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TRX City And Labuan IBFC Announce New Strategic Partnership

Watching how Malaysia coordinates its financial centres: Labuan IBFC and TRX City have announced a new partnership.

Ant International Targets Agentic Commerce With New Financial Stack

Ant International's AI-native products are set to roll out globally through fall and winter 2026.

Inside Vietnam’s Journey From Frontier Watchlist To Emerging Market

Vietnam's next benchmark: sustaining reform momentum toward a potential future MSCI emerging-market review.

Fuel Costs Force AirAsia Back To Its Southeast Asian Roots

Domestic Thailand, Malaysia, ASEAN, China, India: AirAsia's new priority list as it steps back from global ambitions.

Indonesia’s E20 Fuel Push Gains Cabinet-Level Backing

A faster ethanol rollout puts sugarcane, not cassava or corn, at the center of Indonesia's fuel strategy.

Asean’s USD27 Billion Interconnector Gap Meets A New Political Push

Wheeling charges, export licenses and tariffs differ by country. Harmonizing them is now a named regional priority.

J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Join Push For 24/7 Settlement Infrastructure

Intraday FX and intraday repo settlement are among the capabilities this new infrastructure is designed to support.

DBS Positions For A Bigger Role In Singapore’s Emerging Gold Market

With Singapore's gold clearing system set to launch by year end, banks like DBS are positioning early.

Singapore’s Agoda Advances Into Conversational AI Booking

Agoda's AI Assistant beta reflects a broader industry shift toward integrated, conversational travel planning tools.

Molex Scales Vietnam Workforce To 8,000 As Data Center Demand Grows

With capacity for thousands more workers, Molex's Hung Yen plant marks a significant step in its Asia-Pacific expansion.

Small Modular Reactors Enter Thailand’s Energy Security Conversation

As electricity demand rises, Thailand is formally studying whether small modular reactors belong in its energy future.

Laos Sends Power Abroad While Hospitals Rely On Generators

Southeast Asia's self-styled battery is discovering that exporting power and powering its own citizens are not the same challenge.

GXBank, IFC Partnership Targets Malaysia’s Underserved Small Businesses

Digital banking meets development finance: GXBank's new IFC partnership targets women-owned and collateral-free businesses.

How Thunes Is Rebuilding Payment Access In Syria And South Yemen

Payments infrastructure expansion isn't always about the biggest economies. Sometimes it's about the markets that need it most.

The End Of The Layover: TransNusa Links Bali And Phuket Directly

Tour operators take note, a Bali Phuket combo itinerary just got significantly easier to build.

TrueMoney Scales Blockchain Pilot To 20,000 Users

This expansion is a case study in how sandbox regulation can scale from pilot to near-commercial trial size.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Debuts In Thailand With The Opening Of Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit

Bangkok’s Sukhumvit district welcomes a new luxury destination as Fairmont opens its first Thailand hotel with accommodations, dining, wellness, and social experiences.

Thailand Power Development Plan 2026 Opens Door To Private Power

Thailand's previous power development plan was shelved in 2024 amid criticism and political change.

Malaysia Eyes 9 Gigawatts Of Gas Power As Data Centres Expand

Malaysia's Large Scale Solar 6 programme is set to add 2.5 gigawatts of solar-battery capacity from 2029.

Webull Combines Forces With 50-Year-Old Thai Brokerage

The deal broadens Thai investors' access to overseas markets through Pi Securities' depositary receipt issuer status combined with Webull's global platform.

Bank Of Thailand Tightens Customer Due Diligence Across The Industry

Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn points to measurable declines in high-value withdrawals as evidence the sector's anti-crime measures are working.

Fanny Purna Irianti Brings 15 Years Of Hospitality Expertise To Raffles Bali

Raffles Bali positions for growth with the appointment of commercial veteran Fanny Purna Irianti.

Grab Holdings Deepens Southeast Asia Fintech Push With Atome Talks

Grab Holdings' interest in Atome Financial underscores the growing overlap between super-apps and buy now, pay later platforms in the region.

Inside ChatGPT For Financial Services: Data, Models, And Compliance

Firms with existing data subscriptions can plug them directly into the new tool via FactSet, S&P Global, Preqin and Datasite integrations.

Southeast Asia’s Wallets Prepare For The Age Of Agentic Commerce

Cross-network collaboration on agent identity is becoming a live regulatory and industry conversation, not just a concept.

