5 ways to optimise your workforce in the face of the Great Resignation

60% labor force being millennials & Gen Z, guide processes are backgroundJustLogin LHDN-approved, integrated to Microsoft Teams for HR digesting It’s no longer company as usual as businesses today are coping with a volatile plus uncertain market. Recovering post-COVID economies, China’s zero-COVID policy, destructive natural disasters across the globe (with the…Continue Reading

New council formed to revamp Singapore’s outdoor adventure education sector

SINGAPORE: A council has been formed in order to spearhead the development of Singapore’s outdoor adventure schooling sector by setting national standards intended for operations and safety, among other jobs.   Minister for Lifestyle, Community and Youngsters Edwin Tong made the announcement on Thursday (Sep 22) at the inaugural OutsideContinue Reading

ASNB, Jewel Digital Ventures launch virtual hackathon

Co-organised with 1337 VenturesTo motivate innovation, fintech application development Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), the wholly-owned model trust management business enterprise of Permodalan Lokal Berhad (PNB), in addition to Jewel Digital Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (JDV), the wholly-owned additional of PNB to be able to spearhead its internet business strategy, designed a…Continue Reading

The resistant roots of Japan’s digital dysfunction

A city clerk in western prefecture of Yamaguchi carries a floppy disk containing account information for 463 residents to a local bank. He has every intention of transferring payments to the residents. But somewhere between the clerk’s instructions and the bank’s processing of the transaction, there is a miscommunication. Instead of 463 residents receiving their […]

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Why India’s economy is so much better than Pakistan’s

India and Pakistan inherited the same economic legacy of underinvestment and neglect from Britain when they became independent states following the Partition on August 15, 1947. Their colonial economies were among the poorest in the world. For both nations, independence almost immediately led to strong growth and fueled significant gains in education, health care and […]

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Chinese tech a mixed blessing in the Middle East

China’s growing influence in the global technological market reflects Beijing’s ambition to be a leading player in digital technology. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for China to dominate advanced technology manufacturing by 2025. The Digital Silk Road (DSR), launched in 2015 as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, reflects this goal of developing […]

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StoreHub Raises US.5mil pre-Series B funding to drive further F&B, retail automation in SEA

Estimated 2mil companies in Thailand, M’sia, Philippines to on-ship stillPlatform akin to having 10 additional staff that work day to day with zero errors Southeast Asian start-up StoreHub, a 9 year-old platform that enables restaurants and merchants to automate plus grow their company, has raised US$13. 5 million (RM60. 7 million)…Continue Reading