Thirteen years ago Malaysia proclaimed the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) as “a gift to the world” and the centrepiece of the country's strategic initiative to leapfrog the nation into the IT era to become one of the world IT powers. read more...

KUALA LUMPUR: The next time you feel like getting away from the big city to unwind in a quaint village during the weekend, go to the Internet to look for more information about Chinese new villages in the country.

The website www.newvillage.com.my is the first of its kind and was set up by the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia's (ACCCIM) science, technology and innovations committee to promote the uniqueness of the nation's 450 Chinese new villages. read more...

Asia the favorite spot for IT executives to relocate

Nandan Nilekani to advise London Mayor

India's IT firm Infosys Co-chairman Nandan Nilekani is being drafted in to advise Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, on the business policy of London in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games, reported Telegraph. read more...

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by Tunku Abdul Aziz

FOLLOWING the electoral winds of change in March, a great wave of cynicism is sweeping the land.

Whatever the government says is treated as a pack of lies by the blogging community which has arrogated to itself the role of the nation's conscience and arbiter of truth. read more...

KUALA LUMPUR: Many Asian countries are using technology to improve government transparency and reduce corruption.

Hitotsubashi University's Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy professor Yoko Ishikura said: "While companies can move out, the countries are still there. " read more...