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As U Mobile progresses with its ULTRA5G expansion, the company announced it has signed a 10-year strategic partnership with SACOFA Sdn Bhd, Sarawak’s leading telecommunications infrastructure company, to strengthen its fibre backhaul capabilities and expand the telco’s ULTRA5G network across the state.

Grab today announced that it will acquire the company behind Everrise supermarkets . The value of the acquisition has not been disclosed at this time. So, what should you know about it?

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has revealed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked Sarawak to supply electricity to the Philippines. Specifically, Anwar requested Sarawak to supply its excess electricity to Souther Philippines via Sabah starting in 2026.

Previously, we shared that after some delays, the Sarawak State Government is finalising its acquisition of MASwings today for its state-owned airline. Well, today, the acquisition has been formalised through the signing of a sale and purchase agreement with Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), and the Sarawak Government has named the new airline ‘AirBorneo’.

The Sarawak State Government is planning to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) that would consolidate local data to be shared globally. Inspired by the success of DeepSeek, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg proposed for the state-developed model to be named ‘DeepSar’.

After a series of delays, it looks like Sarawak’s state-owned boutique airline is nearing takeoff as the Sarawak State Government will finalise its takeover of MASwings on 12 February. A sale and purchase agreement would be signed on that day between the Sarawak Government and Malaysia Aviation Group  (MAG) for the acquisition of the latter’s subsidiary.

Over the past two years or so, Sarawak has initiated plans to launch its own state-owned airline. Now, it looks like the airline, which is yet to be named, is set to take off soon, with Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari optimistic that it’ll start operation before 2025.

Of all the updates, we certainly didn't expect PUBG Mobile to get not one but three new Malaysian voice pack updates. Today, Tencent Games has announced that Malaysian gamers can now enjoy Negeri Sembilan, Perak, and Sarawak dialects.

The collaboration between CelcomDigi, U Mobile and ZTE Corporation has been recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records for achieving the fastest mobile speed of 30.8 Gbps with 5G-Advanced (5G-A) during a live trial conducted in Kuching, Sarawak. This feat is the fastest-recorded speed in the world, while the individual user speed also recorded a new benchmark, which is speeds of up to 8.5Gbps.

Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MySRBN) has now officially announced that they have ended the trial period for their broadband service, and from 7 July 2024, MySRBN has switched to a prepaid plan loaded with 300MB of free data every month. So, what should you know about it?