Asian workers pushed to upskill as pandemic quickens digital shift
The pandemic accelerated digitisation and automation by governments and firms, but there is a risk of widening inequality
'Useless for us': New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little incentive for poorer residents in Jakarta to move
'Useless for us': New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little incentive for poorer residents in Jakarta to move
Cambodia's internet gateway raises fears of China-style surveillance
When implemented, Cambodia’s National Internet Gateway will hit privacy and hamper the work of human rights defenders amid a crackdown on dissent, critics say
Beijing Winter Olympics stars robot chefs, surveillance app
Surveillance at the Winter Olympics is inevitable, tech experts warn, with robots and apps tracking visitors
A year after Myanmar coup, growing surveillance threatens lives
Myanmar citizens face heavy odds in accessing online space as military junta clamps down on dissent
In India's surveillance hotspot, facial recognition taken to court
A lawsuit against use of facial recognition in Telangana state is seen as a test case as the technology is rolled out nationwide
Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponised for abuse
Women increasingly targeted online by new technologies that make it easy to track and abuse anonymously
Thai farmers fear loss of land to mega industrial zone
The Eastern Economic Corridor is key to Thailand's growth, but residents fear it will hurt the environment and their livelihood
In a first, Indian gig company sues protesting women workers
Urban Company's suit against its female workers is the first such legal action in the country amid growing discontent over gig work