PETALING JAYA, 21 April 2020 – Technology, especially access to the internet and social media, has been a saving grace for many during this containment phase in combatting the COVID-19. But this scenario has also provided an opportunity for malicious groups to exploit the current pandemic and launch cyberattacks. 

“Right now, everyone is heavily reliant on their laptops or mobile phones to conduct their everyday needs such as online banking, shopping or donating to causes and charities. Criminals are not afraid to take advantage of that,” warned Tan Kim Chuan, Head of Forensic at KPMG in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, 21 APRIL 2020 - Malaysians are looking forward to celebrating a memorable Hari Raya Aidilfitri despite the recent happenings in the country. To help give them the Raya they deserve, Shopee has curated a campaign called Raya Bersama Shopee that will house everything and anything they need for their Ramadan and Raya preparations, staying true to its campaign tagline Raya Ini Shopee Di Sisimu.

Taking place from now till 26 May 2020, the campaign offers daily essentials from as low as just RM10 for a variety of everyday necessities such as MILO, dates, chicken, fish, beef, rice and cooking oil to home appliances like blenders and clothing such as telekung. At the same time, users will get to enjoy free shipping with a minimum spend of RM19 so Malaysians can get what they need without breaking the bank.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 20 April 2020 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, whose primary manufacturing and order fulfilment location is in Penang, Malaysia, announced that DEKRA has selected Keysight's Scienlab Charging Discovery System (CDS) solutions to extensively test and certify the charging technology within an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).

The EV market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of more than 21% between 2019 and 2030. DEKRA, one of the world's leading experts in testing, inspection and certification will use Keysight's Scienlab testing charging technology to efficiently deploy EV charging solutions that conform to a wide range of charging interfaces, power grids and international standards.

Kuala Lumpur, 20 April 2020 – Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (“Alliance Bank” or the “Bank”) today announced the official launch of #SupportLokal initiative to help small local businesses continue earning revenue or scale up their business digitally during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period.

In the two weeks since its debut on the Bank’s social channel and corporate website, the #SupportLokal initiative reached more than 1.7 million Malaysians on Facebook (“FB”), and generated over 6,000 link clicks[1] to the small local businesses’ websites or FB page.