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MAS Flags Anti-Money Laundering Gaps At Singapore Crypto Firms

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MAS flags that some crypto firms take clients at their word on source of wealth instead of verifying independently.
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Binance Remains Unlicensed In Malaysia As Website And App Stay Blocked

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Binance remains blocked in Malaysia, with regulators signalling continued vigilance over compliance risks.
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Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport Set For Record Passenger Year Amid Summer 2026 Travel Surge

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Stronger airline schedules and rising leisure demand are driving Bali's record-setting 2026 travel season.
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Thailand’s Nominee Crackdown Enters New Phase With Mandatory Bank Statement Verification

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Regulators say some companies shifted from Thai-owned to foreign-controlled after registration, a pattern now under review.
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Siam Piwat Redefines Luxury Retail, Reinforcing Bangkok’s Rise As A Global Watch Destination Through Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026

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Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026 highlights Bangkok’s growing role in the global luxury watch and retail scene.
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Deloitte Highlights Resilient Southeast Asia IPO Market In First Half Of 2026

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Southeast Asia’s IPO proceeds jumped 117 percent to USD 3.07 billion, even as the number of companies entering public markets fell.
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Indonesia Cuts Rules To Fast-Track Waste-To-Energy Power Projects

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Danantara and PLN are teaming up to accelerate Indonesia's waste-to-energy pipeline under a newly simplified regulatory path.
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Petronas Deepens Japan Ties With New Shizuoka Gas LNG Deal

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Petronas and Shizuoka Gas are exploring decarbonization collaboration alongside a fresh seven year LNG supply commitment.
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Techcombank’s Tuan Nguyen Exits Chief Information Officer Role After Six Years

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Six years, one engineering overhaul, and now a leadership gap at Techcombank's technology helm.
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Cybersecurity Industry Sponsored Live From Kuala Lumpur

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CapBay's Ang Xing Xian says the new programme offers non-dilutive debt at a stage when equity is often the only option.
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Accor And Sun Group Chart Landmark 5,300-Key Hospitality Pipeline For Vietnam

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Sun Group, the largest real estate owner on Phu Quoc, anchors much of the new development pipeline.
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MTerra Solar Phase 1 Begins Powering Meralco Grid

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Meralco Chairman Manuel Pangilinan says the utility will keep expanding solar and battery investment following the MTerra Solar inauguration.
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Vietnam Opens Largest Electrical And Green Energy Trade Fair In Ho Chi Minh City

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For the first time, Vietnam's electrical trade fairs are running alongside a major food processing and packaging exhibition.
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Bybit Launches Regulated Indonesia Exchange Following NOBI Acquisition

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Nobi's app will be phased out as users and assets migrate to the newly launched Bybit Indonesia platform.
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NCB Launches VietQR Global For Cross-Border QR Payments In Vietnam

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NCB plans to extend VietQR Global to Japan, Singapore, India, and Malaysia after its initial regional launch.
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Indonesia Expands Online Gambling Crackdown To Target Banking System

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38,000 accounts flagged, 32,500 closed: Indonesia's banking sector faces a new compliance reality.
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Thailand Scraps 60-Day Visa Exemption For Tiered Entry System, Restores India’s 30-Day Access

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Bilateral visa agreements with Vietnam, Laos, China and others remain unaffected by Thailand's latest exemption changes.
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Thailand’s Energy Regulator Proposes Sharp Electricity Tariff Increase

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Public input on Thailand's electricity tariff options closes July 20, with a final decision expected by September.
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PT PLN Secures Additional Coal Quotas As Indonesia Moves To Prevent Repeat Blackouts

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Indonesia's Energy Ministry says the new coal allocation is meant to prevent renewed power shortages this year.
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Siam Commercial Bank Becomes First Global Client For Citi’s 24/7 USD Payment Solution

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Corporate clients in Thailand can now settle US dollar payments any day, any hour, through the SCB-Citi tie-up.
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Bank Of Thailand And SEC Launch Joint Audit Of USDT Stablecoin Flows Amid Scam Crackdown

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Regulators are examining whether some USDT transactions are structured to avoid disclosure or bypass normal transfer channels entirely.
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Nium Acquires Cypher To Expand Fiat-To-Digital Asset Payments Infrastructure

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Backed by Y Combinator and Coinbase Ventures, Cypher becomes part of Nium's global payments platform.
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M-DAQ Global Expands Into Vietnam Through METech Integration To Build ASEAN Payments Hub

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Five licenses, four markets. M-DAQ Global's Vietnam entry through METech marks its latest regional payments milestone.
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Liquid Group Launches Vietnam-Singapore Cross-Border QR Payment Service

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VietinBank will serve as settlement bank for the new Vietnam-Singapore cross-border QR payment service.
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Sungrow Commissions Malaysia’s First Grid-Forming Battery Storage System For TNB

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The Santong BESS includes black start capability, allowing it to help restore power after a full outage.
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EVN Sets 2027 Supply Priorities As Vietnam Reports Record Summer Power Demand

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EVN's mid-year review shows 89 new grid projects started and dozens more energized across the network.
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Sky Angkor Airlines Launches Phnom Penh-Guangzhou Route, Becomes Fifth Carrier On China Corridor

