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Bitazza Expands Sumsub Partnership For Transaction Compliance

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Sumsub's Travel Rule directory spans more than 2,100 virtual asset service providers worldwide.
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TransNusa’s Bangkok Push Adds 130,000 Seats To Regional Capacity

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TransNusa's inaugural Jakarta-Bangkok flight arrived at full capacity, an early signal of demand on a route the airline calls historically one of the region's busiest.
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Starlink’s Vietnam Debut Comes With A 600,000-User Cap

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Regulators say Starlink must play by the same competition rules as Vietnam's domestic telecom operators.
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Prabowo-Backed Streamlining Reaches Indonesia’s Power Utility

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Indonesia has closed 274 state-owned enterprises since the streamlining drive began, with PLN now following suit.
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Singapore Crypto Tax Reporting Rules Take Effect January 2027

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Starting 2028, Singapore crypto platforms will be barred from processing transactions for customers without valid tax certification on file.
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Malaysia Turns To Alternative Data And Guarantees To Fund Small Business

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CGC has already facilitated more than RM103 billion in guarantees for over 544,000 Malaysian SMEs since its founding.
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Vietnam’s Tourism Trade Floor Expands For Milestone Year

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From AI to medical tourism, ITE HCMC 2026's forum lineup tracks where Southeast Asian travel trade is headed next.
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EnQuest Shareholders Greenlight Major Malaysia Expansion

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EnQuest projects a 35 percent drop in unit operating costs following its Malaysia asset acquisitions.
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Coins.ph Deepens Stablecoin Infrastructure With Tempo Partnership

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Coins.ph's Christine Lim says the integration brings enterprise-grade stablecoin rails to the platform as demand for fast settlement infrastructure grows.
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Generali Partners With Artem PACE For Malaysia Accelerator Launch

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Insurtech, healthtech, and medtech founders in Malaysia have until August 31 to apply for Generali's newly launched GROW 2026 accelerator.
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Ant International Deepens Malaysia Push With Umrah Financing Launch

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Muslim Pro, with more than 190 million downloads worldwide, is now a distribution channel for structured pilgrimage financing in Malaysia.
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Consumer Data Consent At Center Of Grab’s Vietnam Regulatory Setback

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A missing effective date and prohibited clauses in terms and conditions were enough to draw regulatory action against Grab in Vietnam this month.
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Five Gold ETFs Begin Trading On Indonesia Stock Exchange

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Trimegah, Mandiri, BRI and others now manage Indonesia's first physical gold ETFs on IDX.
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Indonesia Reviews Visa Framework As Content Creation Reshapes Travel

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Indonesia's C5 journalist visa stays reserved for credentialed media professionals under the new framework.
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Roojai Outlines Path From Motor Insurer To Regional Personal Insurer

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Roojai's 2030 roadmap pairs product diversification with continued growth in Indonesia and beyond.
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NTT DATA Expands Agentic AI Reach Into Core Insurance Workflows

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From Tokyo to Southeast Asia, NTT DATA is positioning its new agentic AI platform as a tool for insurers navigating both automation pressure and regulatory scrutiny.
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Singapore-Malaysia Power Trade Expands Beyond Sarawak Import Deal

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Singapore's EMA has now approved 13 cross-border electricity import projects from Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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Kimpton Adds Fifth Thai Address Type With Phang Nga Signing

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Phang Nga gains a second IHG resort as the group builds out its southern Thailand portfolio through 2028.
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Malaysia’s Only Self-Contained Jungle Resort Prepares For Closure

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Farewell activities begin in mid-August, including a street market and charity auctions of resort memorabilia.
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Tabung Haji’s Decade-Long Recovery Validated By Commission

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Tabung Haji's 2018 recovery plan gets a formal seal of validation from the RCI.
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What Coreweave’s Indonesia Expansion Signals For The Region

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CoreWeave will own, operate and staff its new Indonesian data centres locally rather than lease third-party capacity.
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RHB Bank Bets On Direct-Owned Payment Infrastructure

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RHB's first AI use case on the new gateway is automated reconciliation, with predictive analytics planned next.
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Vietnam Becomes Ascott’s Third-Largest Asia Pipeline Market

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Ascott expands into Phu Quoc, Danang and Quy Nhon as Vietnam's coastal tourism market grows.
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Kim Byoungho’s Hdbank: Building “For Generations,” One Quarter At A Time

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Vikki Digital Bank now serves more than 3.5 million users within HDBank's growing ecosystem.
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New Code Requires Upfront Cost Disclosure For Singapore Payments

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Singapore's payments sector has set a self-regulatory baseline covering pricing, fraud prevention, and card dispute liability.
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Singapore Targets Full HDB Cash Access By 2027

