KUALA LUMPUR – The inaugural Blockchain Economic Summit 2018 concluded with a resounding success recently as participants and speakers from around the world congregated at what was hailed as a stimulating platform that brought together a thousand over people from the blockchain sphere.

[caption id="attachment_196002" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Photo taken from Karangkraf[/caption] By Selangor Journal Staff PETALING JAYA: Sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) was reported to currently in talks to sell its 60% stake in a joint venture company with...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Transport today announces that there is a new player in the e-hailing service industry, diffride. In the official launching ceremony, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook expressed his delight in having yet another brand offering a public...

KUALA LUMPUR - The first day of the Bloconomic (Blockchain Economic) Summit 2018 was an overwhelming success with over one thousand participants turning up at the Connexion Conference Event Centre in Bangsar South today. Organized by Alphacap, the summit aims to bring together the many...

By Cecelia Alphonsus The Blockchain Economic Summit is promising to be the premier blockchain event for the South East Asia region with the participation of over a thousand delegates to date from the government sector, associations, research institutes, financial institutions as well as fintech...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUUMPUR: The motion to abolish the infamous Goods and Services Tax (GST) are scheduled to be tabled next week at the Dewan Rakyat. This is according to deFacto Law Minister Liew Vui Keong who said this adding that the Sales and Services Tax (SST) bill too are expected to be...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail may very well be postponed rather than cancelled as Putrajaya could not compensate Singapore at this time. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said in order to proceed, the project might be either delayed or continued at...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today revealed that two of the '10 promises in 100 days' have been fulfilled, 70 days into Pakatan Harapan's (PH) administration. He said that the government remains committed into realising all ten promises on the basis of...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today admitted that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which was implemented by the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government is a more transparent taxation system. However, the Bagan MP explained that the proposed revival of SST by the...

Shah Alam: Diversified group Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad, indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, CPI today announced the purchase of a 4.5-acre land in Bayan Lepas Industrial Park, Penang at a purchase consideration of RM27.7 million whereby CPI intends to build a new Electronic...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: The overall impact of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) should not be measured by adding together the 10% sales tax and 6% services tax, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming. The DAP Bangi lawmaker said it is wrong to combine both rates...

Sheila Singam advocates a new strategy for government agencies to remain relevant to the rakyat. The date 9th May 2018 is one that will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as a day when the power of the people reigned supreme. You know what happened. You probably had a hand...

In a recent United Nations report on the World Economic Situation Prospect 2018, it was highlighted that global economic growth in 2017 was estimated to have reached 3.0 per cent, a significant acceleration compared to growth of just 2.4 per cent in 2016. Policy changes, subsiding...

Beginning  July 2018, the Smart Selangor Delivery Unit through SSDU Innovations.

JULY, KUALA LUMPUR – The Government is looking into increasing the adoption of digital economy in view of the fast-changing requisites for future development said the Minister of Economic Affairs, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali in his opening remarks at the launch of World Bank’s Malaysia Economic Monitor – Navigating Change.

Projected total cost of LRT3 estimated at RM31.45 billion due to poor management by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd requires drastic cost reductions to make the LRT3 cost-effective The 37km Light Rait Transit 3 (LRT3) project is a critical project meant to alleviate the issue of...

10 July 2018, Shah Alam – The logistics industry is expanding rapidly in Malaysia especially in the Klang Valley, in tandem with the robust growth of the digital economy and industry 4.0 in the country. Recognising the potentials of Selangor becoming the logistics gateway to South...

The Malaysian Top E-Commerce Merchant Awards (Top ECM 2018) was launched this afternoon at the Selangor Digital Creative Centre (SDCC) in i-City, Shah Alam. Organised by the Selangor Information Technology & E-Commerce Council (SITEC), Top ECM 2018 seeks to reward the best of Malaysian...

By Cecelia Alphonsus Chief Editor Media Selangor   Recently, KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (KDEBWM) was named Smart Waste Solutions Company of the Year 2018 by Frost & Sullivan. They will be honoured amongst other top Malaysian firms at the 14th annual Malaysia Excellence Awards banquet which...

Tourism Selangor played host to more than 1,300 tourists all over China, from "Perfect China Incentive group 2018” at the welcome dinner ceremony on 19th June,2018 at Shah Alam Convention Centre .