Daily brief for 8 August 2026
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo says the MyGOV Malaysia app is being enhanced with agentic AI to make dealing with government agencies easier. Sarawak entrepreneur Aaron Nagai launched PetrolPrice, an AI platform tracking energy prices across 196 markets, backed by the Balaji Fund and valued at US$2 million after its pre-seed round.
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo says the MyGOV Malaysia app is being enhanced with agentic AI so that Malaysians can deal with government agencies online more easily. According to The Star, he said this when opening Jelajah Malaysia Digital at Dewan Komuniti Damansara Damai on 8 August.
Sarawak entrepreneur Aaron Nagai has launched PetrolPrice, an AI-powered platform that tracks and analyses energy prices across 196 markets. According to Malaysia SME, the startup is backed by investor Balaji Srinivasan through the Balaji Fund and was valued at US$2 million after its pre-seed round.
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