Newsletter: Championing human-centered AI in the workplace - GCash chief people officer recognized among Southeast Asia’s top 100 HR leaders

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GCash chief people officer Robert Conrad Gonzales has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential HR Leaders in Southeast Asia at the ET Future Forward Southeast Asia Series 2025

The chief people officer of GCash Robert Conrad Gonzales joins this year’s 100 Most Influential HR Leaders from Southeast Asia, an annual awarding of top HR executives who have made exceptional contributions to leadership, innovation, and transformation in the HR industry. Recipients of this prestigious citation are selected based on social media influence, engagement, industry awards, community impact, thought leadership, and pioneering HR practices. It also considers the impact of HR initiatives on revenue growth and overall market influence.

Newsletter: ASEAN Sparks Set to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation Across Southeast Asia

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The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), with funding support from the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integrated Fund (JAIF), is set to sail an acceleration programme targeting aspiring startup founders and innovators across Southeast Asia: ASEAN Sparks.

Newsletter: Slot Machine Elevates Their Sound with New Single "Skyline", Exploring More Regional Collaborations

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Thailand’s premier rock band, Slot Machine, is ready to take flight once again with their latest English language single, Skyline—a soaring anthem that captures the rush of being on the edge of something new and electrifying. More than just a song, Skyline serves as a bridge—connecting audiences across Asia through shared emotions and the universal language of music.

Newsletter: Villgro Philippines and SEARCA Partner to Launch SAFE Accelerator for Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Southeast Asia

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Villgro Philippines, a gender-smart incubator supporting impact-driven enterprises, has partnered with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to jointly run the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Enhancement (SAFE) Accelerator. This virtual accelerator program is designed to support high-potential enterprises developing regenerative, climate-resilient solutions that address food security and sustainable agriculture challenges in Southeast Asia. Applications will open in April 2025.

Newsletter: Blue Bottle Coffee Announces Opening of First Southeast Asian Outlet in LUMINE SINGAPORE

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Artist’s renderings of Blue Bottle Coffee’s first Southeast Asian outletat LUMINE Singapore in Raffles City Singapore

Blue Bottle Coffee is proud to announce the opening of its first café in Southeast Asia, located at LUMINE SINGAPORE in Raffles City Singapore, in early 2025, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s expansion. From its beginnings as a small coffee cart in Oakland, California, to becoming one of the most recognised names in specialty coffee worldwide, this highly anticipated café represents the next chapter in Blue Bottle Coffee’s global journey.

Newsletter: Exclusive Networks and Palo Alto Networks Launch Managed SOC as a Service in Southeast Asia

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Exclusive Networks (Euronext Paris: EXN), a global leader in cybersecurity, today announces the launch of Managed SOC as a Service, in partnership with Palo Alto Networks. Addressing the rapidly growing Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) market, this threat intelligence solution enables cybersecurity players to enhance productivity, customer service, talent diversity, and security.

Newsletter: Accelerate Action: Driving Meaningful Change for Women in Southeast Asia

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By Verena Siow, President and Managing Director, SAP Southeast Asia

As we mark International Women’s Day, this year’s theme, “Accelerate Action,” deeply resonates with me. To me, this theme reinforces the notion that we must take urgent and proactive actions to drive gender equity and parity. It also aligns with one of my personal mantras: “Accelerate to Innovate.” Just as businesses must embrace bold, decisive action to drive meaningful innovation, we must do the same to advance gender equity.

Newsletter: SPOTV NOW Secures Exclusive Streaming Rights for AEW PPV Events and Snow League in Southeast Asia

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SPOTV NOW, a leading sports OTT platform, is thrilled to announce that it has secured exclusive streaming rights for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) pay-per-view (PPV) events and the Snow League in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand (except AEW) and Hong Kong. 

Newsletter: Clues of advanced ancient technology found in the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia

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New archaeological evidence suggests that ancient inhabitants of the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia had the advanced plant-working technology needed for sophisticated boat building and open-sea fishing. CREDIT: Pawlik, 2025

The ancient peoples of the Philippines and of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) may have built sophisticated boats and mastered seafaring tens of thousands of years ago—millennia before Magellan, Zheng He, and even the Polynesians.

