News & Reviews:   PM

Some of you may recall the news about the DNS redirection last week and wonder what the long-term ramifications could be. To make a long story short, it means losing a lot of foreign investment. Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed numbers that could give us a better idea.

It looks like Sarawak’s plan to establish its own boutique airline is nearing reality. This is after the Sarawak State Government, through Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) to acquire MASWings Sdn Bhd.

Previously, we shared that our country is purchasing 40 internet devices from Starlink and accordingly, the company has been granted the legal license to operate in Malaysia. Now, the government has further revealed plans for their utilisation, with a quarter of them set to be given to Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).

The Unity Government previously announced an RM200 eWallet credit aid for youths aged 18 to 20 years old, as well as university students within that age bracket under Budge 2023. Now, the eTunai Belia Rahmah will be expanded to all Malaysian university students regardless of age.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) yesterday announced that it is planning to launch an AWS Infrastructure Region in Malaysia. Furthermore, AWS, which is an Amazon.com Inc. company also announced that it will invest USD6 billion or approximately ~RM25.5 billion in Malaysia by 2037, the largest international technology investment to date in our country.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today revealed that his personal Telegram account has been hacked by ‘irresponsible individuals’. Furthermore, he also urged for anyone that have received messages from the account to disregard its content and report the matter to the authorities.