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On the 1st of Feb 2020, Pos Malaysia will be revising its commercial postage in tandem with the rising operational costs and the increase in the international rate structure by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The revised postage rates will only apply to registered mail, commercial mail and small parcels below 2kg, which in some way would affect the ecommerce merchants. But would this increase lead to better delivery services in light of more competition?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Startup Genome and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) today announced a partnership to supercharge the growth of Malaysia’s startup ecosystem, starting with Greater Kuala Lumpur. As part of this partnership, Startup Genome will perform its startup ecosystem assessment to identify policies and initiatives that will help to unleash the potential of Malaysia’s vibrant startups and the wider innovation ecosystem. The research and advisory firm will be engaging the country’s startup founders along with investors, policy leaders, and other key stakeholders for input.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In November of last year, we finally caught up to the future envisioned in the 1982 movie Blade Runner. But things may not be exactly how Ridley Scott Imagined. We don’t have flying cars, we don’t have Replicants, Los Angeles is not an oversized mega-city choked in smog - just yet. But we do have some of the technology that made an appearance in the movie, somewhat. Digital assistants are ubiquitous, video calling is the norm, and L.A. fashion is still questionable. But how do we think work life will actually be in 20 years time? How will we be working, what will we have to change?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Wuhan Virus spreads and paranoia slowly sets in, more and more people are turning to a very particular videogame either for answers, escapism, indulgence, or all of the above. Aptly titled Plague Inc, the videogame maps the spread of a humanity-ending disease worldwide while also dishing out nuggets of information at the same time.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a battle of mathematicians vs engineers! A new book by math professor Alex Krylotov highlights how traffic woes could be solved if engineers just stepped aside and allowed math to do the rest. Apparently it’s all about thinking about traffic in terms of numbers and “flow” instead of coming up with expensive solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With over 57 million people in 15 cities across China on lockdown, the Coronavirus crisis is hitting the retail, travel and tourism industries particularly hard during the peak Lunar New Year season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have been here before: Payday is a week away, and you have an unexpected expense that leaves you short of cash, what if you could use a mobile app to access the money you’ve earned at your job, but which has not yet been paid?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions of people in China have begun travelling from major cities to their smaller hometowns for celebrating the 2020 Lunar New Year with their families. The epic travel rush, billed as the world's largest annual human migration, started a few days ago and is expected to last 40 days until February 18.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese New Year is peak season in terms of movie releases in China. It accounts for a significant chunk in local and global box-office collections. With the recent cancellation of film releases in China due to the Wuhan virus outbreak, the global box office could see a massive decline in income, throwing early estimates for a stellar film year out the window. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gucci, Nike, Sephora, Adidas, H&M, Kate Spade and LV. What do all these brands have in common? They’re all geared up for taking you away from your ang pow collections during this Chinese New Year season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.