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Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

24 Feb 2020

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

Mobile app uses AR to locate friends in a crowd

10 Jun 2019

Vietnam forces anti-graft news website offline

Vietnam forces anti-graft news website offline

12 Feb 2015

Malaysiakini.com's Editor-in-Chief Steven Gan says that the company will not give up its battle to be granted a licence to publish printed copies of its controversial news. Image: Malasiakini.

Online site refused print licence despite court ruling

3 Oct 2014

PLDT's Napoleon Nazareno says the deal with Rocket Internet makes strategic sense for both companies. Image:

PLDT buys Rocket Internet for €333m

8 Aug 2014

Singapore grapples with smartphone addiction

Singapore grapples with smartphone addiction

17 Jun 2014

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is protected from royal slurs under lese majeste. Image:

Thai military search online for royal slurs

17 Jun 2014

Allen Lew of Group Digital Life says the company has spent about 25% of the Sg$2bn set aside to boost its digital advertising business. Image:

SingTel buys mobile advertisers businesses

12 Jun 2014

Suphachai Chearavanont has agreed to sell an 18% stake in True Corp to China Mobile for 28.6bn baht. Image: Wikipedia

China Mobile buys stake in True Corp

11 Jun 2014

Singapore Post's Lim Ho Kee says that they will be able to benefit from Alibaba's e-commerce experience. Image:

Alibaba buys stake in Singapore Post for USD249m

29 May 2014

Universal's Max Hole says that music streaming is likely to change the way that music is distributed to consumers worldwide. Image:

Music streaming gives record companies a boost

23 May 2014

Leong Keng Thai, Deputy Chief Executive of the IDA has imposed a record fine on SingTel for its nine-day service disruption. Image: IDA

SingTel fined a record US$4.8m for service disruption

8 May 2014

At least 58 people were arrested in the Phillippines in connection with 'sextortion' says Police Chief Alan Purisima. Image: Twitter

Dozens held in Philippines over global 'sextortion' ring

5 May 2014

Internet transition to IPv6 accelerating

Internet transition to IPv6 accelerating

1 Apr 2014

Pham Viet Dao has been jailed in Vietnam for expressing opinions that were critical of the communist government. Image:

Vietnam jails second blogger in a fortnight

20 Mar 2014

Autumn Radtke, chief executive of First Meta, Singapore's Bitcoin exchange, has been found dead. Image:

Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore

7 Mar 2014

More and more people want inflight connectivity that is fast and reliable. Image:

WiFi in the sky set for takeoff

4 Mar 2014

Young people in the Phillipines are more sexually adventurous as Internet access changes their conservative views. Image: Imagerymajestic

Young, internet-driven Filipinos more sexually active

7 Feb 2014

Jakarta... an over-reaction? (Image: Artetam, via Wikimedia Commons)

Anti-Australia protests in Indonesia as ex-spy chief hits out

26 Nov 2013

Growing threat of cybercrime in Asia Pacific region. Image:

Hackers expose Asia's weak cyber defences

11 Nov 2013

Hackers bring dozens of sites down. Image:

Anonymous Philippines pledge more cyber-attacks

6 Nov 2013

(Image: Merlion444, via Wikimedia Commons)

Hacks, apps and more unveiled at Digital Media Asia

29 Oct 2013

General Vo Nguyen Giap (Image: Wiki Images)

Facebook trumps state media over death of Vietnam's Giap

7 Oct 2013

Vodafone, China Mobile exit Myanmar mobile auction

3 Jun 2013

Cellphones let migrants send money home

Cellphones let migrants send money home

21 May 2013

The mighty mobile... untapped

The mighty mobile... untapped

17 Apr 2013

Marketing pays off: iPhone 5 frenzy builds ahead of today's release

Marketing pays off: iPhone 5 frenzy builds ahead of today's release

21 Sep 2012

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