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Submarine Cable Rules Take Center Stage In Asean Grid Push

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Jeffrey Siow says the Asean Power Grid isn't short on investors, it's short on aligned rules across eleven countries.
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Partior’s Multi-Settlement Bank Model Takes Aim At Correspondent Banking

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J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are among the institutions building a new model for cross-border settlement.
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Singapore’s Gold Ambitions Get A Boost From DBS Storage Expansion

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Singapore's push to become a regional gold hub is picking up pace, with DBS among six banks backing a new OTC clearing system launching by year end.
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Agoda Unveils AI Assistant To Simplify Travel Planning

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The Singapore-based platform's AI tool connects conversational planning to live inventory across accommodations, flights, and activities.
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Molex’s Second Vietnam Plant Signals Deeper Supply Chain Shift

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The new Molex plant is expected to grow its workforce from nearly 5,000 to 8,000 employees by year-end 2026.
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Thailand Takes First Formal Step Toward Nuclear Power Assessment

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EGAT and USTDA will assess sites, costs, and regulatory needs for small modular reactors under a new feasibility study.
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Laos Hydropower Revenue Grows As Blackouts Persist Nationwide

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A new report finds Laos's electricity output has fallen short of both domestic demand and export contracts during dry seasons.
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How GXBank Is Using IFC Backing to Reach Malaysia’s Thin-File Borrowers

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IFC will absorb early default risk so GXBank can lend more confidently to Malaysia's thin-file small businesses.
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Singapore’s Thunes Bets On Remittance-Heavy Middle East Markets

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Cross-border payments infrastructure keeps expanding. Thunes now reaches Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, South Yemen, Syria, and the UAE.
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How TransNusa Is Turning Bali Into Southeast Asia’s Next Aviation Hub

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Four times weekly now, daily from October, TransNusa's newest route rewrites Southeast Asia island hopping.
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Thailand’s Central Bank Sandbox Gets A Bigger Test Group

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The second phase of THBT embeds custody-free wallet technology directly into TrueMoney's app, lowering the barrier to entry for mainstream users.
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Debuts In Thailand With The Opening Of Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit

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Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit positions dining at the center of the guest experience, with seven venues offering concepts inspired by Bangkok and international culinary influences.
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Thailand Power Development Plan Doubles Down On Renewable Ambition

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A new draft power plan could end EGAT's decades-long role as Thailand's sole electricity buyer.
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Energy Commission Of Malaysia Flags Data Centre Strain On Peninsular Grid

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The Energy Commission of Malaysia says hotter weather, not just new facilities, is driving data centre power consumption higher.
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Webull Deepens Southeast Asia Push With Thai Brokerage Buy

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Following Thai SEC approval, Webull now holds roughly 99.36% of Pi Securities Public Company Limited, one of Thailand's top-five brokers by TFEX trading volume.
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Bank Of Thailand Cites Sharp Drops In High-Value Cash Withdrawals

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A new coordination framework from the Bank of Thailand emphasizes information sharing between institutions to catch fraud that crosses organizational lines.
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Raffles Bali Strengthens Leadership With Fanny Purna Irianti Appointment

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Leadership news from Bali: Fanny Purna Irianti joins Raffles Bali to steer sales, marketing, and partnership strategy.
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Grab’s Financial Services Ambitions Extend To Atome Financial

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Consumer credit is becoming a bigger part of Grab's growth strategy, with Atome Financial the latest reported target after Stash Financial and Foodpanda Taiwan.
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Morgan Stanley And Evercore Help Shape OpenAI’s Newest Finance Tool

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ChatGPT for Financial Services pairs GPT-6 Astra with data from LSEG, PitchBook and Daloopa, aimed squarely at investment banking teams.
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Mastercard, Visa, And Ant International Take On Agent Trust Standards

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GCash, TNG eWallet, and DANA are among the wallets now supporting AI agents that can pay on a user's behalf, within limits the user sets.
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Thailand Expands Financial Supervision To 3,600 Non-Bank Operators

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Around six major BNPL providers currently operate in Thailand's market, according to a preliminary Bank of Thailand assessment.
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Maybank Savings+ Blurs The Line Between Banking And Investing

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No separate app, no steep entry point. Maybank's new Savings+ feature puts a money market fund right inside MAE.
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Two Reactors, Two Partners: Vietnam’s Split Nuclear Strategy Takes Shape

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Vietnam's nuclear revival now has two tracks. Russia's Rosatom leads Ninh Thuan 1, while Ninh Thuan 2 remains open.
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Thailand Solar Subsidy Program Targets One Million Households

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Deputy PM Ekniti Nitithanprapas says households can sell excess solar power back to EGAT for up to 30 years under the new program.
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Hotel Riu Palace Phuket Bets On Sustainability Alongside Scale

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A new five-star address rises beside Sirinat National Park as RIU marks its Thailand debut.
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Who Really Owns Indonesia’s High-Speed Railway Now?

