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

His address reflected a call for reflection, renewal, and collective hope in difficult times.

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

Bongao's fisherfolk, daily wage earners, and transport operators are bearing the brunt of a global energy crisis they had no role in creating and little institutional buffer to absorb.

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

The second registration window runs March 25 to April 25, 2026, with virtual technical sessions on March 26 and April 1.

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

Singapore's MAS requires critical banking systems to recover within four hours. DBS met that bar on March 19, but the pattern of incidents persists.

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

Singapore's Energy Minister flew to Australia on April 1 to reinforce LNG supply ties as Gulf sources face disruption.

Ripple Treasury Unifies Fiat And Digital Assets In Single Enterprise Platform

Ripple Treasury's ClearConnect layer now connects digital asset custodians the same way it connects to banks.

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

Bank Indonesia plans to extend QRIS to eight markets. India, China, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia are next in the expansion pipeline.

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

MDP enters Vietnam's payment infrastructure market backed by MobiFone, One Mount Group, and Techcombank, with 22 institutional partners at launch.

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

DuitNow QR doubled to 3 billion transactions in 2025, with nearly 3 million registered merchant touchpoints now active across Malaysia.

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

FIKRALab expands Malaysia's Islamic capital market innovation beyond fintech into full industry co-creation and product development.