2025-10-01

Singapore

·       Singtel says Optus CEO needs time to fix issues after emergency call outages in Australia https://bit.ly/46w0dUihttps://bit.ly/46w0dUi

·       Business winners and losers of Singapore’s F1 race https://bit.ly/4nvPBL6

·       Singapore hotels cashing in on pickleball craze to attract guests and boost revenue https://bit.ly/46MzRfG

·       Mandarin Oriental in talks to sell part of One Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Alibaba: Report https://bit.ly/48D32nO

·       STI up 0.7% as investors rotate from US to more stable Singapore market https://bit.ly/473D5wk

·       ADB slashes 2026 growth forecast for Singapore by nearly half to 1.4% on US tariff hit https://bit.ly/4gKYxtm

·       GuocoLand to launch Faber Residence with prices starting at S$1,995 psf https://bit.ly/48D3zpO

·       LHN’s co-living unit Coliwoo files preliminary document for IPO on SGX mainboard https://bit.ly/46MmXOw

·       Infinity Development lodges preliminary document for Catalist IPO https://bit.ly/3VLxS66

Vietnam

·       IPO sugar rush sweeps Vietnam as bets on stock market upgrade build https://bit.ly/48391C9

·       Vietnam becomes Marvell's third-largest R&D centre globally https://bit.ly/48Gm0Kc

·       Domestic demand - mainstay of Vietnam's economic growth: ADB https://bit.ly/46Q8RvK

·       PM urges GE Vernova to expand investment in clean energy https://bit.ly/4nSxXkh

·       Vietnam’s wood sector navigates tariff pressures with market diversification https://bit.ly/4gUjMt0

·       Vietnam – Cambodia Business Association convenes first congress https://bit.ly/4pPcuKO

·       Plan issued for implementing Vietnam–Laos trade agreement https://bit.ly/3Wfexud

Philippines

·       Argentina backs Philippine nuclear energy push https://bit.ly/4gRVuzG

·       Government debt eases to P17.5 trillion in end-August https://bit.ly/4h8mdbz

·       ADB keeps Philippines growth forecast for 2025 https://bit.ly/46MwBke

·       ARTA, British embassy ink pact to improve regulatory processes https://bit.ly/3WgtWKM

·       Government urged to review vessel tonnage amid underreporting https://bit.ly/4mKOwhj

·       Converge tops speed test, but PLDT still biggest https://bit.ly/4nQqbrc

·       New risks from nonbank financing https://bit.ly/46uTr0T

·       REITs pushed among OFWs in Europe https://bit.ly/46xmqBe

·       PEZA greenlights nearly P49 billion worth of investments in September https://bit.ly/46LxTfc

·       Berde Renewables eyes 500-MW portfolio by 2028 https://bit.ly/4mAVFR3

·       ePLDT launches Pilipinas AI, first locally hosted AI platform https://bit.ly/48GptZe

·       Pure Energy, two firms to acquire 71.68% stake in Coal Asia for P220.9M https://bit.ly/46N6wlh

Malaysia

·       1MDB liquidators lose Singapore court bid to sue StanChart, BSI due to transactions predating insolvency law https://bit.ly/4nsZGrZ

·       Personal loan applicants exceeding RM100,000 to attend financial education module - Bank Negara https://bit.ly/4nNMizb

·       Passenger demand grows 4.6% in August – IATA https://bit.ly/3KrSFJA

·       Malaysia’s capital market at RM4 trillion https://bit.ly/4gKuXUM

·       Pro-Net launches first standalone DC charging hub in Tanjung Malim https://bit.ly/4nTn3uB

·       Sunway unit launches maiden RM230mil sustainability bond https://bit.ly/4mKKYvA

Indonesia

·       Tapera in limbo after Constitutional Court strikes down law https://bit.ly/48EsEAD

·       Antam still leans on imports as gold demand surges at home https://bit.ly/46xG9AV

·       Choosing a better path for tobacco excise https://bit.ly/46GOSzn

·       Prabowo rolls out 26,000 subsidized homes amid sluggish program https://bit.ly/3KtShKD

·       Copper producers await extension of concentrate export permits https://bit.ly/46K1xSm

Thailand

·       ThaiBev to invest B9bn over next 12 months https://bit.ly/42U3t9B

·       Minister urged to up marketing spend to lure more visitors https://bit.ly/4mKLoSG

·       Thai-US trade pact ‘to be finalised by year-end’ https://bit.ly/4gSIYzW

Cambodia

·       Cambodia, Malaysia tourism sectors strengthen cooperation to boost tourist flows https://bit.ly/4nXdLOo

·       Cambodia diversifies its inbound tourism strategies after border conflict with Thailand https://bit.ly/483pczo

·       ADB pegs Cambodia’s growth at nearly 5 percent for FY2025 https://bit.ly/4pJlXmZ

·       New rice, cassava varieties with high yield, disease resilience introduced https://bit.ly/4mORrWd