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Sea’s Shopee prepares to launch in Poland, recruit sellers
Shopee is simultaneously preparing to launch in India.
Shopee dips toe in India’s e-commerce market with recruitment campaign
It has launched a recruitment campaign for sellers to sell on "Shopee India."
Indonesia’s GoTo closes in on $2b funding round, IPO may be delayed to 2022
Delay in unveiling Indonesia's new listing rules has pushed back the IPO to next year.
Indonesia’s BRI Life probes reported data leak of two million customers
BRI Life said its investigation was being conducted with an independent team specialising in cyber security.
Foreign execs of telecom firms barred from leaving Myanmar without junta’s permission
There is also pressure on the telcos to activate the spyware technology.
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak seeks to raise up to $800m in IPO
Bukalapak aims to sell 10-15% stake in the company at a valuation of $4-5 billion.
Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek to completely switch to electric vehicles by 2030
Gojek's latest sustainability report, is widely seen as a precursor to a public listing.
Telkomsel eyes additional $300m investment in Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek
If Gojek merges with Tokopedia, the fresh investment will make Telkomsel one of the merged entity's top investors.
ByteDance acquires gaming studio Moonton at around $4b valuation
Moonton, founded by an ex-Tencent employee, is most famous in SE Asia for its game Mobile Legends.
Traveloka to launch fintech services in Thailand, Vietnam before 2021 listing via SPAC
The travel major is developing "buy now, pay later" services in the two countries.