Malaysia’s fintech firm Ascertain Group expands to Indonesia, Oman, India

Ascertain, a Malaysian financial technology and payments ecosystem provider, is expanding into Indonesia, Oman, and India, in order to exporting its homegrown financial…

Thailand’s Amity Robotics raises $7M to expand AI concierge robots across Asia

Thailand-based Amity Robotics, a physical AI and robotics company building AI-powered experiences for the physical world, has closed a $7 million seed round combining equity and…

Singapore’s Acti raises $5.3M seed round to build AI-powered keyboard as personal context layer

Acti, a Singapore-based company describing itself as the world's first agentic keyboard, has raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by the United States-based BITKRAFT Ventures.

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Why communications resilience has become a boardroom priority in APAC

In an increasingly digital APAC economy, communications resilience is not a technical concern. It is a strategic imperative - one that sits squarely at the intersection of…

India’s Tata Communications to invest $152M in subsea cables linking India’s AI, Singapore

India's Tata Communications will make an strategic $152 million investment in subsea cable infrastructure to expand the India-Singapore digital corridor with an additional 98…

NVIDIA aims to build Hanoi’s R&D center into world-class AI engineering hub

NVIDIA aims to develop its Vietnam Research and Development Center (VRDC) in Hanoi into a world-class AI engineering hub, contributing both to the company's global operations and…

Indonesia’s Nadiem Makarim, Gojek founder & former minister, found guilty of graft – report

An Indonesian court ⁠on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem ‌Makarim, Co-Founder of tech giant Gojek and a former education minister, was ​guilty of corruption and ⁠sentenced him to ⁠10…

Singapore’s Biobot Surgical raises $15M to expand robotic prostate cancer platform into US market

Biobot Surgical, a Singapore-based medical technology company developing robotic-assisted systems for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, has secured S$20 million ($15.4…

Singapore’s Qashier raises $6.1M Series A+ to expand merchant operating system across Southeast Asia

Singapore-based Qashier, a unified merchant operating system for Southeast Asia, has raised $6.125 million in a Series A+ financing round comprising equity and debt.

Malaysia launches national program to boost high value jobs

Malaysia is stepping up efforts to create more high-value jobs in advanced industries with the launch of the BAKAT MADANI initiative, a national program aimed at strengthening…

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