China's National Health Commission said there were 30 new confirmed cases as of April 21, and no new deaths were reported for the seventh straight day. ( read original story ...)
How police can monitor Australians during coronavirus COVID-19 lockdowns with mobile phone data
Terry O'Gorman, a criminal defence lawyer for 43 years, has explained how police can issue COVID-19 fines of at least $1,000 based on them accessing your mobile phone and bank data. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore fret over trade shows after coronavirus
Instead of participating in online wedding exhibitions, Zhu is strengthening her company's marketing efforts through mobile apps and social media for now. Additional reporting by Nikki Sun in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore wants everyone to download Covid-19 contact tracing apps
The country is facing a sharp spike in coronavirus cases after initially containing it, due to massive outbreaks at dormitories for migrant workers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pledges Extra $2.7 Billion as Virus Measures Extended
Singapore will extend its partial lockdown for a further four weeks until June 1 to “decisively” bring down coronavirus cases within the community, and will provide an additional S$3.8 billion ($2.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus test kits, contact tracing app, telemedicine: how Singapore’s tech sector stepped up to the plate amid surge in cases
Singapore’s collective efforts in research and technology are helping it cope with ... If a user has come into close contact with an infected person, the Ministry of Health will enable contact tracing ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile streaming surges 60% in Southeast Asia during Coronavirus
Online video streaming weekly minutes on mobile increased by 60% across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore between January 20-April 11, 2020, according to a report from Media Partners ... ( read original story ...)
ST Engineering signs new Hunter deal, signals strong Q1
for the Singapore Army. In a statement on 20 April the group said its Aerospace and Electronics divisions had secured SGD1.6 billion (USD1.1 billion) in new contracts during Q1 2020, mainly for ... ( read original story ...)
CPA Australia: A stronger focus on customers and technology essential for small business recovery
With COVID-19 reshaping the way people live, work and consume, small enterprises in Singapore could boost their business recovery prospects by building technology capabilities to better reach their ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval: sources
The plan, if approved, could be among the first such services under the unified payment service Pay it, which the social media platform unveiled in November. It allows us ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s leading digital banking solution provider FOMO Pay makes 2020 first overseas foray into Malaysia
FOMO Pay, Singapore-based digital payment and digital banking solution provider, partnered with OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to develop OCBC OneCollect as its first merchant cross-border QRcode ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay moves into Singapore’s crowded mobile payments market
UnionPay, mainland China's dominant bank card clearing service provider, said in a statement on Monday that Huawei Pay would work with a large number of merchants, including supermarket group NTUC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: ST Engineering, Keppel Infra Trust, Jardine C&C, Centurion, Keong Hong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (April 21): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering): The group's aerospace and ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval-regulator
Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said. The plan, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns political parties of cybersecurity threats and election interference
Singapore must look beyond online falsehood laws as elections loom Country's government is missing the point with its use of correction directives, when it should be looking more closely at how the ... ( read original story ...)
16 new phones coming out in 2020: iPhone 12, Galaxy Fold 2 and more
Despite changes to the smartphone supply chain, we still expect to see these phone releases in the coming months. ( read original story ...)