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Banks are redesigning digital tools for seniors with larger fonts, simpler navigation, and multilingual support.
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Coal, Currency, And Crude: The Numbers Behind PLN’s Tariff Debate

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Non-subsidized and subsidized PLN customers alike will see no rate change this quarter.
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Behind Indonesia’s Push To Streamline Hydropower Development

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Grid readiness, regulatory certainty, fair risk-sharing: PLN names the conditions needed to accelerate hydropower buildout.
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Taiwan Secures Visitor Corridor With One-Year Visa-Free Extension

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Travel agents and airlines gain booking certainty as Taiwan confirms visa continuity before the July 31 deadline.
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Dau Tieng 5 And The Race To Vietnam’s Clean Energy Deadlines

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A new solar facility is rising around Dau Tieng Reservoir, with grid connection targeted for late 2027.
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Envision Energy Expands Southeast Asia Footprint Through Vietnam Deal

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Vietnam's nearshore wind sector adds another milestone as Envision Energy secures a major turbine supply order.
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Digital Yuan Payment Signals New Phase For China-Malaysia Trade Finance

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Cross-Border e-CNY Transfer Services just picked up 26 participating institutions, and Malaysia is already testing the corridor.
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Pluang Expands Into AI-Assisted Trading With New Beta

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Agentic AI is moving from concept to product as Pluang launches a limited trading beta for Indonesian retail investors.
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Vietnam Emerges As Gateway For Palladium’s Asia-Pacific Growth Strategy

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Bless L'Ayla Ninh Van Bay will add 54 villas to an existing resort north of Nha Trang, opening mid-2027.
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Thailand Electronics Circuit Asia 2026 Set To Showcase Sector Gains

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880 high-tech projects. $26.8 billion in applications. Thailand's electronics sector is scaling fast.
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Major Philippine Banks And Retailers Adopt Apple Pay Contactless Platform

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Apple Pay brings encrypted, contactless payments to the Philippines without sharing actual card numbers during transactions.
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Indonesia’s Pertamina Reverses Course On Non-Subsidized Fuel Pricing

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Pertamax fell to Rp15,950 per liter on August 1, down from Rp16,250, marking Pertamina's first rollback since June.
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TransNusa Charts Fleet And Route Expansion Across Southeast Asia

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TransNusa is seeking more Changi Airport slots to boost Jakarta–Singapore frequency from three to five daily flights.
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Kumamoto Shop In Tokyo Crowded With Visitors After Quake

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Visitors bought traditional Kumamoto delicacies while contributing donations to support families affected by the disaster.
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Behind Malaysia’s August Power Bill: A Shrinking Subsidy Cushion

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Suruhanjaya Tenaga's fuel adjustment has now exceeded its automatic band for three consecutive months, triggering government referral each time.
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No Annual Fee, No Compounding: Bank Muamalat’s New Card Play

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Bank Muamalat says credit should strengthen financial well-being, not indebtedness. The Awwal Credit Card-i puts that principle into practice.
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Malaysia’s MediAsas Gets A Watchdog Ahead Of 2027 Rollout

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An independent stakeholder board will track MediAsas as it scales from pilot to nationwide healthcare coverage.
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Kimpton Suntaya Bali Ubud Joins Ubud’s Luxury Hotel Landscape

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Five dining venues and a Balinese-inspired spa anchor Kimpton's entry into the Indonesian market.
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Indonesia’s National Strategic Project Status Fast-Tracks Methanol Plant

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Bumi Etam Chemical signs FEED and EPCC agreements, moving its $2.3 billion project toward construction.
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World Fintech Day: Standing Credentials Are Fintech’s Quiet Liability

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World Fintech Day is a reminder that innovation must include stronger controls over the machine identities behind financial platforms.
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Indonesia Deploys High-Temperature Incineration For Clean Power Bid

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West Java's governor says the new plant will deliver cleaner air, more power, and less waste.
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Peninsular Malaysia’s Southern Region Anchors New Solar Tender

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Package 1 of LSS6 alone offers 2,200 MW of solar paired with 1,100 MW of battery storage capacity.
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Bank Negara Malaysia Outlines Path To A Future-Proof Banking System

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Seven Islamic banking institutions are backing BNM's newly launched iTEKAD Employment social finance initiative announced this week.
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HSBC Deepens Singapore Presence With AI Centre Of Excellence

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HSBC's Chief AI Officer David Rice will lead teams shaping the bank's new Singapore AI hub.
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Riyadh Air’s Dreamliner Diplomacy Extends To Southeast Asia

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Backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Riyadh Air targets 100+ destinations by 2030, starting with Southeast Asia.
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