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Singapore, Malaysia weigh passport-free travel
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia and Singapore agreed to jointly develop a special economic zone and explore a range of measures including passport-free travel to boost trade between the neighbours that each count the other as the No. 2 trading partner.
Vietnam joins Southeast Asian effort on cross-border payments
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2023
» JAKARTA: Vietnam's central bank signed an agreement on Friday to be part of an initiative by five other Southeast Asian countries to establish a cross-border payments mechanisms between them.
Indonesia, Singapore start trial on cross-border QR code payments
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's central bank said on Thursday it had started a trial of cross-border QR code payments with its Singaporean counterpart.
Cambodia officially launches digital currency backed by central bank
Reuters, Published on 28/10/2020
» Cambodia officially launched on Wednesday a central bank-backed digital currency that draws on blockchain technology designed by a Japanese company.
Bangkok gears up for motor show as restrictions ease
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2020
» Bangkok on Tuesday prepared to host its twice-postponed annual auto show, with organisers saying it would showcase the country's success in containing the coronavirus.
Myanmar's Mandalay gets high-tech makeover, sparks 'spy' fears
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2019
» YANGON: Once a seat of kings, the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar has seen turbulent chapters in its 162-year history – the fall of Burma's last royal dynasty and decades of colonial rule.
Dining goes digital for street food vendors
Reuters, Published on 23/11/2017
» Bangkok's famous street-food vendors have joined the digital revolution, embracing payment via Quick Response (QR) barcodes that can be read using smartphones.
Grab starts mobile wallet service in Singapore
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2017
» SINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing app, is kicking off a new digital wallet service in Singapore as it stakes a claim to the region’s burgeoning mobile payments sector.