Author: A. Asohan
Week in Review: When reality matches the PR
JFDI.Asia puts in foundation for more activity in Malaysia in pact with MDeC
Malaysian ecosystem still faces challenges, but the pieces are starting to click
(2013 Top 10 Story) Online has most balanced GE13 coverage: Media watchdog
Actual data from a media monitoring initiative has proven what many Malaysians have suspected all along: That the online media provides more balanced political coverage than the mainstream media.
(2013 Top 10 Story) GE13: Is Najib winning the ‘social media election’?
GE13 may not be ‘Malaysia’s first social media election,’ but Meltwater’s monitoring of online buzz illustrates social media’s importance as a medium for campaign communications and political discourse.
With investment from Tokyo firm, VCNC to build Between ‘platform’
South Korea’s VCNC, which develops the ‘couples’ app Between, said that Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed mobile Internet services company DeNA Co Ltd has agreed to make a “strategic investment” in the company.
New Microsoft CEO Satya has to step out to step up
22-year Microsoft vet Satya Nadella brings a combination of business nous and technical chops to the CEO role, but unless he can step out from the shadow of Gates and Ballmer, it will be the same difference, writes A. Asohan.
MSC status process comes under scrutiny over MOLPay application
Approval committee dictates pricing terms for company to be accorded MSC status
Regional payment gateway player now considering further investments in ‘friendlier’ regimes
Singapore startup, by Indian nationals for India, gets US$440K in funding
Singapore's positioning as a global startup hub got a boost recently when OurHealthMate, built by Indian nationals living in the island-republic and aimed at the Indian market, closed a S$560,000 (approximately US$440,000) seed funding round.
The kangkung block: Denial seems to be the best defence
For several hours, surfers from Malaysia were blocked from accessing a BBC story on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. The country’s largest ISP passed the buck to the industry regulator, which later reported that the story can be accessed. And they would like us all to forget about it, writes A. Asohan.
Mike Warren back at MDeC after 3mths at Fujitsu
Industry veteran Michael Warren has gone back to his original role at national ICT custodian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) after a three-month stint heading Fujitsu Ltd’s Malaysian operations.
