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What Alpaca’s MAS In-Principle Approval Means For Regional Brokerage Infrastructure

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Alpaca is building its Southeast Asian base in Singapore, with the aim of serving as a local counterparty for regional banks and fintechs that offer international investing.
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SP Group Flags Possible Tariff Increase After Q4 2026 Cut

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SP Group's fourth-quarter tariff reflects gas prices from July 1 to September 15, under Energy Market Authority guidelines.
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Thailand’s Oil Fuel Fund Seeks Liquidity As Deficit Grows

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Thailand's diesel and petrol price caps now depend on a choice between fresh bank borrowing and gradual subsidy withdrawal.
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Energy Ministry And PLN Rework Indonesia’s 2025-2034 Power Plan

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The original RUPTL approved in May 2025 allocated 17.1 GW to solar. PLN's proposal now exceeds 50 GWp.
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Payment Continuity Joins PIDM’s Bank Resolution Toolkit Through PayNet Pact

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PIDM announced three initiatives at its 22 September Industry Dialogue: the RAF, a PayNet agreement and its first Data Pulse publication.
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Luno, Kenanga And Halogen Design Closed-Loop Stablecoin For Institutional Investors

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Tokenised funds have moved ownership records on-chain. Luno, Halogen Capital and Kenanga Investors are now testing how the cash side could follow.
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Singapore Cruise Centre’s Harbourfront Terminal Passes 720,000 Passengers Ahead Of Formal Opening

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Automated bag drops, self-service check-in and biometric clearance mark Singapore's push toward airport-style processing at its HarbourFront sea gateway.
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Kopi Kenangan Insiders Increase Holdings After First Profitable Year

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Kopi Kenangan posted US$17 million in net income for 2025, its first profitable year. Its founder and existing investors are now increasing their holdings.
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Indonesia Energy Ministry Yet To Select Coal-To-Fuel Technology

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Minister Bahlil Lahadalia says several companies have offered technology cooperation as Indonesia studies turning low-calorie coal into gas and oil.
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Indonesia Yet To Sign Malaysia Power Interconnection Agreement

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Indonesia's position on pricing terms is a factor in the progress of cross-border electricity trade under the ASEAN Power Grid.
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Boost Adopts Tencent Cloud Super App Platform To Consolidate Financial Services

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Boost will use Tencent Cloud Super App as a Service to bring multiple financial services into one application for consumers and businesses.
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Singapore Wealth Platform Syfe Crosses SGD20 Billion In Client Assets

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Syfe Brokerage will introduce Lend & Earn in the coming weeks, letting eligible investors earn income by lending shares they already hold.
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Frasers Hospitality Unveils Fraser Suites Reserve As Its Luxury Serviced Living Flagship

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The 255-room property will occupy the top ten floors of a 45-storey tower at One Bangkok.
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Bussabong Final Investment Decision Adds Domestic Gas Supply Option For Thailand

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Valeura Energy puts its share of Bussabong facilities spending at about US$35 million, plus US$20 million to US$25 million for drilling. A modest capital outlay for a first-phase gas project.
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Rooftop Solar Growth Steadies EVNNPC’s Energy Mix

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Rooftop solar keeps expanding under Vietnam's self-consumption model, with EVNNPC adding over 105 MW of new capacity in August alone.
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Analysts Downgrade Tenaga Nasional Over Subsidy Absorption

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Two brokerages downgraded Tenaga Nasional this week after the utility said it would not pass on the new exemption's cost.
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DANA Taps Growth-Stage Investor As Wallet Wars Continue

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01Fintech's growth-stage fund continues to place bets on Southeast Asia's digital wallet leaders.
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Agrobank Fraud Case Highlights Malaysia’s Mule Account Problem

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Agrobank's fraud case, first disclosed in November last year, has resulted in 47 arrests and a RM203.8 million loss.
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Yogyakarta Tourism Board Bets On Cultural Wellness For Regional Growth

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Archery, gamelan and herbal medicine are being reframed as tools for modern wellbeing in Yogyakarta.
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Haze, Heat, And Higher Bills: The Story Behind Malaysia’s Electricity Relief

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Anwar Ibrahim's latest electricity measure could save qualifying households up to RM47 a month.
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Thailand’s Energy Ministry Moves To Cap Data Center Growth

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Thailand's data center licenses already declare more than 1,059 MW of demand, concentrated among a handful of major operators.
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TRX City And Labuan IBFC Announce New Strategic Partnership

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Two of Malaysia's flagship financial centres are formalising closer ties. Details on scope remain limited for now.
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Ant International Targets Agentic Commerce With New Financial Stack

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Ant International says 89.5% of its Antom merchants have already deployed AI agents in payment operations.
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Inside Vietnam’s Journey From Frontier Watchlist To Emerging Market

