Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years: Diplomatic source

PRESS CRACKDOWN Tokyo is a top donor to Myanmar and has long-standing relations with the country’s military. In September, Japan’s defence ministry it will halt a training programme for members of Myanmar’s military from next year over the junta’s executions of pro-democracy activists. Since 2015, Japan has received 30 membersContinue Reading

How soon the Filipinos forget

It’s been nearly six months since Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr swept to a stunning — and to me regrettable — victory as president of the Philippines. Not enough time has passed for him to have stamped his mark on his country’s erratic history or to forecast its future. But the simple fact that a huge […]

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Coversational messaging a must for Singaporean shoppers: Twilio 

Conversational message is now a “must have” for brands to expand reach
Seven in 10 would make purchases over WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Driven by shifts in digital consumer behaviour, Singapore’s online shopping landscape has evolved from one-sided, transactional engagements to become a more dynamic digital experience characterised by distributed storefronts, where messaging…Continue Reading