If I am allowed to suggest the boycott in Malaysia, I would like to say that it is better to boycott Meta Platforms than fast food retails like KFC. Local workers working for KFC are affected and probably going to lose their jobs. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms get profits from your data for profits (which can be used to fuel the war) and surveillance (providing data who supports each party of the war).
You can start from the smallest thing: remove your accounts not related with your businesses/incomes, use other platforms than WhatsApp for family/friend groups.
One time I asked a Vietnamese Chinese French person how different their food was from Vietnamese Chinese Californian food and without skipping a beat she said ‘it’s more socialist’
But there was some truth to that because they tended to come from the other side of that war! (Much more northern Vietnamese, whereas Vietnamese Chinese food in CA is almost entirely centered on Saigon origins)
Microsoft’s investment in Indonesia for cloud computing and AI development happens to coincide with DailySocial’s pivot to AI and business consulting.
Microsoft’s AI Odyssey program aims to assist 10,000 AI developers in the country
There are 3.1 million developers from Indonesia on GitHub with a growth of 31% year on year in 2023
AI related projects in the country grew more than 2x in 2023
The wider commitment in AI skills and education programs is expected to impact 840,000 people in the country through various programs and opportunities
It also dwarves Apple’s $100 million investment in four developer academies.
So long, DailySocial. There goes Indonesia’s longest running tech industry blog. I broke a lot of stories and broke down moronic government policies with them for a few years which gave me a bit of reputation among the startup and government circles.
The new company ownership and structure will focus on the consultancy and research part of the business, shutting down the media side. This also means leaving the Djarum portfolio of companies under its GDP media group.
One of the saddest things about leaving Singapore for the U.S. is, not only does McDonalds suck they also don’t have curry sauce. Which makes it impossible for me to eat nuggets
Indonesia’s customs office has been under fire this past week thanks to a few cases going viral.
First case was someone being charged 3x the value of the shoes he bought online. Customs said because there was a mistake in item value entered into the system by the sender (under invoicing) the recipient is now liable for the $1800 fine.
Second was a toy influencer receiving their self transforming Megatron toy two weeks late, damaged box, opened by customs, and being given a runaround by the customs office. He was supposed to be part of a global unboxing event last week. A special staff to the finance ministry responded on X but he got piled on due to bureaucratic speak and evasive responses. Customs also charged him based on the price for the Grimlock model which is twice as much.
Third one, prototype equipments for a special needs school given by a South Korean company has been held by customs since 2022 because the school hadn’t paid the import tax bill totaling more than $6,000. There’s no price available online because it’s a prototype so the office decided the value on their own. The school got tired of explaining and gave up in January 2023. Finance Minister made a statement on Instagram yesterday on expediting the process and dropping all fees.
All of these cases were resolved only after they went viral on X.
The #DepEd is just full of smartasses really, they thought that by moving classes in 2020 to August they can minimize the disruption in education brought by #COVID.
It did minimize it alright, but only for 2020 and 2021. Eventually we will have to return to face-to-face classes, which we did starting 2022 IIRC. Their hubris in keeping children in classes no matter what didn't make them think that we are a tropical country; that their foresight-less act means there will still be classes in April and May, the hottest months in this climate. They're now forced to move it back to June which they will have to do gradually. This brings more disruption as it means students will only get a one-month long vacation instead of the usual two, and the moving schedules mean planning school events far ahead become less certain.
Very cool DepEd. Truly the brightest and bestest of the country. :kokoro_yes: :reimu_sigh:
@jcoigdanes Agree with @jikodesu. If I may add: Don't hesitate to genuinely engage with posts that interests you, either by commenting, boosting, or simply liking.
#TootSEA is a great hashtag to follow as it's a vibrant community of our neighbors in SEA. And don't limit your posts to just one or two topics. Mastodon is diverse, so you can practicallly talk about and enagage with a variety of subject matter here.
Creating lists also helps you better curate your feed. 😊
Using less water & using a #drone to fertilize are new techniques that Van is trying & #Vietnam hopes will help solve a #paradox at the heart of #GrowingRice : The finicky crop isn’t just vulnerable to #ClimateChange but also contributes uniquely to it.
Vietnam is the world's 3rd largest #rice exporter, & the staple importance to #Vietnamese culture is palpable in the #Mekong Delta.
When bus driver Hue Sze Wei found out that service 173 that he operates will have a #bus featuring #artwork by #students with #IntellectualDisabilities, the 41-year-old was happy to hop on board with the initiative.
He is no stranger to the invasive stares & rude remarks that members of public sometimes have for those with intellectual #disabilities, as he has a son who attended a kindergarten for autistic children.
US$1.5 million public housing (that you own only for 99 years) in my home country! ('5 room' is Singapore HDB nomenclature for '3BR' + a larger living room area)
No wonder I find San Francisco housing to be such a steal.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
#Beijing, based on the report, budgeted over $296 billion for its military in 2023, a 6% increase from its spending the year prior. The figure represents 12% of the world’s military expenditures and over 50% of the #Asia and #Oceania region.The figures are estimates of #SIPRI, as #China’s publicly declared military budget is much lower. #TootSEA#Philippines