Facebook faces immediate shutdown threat The Thai Internet Service Provider Association (Tispa) says it is under government pressure to immediately shut down the all access to Facebook as early as Tuesday morning, over the social […]
Philippines’ c.bank says not right time to talk about easing policy Philippine central bank deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo said on Monday now is not the best time to ease monetary policy by reducing reserve requirements […]
S’pore malls among victims of global cyber attack Friday’s cyber attack has hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries, including in the Republic, with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) reporting that there […]
Unemployment rate drops to 3.4% in March Malaysia’s unemployment rate for March 2017 dropped to 3.4%, down 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month, according to the Statistics Department. – thesundaily Malaysia issues 2,485 […]
Indonesia warns of more cyberattack havoc as business week starts The Indonesian government said the global cyberattack that takes computer data hostage is likely to cause more havoc when offices reopen for business. – The […]
NA supports enactment of Data Protection Law While National Assembly (NA) members spoke in support of enacting the Law on Data Protection, many expressed confusion as to whether this law differed from the Law on […]
FGV scraps rubber venture in Myanmar Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has scrapped plans to build a rubber processing plant worth RM30 million to RM45 million in Myanmar, as part of its venture into […]
VN grants licence to Kien Giang gas project The Block B of O Mon gas pipeline project in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang this week received its investment certificate. – Viet Nam News […]
E-payments to dethrone cash While digital payments show great promise to drive economic growth and increase financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, targeted approaches that address local cultural barriers are key to the widespread adoption of […]
Airports of Thailand to end outsourcing of main functions AIRPORTS OF THAILAND (AOT) will stop outsourcing contracts for its main businesses, while planning to set up subsidiaries to take over the currently outsourced operations, given […]
Belt and Road Initiative gives hope to developing countries in infrastructure development: Cambodian PM Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Thursday that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative gives hope to developing […]
Headache for Hanoi inspectors monitoring movement of frozen goods Hanoi food inspectors are struggling to monitor frozen meat and produce, which are often stored poorly, then broken down into smaller packages and sold through wholesale […]