With the high number of public holidays recently and due to an overwhelming amount of requests, MDBC is extending the deadline for submissions by one week to Thursday, 19 September (CoB). We hope that this extension allows you to present your submission(s) for MISA ’19 in the best way possible. To those who have submitted …
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Malaysia’s exports rise 1.7% in July, trade surplus surges to RM14.3b
Malaysia’s exports rose by 1.7% year-on-year (yoy) in July to RM88 billion, while imports decreased 5.9% to RM73.7 billion, according to the Department of Statistics. Total trade was valued at RM161.7 billion, a decrease of RM3.2 billion or 1.9% as compared to July 2018. Trade surplus stood at RM14.3 billion, up by 75.6% or RM6.1 …
Open bidding bringing down cost of generating renewable energy
The cost of generating electricity is poised to drop with newer renewable energy (RE) projects because of improvements in technology and the adoption of open bidding for power projects, says Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin. “We see that for the first time in history, solar power is lower in …
KL 5th world’s most visited city, Bangkok takes top spot
Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, edged out Paris and London as the world’s most popular city to visit, according to a survey released on Wednesday, welcome news for Thailand after worries over a drop in foreign arrivals. Bangkok was named the most-visited city for the fourth consecutive year, with about 22.8 million visitors reported in the annual …
MISA 2019 open for submissions!
Dear readers, We are excited to announce that submissions are open for the eighth edition of our signature event – the MDBC Innovation & Sustainability Awards 2019 (MISA ’19)! This year, the competition categories will be: 1. Best Innovative Waste Management Project 2. Best Digital Green Tech 3. Best Practice for Renewable Energy Visit https://www.mdbc.com.my/mdbc-awards-program/misa-categories …
