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Singapore will tax digital services from 2020
Published on 21/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: Businesses providing digital services, such as the streaming of entertainment content, will have to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from Jan 1, 2020, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said.
Thailand, Laos ink digital agreement
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/02/2018
» Thailand and Laos signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday for a three-year collaboration on mail delivery, telecom and digital technology.
Alibaba to take on Kuala Lumpur's traffic
Published on 29/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Alibaba Group will set up a traffic control system harnessing artificial intelligence for Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, its first such service outside China, as the e-commerce giant pushes to grow its cloud computing business.
Why net neutrality was repealed and how it affects you
New York Times, Published on 15/12/2017
» The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules, which required internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content without charging consumers for higher-quality delivery or giving preferential treatment to certain websites.
China slams livestreaming after 'rooftopper' death plunge
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2017
» BEIJING: A young Chinese climbing enthusiast's fatal fall from a skyscraper while making a selfie video on a $15,000 "rooftopping" dare has spurred warnings by state media against the perils of livestreaming.
'Rampant' Singapore piracy prompts Hollywood lobby for crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2017
» HONG KONG: Singapore, which prides itself on being a haven for law and order, is being called a haven for pirating copyrighted programming by entertainment titans such as Walt Disney, HBO, the National Basketball Association and the English Premier League.
Malaysia seeks bite of China's booming durian market
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: China’s love of a pungent, football-sized thorny fruit is skyrocketing, and Malaysia wants a piece of it.
Regional firms say Asean will remain focus of their investment
Business, Published on 17/11/2017
» Large companies say Asean will be a stronghold of their business for decades, serving as a key region for investment and revenue generation.
Thai online shopping binge is sign of SE Asia market size
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2017
» Thailand has seen an explosion of internet shopping in recent years as consumers become more tech savvy. And if that’s anything to go by, e-commerce in Southeast Asia is taking off as well.
S. Korea's E-Mart flies flag for retail ventures in Cambodia
Published on 31/07/2017
» South Korea’s largest retailer, E-Mart, will set up its first flagship store in Cambodia by the first quarter of 2019 after the department store and hypermarket signed an agreement with the conglomerate Royal Group on Friday.