PNG Payroll Glitch Sparks Deadly Unrest The mis‑configured payroll system for government workers in Papua New Guinea ignited riots that left multiple people dead and forced the capital into a two‑week state of emergen…

Technical Failure Meets Policy Gap Marape's description of the payroll issue as merely a "technical glitch" downplays the broader policy vacuum surrounding critical public‑sector software. Unlike the private sector, w…

AI Regulation Shifts Across the Region India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently rescinded a March‑era rule that required government approval before AI services went live. The reversal, annou…

Deepfake Crackdown and Platform Blockades Malaysia and Indonesia have both blocked access to Elon Musk's social network X, citing the platform's failure to curb non‑consensual sexual deepfakes. Malaysia's Communicatio…