By Park Jae-hyuk Tmoney is facing mounting losses from its business in Mongolia which it began ambitiously in 2015, the public transportation payment service provider's regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund seeks IPO of information security firm Elm -sources
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering an initial public offering of its information security company Elm, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. By Hadeel Al Sayegh and ... ( read original story ...)
Yoma Strategic’s mobile payments joint venture in Myanmar ties up with Alipay operator
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Alipay operator Ant Financial Services Group will invest $73.5 million in Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) - a mobile payments joint venture (JV) between Telenor ... ( read original story ...)
No soft landing for troubled THAI
The clock is ticking for loss-ridden Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) as it seeks a much-needed lifeline from the government or risks becoming another chapter in the history of national flag ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine Broadcaster Caught in Duterte Cross-Hairs Plunges
CBN Corp., the largest Philippine media company, plunged after the stock exchange allowed the shares to trade again following a halt that lasted eight sessions. ( read original story ...)
Business centers converted into hospitals, quarantine facilities in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 outbreak
Photo shows the Bashundhara COVID-19 Isolation Hospital (Temporary Health Centre) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 17, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) As part of the Bangladeshi government's anti-epidemic efforts, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Legislators Brawl Amid Fears Over Widening Chinese Control
The scuffles erupted as lawmakers debated the leadership of a committee that would consider legislation that would make it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lawmakers Clash as Pro-Beijing Camp Elects Chair
Clashes have broken out in Hong Kong’s legislature for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key committee that scrutinizes bills. ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports no new Covid-19 cases for 11 straight days, more easing of restrictions
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei on Monday morning (May 18) reported no new cases with the national tally of cases standing at 141, marking the 11th consecutive day without new cases since May 7. Daily ... ( read original story ...)
Rival sides in Cyprus join to fight wildfire in north
Cyprus' government spokesman says two aircraft have been dispatched to the ethnically divided island's breakaway Turkish Cypriot north to fight a large wildfire ... ( read original story ...)