PERHAPS, no one has to deal with the congested traffic situation on Malaysian roads more than a logistics company.

M. Andy, a dispatch boy-turned-logistics company boss, has had his fair share of frustration with traffic bottlenecks and inefficiencies that impede the progress of the logistics industry due to loss in productivity hours.

AS a growing number of producers look towards nanotechnology to enhance their products, there is a need to safeguard consumers and ensure the quality of such products, says Nanoverify Sdn Bhd managing director Johan Iskandar Hasan.

“We are moving in the right direction. But as with any other technology, the main concern is safety. We don’t want nanotechnology to take the route of GMO (genetically-modified organism). So we want to manage expectations and the risk involved,” he says.