KUALA LUMPUR, 9 October 2020 - Tune Protect Group Berhad (“Tune Protect” or “the Company”) receives two awards from the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (“MSWG”) in the MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Award 2019. There are six categories of awards and Tune Protect was ranked first in two of the categories, namely the Excellence Award for CG Disclosure (Market Cap between RM300 million to RM1 billion) and Merit Award for Most Improved CG Disclosure.  

The MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Award is an annual awards programme which recognises the achievements of Malaysian PLCs that have demonstrated high standards of Corporate Governance (“CG”) practices and they are assessed using the ASEAN CG Scorecard Methodology.

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 October 2020: To help its food court vendors compete in an increasingly digital market space, Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has now enabled e-wallet payments across all its food courts.

Though Tesco is best-known as a rakyat-friendly retailer offering great value at affordable prices, it is also one of the country’s largest food court operators. As of September 2020, Tesco is operating 56 food courts out of 62 stores, nationwide.

With Brunei growing into an economy driven by data inspired by the tech-savvy mindset of Bruneians across the nation, imagine Sdn. Bhd. continues to meet customer needs and expectations through its offering in global innovation following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the company and Malaysian-based ICT solutions provider Strateq Sdn. Bhd. in a virtual ceremony that took place today (October 7 2020).

With the need to provide diversity in the local market for the ease and growth of enterprises and businesses through the latest in technology and expertise, imagine’s partnership with Strateq Group opens up wider opportunities for Bruneian companies to enhance their services for the general population. 

KUALA LUMPUR, 08 OCTOBER 2020 – In an effort to support Malaysia in its economic recovery and employability, Microsoft Malaysia has unveiled initiatives to help empower Malaysians to thrive in the digital age and be workforce of the future. Microsoft Malaysia has launched the “Digital Skills and Gig Economy Employability Programme” in collaboration with the Biji-biji Initiative, geared towards equipping Malaysian youths with future ready skills and tools needed to thrive in the gig economy. This new initiative is in addition to Microsoft’s existing Global Skilling Initiative with LinkedIn and GitHub, which has reached 10 million engaged learners globally, including 36,000 Malaysians since its announcement.

The collaboration with Biji-Biji comes at a time where the proliferation of digital platforms and growing preference for flexible work hours coincides with the rise of the gig economy, emerging as a major source of employment for Malaysians. According to World Bank , 25.1% of Malaysians are self-employed in 2020, and this number is expected to increase as more Malaysians favour freelance, project-based hires.