Digitalisation

Penang suspends automated number plate recognition in parking enforcement after public backlash

The move follows growing public criticism over the enforcement system, particularly complaints that motorists were being given too little time to pay for parking before compounds were issued.

ASEAN’s response to a fracturing world is to move towards more integration: DPM Gan

(From left) Singapore Business Federation CEO Kok Ping Soon, Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Philippines Minister of Trade and Industry Ma. Cristina A. Roque at the ASEAN Conference 2026 ministerial dialogue on July 31.

GovTech retrenchments: Excellence or an iron rice bowl? The public service can’t be both

The loudest reaction to GovTech’s retrenchment exercise was not that 93 people had lost their jobs. It was that government employees could lose their jobs at all.

Why would you agree to train an AI that replaces you?

It is becoming increasingly clear that the knowledge required to make AI models genuinely powerful in a swathe of workplaces is currently locked inside employees’ heads.

Commentary

Sumiko at 62: What to do when your ageing parents expect you to be their tech support

Many seniors struggle not because they are incapable of learning, but because they no longer have to.

Singapore, Japan to boost collaboration in areas including AI and healthcare

Under the partnership agreement, the government-backed agencies will sharpen the focus in existing areas of collaboration to reflect both countries’ shared ambitions.

Major data centres, cloud providers could be fined up to $1m under proposed Digital Infrastructure Bill

Digital boom must translate into real economic gains, says Indonesia minister

Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid (left) and Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo (centre) at the Asia Economic Summit 2026.

What to know about planned social media bans around the world

The move comes as parents, educators and experts try to protect children from the potential harms associated with social media use.

‘Where do we go now?’: Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban leaves teens detached and displaced

Ryan Zafran Shahrin practises the guitar using YouTube lessons and guidance from friends on a Discord guitar channel at his home in Puncak Alam, Selangor on June 9.

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