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Temasek invests in a US-based startup, Thailand to install cashless payments service in wet markets, and more exciting stories from the region Indonesia to re-open access to messenger app Telegram   Indonesia’s ministry of communications and informatics announced that it will re-open access to messenger app Telegram. The two parties are currently involved in an […]

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Outside of Australia, Singapore-based crowdfunding platform Fundnel has been actively building its networks in markets including India and Indonesia Earlier this month, Singapore-based equity crowdfunding platform Fundnel made headway into Australia’s burgeoning tech ecosystem by partnering with University of Adelaide-backed incubator ThincLab. The newly-minted deal will allow ThincLab’s incubatees to not only fundraise through Fundnel’s platform, but also leverage on its […]

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We feel the need to lay down these basics (so basic we didn’t think they ever needed to be said) Female Founders is a non-profit research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting equality for women in technology. In our work, we hear success, if not progress, stories on a daily basis. So when the recent Dave […]

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When you just quietly play on your phone and two hours later a guy walks in to deliver a 40″ television, that’s pretty baller use of Amazon Prime Now Amazon Prime Now arrived in Singapore with such fanfare that the demand far outstripped the company’s ability to deliver. As of now, it’s practically impossible to […]

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Malaysia’s House of Representatives passed a series of bill amendments that will allow ride-hailing services to operate legally Ride-hailing operators such as Grab and Uber can now legally operate their services in Malaysia. Yesterday, Malaysia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) passed a series of amendments to the Land Public Transport Act 2010 and the Commercial Vehicles […]

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Best UX designs are models of economy, helping users reach their goals quickly; But don’t forget to study their behaviour to better influence their buying decisions I bet you would have heard this legendary story on UX design. Here it goes: Six hunters enter a forest. Given that it was totally dark out there, they all […]

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