The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (K-KOMM) has launched "DE Rantau", a program aimed at establishing Malaysia as a digital nomad hub in promoting digital professional mobility and tourism across the country.

MYStartup Accelerator Programme is pleased to announce that six startups from Cohort 1 have received a total of US$348,000 (RM1.57 million) in investments from 17 angel investors.

Malaysia's leading fintech company, Boost, provided an update on its brand refurbishment and future plans till 2023 on 7th September 2020.

The first "Gyomu supermarket" opens its doors near Kuala Lumpur on July 28th, 2022. Products from Japan's well-known "Gyomu supermarket" have arrived in this one-floor yet spacious setting. There is a wide display of products, especially groceries, that are freshly imported from Japan.

Art collective Teamlab has announced the launching of "TeamLab Resonating Microcosms" on the rooftop terrace of "Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport Bukit Bintang City Center (Lalaport BBCC), where the art work displays will change according to the surrounding demeanour of the people and nature.

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB) to further raise awareness, build capacity and increase sustainability and climate action adoption across Malaysia's digital economy

Moody's Analytics has raised its full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 7% as of June for this year, saying that the country's economic outlook has improved due to higher oil prices and the reopening of the economy from Covid-19 closure.

Kure academy group announced on June 29th, that Nippon Designers School, the first Japanese college in Malaysia, will hold an opening ceremony on 4th of July.

The federal government has decided in giving judges the discretion in reducing sentences in 11 extenuating circumstances such as act of terrorism, for which the penalty is only death sentence. Explained by Wan Junaidi, minister in the prime minister's office (legal affairs). It was approved by the cabinet on the 8th day.

Criticism has reprised from Minister Idris Ahmad (Religious affairs) calling upon muslims to not participate in the "Bon Odori Festival" in Selangor and Penang on the grounds that there are pagan elements in said festival and Perlis religious scholar Mohd Asri Zainul’s proposal in the changing of the "Bon Odori Festival" name.

The Road Transport Department announced on the 2nd that heavy commercial vehicles carrying more than 7,500kg were not permitted from using the main roads in KL city center from 6:30am to 9:30am every morning, and 4:30pm to 7:30pm every evening.

Toyoda Trike (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a manufacturer of electrically power assisted bicycles, plans to support the Malaysian government in its efforts to popularize electric bikes and bicycles in Malaysia.

【Kuala Lumpur＝ Malaysia BIZ Navi】 Japan National Tourism Organization（JNTO)'s statistics estimated the number of Malaysia tourists visiting Japan in April 2020 to be 1100, an increase by 11.6 times from 2020's numbers of 95, and 1.8 times to the previous month's numbers of 600.

Japan Offshore drilling (headquarters at Taito-ku, Tokyo) has announced that it's subsidiary, Hakuryu 5 Inc and its' agent, NABA from Malaysia, have agreed to provide drilling services using the semisubmersible rig "HAKURYU-5" to be carried out at offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, to Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB), an oil company.

On the 3rd of May, in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, the Reporters Without Border (RSF) published the "World press freedom index" for 2022. In this index, Malaysia went up six places to the 113th among 180 countries, an improvement from last year.