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A $7.3 billion question: who controls Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung bullet train next?
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Thailand Sets Six-Month Runway For Crypto Travel Rule Compliance

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Digital asset operators in Thailand will soon need to verify ownership of self-custodial wallets before processing transfers.
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Bukit Aman Reports 5,134 QR Code Scam Cases In First Half Of 2026

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Quishing cases in Malaysia have grown from 223 in 2023 to over 5,900 in 2025, according to Bukit Aman figures.
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Petronas Partners With Iraya Energies On AI Upgrade

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The agreement with Iraya Energies aims to speed up Malaysia's upstream investment decisions.
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Vietnam Electricity Group Signals Shift In Tariff Structure

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Vietnam's single-rate electricity tariff may soon give way to a capacity-based pricing model.
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Malaysia’s Payments Industry Gets New Visa Roadmap On AI Fraud

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Malaysia's scam losses hit RM2.97 billion in 2025, the highest in three years, setting the backdrop for Visa's updated security roadmap.
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Thailand To License Buy Now, Pay Later Providers Amid Debt Concerns

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Around six major BNPL operators in Thailand will need Bank of Thailand approval under a new licensing regime set for late 2026.
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Founder Energy Enters Bidding For Malaysia’s LSS6 Programme

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LSS6 pairs 2,500 MW of solar capacity with 1,250 MW of mandatory battery storage for the first time.
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Indonesia’s Pertamina Adjusts Fuel Prices Under Government Formula

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Dexlite and Pertamina Dex saw the sharpest increases, both rising by more than Rp4,000 per liter.
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SBI Holdings Takes 20 Percent Stake In Ajaib For USD270 Million

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Ajaib's total funding since its 2019 founding now tops $500 million following a new $270 million investment from Japan's SBI Holdings.
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Axiata’s Boost Holdings Lands Development Finance Backing

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Axiata's Boost Holdings has landed a preference-share investment from IFC, the World Bank Group's private-sector arm.
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Henry Yu On Uniworld’s Indonesia Strategy Amid Currency Pressure

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Managing director Henry Yu says Uniworld aims to move Indonesia into its top three Asia source markets for river cruising.
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Indonesia’s Sovereign Fund Grows Powerful, Disclosure Lags

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Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund is set to remit $6.8 billion to the state budget this year, even as its books remain unpublished.
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National Assembly Backs Ninh Thuan Restructuring With Near-Unanimous Vote

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Ninh Thuan 1 and Ninh Thuan 2 will now proceed under separate investment approval processes, with EVN and PetroVietnam as designated investors respectively.
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Islamic Banking Veteran Appointed Chairman Of Bank Islam Malaysia

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A veteran of conventional and Islamic banking now leads the board of Malaysia's oldest Islamic bank.
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Vietnam’s Techcombank Weighs Foreign Investment At Double Book Value

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Vietnam's foreign ownership caps are shaping how a potential Techcombank stake sale could be structured.
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Bangkok Signals Renewed Focus On Vietnam Market

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Two of Southeast Asia's largest tourism markets are strengthening connectivity through Vietnam's premier trade expo.
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Unitex Vietnam Plant To Create 200-Plus Jobs By 2028

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A new high-end fabric facility branded Unitex Vietnam is set to rise at Du Long Industrial Park, with construction beginning this October.
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Indonesia’s 100 GWp Solar Plan Targets Full Diesel Phase-Out In Bali

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President Prabowo Subianto opened Indonesia's flagship solar initiative at a groundbreaking ceremony in Gilimanuk, Bali.
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TNG eWallet Users Gain Access To RM150,000 GXBank Credit Facility

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No separate bank account needed: GXBank's revolving credit line is now accessible through TNG eWallet's CashLoan feature.
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Sacombank Cuts Server Footprint In Half With Temenos Upgrade

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Vietnam's Sacombank now processes 13 million daily transactions on a modernized, cloud-based banking platform.
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Langkawi Joins Disney Adventure’s Four-Day Sailing Rotation

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Singapore-homeported Disney Adventure expands its South-east Asia footprint with a new Malaysia stop.
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Thailand’s Next-Gen Electronics Manufacturing Nexus

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At THECA 2026, Thailand positioned itself as Southeast Asia's emerging hub for AI hardware and advanced semiconductor packaging.
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PLN Indonesia Power Locks In Lahendong And Ulubelu Geothermal Supply

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A tariff agreement reached earlier this year is now a formal offtake commitment for PGE's Lahendong and Ulubelu geothermal bottoming units.
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Thailand’s First Virtual Bank Overhauls Loan Approval Process

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Loan approval at Clicx Bank now takes at least 13 days, up from an initial five minutes, as the lender adds new data-sharing requirements.
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