Awal Muharram

Bismillah...
time..lagi sejam lebey....akan bermulalah tahun hijrah bagi kalender Islam yang baru...1427 hijrah....time cuti cuti cam ni...mmg bosan kalao tak ada apa nak buat.....selak selak paper hari ni n semalam....terjumpa laa beberapa berita menarik yg mungkin aku boleh paparkan disini utk yang mungkin missed the pages....

PROTON and PETRONAS to collaborate..

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 27 – Proton Holdings Berhad and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will jointly develop larger engines and environmentally friendly alternative fuel systems for use by Malaysia’s national automaker.The memorandum of intent (MOI) will see both parties collaborate and explore the possibilities of further developing Petronas’ engines, particularly the compatibility of its E01 engine to Proton’s motor vehicles, and the subsequent potential commercialization of the engine. In addition, the collaboration will also see Proton and Petronas working together in developing a Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) system for Proton’s use.

A quote from the Proton CEO, Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohd Tahir..

“The partnership will fulfill Petronas’ desire to further embark on the development and commercialization of the E01 engine technology, and for Proton, we get to introduce a larger engine capacity of between 1.8 to 2.2 liters and an environmentally friendly vehicle in our future cars."

In my Opinion,,,
i guess that the collabaration is one of the wise steps taken by proton and i am confident that this might be the long awaited step by many of the automotive maniac out there. once i remember....before this,,,biler petronas perkenalkan engine EO1, satu foreign company car (kalo tak silap dr China) bersetuju tuk appoint petronas tuk supply engine tersebut bagi kereta keluaran mereke.. at that moment i was thinking... why them??? apsal petronas tak supply je pada national car yg ada....n then i read some threads in a online car forum, questioning apsal ni jugak...yelah...bg aku...petronas and proton under the same GLc's roof...mungkin kalau dari dulu these 2 GLCs boleh wat collaboration dlm engine development and proton might not have to wait for 20years for the newborn of campro..so with this new improvement and updates by proton, i guess mr CEO is damn serious in making turnover on the company...i wish good luck to proton and i am confident the company is capable to be in line with the other rivals and to become one of the main players in the automotive world.

here is a story of an updates on TM

TM MENJALIN PERKONGSIAN STRATEGIK DENGAN VODAFONE

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), salah satu pembekal komunikasi terkemuka di Asia, hari ini mengumumkan terjalinnya satu perkongsian strategik dengan Vodafone di mana TM menyertai Rangkaian Rakan Kongsi (Partner Network) Vodafone, lantas membentuk capaian global dengan kira-kira 179 juta pelanggan di seluruh dunia.

A quote from the Group CEO, Dato’ Abdul Wahid Omar ..

Sebagai permulaan, pelanggan kami di Malaysia, Indonesia dan Sri Lanka akan mempunyai akses kepada rangkaian produk dan perkhidmatan yang lebih luas terutama ketika mengembara ke luar negara.

A quote from the Chief Executive Vodafone, Mr Arun Sarin

The strategic relationship with TM significantly enhances Vodafone’s Partner Network presence in Asia, building on Vodafone’s existing relationships with M1 in Singapore and SmarTone in Hong Kong.

In my Opinion..

yup.. a good move by TM. This win-win affiliation, would beneficiate TM in entering the global market. A quote of one of its terms of agreement, TM and its subsidiaries will co-operate in developing and offering products and services to international travellers and domestic customers. Maknanya, TM akan memiliki roaming coverage yg lebih luas dan membangunkan serta memasarkan produknya ke arena global. Bagi anak syarikatnya yang menyokong bisnes cellular, pula akan memiliki access ke coverage footprint vodafone yang lebih luas. Bagi vodafone, syarikat ini berpeluang utk memasuki pasaran asia tenggara. HUmmm...i am still quite blur on the objectives...we might need just wait and see when the affiliation take place in the near future.

ok...i will covers more on other big news later. once again..Selamat Tahun Baru Hijrah....Wassalam