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Tenaga Nasional Berhad Data Center Load Applications Exceed 11 GW Amid Nuclear Readiness Push

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Tenaga Nasional Berhad has received data center power applications exceeding 11 GW, more than 40% of Peninsular Malaysia's installed capacity, intensifying the search for firm baseload supply.

Amazon Web Services Opens Hanoi Local Zone For Low-Latency Workloads

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AWS’s Hanoi Local Zone supports compute, storage, networking and selected services closer to end users. The launch gives financial-services operators another infrastructure option for digital products and regulated workloads.

Clicx Bank Tests Thailand’s Appetite For Branchless Banking

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Clicx Bank enters the market backed by Krungthai Bank, Advanced Info Service and PTT Oil and Retail Business. The combination brings banking, telecoms and retail infrastructure into Thailand’s first virtual bank model.

Stripe Payments Foundation Model Targets Fraud And Commerce Complexity In Asia-Pacific

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Stripe's AI Payments Foundation Model, trained on tens of billions of transactions, improved card testing attack detection by 64% in early deployment. AI is now embedded in the payment stack, not layered on top.

Southeast Asia Freelancers And SMBs Face Infrastructure Shift As Payoneer Moves Under Nuvei

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Payoneer shareholders are set to receive USD 7.40 per share in cash, a 44% premium to the stock's unaffected price on June 8. The board approved. The strategic logic is clear.

Japanese Fans’ World Cup Cleanup Wins Plaudits

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The cleanup activity showcased a culture of responsibility and respect that has become associated with Japanese football fans.

Singapore’s Long-Stay Accommodation Market Gets Its First Ground-Up Co-Living Property In Serangoon

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From ice bath to infrared sauna: Mber's GYMber wellness facility signals where long-stay residential amenity design is heading in Singapore.

Laos Endorses Japan’s POWERR Asia Framework Days Before Signing Russia Nuclear Pact

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POWERR Asia, launched April 15 at Japan's AZEC Plus Summit, commits approximately USD 10 billion to emergency and structural energy resilience across ASEAN and partner states including Laos.

Russia Extends Nuclear Footprint In Southeast Asia With Laos Power Agreement

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Laos, which derives over 70% of electricity from hydropower, is now formally pursuing nuclear as a firm-baseload diversification option with Russian support.

Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan 1 Agreement Marks Region’s Clearest Nuclear Commitment

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GE Vernova and Hitachi formalized their BWRX-300 push into Southeast Asia in March 2026. The 300 MWe SMR now has two governments publicly backing its regional market entry.
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