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EVN Balances Record Output With Local Supply Gaps

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Vietnam's power sector grew nearly 10 percent in the first half of 2026, driven by industrial recovery and heat.
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Phnom Penh-Guangzhou Corridor Gains Fifth Carrier As Sky Angkor Enters

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Competition heats up on Phnom Penh-Guangzhou as Sky Angkor Airlines joins China Southern, Air Cambodia and others.
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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor And Raffles Makati Partner In Exclusive Bar Takeovers

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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor and Raffles Makati bring two destinations together through an exclusive bar takeover series.
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Siam Piwat Appoints The Bureau Of Wonders As International Public Relations Consultant For Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026

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Siam Piwat’s appointment of The Bureau of Wonders signals a stronger global communications push for Bangkok Watch Week 2026.
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Chinese Companies Prioritize Supply Chain Resilience, AI And New Markets For Growth

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Chinese companies are focusing on supply chain resilience, AI adoption, and new markets as long-term growth becomes more strategic.
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NEA And BAPETEN Deepen Nuclear Regulatory Ties

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As Southeast Asian nations weigh nuclear energy, Singapore and Indonesia's regulators are formalizing cooperation on emergency preparedness and radiation monitoring.
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SP Group Raises Household Electricity Rate To 31.91 Cents

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SP Group's new rate of 31.91 cents per kWh before GST marks a 4.64 cent jump from the prior quarter.
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Singapore’s Qashier Raises USD6.125 Million On Profitable Growth

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Qashier plans to deploy fresh capital toward AI-driven insights and expanded embedded finance tools for merchants.
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Inside NoMad Singapore’s Four-Concept Bet On Orchard Road

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A 173-key hotel developed with UOL Group brings NoMad's boutique-luxury identity to Singapore.
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Inside Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur’s All-Suite Bet On Malaysian Luxury

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General manager Etienne Dalançon leads the launch of Waldorf Astoria's newest Asia-Pacific address in Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle.
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Kuala Lumpur To London, Reimagined Through the Gulf

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AirAsia X targets 25 daily Bahrain flights by 2030 as it builds out its first hub beyond Southeast Asia.
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BNM Penalizes AEON Credit Over Sanctions Breach

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AEON Credit's RM520,000 fine highlights the cost of compliance gaps in financial sanctions screening.
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OJK Sets New Conduct Rules For Finfluencers In Indonesia

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Journalists and educators are exempt, but financial influencers in Indonesia now face licensing and disclosure rules.
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Indonesia Commits IDR25 Trillion To Clean Energy

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Indonesia's 10 GW renewable target for 2025 remains elusive, even as new geothermal and solar investments are announced.
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PayNow Gen2 Puts Agentic Commerce On Singapore’s National Payments Roadmap

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A PayNow Generation 2 implementation roadmap is expected from MAS and ABS before the end of 2026.
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From Cell Block To Suite: HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Redefines Heritage Hospitality In Japan

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Of the five grand Meiji-era prisons built in Japan, only the Nara facility survived intact. It is now a National Important Cultural Property and a luxury hotel.
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COMO Hotels And Resorts Anchors ASEAN Strategy In Jakarta With New Thailand And Hong Kong Sales Lead

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DMC partnerships are evolving from transactional contracting to co-created itineraries and joint client events, according to COMO's commercial leadership.
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PT Kereta Api Indonesia Prepares Full Fleet Transition Ahead Of B50 July Rollout

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The Indonesian Palm Oil Association has flagged that stagnant CPO production under B50 could compress export volumes and reduce the levy revenues that fund biodiesel subsidies through BPDPKS.
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Malaysia Targets 2031 Nuclear Implementation As Hormuz Disruption Accelerates Energy Planning

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Malaysia is among 28 countries globally in the IAEA's nuclear decision-making phase, part of a broader cohort of approximately 70 newcomer nations reassessing atomic energy in 2026.
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Amazon Web Services Brings Local Cloud Infrastructure To Vietnam

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The AWS Local Zone in Hanoi allows organizations to run selected cloud workloads closer to Vietnamese customers while maintaining access to AWS tools. That combination is important for firms scaling digital financial services.
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Clicx Bank Launches As Thailand’s First Digital-Only Bank

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Clicx Bank’s market entry will test whether app-based banking can reach customer segments underserved by traditional channels. The result could shape future virtual bank competition in Thailand.
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Stripe’s Paul Harapin On Why APAC’s 40 Percent Share Of Global Gdp Defines The Company’s Expansion

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Stripe and Visa's Bridge program is bringing stablecoin-linked debit cards to more than 100 countries, including across Asia-Pacific, by end of 2026. Stablecoins are moving from settlement layer to consumer wallet.
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Nuvei Targets Agentic Commerce And Stablecoin Rails With Payoneer Acquisition

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With Goldman Sachs advising Nuvei and Qatalyst Partners advising Payoneer, the USD 2.75 billion deal reflects serious strategic intent on both sides of the transaction.
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Japanese Fans’ World Cup Cleanup Wins Plaudits

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The cleanup effort became another example of how positive actions can leave a lasting impression beyond the competition itself.
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Beyond The Converted Flat: How Mber Reframes Co-Living As Architecture, Community, And Long-Stay Strategy

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Formwerkz Architects and Afternaut bring market-heritage references into a contemporary co-living design that positions belonging as a core product feature.
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Siphandone And Takaichi Affirm Laos-Japan Energy Cooperation At Nikkei Asia Conference

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Laos' willingness to engage both Japan's POWERR Asia and Russia's Rosatom within the same week reflects Vientiane's strategy of maintaining multiple bilateral energy relationships simultaneously.
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Laos Moves Toward Nuclear Power With Binding Rosatom Agreement In Moscow

