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Dell recaptures old spirit and looks beyond PCs
Asia focus, Published on 10/02/2014
» After months of corporate manoeuvring that led to it being taken private last year, Dell Inc has a renewed sense of excitement and the freedom to make the bold moves necessary to thrive again, with Asia one of its primary areas of focus, says the computer maker’s founder.
Game On
Asia focus, Published on 13/01/2014
» While many people regard playing games as a big part of their leisure time, it’s all business for Pramoth Sudjitporn – though he also takes pleasure in what he has achieved. With his love for technology and the internet, he has bet his career and built a company that is the leading online game operator in Southeast Asia.
Making the internet a safer place
Asia focus, Published on 13/01/2014
» With more than 1 billion internet users and growing in Asia, the region is increasingly facing a higher volume and more sophisticated cyber threats.
Telecom bidders vie to stand out in Myanmar ‘beauty contest’
Asia focus, Justin Heifetz, Published on 28/11/2013
» Bidders for telecom licences in Myanmar are stepping up activities in the country in hopes of scoring high in a “beauty contest” being held by consultants hired by the government.
Tangled lines
Asia focus, Justin Heifetz, Published on 14/10/2013
» While Myanmar’s two international telecom companies have yet to receive their operating licences from the government, experts say the real — and possibly crippling — challenges as they move into the virgin market of 60 million consumers will be site acquisition and navigating state regulations.
Slaves to Chat
Asia focus, Published on 02/09/2013
» Online chatting, texting and social networking have become everyday tools for communicating with friends and family and for obtaining breaking information from across the globe in real time at almost no cost.
The rise of mobile data
Asia focus, Published on 02/09/2013
» The need to stay connected anywhere and anytime has made mobile phones indispensable for most people today. Mobile internet adoption and speeds are surging globally but especially in Asia, which has the fastest-growing internet population and most tech-savvy consumers in the world.
From monopoly to three-way race: Pay TV comes of age in Malaysia
Asia focus, Published on 19/08/2013
» If there was one good thing that Rais Yatim did as minister of communications in the previous Malaysian government, it was to force the country’s broadcasters to share popular content.
Busy signals
Asia focus, Published on 08/07/2013
» As if dropped calls were not enough for Maxis customers to endure on a regular basis, many living in parts of the Klang Valley recently faced 30 hours with no voice service at all.
Social and cultural links need strengthening in Asean, say students
Asia focus, Published on 01/07/2013
» Continuing business integration in Asean needs to be complemented by more work to promote social and cultural integration among the region’s people, say student leaders.