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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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2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge ready for Tuesday opening

TAK: Preparations have been underway for the opening of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy on Tuesday.  Therdkiat Chinsoranand, the mayor of Nakhon Mae Sot Municipality, on Sunday inspected the preparations. The construction of the bridge, spanning the Moei River between Ban Wang Takhian in tambon […]

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