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The Laos-Russia nuclear agreement arrives as Southeast Asia's nuclear vendor competition intensifies, with Korean, US, French, and Japanese players also active in the region.
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SMR Technology Emerges As Central Offering In Southeast Asia Nuclear Competition

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Middle East fuel disruptions did not slow Southeast Asia's energy transition. They accelerated the nuclear argument, moving it from decarbonization policy into energy security strategy.
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Bridge, Privy, And Tempo Power Deel’s DLUSD Wallet As Stablecoin Payroll Scales Across APAC

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Deel's APAC rollout targets a freelance market where currency depreciation has long reduced the real value of cross-border contractor income.
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Synthetic Identity Fraud Threatens Southeast Asia’s Digital Onboarding Infrastructure, Report Warns

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Desktop browser fraud attacks in APAC climbed 25% in 2025, extending the threat surface well beyond mobile channels.
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ONVIT And Upstairs Join Vietnam’s Starred Ranks As The MICHELIN Guide Adds 23 New Establishments In 2026

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Vietnam's MICHELIN footprint now spans three cities and 193 establishments, reinforcing the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City-Da Nang corridor as a credible culinary tourism destination in Southeast Asia.
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After Asia’s First Cross-Border Wind Farm, IES And Envision Eye A Larger System

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IES and Envision also hold rights to develop the adjacent 1,000 MW Xekong Wind Project, deepening the southern Laos energy corridor.
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HiTHIUM And DSS Solar Sign 1 GWh Deal As Vietnam Storage Gap Widens

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DSS Solar's local reach combined with HiTHIUM's supply chain targets Vietnam's residential, commercial, and industrial storage segments.
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Fireblocks Flow Targets The Gap Between How Consumers Pay And How Merchants Settle

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OTL standardizes identity, messaging, and compliance across wallets, institutions, and AI agents; Flow is the first product built to run on top of it.
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Airwallex Moves Beyond Payments With Leapfin Deal, Targeting The Record-To-Report Gap

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Airwallex's Series G raised USD330 million in 2025; two 2026 acquisitions later, the full-stack financial platform strategy is visible.
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Malaysia Moves On Third LNG Terminal Amid Supply Crunch Risk

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Malaysia's third regasification terminal is a direct structural response to tightening global LNG markets through the end of the decade.
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PLN Mobilises 22.57 GW Of Renewable Projects As Indonesia Hits 17.89 Percent Clean Energy Mix

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Indonesia's 2025-2034 RUPTL targets 52.9 GW of new renewable capacity, mostly to be built by private developers. Financing, grid access, and procurement pace remain the principal constraints identified by IEEFA.
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Japan’s Takaichi Seeks Maritime Cooperation Among Island States

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Officials noted that island nations share common interests in preserving oceans and ensuring sustainable development.
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From Recovery To Resurgence: BCG Global Fintech Report Signals Structural Shift As Revenues Surpass Half A Trillion Dollars

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Equity funding into global fintech reached USD 58 billion in 2025, a 53% jump year-on-year, as profitability replaced growth as the key investor metric.
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Aspire Takes Its Singapore Finance Platform To The United States

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Singapore's Aspire launches in the U.S., bringing its 16-currency B2B finance platform to founders building across borders.
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Myanmar Solicits International Exploration Amid Sanctions And Civil Conflict

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Myanmar invited international firms to explore onshore and offshore oil and gas blocks on April 13, amid nationwide fuel rationing.
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BESS Monetization Critical To Unlocking Grid Flexibility In Southeast Asia: FESSIA Report

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FESSIA launched its inaugural report in Singapore, highlighting how utility-scale BESS can support stronger renewable energy integration across ASEAN power markets.
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BBTF 2026: Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry Bets On Gastronomy To Outcompete The Region

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BBTF chairman Winastra defined quality tourism as higher value and stronger community benefits, not exclusivity.
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PLN’s Diesel Fleet Has No Power Purchase Agreements Four Years After Indonesia’s Replacement Program Launch

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Without a finalized tariff framework, PLN cannot sign PPAs and private capital cannot flow.
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Malaysia Woos Adora In A Shanghai Signing

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Seatrade Cruise Asia 2026 takes place in Kuala Lumpur and Penang from November 16-20, one week before the Adora Mediterranea's first Port Klang sailing, a sequencing widely seen as intentional.
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Biometrics, Three Runways, And 100 Million Passengers: Hong Kong’s Aviation Ambition Takes Shape

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HKIA's T2 opening follows simultaneous three-runway operations, completing two major post-pandemic infrastructure milestones.
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SATS Raises Dividend 40 Percent After Record Year, Signaling Long-Term Confidence In Asia Aviation Recovery

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SATS Food Solutions produced 111.1 million meals in FY2026, up 3.3 percent, as airline catering demand continues its steady recovery alongside expanding Asia-Pacific seat capacity.
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EMA And IEA Convene 10th Regional Programme

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The Hormuz supply shock of 2026 has given previously long-term interconnection arguments an immediate energy security dimension for Southeast Asian policymakers.
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TNB Grid Commits 4.5 GW To Malaysia’s Data Center Industry

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TNB and Telekom Malaysia signed a March 2026 MoU covering solar, EV infrastructure, and AI integration across national grid and telecom assets.
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Qwen3.7-Max Hits Model Studio In Singapore As Alibaba Cloud Builds Full-Stack Agent Infrastructure

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Alibaba Cloud's NTUC partnership signals intent to embed agentic AI into Singapore's regulated workforce.
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