InvestKL attracts RM1.68b new investments in H1’22

PETALING JAYA: InvestKL has attracted RM1.68 billion new investments in the first half of 2022 (H1’22), where six multinational corporations from the United States, the United Kingdom, China and Australia have established global services hub in Greater Kuala Lumpur, covering industries such as food, technology, software development and pharmaceuticals. The new investments created 1,919 high-skilled executive…

Breaking new ground: Sustainability in Malaysia

“We’re dealing with a crisis here, folks.” The warning from John Kerry, the US president’s top climate envoy, to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in May 2022 couldn’t have been clearer. And Asia Pacific—home to 60% of the global population and responsible for more than half of the world’s greenhouse gas…

5G, smart cities emergence enabler — Academician

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) School of Electrical Engineering lecturer, Assoc Prof Dr Leow Chee Yen KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (Bernama) — The fifth-generation network (5G) is an enabler for the emergence of smart cities in Malaysia, said an academician. A lecturer at the School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Associate Professor Dr Leow Chee Yen said smart…

Seeing through its plans for smart city

The additional CCTV cameras for Johor Baru city are intended for a more efficient urban management, among other things. ONE thousand more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed throughout Johor Baru in an effort to make it a smart and safe city for all. Mayor Datuk Noorazam Osman said there were currently 161 cameras…

Ipoh launches Stars AI-powered traffic lights

State Youth, Sports and Multimedia Committee chairman Khairul Shahril Mohamad (right) said for the initial stage, Stars had been placed in four locations in November last year. – NSTP/L. MANIMARAN IPOH: Perak has launched its first traffic light system with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities here. A service subscription agreement was inked between Ipoh City Council…

MSCA, four organisations collaborate to develop Smart Cities Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) — The Malaysia Smart Cities Alliance Association (MSCA) today entered into a partnership with four technology and industry-related organisations in an effort to transform the country’s socio-economy through the Smart Cities Programme. The four organisations are the Malaysian Research for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI), Technology Depository Agency Berhad (TDA), Malaysia Industry Forward…