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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

The Chairman Reclaims Asia’s Best Restaurant Crown As Hong Kong Dominates The 2026 Rankings

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The Chairman in Hong Kong reclaims Asia's Best Restaurant title for 2026, its second time at the top since its historic 2021 win.

G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

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Authorities are prepared to respond to emerging challenges affecting energy availability.

VinEnergo And FLC Lead Wave of Capital Into Vietnam’s Newly Enlarged Gia Lai Province

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Vietnam's Gia Lai province approved US$32 billion across 273 investment projects at its 2026 Investment Promotion Conference on March 28.
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