‘Wai’ to be officially designated as Thailand’s national identity
Wai, the most common greeting used by natives of Thailand, involves bringing one's palms together while bowing or dipping one's head.
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Japan govt set to require tech giants to open Up App marketplaces in new law
By introducing regulations against tech giants such as Apple and Google, the government aims to increase market competition for the purpose of lowering usage fees and diversifying…
Aviation innovation centre set up in S’pore to tackle capacity constraints, carbon emissions
The centre will undertake research and development projects in four key areas: next-generation air navigation services, automated and smart airports, unmanned aviation systems and…
S’pore launches new app guidelines to secure online transactions
The newly launched Safe App Standard by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, also aims to better protect app users against common malware and phishing attempts by malicious…
Bhutan’s parties contribute at least half a million in fines to ECB
A total of 32 individuals have been warned and fined by the Office of the Media Arbitrator of the Election Commission of Bhutan for violating social media regulations during the…
Digital wallet still in limbo as no decisions reached at PM, BOT chief’s meeting
The Council of State said the borrowing can be done only if the economic situation is in a dire enough state to warrant it when asked whether the government could enact a bill to…
New $20m initiative in S’pore to develop tools to detect deepfakes and misinformation
Among a new arsenal of detection tools Singapore is developing to tackle the issue is a watermarking technology that could be used to alert viewers of deepfakes and trusted…
Thailand seeks public opinion on draft to end recreational cannabis use
Rushed and piecemeal rules adopted within a week of decriminalisation of the drug sought to curb its use but left loopholes for recreational use.
Imran’s PTI wins back ‘bat’ as PHC declares ECP order ‘illegal’
Previously, the election commission had decided against letting PTI retain its electoral symbol for the general election, saying that it had failed to hold intra-party polls in…
Police working with Meta to tackle compromised WhatsApp accounts used in scams: Shanmugam
Additionally, the Online Criminal Harms Act, which is set to be progressively rolled out soon, will allow the Government to tell online messaging platforms to disable access to…