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Sky Angkor Airlines strengthens Cambodia-China air links as demand on the Guangzhou route continues to draw new entrants.
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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor And Raffles Makati Partner In Exclusive Bar Takeovers

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The special bar takeover series connects Cambodia and the Philippines through hospitality, craft, and shared cocktail culture.
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Siam Piwat Appoints The Bureau Of Wonders As International Public Relations Consultant For Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026

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The Bureau of Wonders joins Siam Piwat to help bring Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026 to a wider international audience.
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Chinese Companies Prioritize Supply Chain Resilience, AI And New Markets For Growth

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DP World’s Global Trade Observatory highlights how Chinese companies are adapting to global trade uncertainty with forward-looking growth priorities.
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Singapore And Indonesia Sign Nuclear Regulatory Cooperation Pact

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BAPETEN's acting chairman described the new partnership as a long-term strategic relationship, not merely a technical exchange between regulators.
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Singapore Electricity Bills Jump 17 Percent As Hormuz Fallout Reaches Consumers

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EMA's quarterly tariff formula uses fuel prices from 2.5 months earlier, meaning today's bill reflects gas costs from April to mid-June.
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Qashier Turns Profitable, Raises USD6.125 Million To Scale Southeast Asia Merchant Platform

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QashierLoans has disbursed more than USD 10 million to SMEs using data drawn entirely from the merchant platform.
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Nomad Makes Asia-Pacific Debut On Singapore’s Orchard Road

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NoMad Singapore joins Hilton's broader rollout of eight luxury and lifestyle brands across Asia-Pacific.
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Waldorf Astoria Opens Reservations For Kuala Lumpur Debut

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Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur's opening lands as Malaysia pushes toward a 43 million visitor target under Visit Malaysia 2026.
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Airasia X Returns To London Gatwick With Kuala Lumpur Service Via Bahrain

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Schedule filings show AirAsia X easing into daily Gatwick frequency, scaling up from four weekly flights by September.
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Bank Negara Malaysia Fines AEON Credit Over Sanctions Compliance Breaches

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Sanctions screening failures cost AEON Credit RM520,000 in BNM's latest enforcement decision.
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Indonesia’s OJK Imposes Conduct Rules On Financial Influencers

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Six months: that's the runway financial institutions in Indonesia have to align influencer deals with new OJK rules.
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Prabowo Launches IDR25 Trillion Renewable Energy Drive Across Indonesia

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A USD 1.5 billion renewable energy initiative spanning 15 provinces marks Indonesia's latest move toward energy self-sufficiency.
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MAS And ABS Chart The Next Generation Of Singapore’s Instant Payments Infrastructure

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Agentic commerce is now formally on Singapore's national payments roadmap under the PayNow Generation 2 study.
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HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Opens As Japan’s First Luxury Hotel Inside A Former Prison

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The Nara Prison Museum opened in April 2026. The hotel followed in June. Together, they make Nara City one of Japan's most distinctive cultural tourism destinations.
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COMO Hotels And Resorts Targets Thai Luxury Outbound Market With New European Properties And Regional Sales Restructure

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Alongside two new France openings, COMO is maintaining Thai market focus on established European properties including COMO Castello Del Nero, COMO Alpina Dolomites, and COMO The Halkin in London.
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Indonesia Sets July 1 Mandatory Start Date For B50 Biodiesel Mandate

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Indonesia reversed its January 2026 decision to stay at B40 after the Strait of Hormuz disruption narrowed the price premium of biodiesel over conventional diesel, improving the program's subsidy economics.
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IAEA Chief Endorses Malaysia’s Nuclear Power Programme Readiness

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MyPOWER's 2024 pre-feasibility study produced 24 key findings and 22 strategic recommendations, forming the verified basis for Malaysia's current nuclear readiness assessment.
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Amazon Web Services Launches First AWS Local Zone In Hanoi

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The launch of AWS’s first Local Zone in Vietnam may support cloud adoption across financial services, healthcare and other regulated sectors. Local infrastructure is becoming a core part of digital transformation.
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Clicx Bank Launches As Thailand’s First Virtual Bank

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Clicx Bank’s 4% savings promotion is capped and time-limited, but its broader significance is structural. Thailand now has a live branchless bank operating under the country’s virtual bank framework.
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Stripe Outlines AI And Stablecoin Infrastructure Strategy For Asia-Pacific Amid 288-Product Expansion

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Stripe's Sessions 2026 conference produced 288 product launches in a single day. The central thesis: payments are evolving from human-facing infrastructure into programmable, continuous infrastructure for AI agents.
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Nuvei To Acquire Payoneer For USD2.75 Billion In All-Cash Cross-Border Payments Deal

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Payoneer holds payment licenses across major global jurisdictions, including China and India. Those regulatory assets are a core part of what Nuvei is acquiring for USD 2.75 billion.
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Japanese Fans’ World Cup Cleanup Wins Plaudits

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The gesture highlighted values of discipline, consideration, and community responsibility among supporters.
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Aw & Sons Capital Launches Mber Co-Living And Serviced Apartments, Singapore’s First Purpose-Built Co-Living Development

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The Mber Club adds a programming layer to the residential product, offering workshops, wellness activities, and community events for residents and members.
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