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GreatAsic aims to be leading IC design firm in SEA, supporting Malaysia’s National Semiconductor Strategy Funding strengthens national aspiration to move beyond “Made in Malaysia” toward “Made by Malaysia” IC chips GreatAsic Technology Sdn Bhd (GreatAsic), a Malaysia-based fabless custom chip design company with operations in Penang and Selangor, has raised US$6.9 million in a Pre-Series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation from Ehsan Kapital and Gobi Partners.

VelocityAI announced a strategic partnership with Venovox to provide comprehensive driver and logistics personnel screening services through its TransportGPT platform.

monday appoints Chris Jordan as regional vice president for Southeast Asia and country manager for Singapore alongside the establishment of Singapore as its second Asia-Pacific headquarters.

By By Karamjit Singh and Henry Chang Jie Shen Current focus is on final assembly, working with local suppliers to move Penang up the equipment value chain

Serial tech founder, Ganesh Kumar Bangah, has been appointed non-executive chairman of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation. At 45, he is the youngest ever Chairman at MDEC.

MKS Inc. has opened its MKS Supercenter Factory in Penang, Malaysia.

Olympic champion Azizulhasni Awang on resilience, sacrifice and the price of success.

By Dr Helmy Haja Mydin AI may boost productivity, but it could weaken the pipeline of future leaders and experts

CREST Open Day 2026 highlighted Malaysia's strengths in innovation, talent and collaboration as key drivers of future semiconductor growth in ASEAN.

Caltex Malaysia has expanded its Fuel Your School nitiative to Perak, bringing hands-on STEM learning and food sustainability to ten underfunded schools in the state.