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Promise and Peril: Martus for Human Rights in Burma

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our longtime Martus partners in Thailand, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ( ND-Burma ). ND-Burma, a Thailand-based coalition of over ten human rights groups, has been collecting narrative testimonies from victims and witnesses of human rights abuses by the Burmese regime.

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China’s Chery Auto to enter Thailand in first half of 2024: executive

TechNode

Chinas Chery Automobile, which has a manufacturing partnership with luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), will enter Thailand with an all-electric model in the first half of 2024, Vice President Xu Qingsong said at the China-ASEAN Expo in the southern city of Nanning on Monday. Caixin, in Chinese ]

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. We built it to be a tool that truly puts power and responsibility in the hands of its users, and we’re finally beginning to change the Martus project’s operations to match that model.

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Changan to construct $242 m plant in Thailand as Chinese EV brands rush to SEA

TechNode

Chinas Changan Automobile on Tuesday signed an agreement with Thailands Board of Investment in Beijing to build a $241.7 Aion , the EV unit of state-owned automaker GAC, began exporting cars to Thailand in August, SCMP reported, after reaching a partnership with local dealership Gold Integrate in June.

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Foxconn’s EV platform unit targets India, Thailand to produce small EVs

TechNode

Foxconns EV platform unit, Mobility in Harmony (MIH), is eyeing India or Thailand as a potential location for producing a small battery-powered car currently under development, according to Jack Cheng, the CEO of MIH.

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Hong Kong insurtech startup Coherent gets $14 million Series A led by Cathay Innovation

TechCrunch

Founded in 2018, Coherent’s platform, called Product Factory, allows insurance providers to digitize their backend operations by uploading Excel pricing models, which means their IT departments don’t need to write new code or re-haul their IT infrastructure. The company also offers three tools for working with customers.

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Chinese EV maker Neta enters Indonesia with three models

TechNode

The Hozon-owned company presented three EV models at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show on August 10 and has initiated pre-orders for the popular Neta V crossover in Indonesia, with a price tag of 379 million rupiah ($24,967). Neta statement, in Chinese ]