Indonesia aims green energy transition with the development of Nusantara at Hannover Messe 2023

The Indonesia government has affirmed its commitment to green energy in building the new capital city, Nusantara, at the largest Industrial and technology exhibition, Hannover…

Singapore’s Mito Health raises $1.3M to build AI-powered preventative healthcare

Singapore-based healthtech startup Mito Health has raised SGD$1.7 million ($1.27 million) in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to develop an artificial intelligence…

Funding Societies crosses $3B in SME lending

Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based unified small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, has on Tuesday announced it has achieved $3 billion over…

Malaysia’s Care Concierge aims to set up caregivers academy and technology app with GDIV funds

Malaysian home care services provider for elderly Care Concierge aims to utilize the funding it received from the Gobi Dana Impak Ventures (GDIV) fund in setting up caregivers…

Tokio Marine, Finology, KirimMan partner to offer insurance to gig economy workers in Malaysia

Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad (Tokio Marine), a subsidiary of Japan-based insurance firm Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., has partnered with Malaysia-based logistic solution…

Grab launches new features for Southeast Asia travellers

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has on Monday announced new in-app travel innovations and partnerships to give travellers a safe, seamless and hyperlocal experience as…

Touch ‘n Go eWallet users can pay cashless in more Singapore merchants

Touch ‘n Go eWallet announced Monday that their users from Malaysia can now conveniently make cashless payments at even more participating merchants in Singapore.

Vietnam startups funding plunges 49 percent year on year in 1Q, says Tracxn

Vietnam startups have raised a total of $40.6 million in funds in the first quarter, a 49 percent lower as compared to $80.1 million in the same period in the previous year,…

Australian biomedical technology incubator Proto Axiom raises $15M in Series A funding

Australian biomedical technology incubator Proto Axiom has on Monday announced a second round of financing of $5 million, after its initial raise of $10 million last September.

Vietnam’s VinFast exports second batch of electric vehicles to North America

Vietnamese automaker VinFast has on Monday announced the shipment of the second batch of 1,879 VF 8 vehicles to the United States and Canada.

India’s BetterPlace acquires Malaysian flexi-talent solutions platform TROOPERS

BetterPlace, an India-based frontline workforce management software as a service (SaaS) platform, has on Monday announced the acquisition of TROOPERS, a Malaysia-based flexi…

Malaysia plans to set up second 5G network from next year — report

Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from next year, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting four sources.

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Don’t let automation relegate you to the role of “human router”

In a tech industry where new technologies can be iterated rapidly and agility is essential to survival, companies are putting more stock in the “lean” mentality. But there’s no…

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4 Steps for shifting left & winning the battle on security

The shift left in this context refers to moving practices related to testing software as early in the development process as possible. By embracing the shift left, technology…