Malaysia Explorer

By Edwin Yapp

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Archives for July 2008

How to get around in Cyberjaya

Monday, July 28 2008 02:15 PM

The first time I set eyes on Cyberjaya was in 1997.

It was still being built at that time and when I attended the groundbreaking ceremony, the area didn't even have mobile phone coverage.

Taxis wouldn't go there unless you booked them for the entire time, and they would charge a bomb for transporting you there.

Today, the..... Read more ť

Time for online TV to arrive?

Thursday, July 17 2008 03:59 PM

Several Malaysian outfits have tried to do online TV. Two notable ones were Cyberjaya.tv and Malaysia.tv. Both are now defunct.

There was even a stillborn attempt by famous TV news anchor and producer Suhaimi Sulaiman. He's now gone back to traditional TV.

But that hasn't stopped others from trying. Cuzzy Media is the latest of the online TV players..... Read more ť

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Edwin Yapp

An engineer by training, Edwin first cut his teeth as a cellular radio frequency optimization engineer in one of Malaysia's largest telcos. After more than five years, he hung up his radio engineering boots to try his hand at technology reporting at The Star, Malaysia's leading English daily, where he won several awards for Best Online Technology reporting. He left to start his own editorial consultancy and is now a freelance journalist for several publications, including ZDNet Asia. A self-confessed gadget geek, Edwin hopes his blog contributions will stir up deeper discussions within the Malaysian technology scene.