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Synthetic Identities And Agentic Bots Drive 8 Percent Global Fraud Rise, APAC Among Hardest Hit

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LexisNexis analyzed 116 billion transactions and found APAC login fraud attacks among the fastest-growing regionally in 2025.
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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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ONVIT in Hanoi became the first Korean contemporary restaurant in Vietnam to receive a MICHELIN Star, pairing Korean culinary technique with locally sourced Vietnamese produce.
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After Asia’s First Cross-Border Wind Farm, IES And Envision Eye A Larger System

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Laos earns 24% of its export revenue from electricity. The Envision-IES partnership is designed to make more of that power dispatchable and diversified.
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HiTHIUM And DSS Solar Sign 1 GWh Deal As Vietnam Storage Gap Widens

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HiTHIUM unveiled the world's first native 8-hour BESS at SNEC 2026 and signed a 1 GWh Vietnam deal.
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Fireblocks Flow Targets The Gap Between How Consumers Pay And How Merchants Settle

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Manila was named alongside Lagos and São Paulo at launch; stablecoin consumer payments are outpacing the PSP infrastructure built to receive them.
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Airwallex Moves Beyond Payments With Leapfin Deal, Targeting The Record-To-Report Gap

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The Leapfin deal is Airwallex's second acquisition in 2026, deepening its full financial lifecycle infrastructure across APAC markets.
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Malaysia Moves On Third LNG Terminal Amid Supply Crunch Risk

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RGT-3 will deliver 500 MMscfd of regasification capacity as Peninsular Malaysia faces a domestic gas supply gap.
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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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PLN has mobilised 43 percent of its 52.9 GW renewable RUPTL target into active development. Only 0.78 GW is operational. Indonesia's energy transition is a pipeline problem as much as a policy one.
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Japan’s Takaichi Seeks Maritime Cooperation Among Island States

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Takaichi emphasized the importance of closer collaboration among island states in addressing shared ocean-related challenges.
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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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74% of the largest public fintech firms were profitable in 2025, with EBITDA margins reaching a record 20%, per BCG.
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Aspire Takes Its Singapore Finance Platform To The United States

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Aspire argues that most U.S. fintech tools are designed for domestic businesses. Its 16-currency platform is built for founders going global.
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Myanmar Solicits International Exploration Amid Sanctions And Civil Conflict

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Myanmar has operated under alternating driving day rationing and rolling power outages since late February. The tender is a revenue play under pressure.
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BESS Monetization Critical To Unlocking Grid Flexibility In Southeast Asia: FESSIA Report

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FESSIA’s launch brought together industry and technical partners working to shape more flexible, resilient, and low-carbon electricity systems across ASEAN.
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BBTF 2026: Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry Bets On Gastronomy To Outcompete The Region

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Minister Wardhana told 407 buyers at BBTF 2026: the world buys trusted, packaged products, not destinations.
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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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PLN spends over USD 2 billion yearly on diesel imports. Solar plus BESS could eliminate that cost entirely.
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Malaysia Woos Adora In A Shanghai Signing

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The MOU was signed at ITB China 2026 in Shanghai on May 26, witnessed by Malaysia's Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, marking a ministerial-level endorsement of the deal.
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Biometrics, Three Runways, And 100 Million Passengers: Hong Kong’s Aviation Ambition Takes Shape

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HKIA's rebuilt T2 brings biometric check-in, 160 counters, and 68 automated bag-drop units to the airport.
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SATS Raises Dividend 40 Percent After Record Year, Signaling Long-Term Confidence In Asia Aviation Recovery

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Gateway Services revenue at SATS reached SGD4.95 billion in FY2026, with cargo volumes outpacing IATA's global benchmarks for the second consecutive year, positioning Singapore as a critical air trade hub.
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EMA And IEA Convene 10th Regional Programme

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The 10th Singapore-IEA training programme has cumulatively trained more than 1,600 energy officials since its first edition a decade ago.
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TNB Grid Commits 4.5 GW To Malaysia’s Data Center Industry

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TNB now supplies 36 operational data centers in Malaysia, with 23 more under construction and 4.5 GW in planned supply capacity committed.
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Qwen3.7-Max Hits Model Studio In Singapore As Alibaba Cloud Builds Full-Stack Agent Infrastructure

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Qwen3.7-Max ranks fifth globally and is now live on Model Studio in Singapore for enterprise deployments.
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How Amazon Web Services Is Quietly Becoming The Backbone Of Southeast Asian Fintech

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The USD 33 billion Amazon Web Services expansion across four Southeast Asian markets is not just a technology story. For digital banks and fintech platforms, it is an infrastructure story with direct regulatory and competitive consequences.
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Thailand’s Draft 2026 Power Development Plan Targets Renewables Above 50 Percent Of Generation Capacity

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Replacing 1,000 MW of Thai gas plants with solar-battery systems could save THB 45 billion annually in LNG imports.
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Enterprise Singapore And IMDA Release Refreshed Marine And Offshore Energy Digital Plan At Wind Summit

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Global installed wind capacity has reached 1,300 GW after a record 40 percent growth year in 2025. Asia is set to drive 60 percent of new onshore installations over the next five years.
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Bsquared Technology Loses Singapore Crypto Payment Licence

