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Malaysian e-wallet Boost and major e-commerce platform Lazada are both individually running campaigns to shift micro, small, and medium enterprises online.

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Astro’s partnership with Netflix came as a surprise to many. The announcement also came within weeks of Disney+ Hotstar’s launch in the country - with Astro as its official partner. What does this mean for the future of streaming services here in Malaysia, and is a singular platform the best way to tackle the local market?

Economists are warning that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) that applies to large parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will affect the already struggling economy further, potentially leaving a permanent mark.

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Since the pandemic, the Internet has become more crucial and vital as many switched to online platforms to keep their businesses running. With 5G rolling out, eSims will be key in making it available to the public. Fredric Liljestrom, CEO of 10T Tech, shares his insights into this and their efforts in making this possible.

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Despite an optimistic outlook in January, the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia seems to have taken a turn with positive infections high and a nationwide lockdown imposed. How has the past six months been for the property sector and what needs to be done to help the sector? Siva Shanker of Rahim & Co’s Real Estate Agency gives his take.

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Parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will be placed under EMCO from tomorrow onwards for two weeks. Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Chair of the Selangor Task Force on Covid-19 discusses much-needed measures to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases, and if it is too heavy-handed to close down most factories given that manufacturing only contributes about 10% of cases now.

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The government has just launched a new National Fourth Industrial Revolution Policy, aimed at propelling Malaysia towards high-income nation status, through the use of developing technologies. But while the country undoubtedly needs to digitize in order to move forward into a new technological age, does this policy provide a sufficient roadmap? We speak to Dr. Rachel Gong, Senior Research Associate from Khazanah Research Institute to find out.

Dr. Rachel Gong led the team that produced KRI’s new book on digital policy issues, available here.

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The credit reporting industry has seen tremendous growth in Malaysia as both consumers and businesses increasingly use the service. But does this justify paying premium valuations for such a company and could this be Malaysia's hottest IPO for 2021? Dennis Martin, Group CEO of CTOS Digital tells us whilst also diving into their growth strategies.

MACC is calling for new laws on beneficial ownership to expose crimes and the perpetrators. Alex Tan, Cyber and Forensics Leader, PwC Malaysia discusses how companies typically launder money, the need for tighter regulations, and investigation challenges.

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has raised concerns that Gen Z- digital natives born in the late-90s to early-00s- are spending carelessly, with many opting for the Buy-Now-Pay-Later service. We speak to Anton Ruddenklau, partner and head of financial services at KPMG to find out if younger people truly are moving away from traditional modes of spending, and what the consequences of that might be.

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