Profiles

News | 30 June 2026

Netflix has spent the last few years changing the way shared accounts work. The streaming platform's password-sharing crackdown was already a major shift for households that once treated one account as something that could easily be shared across dif...

Malaysia’s New Passport Has Arrived, With Stronger Security and a Longer Validity Option

News | 30 June 2026

Malaysia's international passport is receiving one of its most significant upgrades in years. The newly launched passport introduces a redesigned booklet with 94 security features, almost double the 49 found in the current version. It is part of a wi...

Memory Prices May Keep Climbing Until 2028 as AI Demand Reshapes the Market

News | 30 June 2026

Buying PC memory, graphics cards, consoles, or other hardware could become more expensive for longer than many people expect. The global memory market is already under pressure from surging AI infrastructure demand, and new forecasts suggest the situ...

South Korea’s Massive AI Chip Expansion Signals a New Phase in the Global Semiconductor Race

News | 30 June 2026

The global push for artificial intelligence is no longer only about better chatbots, smarter software, or faster AI models. Behind every major AI advancement sits a growing demand for powerful computing infrastructure, and that infrastructure depends...

Malaysia’s Cloud Momentum Is Growing Fast. The Bigger Challenge Is Staying in Control

News | 29 June 2026

Malaysia is no longer simply exploring the potential of cloud computing. The country is actively building around it. Cloud platforms, data centres, artificial intelligence services, and digital infrastructure are becoming a bigger part of how organis...

NVIDIA’s DFlash Could Make Large Language Models Respond Much Faster

News | 25 June 2026

Large language models may appear to respond instantly, but behind every answer is a highly repetitive process. Most modern LLMs generate text one token at a time. A token might be a word, part of a word, punctuation mark or short piece of code. The m...

MDEC Names Ganesh Kumar Bangah as Its New Chairman

News | 24 June 2026

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, better known as MDEC, has appointed Ganesh Kumar Bangah as its new chairman, placing one of the country's long-standing technology and digital-business figures in a key leadership role.

SARA Expansion Could Bring Essential-Goods Aid Closer to Rural Communities

News | 24 June 2026

Malaysia's Sumbangan Asas Rahmah, better known as SARA, may soon become much easier to access for people living outside major towns. The government is planning to widen the programme's retail network, with particular attention on rural villages, smal...

Malaysia Plans Two-Pronged AI Strategy to Tackle Deepfakes and Misuse

News | 23 June 2026

Malaysia is moving towards a broader approach to artificial intelligence governance as AI tools become more common in workplaces, public services, business platforms, and everyday online life.

ASML Rejects Claims That an EUV Chipmaking Machine Reached China

News | 22 June 2026

The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker says reports involving one of its highly restricted EUV systems are unfounded and that its machines remain closely tracked worldwide. ASML, the Dutch company behind some of the world's most advanced chipmaking...

Ringgit May Remain Under Pressure as US Dollar Stays Firm

News | 21 June 2026

Investors are watching the latest US inflation data closely, with expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike continuing to influence the currency market. The ringgit may continue trading on the weaker side against the US dollar next week as ma...