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In Indonesia, the layoffs were about realigning the R&D organisation to drive long-term sustainable growth.

Companies & Markets

TikTok slashes content moderation teams globally; Singapore among markets affected

Decision to cut roles in the city-state is part of move to strengthen the operating model for trust and safety

The appointed platforms are Tokopedia, Sea’s Shopee, Alibaba-backed Lazada and Blibli, said Indonesia’s tax office.

Indonesia asks four e-commerce platforms to collect income tax from sellers

From Aug 1, the platforms must collect and pass on income tax on sales made by small- and medium-sized sellers

Peter Neo, executive director and chief executive officer at All-Link Air & Sea (fourth from right) with his team members at an exhibition.

Companies & Markets

Logistics solutions provider All-Link Air & Sea files preliminary prospectus for mainboard IPO

It plans to expand in South-east Asia, identifying Vietnam and Thailand as key growth markets

Zhang Yiming’s net worth climbs to US$92.8 billion, cementing his position as China’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

TikTok billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s second-richest person

The surge comes amid the success of ByteDance’s video app, as well as its Doubao AI chatbot

The complaints were submitted to the European Commission and national regulators under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

It signifies growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address the negative impacts of social media

Last year, TikTok had said it would invest US$8.8 billion in data centres over five years in Thailand.

Thailand approves 958 billion baht of investment projects, including from TikTok

The approvals include a large-scale data infrastructure expansion by a local unit of TikTok valued at 842 billion baht

“We are a sovereign nation. And my government will make decisions based upon the Australian national interest,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals

Trump opposes digital services taxes on US tech giants and has threatened tariffs on countries that pursue them

Britain is consulting until next month on whether to restrict children’s access to social media, including a possible ban for under-16s.

‘Take responsibility’: UK PM Starmer tells social media firms on online safety

Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16

Shopee continues to lead in market share in South-east Asia, but TikTok Shop is catching up.

South-east Asia e-commerce GMV grows to US$157.6 billion in 2025

Value of goods and services sold on such platforms up by double digits throughout the region, except Indonesia

Elon Musk has previously shown disdain for other social media companies that X competes against.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Elon Musk, who owns X, appears to post on TikTok

The billionaire is in the process of taking SpaceX public

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