Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in parliament in Sunday’s election.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Step Down in 3 Weeks, Son to Succeed Him

Authorities in Attapeu Destroy Fish Illegally Caught During Spawning Season

Authorities in Attapeu province destroyed 207 kilograms of fish on Tuesday that had been confiscated from local fishermen during a ban on fishing during the spawning season.
Hong Kong Life Presents “HKL Walk Together: Everyphone Everywhere – Triple Privileges”
The campaign will be held in three stages on Hong Kong Life’s official Facebook page. During the campaign period, participants holding a Facebook account can join every stage of the campaign for free and may stand a chance to win the prizes by following the instructions of the campaign. The prizes include the ticket exchange coupon of the movie “Everyphone Everywhere” and other surprising prizes in the Ultimate Wave.
Campaign Details:
Campaign Stage | Campaign Period | Result Announcement |
“Triple Privileges – 1st Wave” | 27 July 2023 to 31 July 2023 | 3 August 2023 |
“Triple Privileges – 2nd Wave” | 4 August 2023 to 8 August 2023 | 10 August 2023 |
“Triple Privileges – Ultimate Wave” | Ultimate Wave will be held in mid-August. Please stay tuned for more details. |
The Facebook username used to participate in the campaign will be used for result announcement. For details and terms and conditions of “Triple Privileges”, please stay tuned to Hong Kong Life’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/hklifeinsurance).
Remarks:
- “HKL Walk Together: Everyphone Everywhere – Triple Privileges” is subjected to the terms and conditions.
- In every stage of campaign, each Facebook account can participate once only and can win one prize at maximum.
- Hong Kong Life is not the business partner of Facebook, and the campaign is not sponsored, supported or managed by Facebook.
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About Hong Kong Life
Established in 2001, Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited (“Hong Kong Life”) was founded by five local financial institutions including Asia Insurance Company Limited, Chong Hing Bank Limited, CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited, OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited, which laid their foundations and have been serving people in Hong Kong for more than 50 years in average. Through the extensive network of around 130 distribution points comprising Chong Hing Bank, CMB Wing Lung Bank, OCBC Bank and Shanghai Commercial Bank, Hong Kong Life provides a comprehensive range of insurance products and services.
73% of consumers globally say they trust content created by generative AI
New study from the Capgemini Research Institute finds that consumers trust generative AI to assist with financial planning, medical diagnosis, and relationship advice
TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 26 July 2023 – The majority (51%) of consumers are aware of the latest trends in generative AI and have explored the tools. Adoption of first-wave generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has been remarkably consistent across age groups and geographies, with over half of all generations, including Baby Boomers, having used the technology. This is according to Capgemini Research Institute’s latest report, ‘Why consumers love generative AI‘, which explores how consumers globally are using generative AI applications and how it could be the key to accelerating society’s digital future.
Consumers that use generative AI frequently are most satisfied with chatbots, gaming, and search use cases, however, generative AI platforms are also being used for personal, day-to-day activities. Over half of the respondents (53%) trust generative AI to assist with financial planning. Globally, 67% of consumers indicated that they could benefit from receiving medical diagnoses and advice from generative AI, and 63% indicated that they are excited by the prospect of generative AI aiding with more accurate and efficient drug discovery. Additionally, two-thirds (66%) of consumers would be willing to seek advice from generative AI for personal relationships or life and career plans, with Baby Boomers the most likely (70%) age group to use it for this purpose.
Consumer awareness around the ethical concerns and misuse of generative AI is low
Despite the potential for cyberattacks and deepfakes, consumer awareness of the risks is low. As a result, almost half (49%) of consumers remain unconcerned by the prospect of generative AI being used to create fake news stories, and just 34% of respondents are concerned about phishing attacks. Consumer awareness around the ethical concerns of generative AI is also low, as just 33% are worried about copyright issues and even fewer (27%) are worried about the use of generative AI algorithms to copy competitors’ product designs or formulas.
“The awareness of generative AI amongst consumers globally is remarkable, and the rate of adoption has been massive, yet the understanding of how this technology works and the associated risks is still very low,” comments Niraj Parihar, CEO of the Insights & Data Global Business Line and member of the Group Executive Committee at Capgemini. “Whilst regulation is critical, business and technology partners also have an important role to play in providing education and enforcing the safeguards that address concerns around the ethics and misuse of generative AI. For example, our role at Capgemini is to help clients cut through the hype and leverage the most relevant use cases for their specific business needs, within an ethical framework. Generative AI is not “intelligent” in itself; the intelligence stems from the human experts who these tools will assist and support. The key to success therefore, as with any AI, is the safeguards that humans build around them to guarantee the quality of its output.”
70% of consumers seek recommendations for new products and services
Almost half of consumers (43%) are keen for organizations to implement generative AI throughout customer interactions, and half of consumers are excited by the highly immersive and interactive experiences that this technology can enable. There is good opportunity for businesses as generative AI tools are already a go-to for 70% of consumers when seeking recommendations for new products and services, and the majority (64%) of consumers are open to making purchases based on these recommendations. There is no significant variation across age groups and 67% of consumers are positively anticipating generative AI’s ability to offer customized fashion and home décor recommendations specifically.
Capgemini’s dedicated AI Futures Lab to deliver concrete business impact
Capgemini is working with clients on AI and generative AI to respond to their specific business needs, particularly in the areas of Life Sciences, Consumer Products & Retail and Financial Services. Through its AI Futures Lab, Capgemini focuses on developing tailored solutions for clients, enabling them to leverage the potential of generative AI in a trusted, secure, and ethical framework to deliver concrete business impact.
The AI Futures Lab is a dedicated team of experts specialized in artificial intelligence from various Capgemini teams around the world, who are focused on following the evolutions of the technology, as well as researching and applying the most relevant use cases in generative AI for clients. The AI Futures Lab creates and delivers assets, education, and awareness to further enrich Capgemini’s expanding expertise in this field, and the value it delivers to its clients.
Methodology
For this report, the Capgemini Research Institute conducted a quantitative survey of 10,000 consumers over the age of 18 in 13 countries across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific: UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, and Sweden. Social and search analysis on consumer perception around generative AI was conducted in two periods: April 2022 to March 2023 for search analysis, and October 2022 to April 2023 for social analysis.
Data aggregator tools, including Google Keyword Planner data, Talkwalker, and desk research, were utilized. Data sources such as social media platforms and forums were examined in multiple languages, namely English, Italian, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Swedish covering various countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.
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About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of nearly 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.
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About the Capgemini Research Institute
The Capgemini Research Institute is Capgemini’s in-house think-tank on all things digital. The Institute publishes research on the impact of digital technologies on large traditional businesses. The team draws on the worldwide network of Capgemini experts and works closely with academic and technology partners. The Institute has dedicated research centers in India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was recently ranked #1 in the world for the quality of its research by independent analysts.
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Myanmar’s Military Plans to Move SUU Kyi to House Arrest, According to Unofficial Reports

