Commonwealth News
Join the fireside chat with Malaysian NFT artist Visithra Manikam
The Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce invites NFT artist Visithra Manikam and creator of Visithra from Malaysia to share her journey in discovering the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and how her shift from the traditional art community to the online platform...
Commonwealth supports female entrepreneurs in Asia to leverage e-commerce opportunities
To help female entrepreneurs explore digital infrastructure opportunities for E-Commerce and Digital Marketing, the Commonwealth Secretariat invited them over a 3-day workshop in Nepal. Women from South Asia including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the...
Spur creativity, loosen laws impeding innovation, says tech leader
Kathirgugan Kathirasen, known as the foundee of the US-based food robotics company, Chowbotics, in a fireside chat with the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce says Malaysia will need to learn incentivising technology like China. He said strict regulations only hamper...
Vanuatu seeks climate actions at World Court
Vanuatu says global warming is a human rights issue and needs tougher laws to address climate change. To address this, it wants the International Court of Justice to protect vulnerable communities and the rights of residents. Pacific island countries and areas are...
Wi-flix celebrates 1 million paid subscriptions and raises its sights
Wi-flix, Africa’s leading video-on-demand streaming platform passes one million-plus paid subscriptions and 300k plus customer milestones. According to the co-founder, Louis Manu, "we have recorded a 51% and 61% growth in revenues and subscriptions simultaneously in...
Vodafone’s K3 billion investment to expand Papua New Guinea’s telco market
Vodafone PNG enters as the third telecommunications player in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The company's Regional CEO, Pradeep Lal says he is already in discussion with PNG’s other telcos about tower sharing to eventually benefit all players in the market. Read the...