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How Sacombank Is Rebuilding Its Banking Infrastructure For Scale

Temenos highlights its continued modernization work with tier-one banks across the Asia Pacific region, including Sacombank.

Disney Cruise Line Expands South-East Asia Reach With Langkawi Stop

Disney Cruise Line has also refreshed Disney Adventure's 2027 sailing calendar alongside the new Langkawi stop.

Printed Circuit Boards Power Thai Growth Since 2023

Regional integration was on display as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam industry groups convened under one pavilion.

Pertamina Geothermal Energy Expands Sumatra And Sulawesi Footprint

Indonesia's push to accelerate geothermal execution just produced a real offtake agreement between PGE and PLN Indonesia Power.

Clicx Bank Extends Loan Approval Timeline After Demand Surge

Clicx Bank's revised lending process caps loans at five times monthly income, with rates from 13% to 25% annually.

Kuala Lumpur’s StoreHub Lands Strategic Investment From ShardLab

ShardLab's investment in StoreHub connects its payments and rewards technology to a real, scaled merchant network for the first time.

Vietnam’s Military Bank Expands Charter Capital Via Rights Issue

Viettel's continued backing of Military Bank underscores the telecom group's deepening financial sector exposure.

Vietnam’s 58,000-Megawatt Wake-Up Call For Grid Modernization

Lessons from a New Delhi demand-forecasting platform may inform Vietnam's next steps in grid modernization.

Why Indonesia’s Geothermal Capacity Still Trails Its Potential

Regulatory revisions on geothermal valuation are underway as Indonesia seeks to improve investor returns in the sector.

DBS Doubles Down On Wealth Centres As Millennial Uptake Triples

DBS's millennial Treasures growth outpaced its overall Treasures client growth of 180% year-on-year.

Ryt Bank Outpaces GXBank In Self Reported Customer Count

Ryt Bank's first year in numbers: customers, app downloads and AI usage, as reported by the bank.

Fad’l Mohamed’s Vision: A Wider Lens For Malaysian Markets

A 10% company-level capping mechanism will accompany the KLCI's expansion to limit concentration risk.

Penang’s Energy Framework Gets A Test Case At A Drive Thru

The McDonald's TNB partnership ties into Malaysia's National Energy Transition Roadmap and energy efficiency action plan.

Apple iMessage Emerges As Regulatory Blind Spot In Singapore Scam Fight

Some victims of the iMessage scam found their bank cards added to unfamiliar mobile wallets after entering one time passwords on spoofed sites.

GLDB Posts First Full Year Profit Among Singapore Digital Banks

Four years into Singapore's digital banking experiment, the results are far from uniform. See how each licensee performed in FY2025.

Saigon Hi-Tech Park Lands USD508 Million Evolution DC Investment

Singapore-backed capital continues flowing into Vietnam's expanding digital infrastructure sector.

Facebook, Instagram And TikTok Must Verify Advertisers Under Singapore Rules

WhatsApp and Telegram accounted for about 23% of Singapore's scam cases in 2025, prompting new consent requirements for unknown-contact messaging.

AFFIN Group Expands Regional Reach Through Baiduri Bank MoU

Trade finance, treasury, stockbroking, and asset management are all on the table in the new AFFIN Group-Baiduri Bank MoU.

Asset World Corp Charts Path To 35 Hotels By 2030

Jubilee Prestige Hotel Ratchadapisek is set to become a JW Marriott as AWC repositions its Bangkok portfolio.

Johor’s Data Centre Cluster Welcomes Tencent Cloud

From video streaming to full cloud infrastructure, Tencent Cloud scales up its Malaysia presence.

Over 70 Percent Of Malaysian Financial Firms Now Use AI, BNM Says

Beyond AI: Bank Negara Malaysia is also advancing Open Finance and asset tokenisation pilots as part of its 2027-2030 blueprint.

Indonesia’s New Credit Card Bypasses International Card Networks

QRIS transaction volume in Indonesia nearly doubled year-on-year in the first half of 2026, ahead of new fee cuts taking effect.

Royal Caribbean Doubles Down On Singapore With Year-Round Navigator Of The Seas Deployment

Cherry blossom season sailings and a bigger Australian summer programme round out Royal Caribbean's 2027-2028 Asia-Pacific deployment plans.

HD Hyundai Eco Vina Breaks Ground On Dung Quat Tank Facility

The project builds on HD Hyundai's earlier takeover of the former Doosan Vina industrial complex in Quang Ngai.

“Gotcha”: VIBY’s Love Letter To The Fans Who Found Them

Every fan has a discovery story, and Japanese boy group VIBY turns that connection into the heart of “Gotcha.”

