Previous investors Insignia Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, others, participated in this round
Fund will be used to grow team, expand market share & product development Singapore-based procurement startup Eezee has raised US$7.5 million (RM33.7 million) in its Series A round led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture Fund (Active Fund), a venture capital…Continue Reading
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr concluded his first foreign visit in style, meeting counterparts from key Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia and Singapore. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the Filipino president chose neighboring countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as his first foreign destination in an expression of solidarity as […]
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed “positive” ties with Myanmar on Wednesday (Sep 7) as he met with the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. “Myanmar is our long-standing and reliable partner in Southeast Asia … Our relations are developing in a positiveContinue Reading
Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base — a facility in the Gulf of Thailand — has in recent years been the subject of interest from major powers competing for influence in Southeast Asia. China’s efforts to access the base first surfaced in July 2019 after the Wall Street Journal reported an alleged agreement allowing the Chinese military to use […]
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SINGAPORE: Taiwan has removed Singapore, Malaysia and a host of other countries from an initial list of nations announced as eligible for visa-free entry starting next week. On Monday (Sep 5), a table published online by Taiwan’s Bureau of Consular Affairs showed that visitors from Singapore and Malaysia among other countries wereContinue Reading
“Due to adjustments to hiring plans on some tech teams, a number of roles at Shopee are no longer available. We are working closely to support those affected,” a company representative said. The move follows other recent job cuts at Sea. Staff at Booyah!, a gaming livestream app, which isContinue Reading
As waste collection and management issues persist in Cambodia’s major cities, a resident steps up to take out the trash
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New funds brings MVPâs total amount for Fund 1 to US$55 million
Firm has completed 30 investments across SEA, India since 2019 M Venture Partners (MVP), an early-stage venture capital (VC) fund based in Singapore has closed a follow-on vehicle to continue to back emerging winners in their portfolio.
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JAKARTA: Thousands of people were expected to join demonstrations across Indonesia on Tuesday (Sep 6), police and union leaders said, as anger mounts over the government’s hiking of the price of subsidised fuel in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko WidodoContinue Reading
Deep experience in ICT serving broad variety of financial services & public orgEnsure development into new geographical markets and technologies sectors Microlink Options Bhd (Microlink) offers announced the scheduled appointment of Ramlee Abdullah as its new Team Chief Executive Officer to replace Chia Yong Wei who might be stepping down from…Continue Reading