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P2P Power Model Being Planned for Rural Areas in Thailand

The Energy Ministry of Thailand has revealed plans to promote a peer-to-peer (P2P) power trading model for private companies. The goal is to decentralize the country's power ...

Line to Launch Online Grocery Service in Thailand

Japan-based chat app operator Line has announced that the company will launch an online grocery service in Thailand by the end of 2019. The service, called Line Man Grocery, ...

Bangkok’s First Hospital for Elderly to Open by Late 2019

The first city-run hospital for the elderly is scheduled to open by late 2019 in Bangkok in Bang Khunthian district, aiming at treating the increasing number of old people in ...

AirAsia’s Logistics Platform and Triple I Logistics Sign Mou for Thailand JV

In July 2019, Teleport, the digital cargo and logistics platform of AirAsia, and Triple i Logistics, a logistics integrator with 27 years of experience in the international ...

AI Helps Facebook to Map Nearly 500,000 Km of Thai Roads

In July 2019 it was revealed that Facebook mapped 300,000 miles (487,000 km) of previously unmapped roads in Thailand by using artificial intelligence (AI), making the ...

Singapore’s Home Affairs Ministry Setting up New Science and Technology Agency

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Singapore introduced the Home Team Science and Technology Agency Bill for first reading in Parliament on 8 July, 2019. MHA plans to ...

Singapore-Headquartered Retail Analytics Firm Raises USD 100 Million

Singapore-headquartered Trax, a provider of computer vision and analytics solutions for retail, announced the successful closure of a USD 100 million Series D investment ...

Singapore-Based AgTech Startup to Set up Commercial Insect Protein Facility

Singapore-based agriculture technology startup, Nutrition Technologies, raised a series A funding round in July 2019. The round was led by venture capital (VC) ...

Singapore to Invest SGD 400 Million for Upgrading Drains Over Next 2 Years

Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, announced on 17 July, 2019, that the Singapore government will spend  SGD 400 million (USD ...

Sandbox Express Launched in Singapore for Lower Risk Fintech Activities

On 7 August 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched Sandbox Express to provide financial technology firms with a faster option to test innovative financial ...

Project Proposed to Supply 20% of Singapore’s Energy Needs from Solar Farm in Australia

Sun Cable, a company based out of Singapore and Australia, is proposing to produce approximately a fifth of Singapore's electricity through solar power, sourced from the ...

PPG Industries setting up Aerospace Coatings Application Support Center in Singapore

PPG Industries, a Pittsburg-based manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, announced a USD 15 million investment in a new 38,750 square foot (3,600 square ...

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