Google Pixel 9a to debut in Malaysia on 16 April

Just over a week after the phone’s global announcement, Google has revealed another update for the new Google Pixel 9a. This time around, it is regarding the device’s release date in selected markets, including Malaysia. According to the announcement on …

Approximately 17 million Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil Stranded Near Malaysia Without Buyers

Bloomberg reports that more than 10 tankers carrying crude oil from the Iranian regime, which have been sanctioned by the United States, are stranded near the shores of Malaysia. This could be a sign of a slowdown in Iran’s oil shipments to China. In a …

Malaysia to deploy Nadma team to aid Myanmar quake relief ops

SEREMBAN: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) will send an initial team of 10 personnel to assist in search and rescue work following the earthquake in Myanmar. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the team is scheduled to arrive in …

Malaysia PM Refuses to Pay $10M Ransomware Demand

NEWS BRIEF Malaysian officials rejected a $10 million ransomware demand after a successful attack on the computer systems at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) that began on March 23. “When I was informed about this … I did not wait five seconds. I …

Microsoft’s Big Malaysia Bet Could Pay Off for Investors

On March 20, 2025, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reaffirmed its commitment to launch the company’s Malaysia West cloud region, which is expected to go live in the current quarter. This will be the first cloud region in the country and is part of a …

Data centres are booming in Malaysia’s Johor. Now comes the hard part – job creation

Malaysia has been setting itself up as a technology and artificial intelligence (AI) hub in recent years. Data centres – physical facilities that house computing infrastructure like servers and storage – form the backbone of the digital economy, enabling …

Video of a November 2022 incident of a man assaulting a woman in Malaysia is falsely shared as that of an incident from ...

A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a man brutally assaulting a woman in front of a child, dragging her by the hair and kicking her in the face. The post claims that the incident took place in India. Let’s verify the claim made …

Contest: We’re Giving Away 10 Tix To Watch M2M Live In Malaysia

“Expect all the greatest hits. We wanna give the fans what they want,” that is what Marit Larsen and Marion Raven told us when we spoke to them via Zoom in early March. There’s no doubt that many music lovers are stoked about the M2M reunion and their …

Malaysia’s internet traffic continues to surge as MyIX recorded 17% YoY increase in 2024

Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) has recorded a 17% year-on-year (YoY) increase in internet traffic in 2024, with an all-time high of 2.6 Terabit per second (Tbps). The increase indicates a growing demand for high-speed, reliable internet access in the …

Jetour Dashing SUV – first shipment of CBU units arrives in Malaysia; CKD local assembly from late-May