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From frontier to emerging: Vietnam's index upgrade reflects years of regulatory and infrastructure reform.
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Fuel Costs Force AirAsia Back To Its Southeast Asian Roots

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Tony Fernandes says the fuel-cost crunch is an "adjustment period," not a collapse. The numbers tell a more complicated story.
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Indonesia’s E20 Fuel Push Gains Cabinet-Level Backing

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Two million hectares of sugarcane land across four regions will anchor Indonesia's accelerated bioethanol program.
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Asean’s USD27 Billion Interconnector Gap Meets A New Political Push

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Southeast Asia needs $300 billion for grid upgrades by 2040. Regional politics may decide how fast that money moves.
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J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Join Push For 24/7 Settlement Infrastructure

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Correspondent banking has long meant pre-funded accounts and fixed cut-off times. This partnership is testing an alternative.
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DBS Positions For A Bigger Role In Singapore’s Emerging Gold Market

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Physical gold storage is becoming a competitive edge for banks in Singapore as institutional demand grows.
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Singapore’s Agoda Advances Into Conversational AI Booking

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Agoda's beta rollout signals growing momentum for AI-driven booking tools among Southeast Asia's travel technology platforms.
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Molex Scales Vietnam Workforce To 8,000 As Data Center Demand Grows

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Molex's Hung Yen facility is built to serve high-speed data center customers, reflecting shifting demand in electronics manufacturing.
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Small Modular Reactors Enter Thailand’s Energy Security Conversation

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Nuclear power enters Thailand's long-term energy conversation with a new feasibility study signed at Gastech 2026.
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Laos Sends Power Abroad While Hospitals Rely On Generators

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Nearly 80 percent of Laos's electricity leaves the country, even as aging infrastructure strains supply for its own population.
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GXBank, IFC Partnership Targets Malaysia’s Underserved Small Businesses

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Nearly 97% of Malaysian MSMEs face constrained access to formal financing. This risk-sharing deal aims to change that math.
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How Thunes Is Rebuilding Payment Access In Syria And South Yemen

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Remittances make up over a third of South Yemen's GDP. Thunes' new payout options aim to serve that demand directly.
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The End Of The Layover: TransNusa Links Bali And Phuket Directly

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Bali and Phuket, two tourism heavyweights, are now linked by a single four hour flight.
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TrueMoney Scales Blockchain Pilot To 20,000 Users

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Tourists and expatriates can now convert digital assets into Thai baht through TrueMoney's expanding blockchain pilot.
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Debuts In Thailand With The Opening Of Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit

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Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit adds more than 2,000 square meters of flexible event space to the city, accommodating conferences, weddings, launches, and private celebrations.
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Thailand Power Development Plan 2026 Opens Door To Private Power

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Thailand's energy ministry has proposed opening its power market to greater private sector participation.
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Malaysia Eyes 9 Gigawatts Of Gas Power As Data Centres Expand

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Peak electricity demand in Peninsular Malaysia has climbed past 21 gigawatts amid unusually hot conditions this year.
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Webull Combines Forces With 50-Year-Old Thai Brokerage

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The combined Webull-Pi Securities business is targeting THB 200 billion in assets under management as it builds out its Thailand platform.
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Bank Of Thailand Tightens Customer Due Diligence Across The Industry

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The Bank of Thailand reports an 80% drop in push-payment fraud losses in Q2 2026 compared with the same period two years earlier.
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Fanny Purna Irianti Brings 15 Years Of Hospitality Expertise To Raffles Bali

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Raffles Bali strengthens its commercial team with the appointment of Fanny Purna Irianti as director of sales and marketing.
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Grab Holdings Deepens Southeast Asia Fintech Push With Atome Talks

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Atome Financial posted an 80% revenue jump last year. Grab Holdings may be taking notice.
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Inside ChatGPT For Financial Services: Data, Models, And Compliance

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The new product can trace generated research back to source filings and transcripts, addressing a key concern for regulated industries.
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Southeast Asia’s Wallets Prepare For The Age Of Agentic Commerce

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Ant International has open-sourced its Agentic Mobile Protocol, inviting other payment providers to build their own agent integrations.
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Bank Of Thailand Sets Path Toward Mandatory BNPL Licensing

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Thailand's central bank is expanding its regulatory reach from roughly 30-40 institutions to about 3,600 non-bank financial operators.
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How Maybank Is Lowering The Barrier To Malaysian Wealth-Building

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Maybank's Savings+ offers potential returns of up to 3.32% per annum, with no lock-in period and quick access to your money.
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Seoul Talks Signal Progress On Vietnam’s Second Nuclear Plant

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KEPCO is leaning on its completed Barakah plant in the UAE as it courts Vietnam for the Ninh Thuan 2 project.
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Ministry Of Interior Weighs Expansion Of Thailand Solar Rights

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Thailand's Ministry of Interior may expand its household solar subsidy from one million to 1.5 million rights before final approval.
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