Philippine lawmaker proposes taxing big tech firms to fund virus fight
MANILA: A Philippine lawmaker has introduced a bill in parliament aimed at taxing big tech firms such as Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Youtube, Netflix and…
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Soft Space First to Join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program in Malaysia
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Digiskills Pakistan Imparts Freelance Training to 1 Million Youth
One million people have been trained in freelancing under the National Level Training Program launched by the Ministry of Information Technology &…
Malaysia’s traditional Ramzan markets go digital amid pandemic
Ramadan is traditionally a lucrative time for food vendors in Muslim-majority countries, with more people going out for late-night meals after breaking their…
Singapore’s Solubots unveils self-cleansing disinfecting robots
In order to help the frontline healthcare workers and government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic better, Singapore-based startup Solubots unveiled today a…
MDEC, Coursera launch ‘let’s learn digital’ campaign
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has forged a partnership with global online learning platform, Coursera, to introduce ‘Let’s Learn Digital’…
Malaysia’s Sunway Pyramid launches online platform for Hari Raya
Malaysia’s Sunway Pyramid mall has launched an online platform to help customers purchase safely during Hari Raya celebrations this year. Sunway Pyramid’s…
SME digitization crucial for Philippines post-covid recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for the Philippines to address its “digital divide” and transition to becoming a digitally-powered economy,…
Gojek partners Deliveroo,other startups to provide delivery jobs for its…
SINGAPORE — Gojek Singapore has signed agreements with several partners including Deliveroo to provide delivery services and create more earning opportunities…
5G spectrum auctions – the show must go on in APAC
5G rollout didn’t go quite as planned this year, for obvious reasons
But, with 5G’s economic impact poised to help economies recover, the show must go…