Author: Digital News Asia

Grab and World Bank in open-source traffic management push in the Philippines
Grab, the World Bank, and the Philippines’ Department of Transportation and Communications have launched an open data initiative to address traffic congestion and road safety challenges.
LinkedIn’s data centre comes online in Singapore, first outside US
LinkedIn’s first data centre outside of the US, in Singapore, will handle all APAC traffic as well as about a third of global traffic.
goSwiff launches new business for mobile network operators
goSwiff has launched a new line of business to support mobile network operators (MNOs) in omni-channel payments.
Singapore’s Chope acquires Indonesia’s MakanLuar
Singapore-headquartered restaurant discovery and booking startup Chope Group has announced its acquisition of MakanLuar, for an undisclosed sum.
I’m a CFO and I’ve been hacked!
Cybersecurity is growing too dangerous and powerful to ignore and a head-in-the-sand attitude to this once nascent, now pervasive threat is no longer an option, according to a new study by the IMA and ACCA.
Hyper Island appoints new MD for Singapore
Hyper Island said it has appointed Otto Ruijs as the new managing director for its operations in Singapore, succeeding Christina Andersson who will be relocating back to Sweden to take up a global role.
MyIX lowers port fees, urges ISPs to pass savings on to consumers
Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) has reduced its port fees for all Malaysian ISPs and other members effective April 1, it announced at its 8th annual general meeting (AGM) recently.
30% FDI boost expected in Penang: UOB
UOB Malaysia said that the number of its overseas clients, especially those from the electronics and semiconductor industries, investing in Penang will increase by 30% over the next 12 months.
NetSuite appoints Zakir Ahmed as Asia VP
NetSuite Inc said it has appointed Zakir Ahmed as vice president and general manager, Asia.
Microsoft Lumia 650 ready for pre-order
Microsoft Malaysia has announced that its Lumia 650 device is available for pre-order from now until April 7 exclusively via the Microsoft Online Store on Lazada.
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