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HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Launches A New Conservation Model Linking Tourism Revenue To Heritage Preservation

Each suite at HOSHINOYA Nara Prison combines nine to eleven former solitary confinement cells, starting at USD 233 per guest per night.

Precision Over Volume: How COMO Hotels And Resorts Is Rethinking Luxury Distribution In Southeast Asia

COMO Le Beauvallon on the French Riviera and COMO Cordeillan-Bages in Bordeaux are positioned to capture Thai demand for gastronomy, wine, and heritage travel.

BPDPKS Subsidy Mechanics Under Strain As B50 Demand Exceeds 2026 Annual Allocation

Indonesia's B50 mandate is projected to save IDR 157.28 trillion in foreign exchange in 2026, a 17.9% increase over the IDR 133.3 trillion saved under the B40 program in 2025.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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