2026-07-23

Singapore

·       Singapore passport ranked world’s most powerful again https://bit.ly/4wh7PnN

·       Designing buildings with maintenance features can help cut upkeep, manpower costs: Chee Hong Tat https://bit.ly/4wWGZBx

·       Ministry of Trade and Industry to be renamed Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry https://bit.ly/4vNAdNf

·       Accountant who failed to place $8.5m in fixed deposit ordered to pay damages to ex-employer https://bit.ly/3Tdsz1q

·       Changi Airport control tower to be revamped as part of $4b investment in air traffic systems https://bit.ly/4wXYZeN

·       Singapore tightens rules governing critical services sectors to counter AI cyberthreats https://bit.ly/4vJXHD0

·       Heading to Changi Airport? Some service 36 buses will have luggage racks from 2027 https://bit.ly/4b5ljuq

·       Singapore bank accounts targeted by money laundering syndicate: Alleged member charged https://bit.ly/3R4LZ80

·       $6.8m in penalties and taxes imposed on nightclubs that charge for flower garlands https://bit.ly/3T4f1VX

·       Heritage firm My Community winding up; founder says it cannot continue business due to liabilities https://bit.ly/4pvUMfE

·       More car dealers opening showrooms in shopping malls as competition heats up in motoring sector https://bit.ly/4pyUUuQ

·       Mary Chia repays debt, but insolvency proceedings to continue in court https://bit.ly/4wQZWW3

·       Crypto exchange Coinbase opens new office in Singapore, will expand hiring https://bit.ly/3TaI4qQ

Vietnam

·       Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City down 23% in H1 https://bit.ly/3R9l2QB

·       Public-private dialogue unlocks CPTPP potential https://bit.ly/4hs2NAg

·       Promoting integrated governance to advance sea-based economy https://bit.ly/4vHQJP2

·       Vietnam boosts crypto market oversight capabilities https://bit.ly/4pz1MIN

·       Vietnam fertiliser exports jump as global supply tightens https://bit.ly/4flgdve

·       Railways reinvent themselves with tourism, heritage trains https://bit.ly/4yBDulA

·       Int'l partners express confidence in Vietnam’s aviation prospects https://bit.ly/4vOJvZJ

Philippines

·       ‘Inflation shocks test BSP policy directions’ https://bit.ly/4pI5q3i

·       New PSE trading engine goes live  by November https://bit.ly/44KRQSX

·       PAL on jet-buying spree, orders more A350-1000s https://bit.ly/44LBBVP

·       BIR issues rules on creditable withholding tax https://bit.ly/3RwNI67

·       Meralco eyes Albay expansion https://bit.ly/4wWaD9Q

·       GSIS increases stake in Megawide to 9.5 % https://bit.ly/4fPwj1H

·       Fruitas sees sustained growth as portfolio diversifies https://bit.ly/45jKWnS

·       SwiftPay brings real-time fraud decisioning to Philippines

·       Indian conglomerate acquires Philippines personal care firm S Brands https://bit.ly/4x2dQFc

·       78% of Filipino workers use AI at work but few receive training — study https://bit.ly/44F7YWb

·       P5-B budget hike eyed for DTI lending arm for 2027 https://bit.ly/4whGstT

·       DTI chief eyes new trade deals to boost exports growth this 2026 https://bit.ly/3RlyO2x

·       Sunlight Air marks 7th year with seat sale, activities https://bit.ly/3R7FXU7

·       DEPDev pushes for unified blue economy framework https://bit.ly/4frVkia

·       347 PPP projects worth P3 trillion forthcoming https://bit.ly/4fvfY0O

Malaysia

·       Orkim buys oil tanker for RM95mil https://bit.ly/4fP6Llh

·       Eco-Shop in improved quarterly... https://bit.ly/4wYJnaU

·       First-half gains lift auto sector... https://bit.ly/4nQy4wn

·       Searah raises RM25bil for upstream growth https://bit.ly/4yBWz7e

·       Sara increase a boon for consumer companies https://bit.ly/4hb1Z2X

·       MAHB passenger traffic rises 1.8% in 1H26 https://bit.ly/4yCdRRu

·       MOF: West Asia geopolitical risks... https://bit.ly/4fq0POf

·       United Plantations earnings slide https://bit.ly/45hccU1

·       UOA-REIT posts higher 2Q earnings https://bit.ly/4vOxKCd

·       Infomina upbeat on FY27 growth backed by... https://bit.ly/3T6zKbF

·       SCALING BUMIPUTERA TECH VENDORS https://bit.ly/4frWgDc

·       IGB REIT's 2Q earnings boosted by Mid Valley... https://bit.ly/4fzwhd3

·       GDB bags RM439.4mil contract for premium Mont Kiara development https://bit.ly/4wkB0GN

·       MyNews to acquire land in Selangor for RM25mil https://bit.ly/3RwR8pt

·       Bank Negara's international reserves ease to US$131.8bil as at July 15 https://bit.ly/3TyBLxf

·       AME Elite, KLK Land unveil RM1.3bil i-Park@Coalfields in Selangor https://bit.ly/4pwzv5C

Indonesia

·       Indonesia Targets India, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong for Cross-Border QRIS Expansion https://bit.ly/3T6zUjh

·       Brazil Offers to Become Indonesia's Leading Supplier of Soybeans and Meat https://bit.ly/4fpaZig

·       Finance Minister Warns Rising Oil Prices Could Shrink Fiscal Space for Economic Stimulus https://bit.ly/4gSEs6y

Thailand

·       Anutin Pledges Full Backing for Chinese Investment as Thailand-China Expo Opens in Bangkok https://bit.ly/4bYM8AO

·       Thai exporters risk losing orders as ESG rules tighten, EXIM warns https://bit.ly/3TPZ060

·       Top 5 rail-line land price rises revealed, Green Line Khu Khot-Lam Luk Ka leads https://bit.ly/4x12ktF

Cambodia

·       MISTI, ADB advance partnership on water supply, quality infrastructure and technology transfer https://bit.ly/4b6Q2r9

·       Japan boosts investment ties with Cambodia https://bit.ly/4yCeESs

·       TVET policy injects green skills into Cambodian workforce https://bit.ly/4ffsz9A