It difficult to know whether there actually have been more charges or prosecutions this year relating to lèse majesté – that is, insulting the king or immediate members of the royal family. The previous elected government, led by Yingluck Shinawatra, also oversaw long trials ...
* Myanmar Digital Startup NEX Wins 2nd Round Funds From Blibros—Forbes
The company is also about to release the Nexy Keyboard, the country’s first iOS 8 keyboard in Myanmar that allows typists to use Roman fonts (“Burglish”) to produce words in Myanmar (Burmese) script.
* Rocket’s Asian Ups and Downs—Forbes Asia
By Susan J. Cunningham Forbes Asia Philippine Long-Distance Telephone's 8.6% stake in Rocket Internet is a no-brainer: Telecom and Internet giant PLDT is a pioneer in online and mobile payments, and Rocket’s own payment system, Payleven, quickly foundered in 2012 when the first Rocket e-commerce sites were being established in Asia. For many poorer residents... Continue Reading →
* Keeping Up With Rocket’s Southeast Asian Adventures—Forbes
Rocket’s founders, the three German Samwer brothers, still have a reputation as cloners, flippers and operators of grueling, ruthless workplaces with high staff churn. Rocket executives readily acknowledge that their sites are copycats, usually of sites pioneered in the U.S. ...
* BlackBerry’s days are numbered—Business Report Thailand
Another nail in the coffin: BlackBerry is no longer the only smartphone with the killer app that enabled its text users to chat with users of Symbian, iPhone and Android systems.
Susan J Cunningham 