PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Election Commission will have a special meeting at 10am on Thursday (Oct 20) to discuss and set important dates for the 15th General Election. The meeting will be chaired by Commission Chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh and held at Menara SPR in Putrajaya. The dates for nomination, early votingContinue Reading
Claimed to have doubled user base in Singapore in 2022
License for account issuance, money transfer, e-money issuance BigPay, a Southeast Asian fintech company, announced that it has added three new services to its major payment institution (MPI) license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for account issuance service, domestic money…Continue Reading
Partnership removes barriers between industries, delivers productivity gains
Smart logistics solutions for positive results, leading to a more agile supply chain Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) and DHL Supply Chain (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (DHL) are collaborating to build a sustainable supply chain in Malaysia, by co-creating and digitalising logistics with smart solutions.
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Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping’s fiery address before the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress has dominated recent headlines, not least regarding his comments on Taiwan. Despite Xi’s vow to pursue “peaceful unification” with the self-ruling island, the Chinese leader expressed his willingness to use force and flex muscles amid “stormy seas” in an increasingly volatile […]Continue Reading
The Election Commission will have a special meeting on Thursday to set the dates for nomination and polling day.Continue Reading
In late August 2022, news broke that Apple was in talks to manufacture its famed Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam for the first time. Some view this as a move by transnational corporations and their core suppliers to diversify their production away from China, buffering themselves from intensifying US-China geoeconomic competition. Others interpret this as a sign of […]Continue Reading
YANGON: At least two bombs exploded outside a prison in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon on Wednesday (Oct 19), killing eight people and wounding 18, the junta said. The blasts hit a crowd lining up to drop off parcels for inmates at Insein Prison on Wednesday morning, the junta’s information teamContinue Reading
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan have also declared their readiness to be presidential candidates.
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Are Singapore’s recovery protocols sufficient to ride out the current COVID-19 XBB variant outbreak? CNA speaks to experts.Continue Reading
Plans to invest more than US$5 billion in Thailand over 15 years
Supporting transformation local infrastructure investments Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to open an infrastructure region in Thailand.Â
In a statement, the cloud player said its new AWS Asia Pacific (Bangkok) region will consist of three availability zones, adding to the…Continue Reading