Newsletter: Malcom Todd’s new single “Chest Pain (I Love)” takes Philippines and Southeast Asia by storm

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Indie rising star Malcolm Todd continues to make waves across Southeast Asia with the release of his emotive new single “Chest Pain (I Love)” via Columbia Records.

Newsletter: Nusantara Global Network Announces Strategic Partnership with FXGT to Elevate Trading Opportunities in Southeast Asia

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Nusantara Global Network, a leading digital marketing and business development agency in Southeast Asia, proudly announces its strategic partnership with FXGT, a globally recognized multi-asset broker. This partnership is set to drive significant growth by recruiting and empowering Introducing Brokers (IBs) across Southeast Asia, offering them an exciting opportunity to tap into one of the world’s fastest-growing financial markets.

Newsletter: GoGym's Global Ambition: Bringing Accessible Fitness to Southeast Asia

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GoGym is expanding its affordable, tech-enabled gym model across Southeast Asia, aiming to make fitness accessible to a wider population in rapidly urbanizing countries. By tailoring its approach to each market and leveraging technology, GoGym is positioning itself as a leader in the region’s growing fitness industry and a champion of healthier, more connected communities.

Newsletter: Atome Financial Secures Up to US$200M Syndicated Facility to Support Financial Inclusion in Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia’s leading digital financial services platform, Atome Financial has secured a syndicated credit facility of up to US$200 million, which is being led and arranged by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC). 

Newsletter: AXEAN Festival 2024 releases full lineup

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AXEAN Festival has officially revealed its complete lineup for this year’s edition!

 

After establishing its foothold in the international festival circuit with a consistent track record and a compelling success narrative, AXEAN Festival 2024 continues to hit the high mark with a diverse roster of music acts from Southeast Asia and beyond.

Newsletter: Milieu Insight survey finds 55% of Southeast Asians are ready for domestic travel; prioritising safety and budget-friendly destinations

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With inflation driving prices high and international travel being costly, domestic leisure travel is expected to remain strong this year.

As the summer season approaches, Southeast Asia anticipates a surge in domestic travel with the Philippines and Indonesia having the highest interest in travelling domestically. However, for many travellers in the region, safety and costs are key considerations. Milieu Insight, a leading survey software company in Southeast Asia has published its latest report on summer travel plans for Southeast Asians. 

Newsletter: Ransomware menace plagues SEA businesses

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Kaspersky blocks nearly 300K ransomware attacks against organisations in the region last year

A total of 287,413 ransomware incidents were detected by Kaspersky cybersecurity solutions for businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA) from January to December 2023.

Newsletter: Kaspersky: Local threats continue to haunt businesses in SEA

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2023 witnessed nearly 43 million local threats targeting organisations in Southeast Asia. This is according to the latest data from global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky.

Business solutions from Kaspersky blocked a total of 42,700,000 local infections during the period of January to December last year. 

Newsletter: SEA 2023: Cybercriminals clog business networks with financial phishing

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In 2023, Kaspersky anti-phishing technologies detected nearly 500,000 attempts to follow a phishing link on businesses’ devices in Southeast Asia (SEA). Interestingly, this number only refers to phishing links related to finance matters – e-commerce, banking, and payment systems.

Newsletter: SPOTV to Bring Back Major League Baseball (MLB) in Southeast Asia

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Get ready for a home run as SPOTV is finally bringing back Major League Baseball (MLB) to your screens in Southeast Asia after many years of absence.  The new 2024 MLB season will commence next month from March 28 through to the end of September 2024, where SPOTV will broadcast and stream at least five live games a week in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines, through its pay-tv channels (SPOTV, SPOTV 2) and streaming app (SPOTV NOW).

Newsletter: Kaspersky report: 1 in 3 Filipinos face threats from USBs, removable devices

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Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky is urging Filipinos to be wary of careless plugging of USBs to their computers unless they have been scanned following the release of data that 36.80% of users in the Philippines were attacked by local threats from January to December 2023.