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ONYX Hospitality Group And Equatorial Group Secure Loan For EQ Phuket Luxury Resort

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The 170-key EQ Phuket resort on Kata Beach will include 11 pool villas, a beach club, and large-scale event facilities.
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Vietnam And Sri Lanka Open Their Skies: Vietjet And Vietnam Airlines Announce First-Ever Direct Routes To Colombo

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Vietjet enters with four weekly LCC frequencies. Vietnam Airlines counters with three SkyTeam-connected flights two months later.
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SKK Migas And Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga To Develop 13 New Wells In East Kalimantan

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Indonesia consumes 1.6 million barrels of oil per day and produces around 600,000. Samboja adds incrementally but the structural gap remains large.
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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 Opens In Kuala Lumpur As Malaysia Repositions In Global Chip Supply Chain

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Advanced packaging is the new frontier. Malaysia used SEMICON SEA 2026 to signal it intends to lead that transition in Southeast Asia.
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Accor And Uber Launch Multi-Market Loyalty Partnership Linking Hotels, Rides, And Food Delivery

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For frequent travellers, the Accor–Uber partnership reduces the fragmentation of earning loyalty points across separate hotel, transport, and dining platforms.
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Singapore Airlines Selects Starlink For Next-Generation Inflight Wi-Fi Across Long-Haul Fleet

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The three-year rollout reaches all eligible widebody aircraft by end of 2029, prioritising SIA's most demanding intercontinental routes first.
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CIMB Group Exits Thailand Auto Finance In Krungsri Portfolio Deal

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CIMB's Forward30 plan is reshaping its regional footprint, with Thailand's risk-weighted asset share falling as the group targets 12% to 13% ROE by 2027.
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48th ASEAN Summit Puts Decades-Old Fuel-Sharing Pact Under Live Pressure

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The ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement has existed for decades. The 2026 Hormuz crisis may finally force its activation.
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Singapore Signals New Phase In Financial Cybersecurity Regulation Driven By AI

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Singapore is reviewing whether cybersecurity obligations should extend to non-CII systems connected to financial sector infrastructure.
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Thailand Ends Gulf Energy Pact With Cambodia, Triggering UNCLOS Dispute

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Two rounds of armed conflict in 2025 and a nationalist election wave in Thailand have transformed a stalled energy negotiation into a formal international dispute.
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Danantara’s Denera Holding Entity Takes Shape As Jakarta MOU Anchors 33-City National PSEL Rollout

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Jakarta generates 9,000 tonnes of waste daily; 87 percent still goes to open dumps. The Danantara MOU targets processing 8,000 tonnes into electricity.
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AirTrunk’s Johor Platform Reaches 700MW As Malaysia Tightens Data Centre Approvals For Quality

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Malaysia's Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone offers qualifying digital and AI companies a 5% corporate tax rate for up to 15 years. AirTrunk's four-campus platform sits within that corridor.
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Vietnam Attracts USD15.2 Billion In FDI, Powered By Samsung’s Chip Packaging Commitment

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Manufacturing attracted 69% of Vietnam's Q1 FDI. The country's role in global supply chains is deepening, even as US Section 301 probes put its export model under scrutiny.
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Jakarta’s Dual Energy Doctrine: Keep Coal For Power, Build CNG For Cooking

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Minister Bahlil confirmed on May 2 that coal stays in Indonesia's power mix. The crisis has reinforced, not reversed, the government's fossil fuel stabilization logic.
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Airlangga Announces Six-Month Duty Waiver On LPG And Plastic Inputs After 100 Percent Domestic Price Spike

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Ninety percent of Indonesia's petrochemical feedstock routes run through the Strait of Hormuz. The closure is now a consumer goods supply chain crisis.
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Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN Affirm Cooperation Over Middle East

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Officials emphasized collective action to respond to global market challenges.
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MAS Proof-Of-Value Sets Template For Industry-Wide AI Anti-Scam Infrastructure

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MAS says the POV lays groundwork for deeper industry collaboration. If it works, expect the model to expand to broader datasets and more use cases across Singapore's banking sector.
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Western Union Targets Remittance Markets With Regulated Dollar Stablecoin

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Western Union CEO: "It is no longer a question of if we will be active in digital assets. It is now how fast we can scale." USDPT is the first answer to that question.
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Singapore Forms Tripartite Jobs Council As MOM Survey Finds Seven In Ten Firms Have Not Adopted AI

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Among Singapore firms that adopted AI, 70.7% reported productivity gains. The challenge is extending that benefit beyond the 28.5% of companies that have started the journey.
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FedEx Partners Viettel Post As National Network Provider In Vietnam

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The FedEx and Viettel Post deal covers over 26,000 tons of annual cargo volume, reflecting Vietnam's growing strategic weight in Asia Pacific supply chains.
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Thailand’s Emergency Reserve Buffer Holds At 108 Days

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Thailand's diesel hit a historic high of 50.54 baht per litre in April 2026, driven by eight consecutive price hikes since the Iran war began.
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Japan Reviews Dual Pricing For Tourist Sites

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Officials are studying how dual pricing affects tourism and public perception.
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MAS Proposes Flexible Capital Framework For Banks Holding Crypto Assets On Public Blockchains

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Industry bodies called the Basel permissionless blockchain approach punitive and not technology neutral. MAS has now responded with a principle-based alternative.
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Endava Leads Architecture Build For Nexus Cross-Border Instant Payments Platform

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Endava is designing the cross-border switch software at the heart of Project Nexus, applying an AI-native engineering approach.
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Vietnam’s Digital Technology Sector Posts VND 622.4 Trillion In Monthly Revenue

