Indonesia’s First Lady gets criticised for comment
“Stupid”. This was the comment left by the wife of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on October 18 after an exchange on the online photo-sharing social media service, Instagram. Kristiani...
View ArticleLao government to regulate social media
The Lao government is drafting regulations to oversee social media and ensure Internet users use the sites “in a responsible manner”, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications E-Government Center...
View ArticleFacebook goes face down again, users disgruntled
Problems with slow-loading pages, profiles and photos not working on Facebook along with complete timeline outages started to be reported from November 8 in the morning local time around the world and...
View ArticleSmartphone protest apps go viral in Thailand
Thai anti-government protesters are taking social media to a new level: During the week-long street rallies to oust the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, smartphone applications have been created to...
View ArticleMalaysia prepares for New Year’s Eve protests
Malaysian authorities are on high alert as they prepare to crack down on anyone participating in a street rally calling for an overthrow of the government. The protests are planned for New Year’s Eve...
View ArticleReligious row fuels Sarawak-Malaysia separation talks
Discussion are heating up on several social media channels set up by residents of Sarawak, as well as Sabah, over separation talks from the rest of Malaysia fueled by growing anger among the Christian...
View ArticleSingapore, Norway, UAE lead in digital government
A new comparative study by Accenture has found that Singapore, Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rank first, second and third, respectively, among 10 countries in their use of “digital...
View ArticleHacker group challenges Singapore government
Internet hacker group Anonymous has amped up awareness in response to criminal proceedings against Singaporean hackers connected to the group. On February 9, 2014 at 8am in Singapore, the group...
View ArticleFacebook’s growth strategy for Asia-Pacific
Facebook’s goal this year in the Asia-Pacific region is to continue to focus on marketing growth in four key segments: brand, direct response, local businesses, and developers, Dan Neary, vice...
View ArticleSocial media frenzy around flight MH370 (graph)
Netizens have become extremely active on social media since Malaysia Airways flight MH370 disappeared on March 8. See below an infographic that details the Internet frenzy. The post Social media frenzy...
View ArticleIs The Islamic Economy Focused On People?
It’s amazing how little we actually focus on ‘people’ in business in spite of the fact that it is people who make everything happen. An organisation exists because of its staff, partners, customers and...
View ArticleMashreq launches debut workshop for SMEs in the UAE
Mashreq, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has announced a unique partnership with Arabian Business StartUp Magazine, designed to offer aspiring entrepreneurs, start-up business founders or SME...
View ArticleInvestors in Myanmar scared off by Buddhist nationalists
Myanmar’s rising Buddhist nationalism is taking an economic turn. Qatar’s Ooredoo, which is scheduled to launch its mobile-phone service in Myanmar this July, has been subject to a growing wave of...
View ArticleSmartphone-crazy Thailand’s growing problem with online junkies
Thailand is one of the most smartphone-crazy countries in Asia, if not in the world, with statistics saying that Thais are spending an average of 2.5 hours a day on their device, with the most heavily...
View ArticleThe digital rubbish collectors of the Philippines
Have you ever wondered why user-generated Internet sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like are so “clean”? So appropriate for family use? Largely free of nudity, blood and gore,...
View ArticleInternet economy in Southeast Asia to grow to $50 billion this year
The online economy is expected to grow substantially in Southeast Asia, a region which is already the world’s third largest in terms of the number of Internet users behind China and India, currently...
View ArticleFacebook defensive after Myanmar civil groups blast CEO Zuckerberg
Facebook apologised on April 6 to Myanmar civil society groups who took issue with the social media network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s defense of the platform’s record on curbing hate speech roiling the...
View ArticleFilipinos spend more than ten hours online per day – world record
The Philippines are topping the global country ranking of Internet usage per day with an average ten hours and 2 minutes of screen time. The country was joined in the top five by Thailand and...
View ArticleVietnam, Laos enter cooperation in cyber security, e-government
The governments of Laos and Vietnam agreed to enter a cooperation for the development of cyber security and e-government solutions and continue their cooperation in postal services. The commitment was...
View ArticleThailand develops first home-grown virtual influencer
A Thai company has created the country’s first “virtual influencer,” a new species of fictional computer-generated personalities that are replacing real-life influencers on social media. AI Ailyn,...
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