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MALAYSIA 5G POLICY

Malaysia on track for commercial 5G rollout by Q3 Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is hoping the technology will propel the country into a developed nation by 2035.

by bangkokpost

2020-01-21

MALAYSIA Healthcare Affinity Partners

Buyout firm Affinity Partners weighs sale of Malaysia’s Island Hospital Island Hospital, founded in 1996, has 300 beds with over 50 full-time specialists who treat more than 300,000 patients a year, according to its website.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-20

MALAYSIA RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab promotes "safe driving", initiates GrabBike pilot programme in Malaysia GrabBike sets foot in one of the most thriving locations in Malaysia

by e27

2020-01-09

MALAYSIA Healthcare TDM Bhd

TDM Bhd to buy 70% THP-YT Plantation This acquisition will also improve TDM’s average age profile and provide a positive contribution to TDM’s cashflow.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-06

MALAYSIA CONSUMER GOODS HPP Holdings Bhd

HPP Holdings seeks to list in Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market The company will use the IPO proceeds to increase its production capacity, widen customer base in local and overseas markets.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-06

MALAYSIA RIDE-HAILING Dego Ride

Malaysian motorcycle ride-hailing startup Dego Ride is back in business with 700 drivers onboard Dego Ride claims to be the first motorcycle e-hailing service operating in Malaysia before being banned due to safety concerns.

by e27

2020-01-06

MALAYSIA RIDE-HAILING Dego Ride

7-Eleven Malaysia acquires 46% stake in Dego Ride operator for $1.8m MSB operates bike-hailing firm Dego Ride, which launched its services in the country on Wednesday, January 1 with over 700 riders and operations spanning Putrajaya to Shah Alamin.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-03

MALAYSIA POLICY FINTECH

Malaysia to issue up to five licences to new online lenders in 2020 The new lenders will have access to the country’s shared ATM network.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-02

MALAYSIA POLICY TOURISM

Visa-free 2020 entry for tourists from China and India Tourists from China and India will be able to visit Malaysia without a tourist visa next year.

by thestar.com

2019-12-31

MALAYSIA Iflix ENTERTAINMENT

iflix co-founder Mark Britt steps down from CEO role Britt said he will continue to be part of the startup as a full-time executive director, while Marc Barnett, managing director, will be assuming the CEO role.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-12-23

MALAYSIA 5G OPPO

OPPO to establish an APAC Hub Centre in Kuala Lumpur OPPO also mentioned, they're also collaborating with up to 15 telcos in the APAC region to work together on the 5G Landing Project.

by technave

2019-12-23

MALAYSIA POLICY FINTECH

GrabPay, Touch’ n Go, and Boost selected for Malaysian digital money initiative The three e-wallet platforms will distribute a total of MYR 450 million to encourage cashless transactions

by kr-asia

2019-12-23

MALAYSIA Oxwhite

Luxury lifestyle brand Oxwhite smashes Malaysia's ECF records with US$1.2M fundraise via pitchIN Oxwhite raised the money from 485 investors and also attracted the largest individual crowdfunding investment of US$260,000.

by e27.co

2019-12-20

Used Car MALAYSIA FUNDING

Carsome closes US$50M Series C; aims to be operationally profitable by end-2020 Carsome, which has over 6K dealers across 50-plus cities in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, aims to be Visa/Master network of auto transactions.

by e27

2019-12-12

MALAYSIA FEATURES AI

Malaysia's Inmagine Group launches AI-powered online creative platform Designs.ai It features Videomaker, a video creation tool that leverages AI and millions of premium content to transform your input script into an edited video in a short time.

by e27

2019-12-11

MALAYSIA SINGAPORE RETAIL

Malaysian beverage distributor Etika acquires Singapore’s Advend Systems Malaysia-based drinks distributor Etika Sdn Bhd has agreed to acquire Singapore-based vending machine operator Advend Systems, which is backed by Dymon Asia Private Equity, according to a press statement.

by DealStreetAsia

2019-12-10

MALAYSIA DRONES ACQUISITION

Malaysia's Aerodyne forays into US with the acquisition of drone inspection firm Measure A new entity has been formed to provide turnkey aerial inspections of infrastructure assets in the energy utilities, renewable energy, and oil & gas sectors.

by e27.co

2019-12-06

MALAYSIA ACQUISITION SaaS

Sino Hua-an to acquire tech company Touchpoint Group With this acquisition, Hua An now includes digital business transformation solutions as part of its portfolio.

by e27

2019-12-04

SINGAPORE MALAYSIA FINTECH

NETS, PayNet launch cross-border debit payments service The two are also working on cross-border instant fund transfers and QR payments.

by sbr.com.sg

2019-12-02

MALAYSIA FUNDING OTA

Tourplus raises US$400K by SOSV Chinaccelerator and a China private investor In addition to Tourplus and 42, we also have updates from Alibaba Group and an interview with Mandiri Capital CEO.

by e27

2019-11-28