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Singapore’s Seatrium On Track For 16 GW Offshore Substation Contribution Across Three Continents

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Minister Tan See Leng: Singapore lacks domestic wind resources but can lead the offshore wind transition through capabilities, innovation, and collaboration with regional partners.
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How Bsquared Technology Lost Its MAS Licence Before Its Second Year Of Operations

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The Bsquared revocation reinforces that Singapore's Payment Services Act carries real consequences for crypto licence holders who misrepresent their compliance standing.
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Why Atos And Backbase Are Betting On Sovereignty-First AI Banking Across Asia Pacific

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Southeast Asia's banks need AI that meets strict local data rules. Atos and Backbase are building exactly that.
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Sarawak’s Electricity Export Ambitions Reach Four Markets As Borneo Grid Takes Shape

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Brunei and Sarawak are negotiating a Power Exchange Agreement following an MoU signed in September 2025; 30MW exports are targeted for early 2027.
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Malaysia’s Front-End Semiconductor Bet Reaches Public Markets

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IOI Properties is restructuring RM7.58 billion in assets into a REIT, targeting a Q4 listing that could reduce net gearing from 89.6 percent to 68.8 percent.
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China Chamber Of Tourism Enters PATA’s Formal Architecture For The First Time

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Over 550 delegates from 35 destinations gathered in Gyeongju. The PATA Annual Summit 2026 delivered more than expected.
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Why EI Power’s Listing Matters Beyond Its Market Capitalization

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TNB has signed Electricity Supply Agreements for over 7 GW of committed data center demand. The power engineering supply chain behind that pipeline is where EI Power operates.
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Payoneer And Upwork Add Stablecoin Design Phase

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The Payoneer-Upwork stablecoin initiative is in a design phase, with no blockchain, timeline, or geography yet confirmed for deployment.
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From Mountain Kingdom To Digital Asset Hub: BTSE Bhutan Receives Key Regulatory Milestone In GMC

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The final Financial Services License for BTSE Bhutan remains conditional on meeting GFSO pre-conditions, with no public timeline yet disclosed.
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Syfe Launches Joint Accounts As Singapore’s Wealthtech Sector Shifts Toward Household Finance

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One in three Syfe users plans to use joint accounts for children's savings or wealth transfer to the next generation. Retail wealthtech is beginning to address lifecycle financial planning at the household level.
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ENEOS Acquires Caltex Brand Operations Across Five Southeast Asian Markets

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Over 450 Caltex stations in Malaysia, nearly 600 in the Philippines, and a key Singapore refinery stake are all moving to ENEOS under a $2.17 billion deal expected to close in 2027.
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Thai Cultural Festival In Tokyo Highlights Entertainment Boom

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The event featured Thai food, performances, and cultural showcases for visitors in Tokyo.
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Vietnam Electricity Activates Dry-Season Contingency Framework

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Rooftop solar is Vietnam's fastest deployable supply lever for 2026, with EVN simplifying registration and proposing green credit support to accelerate residential and commercial uptake.
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PLN Energizes West Java’s Largest Industrial Power Connection

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The Java-Bali grid absorbs a major new industrial load as PLN completes the 250 MVA IKPP Karawang connection.
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Canada And Fiji: A Codeshare Built On Diplomatic Momentum

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WestJet's Pacific reach now extends to Fiji, Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.
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BSP Oversight Proposal For Online Lenders Signals New Compliance Baseline In Philippines Fintech

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Three of six licensed Philippine digital banks are now profitable. Regulators are tightening entry standards as the lending market prepares to reopen after a four-year freeze.
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Vietnam’s Private Airport Model Goes Global With GMR Deal

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Sun PhuQuoc Airways has appointed Minar Group as its India sales agent, a company representing 11 airlines across 32 countries. Nonstop Phu Quoc–India service is now a near-term target.
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BNM And Bank Indonesia MoU Sets Framework For Next Phase Of Malaysia-Indonesia Financial Cooperation

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BNM Governor Rasheed and BI Governor Warjiyo both signed the May 2026 MoU, citing emerging areas of mutual interest beyond existing arrangements.
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TNG eWallet Shifts Debit Card Users To Manual Top-Up As Automated Reload Support Ends

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Millions of TNG eWallet users must now top up manually as debit card Auto Reload is permanently discontinued.
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Jadestone Energy Eyes Broader Indonesia Upstream Footprint Through Farm-In Strategy

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Indonesia has offered 110 new upstream working areas for competitive bidding in 2026 and is developing a farm-in facilitation framework, as SKK Migas seeks to accelerate block utilization and sustain investment inflows.
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Western Union’s USDPT Signals That Legacy Remittance Giants Have Chosen Blockchain Settlement

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Issued by a federally chartered U.S. bank, USDPT gives Western Union a regulated stablecoin that correspondent banks and local regulators can recognise.
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Inside Singapore’s First Multi-Bank AI Training Exercise For Pre-Emptive Scam Detection

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MAS, GovTech, and the Singapore Police Force are combining forces on a pre-emptive AI scam detection exercise drawing on five banks.
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Phuket’s Rising ADR Is Attracting Serious Luxury Investment

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EQ Kuala Lumpur ranked No. 22 globally on Travel + Leisure's Top 100 Hotels list in 2025. Phuket is next for the brand.
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Vietnam Airlines And Vietjet Set Up A Route Race To Sri Lanka

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Vietnam Airlines signed tourism cooperation deals in Colombo alongside its route announcement, signaling a distribution-first market entry strategy.
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Indonesia Turns To Existing Working Areas To Lift Domestic Oil And Gas Output