Bank Of Thailand Sets Path Toward Mandatory BNPL Licensing

The regulatory shift reflects Bank of Thailand's broader push to strengthen consumer protection across non-bank financial services.

How Maybank Is Lowering The Barrier To Malaysian Wealth-Building

Maybank is betting that convenience, not complexity, will get more Malaysians investing.

Seoul Talks Signal Progress On Vietnam’s Second Nuclear Plant

As Rosatom builds toward Ninh Thuan 1, KEPCO positions itself for a role in Ninh Thuan 2.

Ministry Of Interior Weighs Expansion Of Thailand Solar Rights

The Finance Ministry is also weighing tax incentives for domestic solar panel makers as part of the broader subsidy package.

RIU Hotels Expands Its Global All-Inclusive Model To Southeast Asia

Luis Riu personally oversaw the finishing touches on RIU's newest Southeast Asian resort.

State Wealth Fund Steps In As Whoosh’s Financial Strain Persists

Compensation terms remain undisclosed as Indonesia restructures its bullet train ownership.

Digital Asset Firms In Thailand Must Verify Self-Custodial Wallets By 2027

Thailand's SEC says the Travel Rule aims to reduce money laundering and terrorism financing risk in digital asset transfers.

Malaysia’s QR Code Fraud Cases Climb Sharply Through 2026

More than 11,900 QR code scam cases have been reported in Malaysia since January 2023.

Iraya Energies Named Lead Integrator For Petronas AI Rollout

Petronas myPROdata provides data on exploration blocks and producing fields across Malaysia.

Vietnam Moves Toward Capacity-Based Electricity Pricing

Vietnam's current flat electricity tariff does not reflect actual generation costs, EVN says.

Visa Malaysia Roadmap Pushes Biometrics Over SMS Authentication

Malaysia's ICT and e-commerce sectors contributed RM451.3 billion to the economy in 2024, underscoring the stakes behind payment security.

Six Major BNPL Operators Face New Bank Of Thailand Oversight

The scope of Thailand's new BNPL rules is still being finalized, with online purchase financing platforms as the initial focus.

Malaysia’s LSS6 Solar Tender Draws Founder Group’s EPCC Arm

Founder Energy's Malaysian project base now exceeds 1 gigawatt-peak of DC solar capacity.

Dexlite Prices Jump 20 Percent As Pertamina Revises Non-Subsidized Fuels

A day after the initial hike, Pertamax Green 95 also rose by more than 15 percent.

SBI Holdings Deepens Southeast Asia Push With USD270 Million Ajaib Investment

Following its Coinhako and DigiFT deals in Singapore, SBI Holdings has added Indonesia's Ajaib to its regional digital asset network.

IFC Completes Long-Flagged Investment In Malaysian Fintech Boost

Before IFC's entry, Axiata held 77.76% of Boost Holdings, alongside Great Eastern Digital and Mitsui & Co.

Uniworld Targets Secondary Cities In Indonesia Expansion Push

Personalised itineraries, custom dining concepts and curated excursions: Uniworld's pitch to corporate travel buyers in Indonesia.

Danantara’s Profit Claims Meet Investor Skepticism

Governance questions are mounting as Danantara's asset base and political influence continue to expand rapidly.

Vietnam Moves To Fix 2009-Era Legal Gap In Ninh Thuan Nuclear Plan

Vietnam's first nuclear power programme takes a procedural step forward as legal separation removes interdependency risk.

Bank Islam Malaysia Taps 25-Year Banking Veteran For Top Board Role

Bank Islam Malaysia continues to build out its board leadership as it pursues its digital finance roadmap.

Techcombank Stake Talks Test Vietnam’s Foreign Ownership Limits

Vietnam's 30% foreign ownership cap on banks is a key constraint in the Techcombank talks.

Southeast Asia’s Two Tourism Giants Strengthen Ties

Thailand strengthens its regional tourism footprint through participation in Ho Chi Minh City's flagship expo.

Bangshi’s Spandex Fabric Plant Advances At Du Long

Construction on Bangshi's Unitex Vietnam plant is targeted to begin in October, with completion planned for 2027.

Indonesia Commits USD62 Billion To Nationwide Solar Expansion

Indonesia's solar rollout aims to extend village electrification alongside utility-scale generation targets.

GXBank FlexiCredit Expands Reach Through TNG Digital Partnership

Digital banking and e-wallets keep converging in Malaysia, as GXBank's FlexiCredit becomes the latest credit product distributed through TNG eWallet.