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The move is part of an act of clemency to prisoners in connection with a religious ceremony next week, a security official said Tuesday.
Mastering the Art of Trust: Khepri Digital’s Lessons for Singapore’s Digital Agencies
The study —– that when a business looks for a digital marketing agency, the most important factors are its reputation, assurances of performance, and real work samples rather than price.
43% of these respondents previously worked with or are still working with a digital marketing agency. Responsiveness emerged as the most popular when asked about the signs of a successful agency partnership. Meanwhile, ability to take clients through an easily understandable report and achievement of results and KPI (Key Performance Indicator) took the second and third spot.
Additionally, when asked why they would work with an agency, some believed that it was better to outsource activities in which ROIs (return on investments) are measured easily.
SMEs who don’t intend to outsource again had problems with the agencies, usually from experience. However, they didn’t have a problem with the idea of an external agency.
SMEs subsequently cited past clients, sample work reports, and discussions with the person they would want to work with as the top three factors in choosing an agency. Price came out as an outlying factor, landing in fifth place. The study also found that clients are unimpressed with 24/7 monitoring reports.
Meanwhile, 70% of the respondents believed outsourcing is unprofitable with a negative ROI.
A number of those who have previously worked with digital marketing agencies said that these agencies were unable to prove their impact on a company’s revenue.
Khepri Digital also picked 45 businesses from the 137 for a separate Zoom interview composed of the following:
- 15 who have worked with a digital marketing agency before;
- 15 who previously worked with one but not currently; and
- 15 other businesses are still working with a digital marketing agency.
At least 10 of the Zoom respondents said they had to personally intervene in the content production operations as they believed the content was not good enough or the digital marketing agency didn’t understand their brand well enough. Another 10 said that the content produced was “good but not on brand”.
SMEs with no intention to work with a digital marketing agency cited “Branding Control”, defined as ensuring all material produced lines with the company vision, as their top reason. Meanwhile, “remaining unconvinced that the investment would yield a net positive ROI” came in second.
Thanks to this research by Khepri Digital Marketing, 3 lessons for digital marketing agencies in Singapore to take away from this survey.
Firstly, when a business looks for a digital marketing agency, the most important factors are the agency’s reputation, assurances of performance, and real work samples, rather than the price. At least for Khepri Digital, the takeaway is that pricing models shouldn’t be too heavily based on price, but to be ready with deep case studies, especially with industries that are similar to that which the potential client is in. At the end of the day, our marketing efforts, especially for a more sophisticated product, should be steeped in how we establish “trust”.
Secondly, clients in general, also like to see presented data that’s easily understandable. One gripe that was commonly heard as feedback from SME Marketing managers in the survey was that they, in the words of one manager who did not agree to be named, “did not understand the dashboard that was thrown at her by the current agency”. They would very much like someone to take them through the dashboard weekly at least.
Thirdly, the Account Manager is an unusually large deciding factor whether a client continues. Despite middling results, about 8/15 of the companies currently working with an external agency, remain satisfied because the account manager is on hand to answer queries frequently, and is easy to communicate with. Hence, while 8/15 is an insignificant data point, it might be worth noting that having a strong Account Manager is a good insurance in case less-than stellar results are achieved.
However, this study does have its limitations.
The study was primarily conducted over Zoom, although most SMEs that responded were based in Singapore. There were no restrictions on their answers over video conference, which gave rise to subjectivity (i.e. whether their lack of willingness to work with an agency is due to a perception of negative ROI or simply negative reputation.).
Since only SMEs were involved in the study, the results may not represent larger companies who may have different demands or needs. Moreover, 137 SMEs are not representative of the whole world, nor the whole of Singapore.
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Khepri Digital
Khepri Digital is a Performance Digital Marketing Agency headquartered in Singapore, and serving clients across Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and the United States.
Khepri Digital specialises in SEO services which helps clients become the frontrunner in search results and as an
SEM agency in bringing ROI and exceptional performance.
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1 TICKET, 1 TREE – Cathay Pacific organises third iteration of mangrove tree-planting initiative in continued efforts to support local communities, restore local habitats and drive climate resilience

