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Between MOSTI And PETRA: How Malaysia Is Dividing The Labor Of Going Nuclear

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Data centers may consume 30% of Malaysia's national electricity by 2030, strengthening the case for firm, low-carbon baseload power.
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Bank Rakyat’s RM3.85 Million In BNM Fines Over Seven Months Signals Systemic Compliance Gaps

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BNM cited inadequate cybersecurity controls and weak incident response as the root causes of Bank Rakyat's regulatory breach under the RMiT Policy Document.
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Thailand Virtual Bank Race Intensifies As SCBX Forms Dedicated BankX Bank Subsidiary

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BankX Bank will be built as an AI-native institution, with WeBank's infrastructure and KakaoBank's mobile-first design experience embedded into its core architecture from launch.
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Transnusa Opens Jakarta To Lombok Direct Service

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Datuk Bernard Francis cited Lombok's 1.2 million annual tourists and its role as the regional gateway of West Nusa Tenggara as the commercial rationale for the new direct service.
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Indonesia And South Korea Seal US$10.2 Billion Investment Package In Seoul

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Sinarmas Land and Daewoo signed a property development agreement covering residential and commercial land within Indonesia's Bumi Serpong Damai growth corridor.
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Dash Joins Western Union’s Global Network After Regulatory Approvals Clear

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Dash serves over 1.4 million users in Singapore, offering bill payments, remittances, savings, investments, and insurance in one app.
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Bank Negara Malaysia Grants Airwallex E-Money And Class A Approvals For Full Launch

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The approvals expand Airwallex beyond remittance into multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, and cross-border payouts on a single platform.
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Pope Leo Calls For Peace, Renewal In His 1st Easter Mass Message

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His address reflected a call for reflection, renewal, and collective hope in difficult times.
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Bongao, Tawi-Tawi Declares State Of Local Emergency As Fuel Supply Collapses

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

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The second registration window runs March 25 to April 25, 2026, with virtual technical sessions on March 26 and April 1.
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DBS Bank Suffers First Digital Outage Of 2026 As MAS Engages On Root Cause

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

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Singapore's Energy Minister flew to Australia on April 1 to reinforce LNG supply ties as Gulf sources face disruption.
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Ripple Treasury Unifies Fiat And Digital Assets In Single Enterprise Platform

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Ripple Treasury's ClearConnect layer now connects digital asset custodians the same way it connects to banks.
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Bank Indonesia And Bank Of Korea Launch QRIS Cross-Border Payment Corridor

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Bank Indonesia plans to extend QRIS to eight markets. India, China, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia are next in the expansion pipeline.
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Vietnam’s MDP Enters National Payment Infrastructure Race With 22 Bank Partners And Visa

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MDP enters Vietnam's payment infrastructure market backed by MobiFone, One Mount Group, and Techcombank, with 22 institutional partners at launch.
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Malaysia E-Payment Growth Outpaces Blueprint Target For Third Consecutive Year

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DuitNow QR doubled to 3 billion transactions in 2025, with nearly 3 million registered merchant touchpoints now active across Malaysia.
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Malaysia Formalizes Regulator-Industry Co-Creation For Shariah-Compliant Capital Products

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FIKRALab expands Malaysia's Islamic capital market innovation beyond fintech into full industry co-creation and product development.
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The Chairman Reclaims Asia’s Best Restaurant Crown As Hong Kong Dominates The 2026 Rankings

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The Chairman and Wing now hold the top two spots in Asia and share the same address in Central, Hong Kong.
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G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

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The G-7 pledged to take all necessary steps to ensure stability in the global energy market.
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VinEnergo And FLC Lead Wave of Capital Into Vietnam’s Newly Enlarged Gia Lai Province

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A proposed US$500 million data centre by Q Digital is under active discussion, signalling early digital infrastructure ambitions for the Central Highlands province.
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Japan’s METI Signals Expanded Malaysia Investment Drive In Semiconductors, Data Centres, And AI

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Japan's AZEC framework links bilateral investment cooperation with a regional energy transition agenda across nine ASEAN member and partner countries.
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Nium’s Stablecoin Card Platform Targets Enterprise Deployment Gap

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Singapore's MAS stablecoin framework, expected in full effect mid-2026, underpins Nium's regulatory positioning in APAC markets.
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Tazapay Raises USD36 Million To Scale Emerging Market Payment Rails

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Investor composition signals institutional conviction that regulated last-mile infrastructure is the primary stablecoin payments opportunity.
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From Aspiration To Policy: ASEAN’s Nuclear Moment Arrives Under Pressure

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Nuclear's lead time problem has not been solved by the Hormuz crisis. It has only been made more politically visible across Southeast Asia.
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Thailand’s Fuel Export Carve-Outs Reveal Cross-Border Power Dependencies

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Thailand exported 4.6 million liters per day to Laos between March 1 and 25, even as domestic stations ran dry. The grid calculus explains why.
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Japan Begins 1st Release Of State Oil Reserves In 4 Years

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Japan began releasing its state oil reserves for the first time in four years to stabilize supply.
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D&L Industries Stays Optimistic Despite Middle East Supply Risks

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The firm refrains from issuing financial projections, citing rapidly changing economic assumptions and unpredictable geopolitical developments affecting key business variables.
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How Malaysia Is Bringing Crypto Exposure Into Its Main Market

