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GasCo, Pipeline Expiries, And Qatar LNG: Why Singapore’s Energy Exposure Warranted Its Apex Crisis Committee

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Around 95 percent of Singapore's electricity comes from natural gas, with Qatar supplying 45 percent of LNG imports in 2025.
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Chinese Firms Lock Up USD 600 Million in Indonesia’s First Waste-to-Energy Contracts

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Indonesia's 33-city waste-to-energy programme carries a total price tag of approximately USD 5 billion.
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Indonesia Extends QRIS To South Korea As Fifth Cross-Border Payment Link

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South Korea is now the fifth cross-border QRIS corridor for Indonesia, joining Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan.
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Ripple Embeds Digital Asset Accounts Into Corporate Treasury For The First Time

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72% of global finance leaders say digital asset solutions are now essential to staying competitive.
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MobiFone Digital Payment Launches As Vietnam’s Second Licensed Payment Switching And Clearing Operator

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MDP's CEO is former Techcombank Deputy CEO Phan Thanh Son, leading the push to build Vietnam's fourth-generation payment infrastructure.
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Bank Negara Malaysia Reports 18.4 Billion E-Payment Transactions As DuitNow QR Doubles In 2025

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Retail e-payment transaction value reached RM831 billion in 2025, up 19% year-on-year, as digital spending moves beyond everyday purchases into higher-value categories.
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Malaysia’s FIKRALab Targets Islamic Social Finance And Sustainability In First Cohort

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FIKRALab embeds Shariah principles directly into capital market product development, moving beyond compliance into structured co-creation.
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Hong Kong Takes The Top Two Spots At Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 And What It Means For The Region

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Bangkok placed nine restaurants in Asia's top 50 this year, more than any other city in the region.
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G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

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The G-7 emphasized proactive measures to address volatility in oil and energy markets.
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Malaysia And Japan Deepen Technology Ties As Bilateral Investment Surpasses RM142 Billion

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Japan's cumulative approved investment in Malaysia reached RM142.9 billion across more than 3,800 projects, creating nearly 500,000 jobs as of end-2025.
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Central Highlands Meets South Central Coast: Gia Lai’s Integrated Growth Play After The Binh Dinh Merger

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Formed by the 2025 merger of Gia Lai and Binh Dinh, the enlarged province is leveraging highland-to-coast geography to attract cross-sector capital.
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Data Centers, Fuel Shocks, And A 157-GW Forecast Drive ASEAN’s Nuclear Reckoning

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Vietnam signed a nuclear construction agreement with Rosatom on March 23, the most concrete step any Southeast Asian country has taken toward commercial nuclear power in decades.
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Nium Connects Digital Dollar Holdings To Global Merchant Networks

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Single API access now lets enterprises issue stablecoin-funded cards across two major global payment networks through Nium.
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Circle Ventures Leads Tazapay Extension As Stablecoin Infrastructure Bets Grow

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Circle, Coinbase Ventures, Ripple, and CMT Digital back Tazapay's regulated infrastructure for emerging market settlement.
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Why Thailand Still Ships Oil To Laos and Myanmar During A Domestic Fuel Crisis

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Thailand ships oil to Laos to protect hydropower imports. When LNG hits $25/MMBtu, that trade-off makes grid-level sense.
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Japan Begins 1st Release Of State Oil Reserves In 4 Years

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Japan is using strategic reserves to cushion the impact of supply shortages and price surges.
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Avalon Airport Enters The International Arena As Jetstar Launches Bali Flights

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Eleven Australian cities now connect directly to Bali under Jetstar's expanding low-cost network.
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D&L Chief: Decades Of Experience Prepare Firm For Global Disruptions

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D&L Industries leans on decades of resilience, adapting to geopolitical instability while maintaining operations and exploring opportunities emerging from periods of global disruption.
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Regulated Crypto Access: What Bursa Malaysia’s ETF Consultation Signals

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Malaysia's capital markets regulator revised its ETF guidelines on March 2, 2026, opening the door for regulated digital currency exposure through the Main Market.
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Inside Mastercard’s Push To Embed Crypto Into Global Payment Rails

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Stablecoin transfer volumes reached USD 27.6 trillion in 2025, exceeding combined Visa and Mastercard card network volumes.
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PNB Holdings Corp. To List On PSE by Way Of Introduction, Bypassing Traditional IPO Route

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PNB Holdings advances toward public trading without a traditional IPO, using the listing-by-introduction route instead.
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From Frontier To Emerging: Vietnam’s Capital Market Reform Agenda Reaches Critical Milestone In 2026

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Vietnam needs to mobilise 80% of its 2026 to 2030 capital requirements from non-state sources. The stock market has been assigned that role.
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MAS And 24 Financial Institutions Release AI Risk Management Toolkit Under Project MindForge

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Singapore's MAS moves AI regulation from high-level principles to actionable frameworks, setting a governance model others in ASEAN may follow.
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FOMO Pay Launches Singapore’s First Merchant Terminal Accepting Cards, E-Wallets, And Stablecoins In A Single Device

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The FOMO AI Soundbox removes the need for separate terminals for cards, wallets, and stablecoins, reducing merchant operational complexity.
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FESSIA Identifies Grid Readiness As Southeast Asia’s Energy Storage Bottleneck

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Both the Philippines and Vietnam are expanding coal output to cover LNG shortfalls while simultaneously needing battery storage to integrate existing renewable capacity.
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Vietnam And Russia Sign Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Plant Agreement

