by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 12, 2023 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Malaysia, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Asian countries dominate the new “Best Countries for Starting a Business in 2023” report. All top three are Asian, and six out of ten best are from the continent. The best Southeast Asian country on the list is Thailand, placed second. More than 17,000 people...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 22, 2023 | Thailand, Business, Lifestyle, News, Technology
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is ready to submit a proposal to shut down Facebook services due to the social media platform’s inability to block fraudulent advertisements. Mr. Chaiwut says that the Ministry has attempted to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 17, 2023 | Business, Cambodia, News, Technology, Thailand, Travel
The Bank of Thailand and the National Bank of Cambodia have started facilitating convenient and secure payments between the two countries. Thai tourists can now make purchases from Cambodian merchants using cross-border QR through the mobile banking apps of Thai banks...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 11, 2023 | Indonesia, Business, Economy, Malaysia
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for stronger collaboration with Malaysia to protect palm oil products threatened by a European Union trade law he termed “discrimination”. The European Parliament adopted the new legislation...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 13, 2023 | Technology, Business, Singapore
A new Wi-Fi standard is being rolled out in Singapore to allow more devices to be connected to a home or office network without slowdowns. The new standard also promises faster response from connected autonomous robots. Sector regulator Infocomm Media Development...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 1, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, Southeast Asia, Technology, Visions
Southeast Asian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to spend an additional US$130 billion to digitalize their business activities over the next three years, according to a recent white paper by TDCX. This is a substantial increase from US$78 billion on...
