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Awantec expects first Google cloud region in Malaysia to speed cloud adoption across public sector, corporates

On: August 16, 2022

Â Empower public sector to deliver critical new citizen-centric services
Enhance Awantec capabilities in delivering better customer experiences In response to Google Cloud announcing its plans to open its first cloud region inÂ Malaysia, as announced last week on 12 August, Syed Naqiz Shahabuddin (pic), Chairman of Awantec Bhd comments that the move…Continue Reading

1m strays to be neutered in 2 yrs

By: Barkar Nash

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

The Soi Dog Foundation aims to neuter and vaccinate one million stray dogs and cats in Thailand in the next two years.Continue Reading

Change, commit and collaborate: How E.SUN Bank is driving the sustainability agenda

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: Asia, Finance, South-East Asia

Having been ahead of the curve on sustainability and climate change, E.SUN Bank is transforming the way it works, while impacting its wider ecosystem of customers and partnersContinue Reading

US-China relations entering dangerous territory; countries may ‘sleepwalk into conflict’: DPM Wong

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 16, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says Taiwan is a flashpoint and the situation has the potential to escalate quite quickly.Continue Reading

Thai police arrest suspected Chinese gambling kingpin

By: Jing Write

On: August 15, 2022

In: Asia

BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested a Chinese fugitive wanted by Beijing for allegedly running illegal online gambling operations and will soon extradite him to China, the police told Reuters on Monday (Aug 15). She Zhijiang, 40, a Chinese national who also holds a Cambodian passport, was arrested last week basedContinue Reading

New private home sales rise nearly 71% in July, driven by AMO Residence

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 15, 2022

In: South-East Asia

Analysts expect keen interest in upcoming launches after strong product sales at Ang Mo Kio condominium project AMO Residence.Continue Reading

Thai GDP notches fastest growth in a year on eased Covid curbs

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 15, 2022

In: South-East Asia

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in a year in the second quarter as eased COVID-19 restrictions increased activity and travel and leisure, reinforcing views that more rate hikes will be needed to curb inflationary pressures. Read full story Continue Reading

New climate policy fails to sway critics

By: Barkar Nash

On: August 14, 2022

In: South-East Asia

The government is setting out major bureaucratic reforms with the introduction from the Climate Change Act and the founding from the Department of Climate Change, which will be the brand new legal tool and central agency in order to oversee the country’s climate actions.Continue Reading

Commentary: Pandemic, war and climate change mean more in Southeast Asia go hungry

By: Jing Write

On: August 14, 2022

In: Asia

Nearly 20 per cent of Southeast Asia’s populace faced moderate or even severe food insecurity in 2020, states a researcher.Continue Reading

The Big Read: Fuelled by the pandemic, TikTok boom unleashes the good, bad and ugly

By: Marcus Ching

On: August 14, 2022

In: South-East Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic has turbo charge the growth associated with mobile application TikTok over the last two years, departing rivals such as Facebook struggling to play catch-up.Continue Reading

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