MIMOS Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (MSSB) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) signed two Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) on July 25 pertaining to a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The memoranda were signed by MSSB General Manager Wan Azli Wan Ismail, MSSB Senior Director Mohd Shahiman Sulaiman, UKM Deputy Vice-Chancellor Industry and Community Partnership [...]
The recent Petrosains Science Festival 2018 was a crowd-puller as thousands of visitors including tourists thronged the event to participate in various interactive activities in celebration of science. Visitors were treated to hands-on exhibitions, workshops, talks, science shows, games, contests, and many other educational activities during the three-day programme, which was held at [...]
IN MY previous article, I articulated many of the issues facing VC in Malaysia and explained why VC has generally failed in Malaysia. Here I provide 10 suggestions on how we can revive and strengthen the VC industry in Malaysia. 1. Restructure the funding of government-backed VC funds As these are the biggest [...]
From left: World Bank analyst Enrique Tamez, Arvind and lead economist Richard Record at the launch of the Doing Business 2019 Report. Malaysia, which was ranked 15th among 190 countries in World Bank's Doing Business 2019 Report, is advised to continue with its business-friendly reforms going forward. The Doing Business Report ranks [...]
