The future legal and security system cannot be separated from the internet and big data,” Ma said.

Ma’s speech was televised to about 1.5 million legal and domestic security officials across the country, including Meng Jianzhu, the nation’s top security czar, according to the WeChat post.

“Everything is possible in the era of big data,” Meng said after Ma’s speech, according to a statement on the commission’s website. Legal and domestic security officials should “broaden the vision” and “adapt to modern scientific measures” to make full use of big data when solving cases, he said.

Ma’s speech also highlights the delicate relationship between Chinese web companies and the government. The ruling party has designated internet industry leaders as key targets for outreach, with President Xi Jinping saying in May last year that technology leaders should “demonstrate positive energy in purifying cyberspace.”

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Ma has said his policy for dealing with the government is to fall in love but not marry. His company has courted state clients, including the provincial governments of Zhejiang and Guizhou, for its cloud services. Guizhou province stores and shares data about transport, tourism and the environment on Alibaba’s cloud platform. Other companies including search engine Baidu Inc., Tencent Holdings Ltd., owner of WeChat, cooperate with official requests for information, according to a report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service.

Screen grab of the behavioural research company SCL Group's website.© Provided by Malay Mail Online Screen grab of the behavioural research company SCL Group's website.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Behavioural research company SCL Group denied today a report claiming that Barisan Nasional (BN) was using its “big data” services for the upcoming 14th general elections.

SCL’s South-east Asia head Azrin Zizal said his company — which, according to its website, uses “advanced data analytics” to identify voters — has not done any election work in Malaysia before and that local political parties have yet to engage it for the next general elections.

“We are new to the region,” Azrin, whose office is in Kuala Lumpur, told Malay Mail Online.

“At the moment, we spend most time meeting people to introduce our range of services and expertise. We hope to start building local expertise, especially in the area of data analytics soon.

“We speak to everyone who has a need for data-driven strategies and those businesses that have an appetite towards expanding into the US or Europe. Those that we speak to includes banks, GLCs (government-linked corporations), as well as research firms where we can add value to their own range of expertise,” he added.

In a report Friday, London-based whistleblowing site Sarawak Report claimed that the ruling BN was employing controversial and expensive “big data” tactics to swing voters in the next election.

SCL’s offshoot, Cambridge Analytica, has reportedly claimed to have helped Donald Trump win the US presidency by collecting huge amounts of personal data on voters, from basic details to the TV programmes they watch or food they eat, to determine their personalities, or “psychographic” profiles.

SCL’s website claims that it has a “formidable track record” in delivering electoral success, providing services such as “behavioural microtargeting” in which “advanced data analytics” is used to identify voters who share demographics, political beliefs and lifestyle so that unique messages can be designed to appeal to them.

The UK-based company also does communications work in commercial, social and defence fields.

In a report last month, UK paper The Guardian cited propaganda specialist Emma Briant as saying in her 2015 book that SCL specialised in changing the behaviour of large groups.

Paul-Olivier Dehaye, a Swiss mathematician and data activist who has reportedly been investigating Cambridge Analytica and SCL for more than a year, told The Guardian that Cambridge Analytica’s purported database on the American electorate was “potentially very scary,” questioning if the information could be used to manipulate people or to foment conflict between communities.

There was a rumour a BIG DATA firm was asked to help in the coming GE 14 but the firm has denied. So BIG DATA firms are in demand especially in this coming weeks.... Could it be Krono?

What if CIMB turn around and say they wont buy Jupiter securities ? Down back to 5s...

In the end Mpay will hv nothing to show. They were the first who got all the approvals, but sadly nothing has happened. Now CIMB and Maybank has Alipay not to mention Samsung pay. Game overr la....

4 right shares for every 3 held at 0.01 s. PLUS free 2 warrants!! Wow! Fantastic deal!!

Next week, main market will take breather to make way for E Commerce stocks! MPay will rocket!!

Buzzword now is E commerce! E commerce is to grow 11%. Next week is the launch of DFTZ. Big potential for growth as Quickash provides lending to SMEs.

The set up of Quickash means Mpay is directly in the money lending business under its P2P flagship. Consider it peers in this business...Aeon Credit (RM 15.72)and RCE Capital (RM 1.64)

The sports app will allow Mpay entry into e consumerism, launching a platform for possible whole spectrum of e retailing like Alibaba or Ebay. Could be this part of the Digital Free Trade Zone to be launched by Jack Ma this month?

The entry of TH is a precursor to something BIG happenning soon.?

Mpay into badminton now?