Nuanu Creative City Opens Nusantara, Bringing Nine Indonesian Regional Cuisines Under One Roof In Bali

Nusantara shows how Indonesia’s regional cooking can stand proudly as the main concept, not a borrowed idea.

Kamalaya Introduces Sacred Renewal

Ancient yogic and Vedic philosophies shape Sacred Renewal, bringing spiritual practices and therapeutic experiences together around the moon's changing natural rhythms.

Malaysia’s Path From 4 Gigawatts To A Regional Solar Hub

Ten years after LSS tenders began, Malaysia has approved more than 6 gigawatts of solar capacity.

Malaysia’s Halogen Capital Expands Access To Crypto-Linked Portfolios

Malaysia's regulated digital asset fund managers are expanding distribution. Halogen Capital's new platform is aimed squarely at financial advisers.

Sumsub Travel Rule Tool Goes Live At Bitazza Thailand

Compliance readiness ahead of regulatory deadlines is becoming a competitive factor among Southeast Asian digital asset brokers.

Why TransNusa Skipped The Slow Ramp-Up On Its Newest Route

TransNusa's expansion strategy now pairs new flight capacity with formal tourism-marketing partnerships, a model it plans to repeat on a future Bali-Phuket route.

Starlink Services Vietnam Begins Commercial Orders

Four gateway stations, one pilot cap, and a new connectivity option for Vietnam's underserved regions.

Danantara Push Drives PLN Toward Leaner Corporate Structure

Danantara's oversight of PLN's consolidation signals deeper coordination across Indonesia's state enterprise sector.

New Singapore Rules Require Crypto Firms To Report User Tax Data

The new rules extend Singapore's existing tax transparency standards for bank accounts and securities to crypto assets for the first time.

BNM Governor Announces RM10 Billion Guarantee Scheme At CGC Awards

The scheme is designed for businesses viable in practice but underserved by collateral heavy credit assessment models.

Three Ministers’ Meetings, One Expo: ITE HCMC’s Regional Reach

The CLV, ACMECS and CLMV tourism frameworks converge at ITE HCMC 2026, underscoring Vietnam's regional coordination role.

Petronas Carigali Assets Change Hands As EnQuest Deal Advances

EnQuest's reverse takeover structure under UK Listing Rules reflects the deal's transformative scope.

Coins.ph Expands Multi-Chain Support With Tempo Integration

Tempo's GTM lead Josh Itzkovitz points to Coins.ph's distribution across the Philippines as key to bringing sub-second stablecoin settlement to local users.

Generali Insurance Malaysia Launches First Local Accelerator Programme

Startups working on insurance-adjacent technology in Malaysia can now apply for Generali's GROW 2026 accelerator, running through a Demo Day pitch event.

Bettr Brings Tawarruq-Based Financing To Malaysian Pilgrims

The launch adds to Malaysia's positioning as a regional hub for Islamic fintech and Shariah-compliant financial products.

Vietnam Tightens Grip On Super-App Consumer Protection With Grab Fine

Grab's USD 52,000 penalty in Vietnam is modest in size but broad in scope, touching data consent, terms transparency, and marketing disclosure all at once.

OJK Unveils Gold ETF As Capital Market “Quick Win”

IDX-listed issuers pass 962 as regulators roll out fresh instruments to deepen the market.

Indonesia’s Immigration Ministry Weighs New Category For Content Creators

Clearer visa categories could streamline compliance for international creators working in Indonesia.

Roojai Insurance Reports Strong H1 2026 Results Ahead Of Expansion Push

Roojai's capital position gives it room to fund expansion into health insurance without external capital raises.

NTT DATA’s AIVista Platform Takes Aim At Legacy Insurance Systems

NTT DATA works with 10 of the world's 25 largest insurers. Its newly launched agentic AI platform is now aimed at bringing more carriers into that fold.

Southern Solar Alliance Secures 600 MW Singapore Import Approval

Malaysia-Singapore power trade continues to expand as regulators approve new solar-and-storage import capacity from Johor.

Kimpton Brand Targets Emerging Thai Coastal Destination

IHG's latest Thailand signing reflects continued brand expansion into secondary coastal markets beyond Phuket and Bangkok.

Jungle Express And Firefly Cruises Headline Club Med Cherating’s Redesign

The 80-hectare Cherating property will retain its low-density footprint through the redesign process.

Malaysia’s Pilgrimage Fund Faces New Scrutiny After RCI Report

Tabung Haji's turnaround story now comes with an accountability chapter.

Indonesia Becomes Coreweave’s Gateway To Asia-Pacific

CoreWeave's move into Indonesia could reshape the competitive landscape for AI compute providers in Southeast Asia.