Cathay Pacific’s 1 Ticket, 1 Tree initiative was launched in Thailand in 2021. This was expanded to Southeast Asia[1] in 2022. Notably, more than 21,000 mangrove trees have been planted across the region since then. With mangroves being the lifeblood of many Southeast Asian coastal ecosystems, Cathay Pacific hopes to do its part to protect local livelihoods and biodiversity in the region.
1 Ticket, 1 Tree is part of Cathay Pacific’s broader commitment to sustainability leadership. To inspire more people to come together to lead change, volunteers and members of the community were invited to take part in the tree-planting itself. In total, more than 180 volunteers comprising Cathay Pacific employees, partners, and even disadvantaged members of the community have come together since the launch to plant trees in their respective countries.
Dominic Perret, Regional General Manager of Cathay Pacific Southeast Asia & Southwest Pacific, reasserted the airline’s commitment to sustainability and giving back to the communities it serves. “We are very proud to be organising 1 Ticket, 1 Tree for the third year running, especially since this was initiated during a very challenging period for us as an airline. The feedback we’ve received from our employees, partners and members of the community since then has been most heartfelt and encouraging, and we’re glad to be able to continue this momentum to make positive change, one tree at a time. As a global airline, we strongly believe we can lead change, and we are committed to working with like-minded partners to do so.”
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Singapore – Malaysia – Indonesia – Philippines – Cambodia – Thailand – Vietnam
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Thai Parliament Postpones Vote to Select New Prime Minister Pending Court Ruling

BANGKOK (AP) — A vote expected in Thailand’s Parliament later this week to select a new prime minister will be postponed, the house speaker said Tuesday, adding to growing uncertainty over when a new government can take office, more than two months after the general election.