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Thailand: Rules on ICOs to boost confidence of investors

The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) increasing role in regulating Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) will boost investors’ confidence in the new fund-raising method, according to an expert in blockchain. “Instead of letting individual parties conduct their own ICOs, it is better to have an official process of collecting the relevant information as it will provide […]

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At age 8, children in Singapore are youngest globally to get first internet device – and online safety is a growing concern, Google study finds

With technology so interwoven into our daily lives, the days when children only play five stones and capteh are slowly fading away. Many are now immersed in a virtual world which offers endless libraries of cartoons, videos and games – and they’re starting at a really young age, it seems. In Singapore, the average age in which children […]

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Cambodia: Government bracing for digital economy

The government has made preparing for a digital economy and responding to the Fourth Industrial Revolution a priority as the country must speed up its economic transformation for long-term growth, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has said. Speaking at the three-day Digital Cambodia 2019 event, that addressed the theme “Towards Industry 4.0” and ended […]

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Singapore: Debt payment behaviour of Singapore’s construction sector worsens in Q4 2018: study

THE construction sector in Singapore saw worsening debt payment behaviour as less debt was paid on time while delinquent debt almost doubled in the fourth quarter of 2018.      However, payment behaviour was largely stable across other sectors though DP Information Group cautioned in a media statement on Monday that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) […]

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