The on-demand chauffeur service has officially launched in Malaysia. It comes at a base fare of RM7.00, plus RM0.30 per min, RM2.00 per km 

With the roll out of its 5th version, WeChat has forayed into social gaming, launched animated stickers and dedicated camera app StoryCam 

Listings on HalalTrip feature Halal restaurants and friendly amenities besides mosques, allowing Muslim travellers make an educated and informed choice 

Peatix, a leading events ticketing platform in Japan, has announced ColorSync, an innovative new mobile check-in system for events 

With Omigo.com.sg going live, SingPost is in a power position in the e-commerce space where it can control distribution and even impact prices 

Australian private investors together with VC firm Blackbird Ventures have made the country's first major Bitcoin investment by backing startup CoinJar 

The funding round is participated by existing investor Walden International and various private investors 

High profile Australian investors – Tank Stream Ventures, SydStart's Peter Cooper, and others have together helped Pocketbook raise AU$500,000 

After Karen Stocks, who was appointed as Twitter's Country Manager for Australia, Parminder Singh is the second ex-Googler to join Twitter 

Soon after Australian online tailor InStitchu secures funding, it announces acquisition of footwear business Mantorii. Both will operate as separate firms 

The funding round was led by Rakuten Ventures & includes Golden Gate Ventures, 500 Startups, Danny Oei Wirianto & Darius Cheung. Valuation amount is undisclosed 

Interested to buy vehicles, parts or merchandise off Tomcar Australia? Well, now you can do it with Bitcoin 

Twofold, the Amazon for practical expertise, claims to have about 2,300 registered users and more than 70 active professionals teaching through its platform 

Sydney Seed Fund is now looking for startups to invest in that have some prototype or concept, both technical and business Co-founders, and opportunity to scale 

Founder Robin McGowan says that funding will help scale InStitchu across verticals and internationally. More physical premises too are in the offing 

Tank Stream Ventures will be investing between US$191,600 and US$0.96 million in 30 to 40 start-ups, with equity stakes varying between 5% and 12% 

We Are Spaces, an online platform for meetings and event venues in Singapore, has generated leads over S$1 million, since its launch in March, this year 

ZenithOptimedia's branded content & experience division, Newcast, has partnered with Gushcloud to launch Gush Media, an online marketplace for influencers 

Content curators and ad-blocker apps are drying up revenue streams of traditional media outlets. Dearth of good writers and journalists makes matters worse 

Textbook rental site, Zookal, will use the services of Flirtey to send parcels through drones to Australian students. The service will cut down delivery time 

Nova Founders backed, CompareHero, that was launched in Malaysia recently, claims to be growing steadily. It compares mobile and internet plans too. 

Collabspot's seed funding comes from an international syndicate of investors including Louis Naugès (France), Kevin Dewalt (US/China) and 8 Capita (Singapore). 

TripAdvisor has announced the launch of its free, fully-native app for iPhone and Android users, as well as a newly designed tablet app exclusively for the iPad. 

Bluesky, an iPad based shopping platform offering an easy way to discover the latest retail products, has just raised US$661,000 from a group of local angel investors.