Author: A. Asohan
Disrupt: Outsourcing in Malaysia still in ‘slave-master’ mindset
Malaysia is in danger of missing the outsourcing boat, if it hasn’t already, because it is still stuck in the ‘slave-master’ model which defined the early stage of the industry, an expert said at the DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel discussion.
Spotify comes to Malaysia … and about time too!
The popular music-streaming freemium service Spotify is now available in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, having launched at noon today (April 16).
Is Malaysia ‘losing out’ to Singapore?
While it’s great to see Echelon back in Malaysia for a second time, it raises questions of how well the Malaysian start-up scene is projecting itself regionally, A. Asohan writes.
Echelon comes to KL this week
After a one-year hiatus, the regional start-up conference Echelon is coming back with its Malaysia ‘satellite’ event, to be held in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur on April 17.
6mth-old Singapore start-up BillPin buys 8yr-old ‘rival’
It may be only six months old, but Singapore-based start-up BillPin, which has an app that helps friends split and track group expenses, has acquired the assets of US-based BillMonk, which has a similar bill-splitting service.
Affordable access to legal services with Answers-in-Law
Malaysians will enjoy access to legal advice, consultation and court representation with the introduction of Answers-in-Law, which claims to be the first-of-its-kind legal expenses indemnity service here.
GE13: Eyes on the media too
The media plays an important role in any democracy, so all eyes will be on it as Malaysia goes to the polls, writes A. Asohan.
GE13: Technology and democracy, like a horse and carriage
Malaysia goes to the polls within the next 60 days in what is expected to be the most closely-fought general election in its history. A. Asohan looks at the role the Internet, and especially social media, will play.
EduNation promises ‘free tuition for every Malaysian child’
A group of volunteers, backed by sponsors such as Brickfields Asia College, has launched EduNation, touting it as Malaysia’s first social platform for education and promising free tuition for every Malaysian child.
IBM out to bridge gap between business and IT
There is a collaborative gap between the IT and business sides of many organizations, as well as a gap between the rising relevance of IT to business innovation and the funds available to invest in it -- IBM's Rational unit hopes address both these gaps by expanding the DevOps movement to encompass the entire organization.
