News & Reviews:   ASEAN

Recently, a report from the Thai-based publication The Nation which claimed that Tesla is cancelling its plans to open a factory in Southeast Asian countries and Asia has caught global attention, including in Malaysia. Now, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed information he received from the company on this decision.

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has revealed that he will be facilitating a meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The meeting is aimed at devising a strategy to make Malaysia the Digital Hub of ASEAN.

Travelling between Southeast Asian countries will become easier and smoother soon as ASEAN countries have agreed to recognise each others’ Covid-19 vaccination certificates. The matter was mutually agreed upon during a special discussion session of the 15th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting (AHMM) held in Bali on Saturday (14 May 2022).

The airasia Super App today announce its partnership with Trip.com, one of the world’s leading online travel agents and a brand under the Trip.com Group. The partnership gives airasia Super App access to over 1.2 million additional hotels from 200 countries and regions.

airasia Super App lauded the partnership in a statement today and said that it would strengthen its position as one of ASEAN’s top online travel agents (OTAs). Furthermore, it would provide travellers with even more choice and value to complement their travel plans.

Maxis today unveiled the Maxis FamilyRoam which allows all share lines on the MaxisONE Plan, as well as the MaxisONE Prime to enjoy free unlimited roaming in 9 ASEAN countries including Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and lastly, Cambodia for only RM38 a day. The Maxis FamilyRoam do not require the customer to sign up for it, they only have to activate it whenever they go abroad to any of the countries mentioned.

Recently, the SOFTEC Asia 2013 was launched and will be held from 2 September 2013 to 5 September 2013 at Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa. Hosted and sponsored by the Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB), this is the first SOFTEC event to go regional and focused on the sharing of knowledge amongst leading software test professionals within the ASEAN region. Following the theme "Test the Walk" the event covered various software testing conferences, talks and discussions along with some announcements. This included a roundtable discussions amongst CIOs or Chief Information Officers within the ASEAN region sharing information, challenges and solutions faced by CIOs in implementing smoothly working IT systems accross borders. The SOFTEC Asia 2013 event was officiated by Yang Berhormat Senator Dato' Seri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department who also launched MSTB's Quality Software Product Certification Scheme.