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Bangkok Hospital invests $5.45M in state-of-the-art robot-assisted surgery to elevate patient care through surgical innovation

Bangkok Hospital, a healthcare provider in Thailand, has invested over 200 million baht ($5.45 million) to establish a cutting-edge robotic surgery center.

Indonesia’s Xurya raises $55M in funding led by Norwegian Climate Investment Fund

Xurya, a renewable energy company offering rooftop solar rental without initial cost in Indonesia, has announced receiving an additional $55 million investment. The deal was led by the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund managed by Norfund, with participation from Swedfund, Clime Capital as the manager of SEACEF II, British International Investment (BII), and…

Ride-share app inDrive projects its ride-hailing drivers in Malaysia to double by year-end – report

Founded in 2013 and incorporated in the US in 2018, inDrive is available in over 749 cities across 46 countries today, information from its website showed.

India, Malaysia & 3 other Asean countries plan instant retail cross-border payments

The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform.

Jirnexu to acquire CompareHero to strengthen position as Malaysia’s fintech leader

Jirnexu Sdn Bhd, the parent company of RinggitPlus, announced last Friday a strategic transaction to acquire CompareHero, the Malaysian arm of MoneyHero Limited.

Indonesia president orders audit of data centers after cyberattack – report

In response to the cyberattack, Indonesia's state auditor said the president instructed it to examine the country's data centers.

IFC partners IFRS Foundation to improve sustainability reporting in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFRS Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing on their strategic partnership to strengthen sustainable capital markets by improving sustainability and climate reporting in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).

Igloo shares strategies for insurers to attract Gen Z and boost insurance penetration

Singapore-based regional insurtech Igloo has shared strategies for insurers to attract Gen Z and boost insurance penetration.

ORIGIN: Asia Tech Conference: Outsiders’ Insights – Capturing the Southeast Asian Tech Wave

The panelists shared their views on the most promising sectors in Southeast Asia, the future development of the tech ecosystem, among others. These investors also shared their views on several issues related to the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia from a foreign investor's and a regional investor's point of view.

Kyndryl launches Mainframe Modernization CoE with AWS for ASEAN customers

Kyndryl, the global information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider, has on Thursday announced the establishment of its first Mainframe Modernization Center of Excellence (CoE) in Malaysia working with Amazon Web Services (AWS).