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Myanmar travel portal set to grow

THE NATION (THAILAND)/ANN: AS MORE people in Myanmar become aware of the benefits brought by technology, Flymya.com – the nation’s leading one-stop travel portal owned by local investment firm BOD Tech Co Ltd – is eyeing bigger growth in the years ahead, Mike Than Tun Win, the firm’s founder and chief executive, said. “It has been […]

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Asean ministers sign new deal

Asean members have agreed on three trade pacts on Monday during the 33rd Asean Summit in Singapore, including the landmark Asean Agreement on E-Commerce.  Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara, who attended the summit, said this is the bloc’s first deal to facilitate cross-border e-commerce transactions after nine rounds of negotiations.  The pact aims to improve […]

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Netflix tests cheaper mobile-only plan in Malaysia

[KUALA LUMPUR] Netflix Inc is testing a mobile-only subscription plan in Malaysiapriced at roughly half its current basic plan in the country, the global leader in video streaming said on Wednesday. Netflix’s mobile only plan costs just 17 Malaysian ringgit (S$5.60) a month, compared to its Basic plan which costs 33 ringgit. The company declined to give additional details […]

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Thailand: CPN gathers partners for co-working space

Central Pattana Plc (CPN), the SET-listed retail and property developer under Central Group, has teamed up with Malaysian partners to open a co-working space business in Thailand next year.  The partnership aims to increase customer traffic at malls as online shopping proliferates in Thailand, augmenting CPN’s office building business, and growing long-term income.  Isareit Chirathivat, […]

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Singapore leads Asia-Pacific in open banking readiness: poll

SINGAPORE ranks top in the Asia-Pacific region for its advanced open banking readiness, a survey released on Wednesday by global financial software provider Finastra has found. The Finastra Inaugural Open Banking Readiness Index measured 146 top banks across 14 markets in the region on five dimensions – adoption of application program interfaces (APIs), fintech/third-party ecosystem, the state of data-based […]

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