Uber to suspend operations in Macau due to regulatory hurdle

News of the company’s plan to retreat from the market first surfaced...


Indonesian state-owned telco Telkom to cancel Netflix ban, following new partnership

Netflix has been banned from all Telkom-operated platforms since January 2016...


Indonesia rejects plea from ride-hailing startups for a grace period to implement new transport regulations

However, the Minister for Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi acknowledged...


Japan’s Liquid launches fingerprint payment service in cash-intensive Indonesia

Through a joint venture with Salim Group, Liquid expects to secure up to 500,000...


Opternative sues South Carolina for the right to give online eye exams there

 A telehealth startup called Opternative filed a suit against South...


China runs on QR codes even though they’re illegal –but not for long

It’s a colossal surprise to learn the technology was banned in the first...


Can the Airbnb regulatory nightmare be solved with more tech?

 Sharing economy startups like Airbnb and Uber have gone nuclear...