Mpay got all approvals to be ahead. Sadly they are light years behind their competitors, like Samsung pay and Alibaba pay.

Buy Palette wa better. Will run like Biohldg wa. Cant go wrong at 4s

Dont worry. The PM will not let this happen. The sale will go through.

This month Jack Ma coming ma...

New high closing. Possible post results rally to 1.56.

Target rm 1.61 intact

Possible profit + Dividend today

QR out. Improved loss...

We hv now Samsung pay, Alibaba pay, etc. where is Mpay?

They will need to show a profit to be a good partner.

No big deal.

Yesterday PM already say Proton will get foreign partner. Thats for sure. Announcement could be as early this week.

William Cheng will get China partner to rescue?

They would hv installed the 80% PIN & wave terminals by now..

Hopefully this time positive QR.

Monday, 20 February 2017
Minister announces DFTZ tax exemption
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Second International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan(filepic) said currently goods worth RM500 and below purchased through e-commerce were not subjected to any tax..
Second International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan(filepic) said currently goods worth RM500 and below purchased through e-commerce were not subjected to any tax..

IPOH: The purchase of goods via the Internet, or e-commerce, worth RM1,200 and below, will be exempted from paying tax in the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ).

Second International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said currently goods worth RM500 and below purchased through e-commerce were not subjected to any tax.

“This facility aims to reduce tax barriers to enable Malaysians to play an active role in e-commerce not only in the country but also at the international level,” he said.

Ong said this to reporters after attending the Chinese New Year celebration organised by Perak Wanita MCA here.

Also present was Wanita chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie.

At present, he said, there was no policy in which goods worth RM500 and below would not be taxable.
Under the DFTZ, the amount would be raised from RM500 to RM1,200 in the initial stage, he said.

Meanwhile, Ong said, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would launch the DFTZ next month where Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma will be appointed digital economy adviser to the Government. — Bernama


Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2017/02/20/minister-announces-dftz-tax-exemption/#Fh1VS7ePr4KTL8my.99

Residents of the city have called for the Trump name to be removed from the Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver, the report said..... Report from the Edgedaily today.

Will Jack Ma tie up with Mpay?

TRUMP WHITEHOUSE IN TURMOIL.......CNN

PResident Trump and his government is now having problems. Only 27 days in office. So if you have a product linked to the name Trump, is it good or bad?

Yes ezobear. Mpay is the ONLY fintech P2P listed company the country. Read the Edgedaily today on Dutch fintech co and related stories.

Bursa to introduce SME market in Q2. 98.5% of companies in Malaysia are SMEs , contributing to 30% of nation's GDP. Big SME lending market out there. Great potential for Mpay

The Edge wrote recently that at least one P2P of the six approved by SC is in talks with a bank on possible busines tie up. Could it be Mpay?

TAgb completes purchase of trump tower canada for C100m. Sell on news?

Year 2017 is the year of Digital Economy, E commerce, and Cashless payments. Jack Ma will be here next month to launch Malaysia Digital Economy. The next driver of economy into 2020.

No effect on tagb. Unrelated. Q results will be good.

EAH. adios amigos

Tomorrow. Jan 20th. Swearing in of the 45th President of the United States of America.

5 days to go before TAGB client Trump is sworn in as President. The opening of the new Trump hotel is also scheduled around 20th. ..

Those who are selling now at 28/28.5s are the ones caught on 8 Nov, the day Trump won the election. Soon there will be no more sellers once more and more people read this forum. Tony must gobble up all the willing sellers at this price quickly to ensure his average cost of taking it private goes down.

Yes. Taking private and relist it oversea is better bet. Currently BNM requires all overseas profits nee to convert 75% back to ringgit. Tony would hv mopped up all free float shares below 28s. If he makes GO at say 40s or so, he need not fork out so much to take it private.

Tonite, President elect and TAGB customer Trump will give his first press conference. Markets will be watching...DOW may break 20,000 if its good..

Trump will be the next 45th President of the United States of America after swearing in on 20th January 2017, next Friday. What could be more significant than have the President of USA as your Client..!!

Just like Trump + Ivanka, Tony + Son will make TAGB its empire. Very little free float shares. Grossly undervalued. Next Q results should be fantastic. IF Trump were to build a Trump Tower in Msia, TAGB should get it.

Mpay will be Malaysia's first e-bank??

Mpay has money lending license under P2P. Many people now knocking door wo..

Very solid counter . Call warrants better exposure . At 36s call warrant will be 18s.

Ifca affected by drop in Msia and China business.... Going back to 7s soon...!