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Japan Trains Foreign Workers For Railway Maintenance

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The initiative aims to train around 100 foreign workers annually under Japan’s skilled worker program.

Hong Leong Islamic Bank Rebrands As HLB Islamic And Launches Hayat Wealth Stewardship Proposition

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Embedding Islamic charitable instruments into mainstream banking apps marks a key shift in how Malaysian banks serve customers' religious and financial needs together.

HSBC Begins Assessing 10% Workforce Reduction Tied To Artificial Intelligence

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KYC compliance, transaction monitoring, and customer service operations face the highest AI displacement risk in banking, and HSBC has named all three publicly.

Maiora Renewable Energy Exits Singapore To Focus On Taiwan And Philippines As Peak Energy Consolidates Local Platform

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Singapore GasCo began centralizing LNG procurement in 2025. The Peak Energy acquisition on March 12 represents the private sector's parallel response: reducing exposure to imported gas through domestic solar aggregation.

Thailand’s Seven-Year Power Plan Gap Deepens As Government Formation Drags Into March 2026

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Thailand's new PDP drafting panel has a four-month completion target from late 2025. Whether that timeline holds now depends on how quickly the cabinet is seated and the NEPC is reconstituted.

Grab Holdings Loan Book Doubles To USD 1.18 Billion As GXS Bank And GX Bank Scale Rapidly

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Grab filed its 2025 annual report with the SEC on March 6, covering operations across eight Southeast Asian markets.

PM Chinh’s Directive No. 09 Links EV Charging Infrastructure To Immediate Fuel Crisis Response

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The Central Biofuels Plant produced its first ethanol batch on February 6. Weeks later, it is central to Vietnam's crisis fuel response.

How A Shallow-Draft Tanker Became Myanmar’s Most Critical Power Infrastructure Asset

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Myanmar's domestic gas fields are in structural decline. Monthly LNG deliveries to Thilawa are no longer optional, they are baseline.

Singapore Exchange Moves To Fill Asian Bond Derivatives Gap with New Futures Products

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Singapore Exchange is expanding from equities and commodities into Asian government bond derivatives. The move deepens its position as the region's primary risk management hub.

Indonesia Leverages World’s Largest Nickel Reserves In Japan Cooperation Deal

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The AZEC framework gains new momentum as Indonesia and Japan commit to shared energy transition priorities.
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