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East Ventures’ Digital Competitiveness Index 2025 shows Indonesia’s growing digital competitiveness

East Ventures' Digital Competitiveness Index 2025 report showed Tuesday the consistent improvement in Indonesia's interprovincial digital competitiveness, as reflected by the EV-DCI 2025 score of 38.8.

Bursa Malaysia partners Boardroom to boost sustainability reporting solution adoption

Malaysian stock exchange Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced Monday a collaboration with BoardRoom Group, a provider of corporate and advisory services based in Singapore, to boost sustainability reporting solution adoption.

Microsoft opens first cloud region in Indonesia

American technology conglomerate Microsoft announced Tuesday the opening of its first cloud region in Indonesia, called Indonesia Central.

Philippine EV firm Mober expands sustainable logistics operations to Thailand

Mober, a green logistics services firm in the Philippines, announced Tuesday it has expanded its operations to Thailand, marking a significant milestone in the company’s regional growth strategy towards championing greener delivery solutions in Southeast Asia (SEA).

Quadria Capital closes oversubscribed $1B fund III to advance healthcare transformation across Asia

Quadria Capital, a Singapore-based premier healthcare-focused private equity firm, announced Monday the final close of its Fund III with $1.07 billion in total commitments, significantly exceeding its original $800 million target.

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The perfect network isn’t built overnight – it has to start today

Telecom networks are slowly evolving toward a more agile and software-defined architecture. Virtualization is not a silver bullet, but it is a critical step towards AI, automation, and next-generation services. Telcos must rethink technology, operations and  partnerships to get there. The payoff is clear: networks that adapt in real time, deliver better…

HTX joins hands with Google Cloud to boost AI in Singapore

Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) and Google Cloud have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to bolster the Singapore agency’s capabilities across a wide range of artificial intelligence (AI) areas.

Energy firms from Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore team up to advance cross-border renewable energy supply

In a landmark move for regional energy cooperation, leading energy companies from Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam have signed a joint development agreement to explore the export of renewable electricity from Vietnam to Malaysia and Singapore.

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Staying one step ahead of ransomware attacks in 2025

To build resilience, companies are advised to implement robust incident response plans and do everything it takes to detect threats in time. This includes maintaining secure backups and investing in continuous threat monitoring. AI-driven threats like identity theft and social engineering scams will foreseeably evolve in the meantime, which raises the need…

Singapore’s Gprnt raises $4.62M seed funding from Ant International, MUFG

Greenprint (Gprnt), a Singapore-based sustainability reporting and data platform company, has raised $4.62 million in seed funding from strategic investors Ant International and MUFG Bank.