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Bursa Malaysia frames digital currency ETFs as a capital market product for transparent, regulated exposure without requiring direct custody of digital assets.
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Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program With 85-Plus Firms

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Compliance firms Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic are among the partners, embedding regulatory infrastructure into Mastercard's crypto strategy.
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Philippine National Bank’s Property Spinoff Wins Regulatory Green Light At PHP 56 Billion Valuation

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Southeast Asian property assets are drawing sustained public market attention. PNB Holdings is the latest example.
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Vietnam Stock Market Hits 11.6 Million Investor Accounts As Regulators Push For Deeper Institutional Participation

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The VN-Index fell 3% on March 20, the same day Vietnam held its national capital market conference, as Middle East tensions rattled markets.
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Jetstar Airways Opens Melbourne Avalon’s First International Route with Bali Service

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Low-cost Bali access from Avalon arrives as Gulf hub disruptions push premium Asia-Pacific fares sharply higher.
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MAS Releases Practical AI Risk Handbook For Banks, Insurers, And Capital Market Firms

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Project MindForge Phase Two delivers Singapore's first sector-wide AI governance framework built for practical implementation across banks, insurers, and capital markets.
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FOMO Pay AI Soundbox Merges Card, QR, And On-Chain Payments At The Point Of Sale

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The FOMO AI Soundbox consolidates off-chain and on-chain payment acceptance, backed by a MAS Digital Payment Token licence.
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Battery Storage Investment Stalls Without Market Frameworks, FESSIA Warns

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The Philippines and Vietnam have the highest renewable penetration in Southeast Asia and the most immediate need for large-scale battery storage, according to FESSIA.
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Ninh Thuan 1 Deal Revives Vietnam’s 2,400 MW Nuclear Plan

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Hanoi revived its nuclear programme in 2024 after a nine-year halt. The March 23 Rosatom deal moves Ninh Thuan 1 from policy to legal framework.
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Vietnam’s Aviation Sector Faces April Shock As China And Thailand Halt Fuel Exports

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VietJet Air faces roughly USD 80 million in additional monthly operating costs as Jet A-1 prices hit USD 230 per barrel.
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Japan Trains Foreign Workers For Railway Maintenance

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JR East launched a training program for foreign workers to address labor shortages in railway maintenance.
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HSBC Weighs 20,000 Job Cuts As AI Targets Middle And Back Office Operations

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HSBC moved from AI experimentation to scaled delivery in 2025. Its 2025 Annual Report says enterprise-wide AI integration continues through 2026.
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Hong Leong Islamic Bank Rebrands As HLB Islamic With New Wealth Stewardship Strategy

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Malaysia's Islamic banking sector continues to grow faster than conventional banking, and HLB Islamic's rebrand reflects intensifying competition for retail and wealth customers.
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‘Big Dawgs’ Hitmaker Hanumankind Set For April 2026 Asia Tour, Including Hong Kong

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The rise of Hanumankind continues as he brings his sound and storytelling to a wider international audience.
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Grab Holdings Posts USD 200 Million Net Profit In 2025, Financial Services Revenue Climbs 37 Percent

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Grab's operating cash flow dropped to USD 79 million in 2025 as rapid credit expansion consumed liquidity.
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Binh Son Refinery’s First Ethanol Batch Signals Vietnam’s Biofuel Supply Chain Coming Online

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E10 gasoline carries lower excise and environmental taxes than mineral gasoline in Vietnam, offering modest relief at the pump.
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Peak Energy Acquires Maiora’s Singapore Rooftop Portfolio As LNG Volatility Drives Corporate Solar Demand

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Singapore's EMA projects solar can supply at most 10% of the city-state's electricity by 2050. That structural ceiling means rooftop capacity is scarce relative to demand, giving aggregators pricing leverage in long-term PPA negotiations.
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Thailand’s New Parliament Opens With Energy Policy Backlog Waiting For A Sitting Prime Minister

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The People's Party placed second with around 120 seats and had pledged lower electricity prices and stronger environmental rules. Those commitments now sit in opposition, not in the energy ministry.
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Indonesia And Japan Sign Critical Minerals And Nuclear Energy Pact At Tokyo Forum

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Japan's METI and Indonesia's ESDM ministers signed two memoranda covering minerals and nuclear energy in Tokyo.
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Laos’ 97 Percent Thai Fuel Dependence Exposed As Regional Energy Crisis Enters Third Week

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The Lao-Vietnam deal includes border fuel storage, shared pipelines, and power grid infrastructure linking both countries' energy systems.
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ASEAN Economic Ministers Issue Formal Hormuz Warning At March 13 Taguig Retreat

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IEA's Asian members, including Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, began releasing emergency stocks immediately, while Americas-based members followed from end of March.
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CNTIC VPower’s Yangon Plants Reach 500 MW Output On Restarted LNG Supply Chain

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Kpler projects 0.4 million tonnes of LNG imports for Myanmar in 2026 to keep Thaketa and Thanlyin plants operational.
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CNTIC VPower’s Yangon Plants Reach 500 MW Output On Restarted LNG Supply Chain

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Kpler projects 0.4 million tonnes of LNG imports for Myanmar in 2026 to keep Thaketa and Thanlyin plants operational.
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