Only 6.2% of AI-adopting firms in Singapore cut headcount. The MOM survey says the technology is transforming work, not eliminating it, but the gap between large firms and SMEs is growing.
Thailand benchmarks domestic diesel against Singapore's refined products market, directly exposing retail prices to global supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
The ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement was endorsed but not yet ratified when the Strait of Hormuz closed. That gap shaped every member state's unilateral response.