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A round-up of tech and startup news headlines from across January, February and March – Q1 2022 – from Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand
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Cambodia: March 2022
- Cambodia: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builders Forum launched by Swisscontact, Khmer Enterprise and USAID WE Act Project to boost activity and connections
- Cambodia Internet Startup Assoc’n partners Cambodia Assoc’n of Finance Technology to push cooperation around China’s Belt and Road Initiative
- Cambodia: SHANTI preps to launch Nutspay, a social lending project for the cashew nut market that uses blockchain and cryptocurrency
- EY Foundry, startup incubator program from EY professional services giant, announces expansion into Cambodia, Guam, Thailand and Vietnam
- Startup Cambodia National Program was formally launched December 9th, as a component part of of the Kingdom’s 2021-2035 digital economy and social policy framework
- Cambodia: Gov’t Khmer Enterprise to roll out Investment Readiness program for startups and SMEs aiming for network of investors and bankers to boost businesses
Cambodia E-Commerce Strategy (pdf)
- Cambodia: National Bank-backed U-Pay mobile payments services provider deploys one-click, passwordless mobile ID solution from IPification
- Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035 launches, looking at sectors including governance, national development and public services
- Cambodia: Fears mount that the Kingdom is now rolling out its own ‘Great Firewall’, giving gov’t far-reaching powers in mass surveillance, censorship and control of access to information
Cambodia: Digital Economy Society Policy (pdf)
Myanmar: February 2022
- Myanmar: Military junta is reportedly considering launch of its own digital currency, likely in response to National Unity Government’s support for Tether
- Myanmar: Telenor faces Norway’s data protection authority over planned sale of Myanmar business, due to risks of potentially dangerous breaches of data privacy
- Myanmar: An overview of the opportunities – and challenges – for agri-tech adoption in the country
- Myanmar & crypto: ‘But the NUG is prepared to go further…”When the time is right and if it’s needed for our revolution, we will definitely expand the list of our approved cryptocurrencies.”‘
Myanmar’s military coup cybersecurity legislation
- Myanmar: Military junta raises commercial tax on internet services, boosting cost of SIM cards and adding 15% tax on revenue gained from internet services
- Myanmar: Norway’s telco group Telenor to sell 51% stake in Wave Money fintech, citing military coup impacts
- Myanmar: Military junta set to outlaw VPN use and cryptocurrencies in likely bid to cut funding of resistance movement to military coup
Sri Lanka: March 2022
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the recent Green Energy Champion competition demo day and the 5 winning startups that presented
- Sri Lanka: Hatch launches HERCapital program, aiming for 2 cohorts per year and 10 startups per cohort, backed by a fund of approximately $1M
- Sri Lanka: An intro to the 4 teams selected for the 2022 Southeast Asia New Market Competition of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student-focused technology competition
- Sri Lanka: A brief intro to the Lankan Angel Network Angel Fund and the 4 startups backed to date
- Sri Lanka: Venture Engine 2022 awards Mintpay BNPL platform as overall winner, with education-tech and NFT marketplace startups taking other awards
- Sri Lanka: MediaInc unveils 3 startups selected for news media incubator, drawn from more than 80 applications
Sri Lanka: Towards A Startup Friendly Government (pdf)
Thailand in Q1 2022
- Thailand: Revised tax policy exempts crypto traders from mandatory 7% VAT on authorized exchanges, plus offers tax exemptions up to 10 years for crypto startup investors
- Thailand’s True Digital Park inks strategic partnership with China’s TechNode Global media firm, aiming to boost interactions between startups in Thailand, China and SE Asia
- Thailand: Bank Of Investment joins National Innovation Agency for BCG Startup Investment Day, set to showcase 24 pitching startups seeking backing
- Thailand: BCG Startup Investment Day online/in-person event set for March 24, looking at ‘Bio-Circular-Green Economy’ startups
- Thailand: SEC bans use of cryptocurrency for payments, citing money laundering concerns, but does not ban crypto trading and digital assets
- Thailand: A brief intro to the 18 startups selected for SPACE-F, the country’s first globally-focused food-tech startup incubator and accelerator program
- Thailand: Royal decree to waive capital gains tax for investment in startups is expected for Q1 this year, with 5000 new startups the hoped-for outcome
- Thailand’s Thai Union Group, world’s largest canned tuna seller, launches plant-based seafood, producing its own brands and offering contract manufacturing services
- Thailand: ‘Repositioning Thailand’s Financial Sector for a Sustainable Digital Economy’ Consultation Paper available to read online, from the Bank of Thailand
- Video: ‘How Thailand’s startups can receive crucial seed-round funding’, presented by Voice of The Nation
- Thailand: ‘Building Connections and Capabilities Before You Land in the Thai market’ webinar set for February 23rd, delivered by True Digital Park startup hub
- Thailand is preparing rules for the setting up of ‘virtual banks’, aiming to issue guidelines by June and expand the business scope and flexibility of existing banks
- Thailand: SCB 10X, venture arm of Siam Commercial Bank, launches $50M fund to invest in blockchain, decentralized finance and digital asset technology startups
- Thailand: A detailed look at Bitkub, the country’s largest crypto exchange by market share with sights on becoming the Coinbase of Southeast Asia
e-Conomy SEA 2021 report, Thailand (pdf)
- Thailand: An intro to Runnex Technology, one of ten finalists from the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator Singapore-Thailand Demo Day
- Thailand: Binance and Gulf Energy Development subsidiary, Gulf Innova, to partner to study possible development of a digital asset exchange
- A brief intro to the 10 finalists selected for the Singapore-Thailand Demo Day of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator, set for January 11th
Deloitte: Thailand Digital Transformation Survey 2021 (pdf)
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