Elon Musk fears nuclear war, not Ukraine

Elon Musk has done it again. After initially wading into the Russo-Ukrainian war by giving the beleaguered Ukrainian defenders against the terrible Russian invasion free access to 20,000 Starlink terminals, Musk is reassessing his commitment. Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year, Musk was goaded into generously providing free Internet access to Ukraine […]Continue Reading

Fight for truth: battling false and misleading information in Southeast Asia and beyond

After a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be kicking off on 27 October, in Bali, Indonesia. Over four days the festival will host dozens of events, with disinformation and misinformation being just one example of the important issues being tackled.

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Hints of a shift in China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy

China is expected to slightly relax its quarantine rules after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th National Congress although its “zero-Covid” policy is expected to continue. CCP General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping said in the opening speech of the Party Congress on Sunday (October 16) that the government had to continue its epidemic control […]Continue Reading

‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like in the movies

You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional Q, has recounted how Russian spies would watch the latest Bond movie to see what technologies might be coming their way. Hollywood’s continuing obsession with killer robots […]Continue Reading

Many Yong Mama’s out there as MATRADE leverages digital to help power Malaysian exports

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Various targeted action plants drawn to support MyDIGITAL aspirations As an agency that was created almost 30 years ago, the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has been mandated to assist Malaysian entrepreneurs to develop and expand their export markets to…Continue Reading

Time for multinationals to change their record on Asia

The Bantar Gebang landfill, also known as 'The Mountain.' Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The warning lights are blinking on the dashboard of the world economy. Germany has slashed its economic outlook for the next two years, predicting negative growth in 2022. Britain is also forecasting contractions as it struggles to stay on top of skyrocketing bond yields. Inflation in the US is at a four-decade high, and the […]Continue Reading

Singapore’s digital wealth platform Endowus acquires Hong Kong’s Carret Private

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based digital wealth advisor Endowus has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based wealth manager and multi-family office Carret Private Investments Limited, it announced on Monday (Oct 17). With the acquisition, total assets under management of the Endowus group – comprising Endowus’ licensed companies in Singapore and Hong Kong,Continue Reading