Disruption
After the virus: Prepare for a Rip Van Winkle economy!
By Max Herriman
Just over a week ago, the Australian Prime Minister, Scott
Morrison, said that he wants small...
Chatbots coming: Virus crisis accelerates call center automation in the Philippines
The current coronavirus crisis is a double edged sword for
the call center and business process outsourcing (BPO)...
Laos set to build up a startup community
Young startups and entrepreneurs in Lao are now being helped
to utilise digital technologies to achieve their full...
Startups blooming in Cambodia
Cambodia had seen at least 12 tech startup funding announcements by the second quarter of the year, which was a 140 per cent increase...
Singapore Airbnb hosts get hefty fines for illegal letting in first case in the city state
In the country’s first such case, two Singaporean Airbnb hosts were fined 60,000 Singapore dollars ($45,800) each for violating the country's rules on short-term...
Bali tells tourists to stay despite looming volcano eruption
Tour operators and tourism officials in Bali asked tourists to stay because they had “nothing to fear” from a possible volcanic eruption of Mount...
Uber launches ride-hailing services in Cambodia
Uber's application launched in Phnom Penh on June 23 with a pilot service, leaving Thailand the last country in ASEAN where Uber is being...
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China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...
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Thailand approves long-stay visa in bid to revive tourism industry
An empty restaurant and bar street in Phuket during Thailand's coronavirus lockdown
In its aim to revive the...