AC Ventures doubles down on Indonesia’s EdenFarm in latest US.5 mil deal

Seven other firms participated in this funding round
Funds will used to deepen penetration across Indonesia, improve customer experience EdenFarm, a food service-focused startup based in Indonesia, has secured US$13.5mil (RM57.3 million) in its latest Pre-Series B bridge round led by Telkomsel venture arm – TMI, AppWorks and AC Ventures. Decart Ventures,…Continue Reading

Passing for Protection: Phnom Penh exhibition captures the Kingdom’s natural beauty

Passing for Protection is really a photojournalism exhibit that will showcases moments from Cambodia’s most remote forests and the life of those who live in some of the most controversial guarded areas in the Empire

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Marcos Jr’s economic boomlet could be short-lived

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr trumpeted the particular Philippines’ fastest economic growth rate within recent memory in the World Economic Discussion board in Davos within a bid to stoke new investor interest in his country. Based on the latest data launched by the Philippine Stats Authority (PSA), the Southeast Asia nation’s gross domestic item (GDP) expanded […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading

WhyQ secures US.08 mil in extended Series A2 funding round led by Kairos Capital Group

To expand digitalisation platform, improve existing products
Closed initial US$2.7mil Series A2 from 4 investors in 2021  WhyQ, a digital innovation startup focused on helping micro-SMEs (MSMEs) digitise their business, has successfully secured an additional US$1.08 million (RM4.6 million) in an extension to its Series A2 funding round. 
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Luno Malaysia Assures Customers Operations Remain Unaffected Following Parent Company Layoffs

Layoffs has not affected ops in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia “Important to reiterate to everyone that customer funds are safe” Digital asset exchange Luno’s recent announcement of the layoffs for roughly a third of their staff globally is the result of “an incredibly tough year”, but will not affect operations in the…Continue Reading

US-China relations as a disaster in the making

In his online meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in November 2021, US President Joe Biden proposed guardrails for the US-China relationship. His proposal reflected deep concerns about the potential for a military confrontation due to a miscalculation or an accident. More than a year has passed since then, so have such guardrails been established? […]Continue Reading