Top US envoy in Hong Kong warns of creeping Internet curbs
THE top US diplomat in Hong Kong sounded the alarm over growing internet censorship in the city, underscoring fears China’s crackdown on...
Singapore to invest up to S$100 million in 10 Gbps fibre network upgrade
THE Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is investing as much as S$100 million to upgrade Singapore’s Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN), such that...
Starlink satellites approved for use in Israel and Gaza
THE Israeli government has approved the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet services in both Israel and parts of the Gaza...
Vietnam tech company VNG withdraws US IPO filing
VIETNAMESE Internet company VNG has withdrawn its initial public offering (IPO) registration in the United States, a statement filed to the US...
Axiata’s Link Net considering sale of stake in Indonesia fibre business
INDONESIAN Internet provider Link Net is considering selling a stake in its fibre business to raise as much as US$500 million to...
Police working with Meta, Google in fight against scams: Shanmugam
THE Singapore Police Force (SPF) has been working with social media giants like Meta and Google in the ongoing fight against phishing...
‘Beyond our borders’: Vietnam tech firm VNG takes on world’s best
VNG co-founder Le Hong Minh’s first taste of international competition was as a gamer for Vietnam at an early e-sport tournament in...
AI is eating the Internet. Will it eat itself too?
IF THE Internet were a neighbourhood, 2023 would be the year in which it became a lot less safe to walk around...
Brokers’ take: Analysts cut targets on Sea, mixed on e-commerce growth pursuits
ANALYSTS have cut their target prices on Internet company Sea, amid mixed sentiment over the group’s ability to resist intense competition and...
Web service outages of hospitals, polyclinics caused by attacks that are ongoing: IT provider
THE Web service outages of public hospitals and polyclinics on Wednesday were caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, said national healthcare...