GEORGE TOWN: While most boys his age are just learning about computers, 13-year-old Lim Wern Jie has already developed over 50 apps. What more, the self-taught coding wizard has received a total of 600,000 downloads, mainly from the United States and Britain, of 14 of his applications that were successfully created and published on the Apple App Store.
Category: Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines `Aggressively Hedging’ as It Sees $70 Oil
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. projects oil prices will increase to about $70 a barrel toward the end of this year and has aggressive fuel hedging in place as the money-losing national carrier seeks to return to profitable operations.
Kim Jong Un’s Estranged Brother Said Murdered in Malaysia
The oldest half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was murdered in Malaysia on Monday, according to a South Korean government official. Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of former leader Kim Jong Il, had lived outside the country for years.
Tackling the challenge of brain drain
Malaysia must focus on retaining the existing talent at home instead of wooing those who have left the country in search of greener pastures Brain drain seems to be an obstacle in Malaysia’s development. Malaysians continue to leave their homes in search of greener pastures abroad.
MATRADE: TN50 To Prepare, Complement Nation’s Economic Structure…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The National Transformation 2050 roadmap will prepare and complement the country’s economic structure after it achieves the high-income and developed nation status by 2020, said Malaysia External Trade Development Corp . Its Chief Executive Officer Datuk Dzulkifli Mahmud, said Malaysia’s agenda after achieving the goals of Vision 2020 would also help local entrepreneurs and those who wanted to expand their existing market.
Security scare at Mumbai airport after multiple bomb alerts
Mumbai airport was put on high alert on Monday night after an Interpol input was received about a bomb on board a flight to Kuala Lumpur. Security.
IPrice gains $4m in Series A funding
IPrice Group, a Kuala Lumpur-based price comparison website, has received US$4 million in a Series A round of funding from a group of venture capitalists. The group was led by Asia Venture Group and includes Gobi Partners, DMP, Econa, Starstrike and a few individual investors.