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Vietnam's digital technology industry exceeded its 2025 revenue target by 16%, reaching USD 198 billion for the full year.
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ASEAN’s Energy Blueprint Faces First Real Test

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Civilian Nuclear Energy is one of APAEC 2026-2030's seven programme areas. Vietnam's Ninh Thuan 1 deal and nuclear interest from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore are now directly aligned with that mandate.
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Myanmar Rubber Exports Hit USD400 Million In Fy2025-2026

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Myanmar holds over 1.64 million acres of rubber plantations but continues to trade at a significant discount to Thai and Malaysian peers.
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Indonesia Locks In 150 Million Barrels Of Russian Crude

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Indonesia cut preferential fuel import tariffs effective May 1, expanding sourcing flexibility as Russian crude deliveries begin phasing in.
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Scoot Opens Singapore Routes To Belitung And Pontianak As Network Reaches 85 Destinations

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Lombok frequency rises from 4 to 10 weekly flights. Scoot is building depth in eastern Indonesia, not just geographic reach.
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Malaysia Signals Shift In Biodiesel Policy Direction

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The Jawatankuasa Peringkat Tertinggi Biobahan Api, chaired by Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid, will coordinate Malaysia's biodiesel agenda across ministries amid the Hormuz supply shock.
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Prabowo Subianto Launches Phase Two Of National Downstreaming Agenda In Cilacap

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Indonesia imports roughly 7 million metric tonnes of LPG annually. The Tanjung Enim coal-to-DME plant aims to substitute around 1 million tonnes of that shortfall.
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KuCoin And Lightnet Plan Crypto + Settlement Integration In Southeast Asia

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Lightnet is already backed by UOB, Seven Bank Japan, and CP Group, signaling strong institutional confidence in its settlement network.
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Ant International Launches Open-Source Agentic Mobile Protocol

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The US$28 billion agentic commerce market by 2030 needs infrastructure. Ant International is building it now, open-source.
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Vietnam’s Billion-kWh Milestone Arrives Six Weeks Early As Demand Accelerates

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Vietnam's daily electricity consumption crossed 1 billion kWh on March 31 — a milestone that took until mid-May to reach in 2025.
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ASEAN Adopts Joint Energy Security Statement

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ASEAN's petroleum security mechanism cannot be activated until all members complete ratification. The April 27 emergency meeting made that the bloc's most urgent ask.
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Singapore Warns Of Sharp Q3 Electricity Tariff Rise As Hormuz Disruption Flows Through Billing Mechanism

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The Q2 2026 electricity tariff in Singapore rose just 2.1%. The EMA has already warned the next adjustment will be far steeper, once the full post-February 28 fuel surge flows through the quarterly mechanism.
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Hilton Brings 8 Luxury And Lifestyle Brand Debuts To Asia Pacific In 2026

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Hilton's Asia Pacific luxury and lifestyle pipeline now exceeds 80 hotels, targeting 250 properties in the region.
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Reserve Bank Of India Cancels Paytm Payments Bank Banking Licence

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From a 2018 KYC audit to a 2026 High Court winding-up application, Paytm Payments Bank's compliance record became its own undoing.
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United States Crude Oil Arrives In Japan For 1st Time Since Iran Crisis

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It reflects the impact of geopolitical tensions on global energy supply chains.
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Bybit Leads USD8 Million Series A Round In Malaysia’s Hata

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Bybit's move from seed to Series A lead in Hata signals long-term commitment to Malaysia's digital asset sector, not opportunistic capital deployment.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies And High Costs Drive Decline In Household Solar Across Indonesia’s Villages

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Solar panels in Indonesian coastal villages corrode and break. Without a maintenance fund, gains disappear faster than new ones are added. A policy gap, not a technology gap.
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FTSE Russell Confirms Vietnam’s Upgrade To Emerging Market Status

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Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index surged 41% in 2025 as reform momentum built toward the country's long-awaited FTSE reclassification.
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AI Adoption Reaches 70 Percent Among Asia-Pacific PE Investors, Bain Report Finds

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Government-linked investors are co-anchoring Southeast Asia's largest private equity transactions, shaping the region's high-value deal landscape.
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Maersk’s Terminal Arm Enters Vietnam with Hateco Hai Phong Investmentt

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Northern Vietnam now has a direct link to Europe and North America through HHIT's inclusion in the Maersk-Hapag-Lloyd Gemini Cooperation. APM Terminals is the operating partner making that possible.
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Lantern Festival Host City Showcases Taiwan-Japan History, Culture

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Beyond Taipei, other cities offer unique cultural experiences in Taiwan.
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Salmon Group Bets On Philippine Consumer Credit With USD100 Million In Fresh Capital

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Salmon Group has closed a $100 million round combining equity and bonds to scale its BSP-licensed bank and lending operations across the Philippines.
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Vietnam Consumer Finance Reshapes As HDBank Consolidates HD SAISON

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Vietnam's consumer finance sector is reshaping fast. HDBank bought out Credit Saison's partial stake in HD SAISON, a company that grew its loan book 21% in 2025 and hit a record profit.
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CoinGecko Launches Market Intelligence Platform

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CoinGecko's Partner Platform consolidates token listings, ad campaigns, and performance analytics into one unified growth hub.
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After USD170 Million Raise, 9fin Takes Its AI Debt Platform To Asia

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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joined 9fin's Series C as an investor after already using the platform, a notable signal of institutional confidence.
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Philippines Turns To United States For LPG

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Philippines LPG inventory stood at 40.26 days of supply as of April 17, up from a low of 25 days when the energy emergency was declared in late March.
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