Junta to spend $2bn on spy satellites: claim
The Thai junta is reported to be investing heavily in the US-based Theia Satellite Network, a web of 112 surveillance satellites carrying high-tech cameras,...
Facebook sorry for Myanmar translation blunder
Facebook has apologised after translating Chinese President Xi Jinping's name as “Mr Shithole” during the high-profile visit to Myanmar by the all-powerful leader of...
Singapore fines Grab, Uber for merger
Singapore's decision to fine ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber will not have a significant impact on either business and only highlights governmental inability to...
Facebook bans Myanmar rebel armies
Facebook says it is banning four rebel armies in Myanmar, where the online giant has faced criticism for its slow response to groups using...
Junta asks Google to block content
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a 1970s documentary. Source: YouTube
Bangkok’s junta has met Google bosses amid growing calls from royalists to arrest those who insult...
Singapore, Malaysia end airport standoff
Firefly, which has suspended its flights to Singapore’s Seletar airport since December, says it will resume this month after Malaysia and Singapore reached an...
S’pore schools top world
Nan Hua High School, Singapore. Source: Wikimedia
Singaporean schools have come top of the prestigious international benchmarking test, known as the "world cup for education".
Singapore's...
S’pore tech sector weak: study
A survey of Singapore's tech start-ups found that more than half of new firms survive for more than five years, compared with 42-per-cent in...
Suu Kyi meets army chief and president
President Thein Sein has promised a peaceful transfer of power. Source:Wikimedia
Myanmar's victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi has held...
Asean unveils 26 ‘smart’ cities
The Asean leaders’ summit in Singapore has named 26 cities to pilot its Asean Smart Cities Network, in the hope of setting up a...
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