Topic: Malaysia

Open Source Gaining Ground in Southeast Asia

Read some posts, news items and press releases today about the growing adoption of open source in Southeast Asia:READ»

A Nation of Change Agents

  Last night, when I saw Barack Obama accept the nomination, I cried. I wanted my father to be there to see this. He was the one who taught me a black person was my equal, and the person who taught me a woman could be ...READ»

A Nation of Change Agents

  Last night, when I saw Barack Obama accept the nomination, I cried. I wanted my father to be there to see this. He was the one who taught me a black person was my equal, and the person who taught me a woman could be ...READ»

A Nation of Change Agents

  Last night, when I saw Barack Obama accept the nomination, I cried. I wanted my father to be there to see this. He was the one who taught me a black person was my equal, and the person who taught me a woman could be ...READ»

Shifting Routes In The Airline Industry

At the annual Routes World Development Forum in Kuala Lumpur, 700 airports and 500 airlines begin the mating dance that determines who flies where.READ»

Our Lives Just Changed. Forever. And For The Better.

Obama wins. America gets a new service innovation capability. It took only seconds after McCain's concession last night for e-mails to start arriving from Brazil, Malaysia, and Europe. The most significant one, in my opinion, ...READ»

Fast 50 2008: Air Asia

What can you buy with a quarter? Maybe a few drops of gas or a Jolly Rancher -- unless you're a former music exec named Tony Fernandes. Seven years ago, Fernandes paid 25 cents for a near-defunct carrier with two creaky planes and ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The World's Most Innovative Companies
• The Faces and Voices of Google

Mighty Is the Mongrel

What does it take to win in the global economy? A commitment to mixing people, experiences, and ideas. Companies and countries that embrace diversity to stimulate creativity will be the ones that own the future.READ»

Building Offices

Last night, the first episode of the new PBS series Innovation: Life, Inspired focused on "Building to Extremes," or the global race to develop the world's tallest building. Narrated by the nearly passionless Billy Crudup, the ...READ»

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

Watercooler

What you'll be talking about this month when you talk about work.READ»

Grassroots Leadership - Royal Dutch/Shell

Steve Miller of Royal Dutch/Shell offers a powerful model of what leadership means -- a recognition that commitment and creativity come from all parts and all levels of an organization.READ»

They Sure Don't Make Comic Books Like They Used To

It isn't mainstream, it hasn’t been seen before, and it’s definitely not into Superman. Make way for a company that, in eschewing superheroes, inducting celebrities, and creating internationally palatable South Asian edged content, is refreshingly new and different.READ»

Featured in the April Issue of Fast Company Magazine

The New Face of Al Jazeera, Page 42, by Linda Tischler With its often strident anti-American rhetoric and penchant for showing al Qaeda-produced hostage tapes, the Arabic news channel al Jazeera is seen by many Americans as little ...READ»

9.11.01 Voices

The power of any community is a function of the strength of its connections. Join the global Fast Company community as it asks: Where do we go from here? What's important now? How can we be of service?READ»

Leader in Corporate Sustainability Arena Comments on Wal-Mart's Position

Scott Seydel remarks on my recent post on Conscious Capitalism as it relates to Wal-Mart.READ»

Wordlock – Redefining a Product in an Already Existing Market

More than 150 years after Linus Yale Jr. invented the cylinder pin-tumbler lock (you know, the combination lock keeping your bike, locker, and luggage safe?), we are still stuck trying to remember those three-random-number ...READ»

Questions for Dambisa Moyo

Tweeting Fast Company readers take on the Zambian economist and author of the book "Dead Aid", who talks about making chocolate, fighting AIDS, and her friend Chris HughesREAD»

Detroit Electric and Proton to Beat Tesla S to the Electric Car Finish Line

Tesla's Model S stole many a headline during its launch last week. But when it comes getting an all-electric sedan onto the market, Tesla's time in the limelight may be brief: Proton and Detroit Electric are planning on putting an ...READ»

Global Myth Manager

Christopher Bartlett argues that the mythic "global manager" doesn't quite match up with the reality of working overseas.READ»

Village Green, Microsoft partner on carbon tool

Village Green expects the industry to create 68,000 jobs for environmental auditors who work with the public sector.READ»

Radical Sabbaticals

Here's a sure-fire way to break the career monotony.READ»

Nations Of Notebooks

Love your laptop? No matter what brand is on the outside, the brand inside says, "Made in Taiwan." Here's the story behind Horace Tsiang and four of his top suppliers -- entrepreneurs who assembled an industry and produced a fast country.READ»

Village Green, Microsoft partner on carbon tool

Village Green expects the industry to create 68,000 jobs for environmental auditors who work with the public sector.READ»

7 Compact Hotels Big on Style

Hotels around the world are enticing guests by pairing high design with low prices, trimming costs by shrinking square footage and inclusive frills like room service and toiletries. Here are seven examples: Pod Hotel, ...READ»