Travel platform Booking.com taps into AI, eyes China
TORONTO: Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) trip planner at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, emphasising that China is a “hotbed for technology” and that it may step up its expansion in that market in the future. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, the […]
Matrade’s proactiveness lauded
KUCHING: The Malaysia external Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has been commended for demonstrating proactiveness despite numerous challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer Datuk Medan Abdullah said the national trade promotion agency had adapted quickly to the change in circumstances. He noted that Matrade has switched to online […]
Community internet centres to help entrepreneurs switch to digital platforms
KUANTAN: All 873 community internet centres (PIK) nationwide are ready to train and guide micro and small and medium traders and entrepreneurs who wish to switch to digital platforms to expand their businesses. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said all PIKs had full-time managers who could conduct training offline or online, depending on […]
Webinar on making money from skills
KUCHING: Centexs Commercial in collaboration with Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) and Sara-X is organising a webinar session called ‘Make Money with your Skills’ via Zoom today (Apr 7). Centexs said the webinar session is an initiative that aims to promote the Sara-X application to help skilled individuals generate income through digital platforms. “The […]
Traders switching to online sales
BY ROSLI JAYA, HAZIQ AZHAR & FARHANAH MELLON KUCHING: Local traders are turning to digital platforms to promote and sell their products. According to Bazaar Rakyat Online Sarawakku Sayang (BROSS) founder Mohd Nazreen Kassim Ismail, the development of online sales platform in Facebook page received tremendous support from local traders as most buyers and sellers […]
University college braces for MCO extention
KUCHING: Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) has informed that its main campus in Kuala Lumpur and other branch campuses in Penang, Perak, Johor, Pahang and Sabah will remain temporarily closed until Feb 4. The campus said this following the extended movement control order (MCO) imposed on various states. It said while online teaching […]
Use social media to stay connected
KUCHING: The Women’s Wing of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has been urged to utilise the various digital platforms to stay connected with the people on the ground. PBB Women chief, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said even campaigning now needed the involvement of digital platforms. “To deliver any information, we are now using social media […]
