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Pope Leo Calls For Peace, Renewal In His 1st Easter Mass Message

Addressing over 50,000 devotees, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of peace and spiritual renewal.

Bongao, Tawi-Tawi Declares State Of Local Emergency As Fuel Supply Collapses

Bongao, Tawi-Tawi declared a state of local emergency on April 1 after both of its gasoline stations ran dry — a supply failure driven by the collapse of its informal cross-border fuel chain from Sabah, Malaysia.

Singapore’s HCMC: What The Activation Of The City-State’s Highest Crisis Mechanism Signals

Singapore activated its highest crisis governance body on April 2 to coordinate its national response to the global energy crunch.

Danantara Opens Second Waste-to-Energy Tender After China Wins Phase One

Danantara opened its second waste-to-energy registration round weeks after Chinese firms won Phase One contracts worth nearly USD 600 million.

DBS Bank Suffers First Digital Outage Of 2026 As MAS Engages On Root Cause

DBS Bank services went down for 90 minutes on March 19, 2026, affecting mobile banking, PayNow, and PayLah across Singapore.

Ripple Treasury Unifies Fiat And Digital Assets In Single Enterprise Platform

Ripple Treasury now lets CFOs manage XRP and RLUSD alongside cash in a single enterprise dashboard.

Bank Indonesia And Bank Of Korea Launch QRIS Cross-Border Payment Corridor

Bank Indonesia and the Bank of Korea launched QRIS cross-border payments on April 1, 2026, eliminating currency conversion for users in both countries.

Vietnam’s MDP Enters National Payment Infrastructure Race With 22 Bank Partners And Visa

MDP focuses on switching and clearing at the infrastructure layer, not consumer wallets, positioning it as a direct NAPAS rival for institutional traffic.

Malaysia E-Payment Growth Outpaces Blueprint Target For Third Consecutive Year

Bank Negara Malaysia is advancing work on CBDC, tokenised deposits, and ringgit stablecoins in 2026, with a regulatory framework for digital assets under development.

Malaysia Formalizes Regulator-Industry Co-Creation For Shariah-Compliant Capital Products

FIKRALab targets innovators, financial institutions, academia, and technology providers through annual structured cohort cycles.

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