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Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga already operates 79 wells in Samboja. Thirteen more are now cleared for drilling under a new government agreement.
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AI And Advanced Packaging Drive Malaysia’s Next Semiconductor Phase

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Supply chain diversification continues to redirect semiconductor investment toward Southeast Asia. Malaysia's NIMP 2030 is designed to capture it.
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Hotel Points For Uber Rides: Accor And Uber Launch A New Loyalty Model

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Announced the same day Uber confirmed hotel bookings via Expedia, the Accor deal completes a dual travel push repositioning Uber as a full journey platform.
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Why Singapore Airlines’ Starlink Selection Matters Beyond The Cabin

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Singapore Airlines joins Emirates, Qatar Airways, Delta, and United on Starlink. LEO connectivity is now a premium long-haul industry standard.
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Krungsri Deepens Auto Finance Dominance With CIMB Thai Portfolio Acquisition

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The CIMB-Krungsri deal reflects a broader ASEAN banking trend: shedding subscale units to concentrate capital where returns are clearer.
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48th Asean Summit Pushes Emergency Fuel-Sharing Pact

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The ASEAN Power Grid has been a regional aspiration for two decades. Cebu tabled a Submarine Power Cable Framework to move it forward.
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Singapore Banks Told Existing Cyber Defences May No Longer Be Sufficient

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MAS directed Singapore financial institutions to proactively close vulnerabilities as AI accelerates cyberattack speed and scale.
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Anutin’s Cabinet Vote Ends Decades Of Gulf Of Thailand Energy Diplomacy

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No legal framework for offshore development now exists in the 27,000 sq km Gulf of Thailand Overlapping Claims Area, closing the door on commercial exploration for the foreseeable future.
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Danantara And Jakarta Sign MOU For USD 1 Billion Waste-To-Energy Facility

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Every 1,000 tonnes of processed waste is projected to generate 15 to 20 MW of electricity under Danantara's national PSEL program standards.
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From Semiconductor To Data Centre: Malaysia’s Twin Pillars Of Digital FDI Leadership

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Malaysia's approved digital investments in 2024 reached RM163.6 billion. Data centres and cloud accounted for 76.8% of that total, up from 55.5% in 2023. The shift is structural, not cyclical.
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Vietnam FDI Hits Five-Year Disbursement High Amid Global Trade Uncertainty

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Two projects, USD6.2 billion in combined capital, turned Vietnam's FDI trajectory around in a single month. Concentration creates headlines. It also creates risk.
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Indonesia Affirms Coal Retention And Launches 3-Kilogram CNG Cylinder Program

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The CNG program uses methane and ethane, which Indonesia produces domestically. LPG requires propane and butane, which Indonesia does not produce in sufficient volumes.
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Indonesia Removes LPG And Plastic Input Tariffs

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President Prabowo separately directed the Energy Minister to identify alternative naphtha sources outside the Hormuz corridor, running supply diversification in parallel with tariff relief.
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Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN Affirm Cooperation Over Middle East

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Regional cooperation is being enhanced to manage potential economic disruptions.
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Singapore’s MAS Bets On Pooled Transaction Data To Outpace Scam Networks

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Pre-emptive scam detection means flagging risk before a victim sends funds, not after. MAS is testing whether cross-bank AI models can make that the standard in Singapore.
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Anchorage Digital Issues Western Union’s USDPT On Solana Blockchain

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Fireblocks, Dynamic, and TRES power USDPT's wallet, settlement, and treasury operations. Western Union's stablecoin launch is infrastructure-first, not marketing-first.
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Singapore’s AI Adoption Reality: Most Firms Still On The Sidelines

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the May Day Rally: Singapore cannot protect every job, but it will protect every worker. The Tripartite Jobs Council is the institutional mechanism behind that commitment.
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Viettel Post Takes Over FedEx Nationwide Logistics Operations In Vietnam

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FedEx and Viettel Post are combining global logistics standards with domestic network scale to support Vietnamese businesses in accessing international trade corridors.
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Thailand Reports 108-Day Oil Reserve Buffer As Oil Fuel Fund Deficit Reaches 63 Billion Baht

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Every 1-baht diesel price increase cuts Thailand's GDP by 0.02 percent. Since February 28, diesel rose by more than 20 baht before partially retreating.
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Japan Reviews Dual Pricing For Tourist Sites

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The review aims to balance revenue generation with visitor experience and fairness.
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MAS Revisits Permissionless Blockchain Rules After Industry Pushback On 2025 Consultation

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Locally incorporated Singapore banks face a 2% Tier 1 capital exposure cap under the proposed interim framework for permissionless cryptoassets.
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Endava Brings AI-Native Engineering To The Nexus Cross-Border Switch

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DuitNow and PayNow already share a corridor. Nexus scales that model to five countries through a single interoperable switch.
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Vietnam’s Digital Sector Revenue Momentum Positions Country As Regional Technology Investment Destination

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Vietnam's new digital technology law offers qualifying semiconductor and AI companies a preferential 10% corporate tax rate for 15 years.
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Seven Programme Areas, One Crisis: How APAEC 2026-2030 Is Organizing ASEAN’s Response

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ASEAN energy ministers invoked APAEC 2026-2030 at the April 30 emergency council session. A strategic framework written in 2025 is now the basis for summit-level crisis recommendations.
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Myanmar Rubber Exports Generate USD400 Million

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Myanmar rubber revenue fell from USD 500 million in FY2024-2025 to over USD 400 million in FY2025-2026, reflecting softer global prices.
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Indonesia Cuts Fuel Import Tariffs While Freezing Pump Prices: A Fiscal Balancing Act

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Pertamina confirmed its Balikpapan refinery can process Russian crude grades, clearing the path for the 150-million-barrel import deal.
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