The January 2024 Malaysian tech snapshot briefly touches on: Malaysia-China blockchain identity verification; Malaysia’s position on the AUKUS grouping; the space occupied by Malaysia in semiconductor packaging; Malaysia’s MEASAT as a Starlink reseller; and more.
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Perth USAsia Centre: Malaysia’s & AUKUS – stagnation or pragmatism?
- Malaysia’s MY EG and China state-owned Guangxi Beitou to use MY EG Zetrix blockchain platform to internationalize digital ID verification, integrating with China’s Public Blockchain
- Malaysia: PolicyStreet insurance-tech firm gains Labuan Financial Services Authority to establish Islamic finance-compliant Takaful and Retakaful operations
Malaysia: “…has an established presence in chip assembly, packaging and testing as well as electronics manufacturing services, producing 13% of global back-end semiconductor output.”
- Malaysia: Penang startup ecosystem gains recognition with Georgetown ranked 2nd behind Malaysian capital, and 8th in the whole of SE Asia
- Malaysia’s MEASAT satellite solutions provider signs with SpaceX to become authorised Starlink reseller, with MEASAT currently serving 130 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe & Australia
- Malaysia: Meals in Minutes raised $1.5M seed funding, led by 500 Global, with ready-made, halal-certified meal kits for the time-poor
KPMG / GSA: 2024 Global Semiconductor Industry Outlook
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Weekly Asia Tech newsletters
In the January 23rd newsletter:
South Korea’s semicon mega-development,
India-Argentina lithium mining,
Singtel adds Starlink for maritime use,
India’s quantum technology moves,
Huawei adds Changan and JD for OS growth,
Google backs Pacific Connect undersea cable…
● January 23rd newsletter on LinkedIn
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