Japan Faces Shortage Of Language Teachers For Foreign Workers

Japan's preparations for a new foreign worker acceptance system in April 2027 face challenges due to a shortage of Japanese language teachers.
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Garin And Wright Discuss LNG, Nuclear, And Petroleum Reserves

The Philippine DOE is looking to US experience in emergency oil stockpiling and preparedness for international supply disruptions.

PLN Nusa Daya Responds To Central Sulawesi Supply Vulnerability

PLN Nusa Daya said the Sidera project took about 28 days from land clearing to operation.

IOI Properties’ Singapore Acquisitions Tested Against Rising Group Borrowings

Capitol Kempinski has been marketed at about S600millionandChijmeswasvaluedatS379 million. IOI Properties is now in exclusive talks for both.

Maybank Indonesia Brings Nium-Powered Remittance To Its Mobile App

Maybank Indonesia is considering the Malaysian ringgit for the next phase of Fast Remittance. The bank says Malaysia is already on its list of potential destinations.

CapBay To Refine AI Credit Assessment In Its Second Decade

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Malaysia’s alternative financing raised RM5.7 billion for MSMEs and mid-tier firms in 2025, according to the SC. CapBay’s RM6 billion decade milestone adds to that picture.

Vietnam MOIT Launches Australian-Funded Aus4Growth Energy Program

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Competitive electricity market development and renewable energy form one of three focus areas under Vietnam’s Aus4Growth energy project.

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PLN Tasked With Identifying 11,000 Villages Lacking Power Access

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In Karawang, Lisdes built a 50 kVA distribution substation and new lines to serve 93 prospective household customers.

Alipay+ Deepens Malaysia Push With Tourism Malaysia Partnership

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Alipay+ Voyager, an AI travel agent inside digital wallets, will recommend Tourism Malaysia-verified experiences to international visitors.

Google DeepMind Fine-Tunes Gemma For Singapore’s Scam Landscape

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A lightweight classifier screens first, then a fine-tuned Gemma model confirms the threat. That is the two-stage design behind the new GovTech and Google DeepMind scam detector.

Clean Max Thai Units Agree To Buy Massmunch

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Clean Max says the Massmunch acquisition supports its plans to expand solar capacity in Thailand’s commercial and industrial market.

PLN Batam Plans Dual Substation Supply For Data Centres

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Riau Islands Regional Police have opened an inquiry into the Batam blackout as PLN Batam continues its technical investigation.

Ledger Probe Puts Hardware Wallet Supply Chains Under Scrutiny In Malaysia

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Ledger says all confirmed cases tied to the 9 October draining incident involve devices sold through CryptoBilis, and that its own systems and direct sales channels were not affected.

Bank Of Thailand Moves To End 16 Quarters Of Shrinking SME Credit

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A central SME credit portal is set for initial launch in December 2026, allowing Thai borrowers to compare financing offers across multiple lenders.

UEM Lestra Commits RM1 Billion To Storage And Hybrid Energy

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UEM Lestra Berhad will invest RM1 billion under Budget 2027, including energy storage at KLIA and a 1 GW Johor hybrid project.

PLN Batam Investigates Cause Of Monday Grid Disturbance

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The October 12 outage affected 501.8 MW of load in Batam, with 5.1 MW still offline at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Standard Chartered Singapore Custody Plan Follows Zodia Custody Integration

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Singapore becomes the latest market in Standard Chartered’s digital asset custody network, which already includes the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
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