Thailand’s junta deepens cyber-censorship
Thailand’s military-controlled parliament has unanimously passed a new Cybersecurity Act to give the junta deeper control over the internet.
The act allows the National...
U Mobile and StarHub to conduct world’s first 5G SA roaming trials
Malaysia’s U Mobile and Singapore’s StarHub have announced on Monday (Dec 30) that they will be conducting one of the world’s first 5G standalone...
Samsung Pay to roll out in Singapore this year
Samsung Pay is following Apple’s service into the marketplace. Source: Flickr
When Samsung Pay comes to Singapore this year, Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), OCBC...
FB tweak mutes Cambodia opposition
A tweak this month in the way Facebook organised its newsfeed in Cambodia has been accused of playing into the increasingly dictatorial government’s hands.
Instead...
The ‘lady’ and the genocide
It is almost three years since the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a crushing victory in Myanmar’s first proper election in half a...
US calls on Myanmar to end Rakhine blackout
Pressure is rising on Myanmar to end its mobile internet shutdowns in areas of two impoverished states, with the United States saying the restrictions...
Vietnam reinforces tech giant status
Ho Chi Minh City, still commonly known as Saigon, is at the heart of Vietnam’s tech revolution. Source: Wikimedia
Vietnam’s rise as a tech giant...
US firm gets Singapore rail nod
Aecom’s design for the Jurong East terminus. Source: Aecom
US engineering firm Aecom, which has worked with the Singaporean authorities on several MRT lines, has...
Singapore tops smart city study
Singapore has topped a global ranking of smart cities for last year which assessed 20 urban areas in integration of Internet of Things (IoT)...
Vietnam enters Pacific trade deal
Vietnam’s entry this week into the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, to be followed by a trade agreement with the EU, will give Hanoi...
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Motorcycle taxis banned in the Philippines
Motorcycles that are being used for public transportation in the Philippines will be deemed illegal beginning next week amid the looming end of a...
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...
Indonesia recruits fishermen in South China Sea dispute
Indonesia says it will mobilise fishing crews in the South China Sea to help expel Chinese vessels from Indonesian waters.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced:...