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Bsquared Technology held its Major Payment Institution Licence for just 16 months before MAS cancelled it over risk management gaps and misleading information.
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How Atos And Backbase Plan To Close The AI Execution Gap For Regulated Banks

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Over 120 banks run on Backbase's AI Banking OS. Atos now adds sovereign cloud and cybersecurity to the stack.
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Sarawak’s Three-Market Grid Export Pipeline Expands To Brunei And Peninsular Malaysia

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The planned Tondong-to-Changi subsea cable will span 720 kilometers, crossing Indonesian waters, and will be fully financed by Singapore.
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Malaysia’s Capital Markets Find Their Footing In 2026

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SkyeChip's Bursa Malaysia debut marks the largest front-end semiconductor IPO in Southeast Asia, backed by 22 cornerstone investors and a RM352 million capital raise.
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What The PATA-CCT MoU Actually Means For Tourism Policy Across Asia

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The PATA-CCT MoU puts China's largest tourism industry body inside APAC's most influential travel association.
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Mission-Critical Power Systems Drive EI Power’s 98 Percent Revenue Concentration

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98% of EI Power's Q1 2026 revenue came from mission-critical power systems for data centers. The company's strategic pivot from conventional engineering is now complete.
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Payoneer Retains Upwork Payout Role Across Asia Pacific

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Upwork joins Payoneer as a Design Partner to explore stablecoin-enabled payouts for global freelancers seeking faster fund access.
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Gelephu Mindfulness City Grants BTSE Bhutan Regulatory Green Light

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BTSE Bhutan is among the first entities to clear regulatory review within Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City digital finance zone.
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Syfe Targets Household Wealth Gap With Joint Investment Account Launch

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Syfe's internal data shows 30% of Singapore households leave all investment decisions to one person. Its new joint account product is designed to close that gap.
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ENEOS Enters Southeast Asia Refining With USD2.17 Billion Chevron Deal

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ENEOS targets 50% overseas revenue by 2030. The $2.17 billion Chevron deal, covering Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore, is the opening move.
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Thai Cultural Festival In Tokyo Highlights Entertainment Boom

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Held at Yoyogi Park, the event attracted large crowds under sunny skies over the weekend.
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PLN Delivers West Java’s Largest Industrial Power Connection

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PLN's largest West Java industrial hookup signals continued demand growth on the Java-Bali grid despite existing baseload overcapacity.
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Vietnam Electricity Activates Multi-Scenario Framework To Prevent 2026 Dry-Season Power Shortfalls

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Vietnam's peak pricing period may be extended to 10:30 p.m. to reflect shifting evening demand from EV charging and air conditioning as the country's consumption profile changes.
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The Canada–Fiji Codeshare That Changes Pacific Routing

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From 18 June, Fiji Airways expands to three weekly Vancouver–Nadi flights year-round.
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SEC Seeks To Exit Online Lending Regulation As BSP Weighs Takeover

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SEC Commissioner Quevedo wants to hand OLP oversight entirely to the BSP. The central bank says it is open. A structural shift in Philippine fintech regulation is now formally on the table.
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GMR Group Enters Vietnam Through Sun Group Partnership

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Indian arrivals to Vietnam surged 169 percent year-on-year in Q1 2026. Sun Group's GMR partnership is built to capture exactly that momentum across its growing airport network.
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Malaysia And Indonesia Central Banks Expand Cooperation Into Emerging Areas With New Bilateral MoU

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Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank Indonesia signed a new MoU on May 11, expanding bilateral cooperation into payments, digitalisation, and financial sector development.
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TNG Digital Cuts Debit Card Automation From TNG eWallet Platform After Transaction Performance Review

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TNG eWallet ends debit card Quick Payment after a mid-April review finds persistent transaction performance issues.
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Jadestone Energy Targets Producing Blocks In Indonesia Amid Elevated Crude Prices

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Elevated oil prices in the $90 to $120 per barrel range, cited by Indonesia's coordinating economic minister on May 5, are improving the economics of producing asset acquisitions, making the Jadestone farm-in calculus more attractive.
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Western Union Goes Live With Stablecoin Infrastructure Across 200-Country Agent Network

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A 175-year-old remittance giant now settles payments on-chain. Western Union's USDPT launch reshapes what legacy infrastructure means.
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How Singapore Is Building A Shared AI Layer Against Financial Crime

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Individual bank fraud systems can only see so much. MAS is testing whether cross-institution AI can detect what single banks miss.
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LH Bank Backs EQ Phuket With Thailand’s Biggest Luxury Resort Loan This Year

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EQ Phuket marks the brand's first entry outside Malaysia, bringing a Travel + Leisure Top 100 hotel concept to Thailand.
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Vietnam Opens Its First Air Bridge To Sri Lanka

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Vietjet launches in August, Vietnam Airlines follows in October. One new city pair, two competing business models.
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Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga Adds To Kalimantan Portfolio With 13-Well Program

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Indonesia has been a net oil importer since 2003. The Samboja agreement is one step in a long effort to close that gap.
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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026: Malaysia Targets Advanced Packaging And Design

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The global semiconductor industry is on track to hit $1 trillion in 2026. Malaysia intends to be at the center of what comes next.
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Beyond The Hotel Stay: Accor’s ALL Programme Moves Into Daily Urban Life

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The deal launches across seven markets in H2 2026, starting in France, Germany, Poland, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Morocco.
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