04/10/2025

BIZ & FINANCE SATURDAY | OCT 4, 2025

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TOP SHOTS

SECURITY DIGITALISATION ... Bay Group Holdings Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a Malaysian supply chain financing provider and peer-to-peer financing platform, and Ultrack Technology Sdn Bhd (TrackerHero), a provider of security workforce management solutions, exchanged a memorandum of understanding to accelerate digital adoption and growth among SMEs in the security services sector. From left: CapBay co-founder and group CEO Ang Xing Xian; Omar Mokhtar A Manap, political secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs; Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation director of SME digitalisation, digital adoption Mohd Redzuan Affandi Abdul Rahim; and TrackerHero co-founder and CEO Izzat Hanif.

MERIT RECOGNITION ... Malakoff Corporation Bhd has received a Merit Award at the National Energy Awards 2025 for its biomass co-firing project at the Tanjung Bin Power Plant in Johor. The recognition was presented at a ceremony officiated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Malakoff Group CEO Syahrunizam Samsudin (third, left) accepted the award from Fadillah (second, left), accompanied by Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (right), ministry secretary-general Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli (left) and Malakoff senior vice-president local generation division Mohd Kopli Yunus (fourth from left).

SIGNATURE ANNIVERSARY ... Home and living solutions provider Signature International Bhd launched its 31st Anniversary Campaign at the Signature Flagship Store in Kota Damansara on Wednesday. The event was headlined by the unveiling of the Anggun Heritage Collection, introduction of Diana Danielle as Brand Celebrity and launch of the Signature Product Experience Zone. At the launch are, from left, Signature Exclusive Brand Ambassador Amelia Henderson, Signature International general manager of branding and customer engagement Natasha Hashim, group CEO KS Lau, Signature Celebrity Chef Datuk Chef Wan and Danielle.

EV TECH TIE-UP ... Betamek Bhd, an original design manufacturer and a leading player in electronics manufacturing services for the automotive industry, on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Jiangsu Yibang New Energy Technology Co Ltd, a leading Chinese enterprise specialising in new energy vehicle charging protocol conversion technologies. At the signing are Betamek managing director Mirzan Mahathir and Jiangsu Yibang general manager Ma Tian Yi.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT ... Wawasan Open University (WOU) has reinforced its role in bridging academia and industry by entering into new collaborations with an education partner and two Penang-based industry players, demonstrating its determination to co-develop talent pipelines together with key players from Penang’s high-tech industries. Marking a new chapter of collaboration through memorandums of understanding are (from left) Fourier TVET Centre Sdn Bhd principal Pau Kew Chong; WOU deputy vice-chancellor Prof Yap Eng Hwa; MI Equipment Sdn Bhd vice-president Ong Tee Ni; WOU vice-chancellor and chief executive Prof Dr Lily Chan; 3REN CEO Koh Dim Kuan; and WOU Academy head Steven Khor.

ESG LEADER ... SkyWorld Development Bhd has achieved its first win at The Edge Malaysia ESG Awards 2025, clinching Gold in the “Emerging Leader” category. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (fourth, left) presenting the award to SkyWorld Development CEO Lee Chee Seng. Looking on are (from left) The Edge Malaysia editor-in-chief Kathy Fong, Bursa Malaysia Bhd CEO Datuk Fad’l Mohamed, The Edge Media Group chairman and owner Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) CEO Ng Wei Wei and The Edge Media Group publisher and CEO Datuk Ho Kay Tat.