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Smart starts deployment of LTE-Advanced

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

The Philippines’ PLDT, through wireless subsidiary Smart, has commenced the rollout of LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation. The operator has initially deployed the technology in the popular tourist destination of Boracay, marking…

LinkedIn opens data center in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

LinkedIn has opened its first data center in Singapore, spanning 23,500 square feet in Jurong. This is one of six data centers for LinkedIn globally, and the first outside the United…

Spotify Launched in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Spotify is finally kicking back into expansion mode in Asia. Nearly two years after its last country launch in the region and close to four years after it first stepped…

IFC to extend $21m debt to half a dozen MFIs in Myanmar

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Increasing its financing exposure in Myanmar, the International Finance Corporation – the private lending arm of the World Bank – is extending a $21-million debt facility to four to six microfinance institutions…

Garuda Indonesia, Switzerland strengthen cooperation on airplane maintenance

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

The Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, and the Government of Switzerland will strengthen cooperation in the field of aircraft maintenance through a subsidiary of Garuda Maintenance Facilities (GMF). Director of…

Malang city expected to go intl through digital technology development

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

The Minister of Trade, Thomas Lembong, expects Malang to go global, thanks to its digital technology-based development, and by introducing the world to its potential, especially in creative products. “Malang…

Pertamina cooperates with state firms to develop solar power stations

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is teaming up with three other state firms in developing solar power generating stations (PLTS), a Pertamina spokesperson said. The development of new…

Access to credit card transactions needed to check taxpayers` profiles

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Regulations are required to access taxpayers credit card transactions data, particularly of individual tax payers (WP OP), without violating banking laws, Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said. “We need the data…

Swiss-Belhotel International extends Indonesian footprint with opening of Swiss-Belhotel Jambi

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Swiss-Belhotel International continues its growth in all segments of the Indonesian hospitality industry with the opening of the four-star Swiss-Belhotel Jambi, Central Sumatra. The hotel is the first international property…

Story-i to supply Indonesia schools

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Story-i will supply new Apple devices bundled with customised applications across Perkumpulan Sekolah Kristen Djakarta’s (PSKD) 16 schools in Indonesia. The contract extends to annual hosting and software maintenance fees,…

Indonesia Best eMark Award 2015 goes for Hypermart

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

SWA-Business Digest Magazine and Telkom University hold the Indonesia Best eMark Award 2015 to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Telkom University on September 10, 2015. During the ceremony, Hypermart as the core…

Indonesia’s ‘king of feature phones’ wants to copy AirAsia to beat Samsung

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

These are exciting times in Indonesia’s handset market. As smartphone prices drop and interest in entry-level devices surges, there’s a window of opportunity for local brands to carve out their…

Jakarta hits airlines with restrictions

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Indonesia has banned Thai-registered airlines from increasing their flights or changing the types of aircraft that fly into the country, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said Monday. The Transport Ministry received…

Online shopping in rural China nearly doubles in 2015

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Online shopping is thriving in rural China, with last year’s transactions nearly double the 2014 amount, a Ministry of Commerce official said. Online purchases in rural areas were up 96…

Parkson confident new China mall will do well

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2016

Parkson Retail Group Ltd (PRG), a unit of Parkson Holdings Bhd, is confident its new shopping mall in Qingdao, China, which opens later this month, will attract strong retail interest,…

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