The National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom) is cautiously optimistic that the measures announced in today’s Budget 2019 speech will spur the digital economy.

On the allocation of more than RM5 billion for the adoption of Industry 4.0 for years 2019-2021, Pikom chairman Ganesh Kumar Bangah has reveals that Pikom looks forward to this allocation. 

RinggitPlus.com, Malaysia's leading financial comparison website, commented on the Budget 2019 and what it’ll mean for people’s finance.

“At RinggitPlus, we’re particularly excited that the government has announced a more equitable Budget, by providing support to the B40 (and to a certain extent, the M40) income households, even while introducing new and increased taxes and duties.

Kelly Services, a global leader in providing workforce solutions, congratulated the government on the 2019 National Budget which focuses on people's wellbeing and enables an inclusive society.

“Firstly, on the incentives towards a more balanced workforce we welcome the measures taken by 2019 budget to encourage women participation in the Malaysian workforce.

Malaysia’s technological hub, Cyberview Sdn Bhd. has released a commentary on the National Budget 2019 that covered the Industry 4.0 and Malaysia as a Technology Hub.

“We are delighted that the 2019 budget announcement focuses on reinstating Malaysia’s economic position as ‘Harimau Asia’ through strategic initiatives and allocations that contribute to cultivating the country’s entrepreneurial culture and ensuring the well-being of Malaysians alike.

As the first federal budget to be announced by the new administration, NEM Foundation and its subsidiary NEM Malaysia put in their comments on the matter.

Budget 2019 demonstrated the Government’s desire to restore Malaysia’s status as an “Asian Tiger”, but remain focused on institutional reforms, accelerating the nation’s economy, while at the same time prioritising the people's wellbeing.

Just as the Government aspires to “reshape the administration of this nation in a more developed, competitive and transparent manner”, NEM’s charter is to support organisations to improve transparency, prevent fraud and establish trust in their operations through blockchain technology.

Putra Brand, The People's Choice Awards 2018 awarded KFC Malaysia its fourth consecutive Gold in the Fast Food & Restaurant category and crowned them with one of the most coveted accolades of the night, the Putra Brand Icon Award.

Over 7,000 interviews were conducted in the brand research in Malaysia to determine the country’s most preferred brands.

In a surprise announcement, Acer Malaysia has introduced two very unique Acer Swift and Predator Conquer New Worlds T-shirts arising from its collaboration with renowned, homegrown streetwear brand, Pestle & Mortar Clothing (PMC).

In conjunction with the Asia Pacific Predator League and approaching year end, Acer also launched the “Gear Up This Festive Season” program to reward the end users who purchase selected Acer devices in the Acer Aspire, Acer Swift, Acer Spin, Acer Switch or Predator series.

Acer Malaysia is starting the countdown to the end of 2018 early, as they unleashed new products, expanding the Predator and Nitro portfolios with 4K Predator XB273K and Acer Nitro XV273K gaming monitors respectively.

The Predator XB273K can overclock to a lighting-fast 144Hz refresh rate, has 4ms response time and NVIDIA® G-sync technology, with no compromises on gaming performances, colour and speed.

The Budget 2019 carries the theme of "Credible Malaysia, Dynamic Economy, Prosperous Rakyat".

Tabled by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng earlier today, it focuses on institutional reforms, the people's wellbeing and promotion of entrepreneurial culture to recapture Malaysia's "Economic Tiger" status.