Police nabs illegal online gambling operator in KK
Police arrested four men and seized 40 computers, RM165 cash, 40 Internet modems and 20 gaming consoles used for gambling in two raids held in Kota Kinabalu last week, Daily Express reported. City Police Chief ACP Jauteh Dikun said that the suspects were operating roulette gaming in shop houses. But, he denied any crime syndicate was involved in the operation of these illegal gambling centers. by Alice...
The best strategy to enhance e-business performance is to combine both online and offline advertisement
VSDaily had an exclusive interview with SEO Daddy, Mr. Edward Chong from Bean Design Studio to share his opinions in search engine optimization (SEO) services. Mr. Edward Chong is one of the famous SEO specialists with more than 12 years experience in SEO, paid search management, online lead generation, email marketing and website development. Additionally he manages web analytic multi-variate testing, landing page optimization and...
VECOM runs e-commerce workshop for Vietnamese businesses
In collaboration with the Department for E-Commerce and Information Technology under the Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) organized an e-commerce workshop on 16 November 2012 in Hanoi, helping local businesses to enhance their competitiveness with the rapid development of new business patterns. During the workshop, the development trend of e-commerce, the new trend in online...
14 industry players receive the Malaysia Cyber Security Awards 2012
The Malaysia Cyber Security Awards 2012 presentation ceremony was held in conjunction with the Cyber Security Malaysia Awards, Conference and Exhibition 2012 (CSM-ACE) at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 8 November 2012. Datuk Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) was invited to present several award to fourteen of the Malaysia’s best information security companies and...
Online shopping fraud causes RM14.6 million for the last 9 months
Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan, the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director said the police received 3,889 complaints on cyber crime and online shopping fraud between January and September this year which caused losses of RM14.6 million and RM80.2 million respectively during this period, The Star reported. Most of the online shopping fraud that reported usually involved auction transactions. On other hand, the...
PIKOM retains Woon Tai Hai as its chairman for one more year
In the 26th annual general meeting of the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (PIKOM), Woon Tai Hai, PIKOM’s incumbent chairman was elected to lead the association again for the 2012/2013 term. Woon Tai Hai said the current five-year plan of PIKOM will be reviewed and will plan out the next five-year plan with the elected Councillors. by Terry...
Sacombank launches JCB credit card in Vietnam
Sai Gon Thuong Tin Bank (Sacombank), the leading retail bank in Vietnam formed partnership with JCB International Co., Ltd. to launch JCB credit card namely Sacombank-JCB Car Card in Vietnam. Besides usage at any JCB accepting locations in 190 countries, the Car Card holder also can enjoy promotions and discounts when purchasing car-related services such as repair, maintenance and replacement of spare-parts, car accessories,...
JCB will release its mobile wallet in 2013
In a statement issued by JCB, the leading international payment brand in Japan has developed its mobile wallet platform namely JCB Mobile Wallet is currently on trial run and expected to be released in the market in 2013, first in Japan and followed by other markets. The new JCB Mobile Wallet handles payment, point programs, discounts and other special offers with some unique functionalities which can meet its customer needs and...
First MasterCard transaction made in Myanmar
MasterCard Wordwide and Co-operative Bank Ltd (CB Bank) announced that they have processed the first transaction using MasterCard card at the first ATM installed by CB Bank in Yangon, Myanmar. With the partnership between CB Bank and MasterCard Worldwide, foreign tourist and business travellers with an international MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus card will now be able to withdraw money in kyat or the local currency at CB Bank’s 36 ATMs...
Police nabs credit card fraud syndicate
A group of Africans who purchased Malaysians’ credit card numbers and abused it for online purchases of luxury item and electronic devices was arrested by police in Subang Jaya recently, The Star reported. According to Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan, the police found the group had been purchasing credit card numbers along with their card verification value codes...