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No construction date, financing terms, or fuel supply agreement has been announced. The March 23 deal establishes only the legal framework for Ninh Thuan 1.
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Vietnam Airlines Suspends Seven Domestic Routes As Jet Fuel Crisis Squeezes Vietnam’s Aviation Sector

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Over 60% of international airlines serving Vietnam have raised fares or imposed new fuel surcharges since mid-March 2026.
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Japan Trains Foreign Workers For Railway Maintenance

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The initiative reflects efforts to fill workforce gaps in critical transport infrastructure sectors.
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‘Big Dawgs’ Hitmaker Hanumankind Set For April 2026 Asia Tour, Including Hong Kong

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From viral success to sold-out shows, Hanumankind continues to redefine global hip-hop with his expanding Asia tour.
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AI-Driven Restructuring At HSBC Puts Asia Service Centers On Notice

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HSBC CFO Pam Kaur named KYC, transaction monitoring, and customer service as priority areas for AI deployment, a day before the Bloomberg job cut report.
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HLB Islamic Launches Hayat Proposition As Shariah Banking Enters New Competitive Phase

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HLB Islamic's financing portfolio reached RM50.8 billion as of end-2025, growing 8.7% year-on-year, representing 23.7% of the group's total book.
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Vietnam’s E10 Acceleration: A Crisis-Driven Pivot Or Durable Policy Shift?

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PM Chinh's March 19 directive links biofuel acceleration, EV infrastructure, and grid loss reduction into one energy security package.
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Singapore’s 3 GWp Solar Target And Hormuz Shock Converge To Accelerate Rooftop Portfolio M&A

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Singapore surpassed 2 GWp of solar in 2025 and raised its 2030 target to 3 GWp under Budget 2026. More than 80% of that capacity sits on rooftops, making aggregation platforms like Peak Energy central to the next growth phase.
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Bhumjaithai Coalition Takes Shape As DPPA Scheme And Power Development Plan Sit In Limbo

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The Thai DPPA pilot has a 2 GW ceiling and was approved by regulators in 2024. It cannot launch until the National Energy Policy Council reconvenes under a sworn-in prime minister.
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From Loss To Profit: Grab Holdings Files 20-F Confirming Southeast Asia Superapp Milestone

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Financial services was Grab's fastest-growing segment in 2025, with revenue up 37 percent year-on-year.
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Bahlil Invites Japanese Industry To Jointly Manage Indonesia’s Mineral Wealth

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Indonesia's vast nickel, bauxite, and rare earth reserves are now formally open to Japanese industrial partnership.
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Laos’ 97 Percent Thai Fuel Dependence Exposed As Regional Energy Crisis Enters Third Week

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Vietnam stepped in with 50 million litres for Laos on March 21, covering roughly one-third of a normal monthly supply.
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Singapore And Malaysia Refinery Output Falls As Asia’s Complex Margin Hits Near Four-Year High

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ASEAN economic ministers gathered in Taguig on March 13 and formally warned that the Hormuz crisis is driving up freight, insurance, and logistics costs across the bloc.
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Myanmar’s Industrial Zones Run On Imported LNG While Residential Grid Remains Rationed

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The MT Dapeng Princess is the only tanker built for Yangon River's shallow draft, keeping Myanmar's factories online.
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Myanmar’s Industrial Zones Run On Imported LNG While Residential Grid Remains Rationed

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The MT Dapeng Princess is the only tanker built for Yangon River's shallow draft, keeping Myanmar's factories online.
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SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye Commits To Bond Futures Rollout Amid Regional Demand Surge

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SGX plans futures linked to sovereign bonds in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and India. US dollar-settled contracts targeting global institutional investors.
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New Bird Species Found In Japan For First Time In 45 Years

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Researchers noted the significance of the new species in ongoing wildlife studies.
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Timo Brand Survives As Kredivo Group Folds Vietnam’s First Digital Bank Into Its Regional Platform

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Timo's brand survives the acquisition as Kredivo integrates lending technology first, then card-based payment products, in phases.
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Sun PhuQuoc Airways Builds Payment Foundation For International Scale With 2C2P And M-PAY Partnership

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Sun PhuQuoc Airways launched international routes in March 2026. Its payment infrastructure is now being built for multi-market scale.
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Laos BRT Expansion To Railway Station And Airport Ordered As Fuel Crisis Accelerates Public Transport Push

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The Lao fuel support fund is now being drawn down at scale. Between LAK 300–600 billion in allocations are being deployed to stabilize prices. The question is how long the fund can hold.
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Indonesia-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Adds Bilateral Layer To Multi-Vendor Competition Involving Russia, US, And South Korea

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Indonesia targets 500 MW of nuclear power by 2033 and up to 7 GW by 2034. Japan brings post-Fukushima safety experience, advanced SMR technology, and institutional financing capacity to that roadmap.
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The Middle East Crisis Is Quietly Reshaping How European Airlines Reach Australia

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BA's winter 2026 expansion grows long-haul routes by nine percent, led by Melbourne and Colombo.
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The Cognitive Architecture Of People Who Build Lasting Wealth

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Wealth is not built in meetings. It is built in the spaces between meetings that most people have already scheduled out of existence.
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How DBS SecureFX Gives Singapore Businesses Rate Certainty For Cross-Border Payments

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About 60% of eligible DBS SME FX customers have already used SecureFX since its March 2025 launch. The full corporate rollout now brings that tool to the bank's entire Singapore corporate base.
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EBANX Completes MAS Major Payment Institution License And Prepares Singapore Hub Launch

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Brazil-founded EBANX is formalizing its Singapore presence with a 25-person headquarters, serving over 100 APAC enterprise merchants across emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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