2026-09-17

Singapore

·       NTUC members can get free entry to Sentosa every month https://bit.ly/4dFp5Md

·       Can S’pore grow the next Apple or Nvidia? https://bit.ly/4AlKqUU

·       Databricks to invest over $445m in Singapore, double workforce to more than 500 over next three years https://bit.ly/4cOM0Ez

·       Enhanced SG Arrival Card to be available on MyICA app from Sept 30 https://bit.ly/4rcdLNe

·       Former group director of HDB accused of breaching agency’s database 161 times https://bit.ly/4hycNXt

·       Firms must plan for workers alongside business transformation, not treat them as an HR afterthought: PM Wong https://bit.ly/4dEU9f0

·       Anthropic to open Singapore office in October, will be hiring for range of roles https://bit.ly/4irtPbI

·       Why Keppel DC REIT runs its data centres like shopping malls: CEO https://bit.ly/4gWVy2X

·       AI start-up Plaud opens regional headquarters in S’pore; doubles investment to $20 million https://bit.ly/4cNoXdi

·       Former Cathay cinema operator mm2 Asia, subsidiary owe $213,000 in CPF arrears https://bit.ly/4yKccc8

·       Let young people experiment with AI, says CDL’s Kwek Leng Beng https://bit.ly/4Ab7gON

·       Singapore launches over 200 AI courses, new skills centre to boost career support https://bit.ly/4yGpYfQ

Vietnam

·       Vietnam, Austria exchange experience in crypto-asset market supervision https://bit.ly/4cJUGft

·       Vietnamese goods step up market expansion in Russia https://bit.ly/4cNqgZK

·       VietnamPrintPack 2026 kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City https://bit.ly/3UYEHUH

·       Two new power projects to add 400 MW to Quang Tri's wind power capacity https://bit.ly/4j7zK5W

·       China, Vietnam see broad scope for high-tech agricultural cooperation: scholar https://bit.ly/4j7zSSY

·       Vietnam deepens global supply-chain integration https://bit.ly/3T5rGIu

·       Vietravel Airlines resumes Hanoi – Da Lat route https://bit.ly/4rg1lnG

·       Vietnam, Malaysia see potential for smart agriculture cooperation https://bit.ly/4rg6a03

·       Vietnam, Argentina eye broader Mercosur access amid free trade push https://bit.ly/4yALAKo

·       Greening agriculture through low-emission crop production https://bit.ly/48cb32B

·       Cao Bang develops organic farming zones linked to European markets https://bit.ly/4xYp3HB

·       Hanoi's imports surge 41% in first eight months of 2026 https://bit.ly/4xYp3HB

·       Vietnam named “guest country” at SIGEP Rimini 2027 global food fair https://bit.ly/4helGFr

·       Vietnam becomes first int'l market to receive Zamperla’s new roller coaster https://bit.ly/4gXBptC

·       International Printing & Packaging Industry Exhibition opens in HCM City https://bit.ly/46riEIY

·       Việt Nam, Argentina eye broader Mercosur access amid free trade push https://bit.ly/4xRNo1E

·       Việt Nam, Malaysia see potential for smart agriculture cooperation https://bit.ly/4xZA1MQ

Philippines

·       ABS-CBN to retrench about 200 workers amid weak ad demand https://bit.ly/4xYjbho

·       MREIT secures SEC approval for P27-billion asset infusion https://bit.ly/4yJqOsc

·       DHI shareholders approve Tampakan-linked merger https://bit.ly/4isV8m1

·       Federal Land inaugurates Aki Tower, eyes another Cebu project https://bit.ly/4Ahb3dq

·       Think tank urges tighter 2027 budget scrutiny https://bit.ly/4rd9nxs

·       DHSUD pressed to include solar power in future housing programs https://bit.ly/4ixTLT8

·       DoTr seeks consultant for airport development projects https://bit.ly/4hhA5ke

·       Pampanga farmers to get P1.75M in calamity loans https://bit.ly/4hhA5ke

·       Leading Indian carrier IndiGo applies to offer PHL services https://bit.ly/4yGtjvo

·       Indian firms weighing P4B in PHL expansions https://bit.ly/46rkycA

·       BCDA, Standard Chartered Bank ink pact for dev’t in Clark https://bit.ly/4AbaZMh

·       BIR steps up drive vs illicit vape, tobacco as ‘ber’ months kick in https://bit.ly/46wT8ls

·       Prices of building materials in NCR eases in August https://bit.ly/4iy4Q6x

·       LandBank earns global recognition for sustainable energy financing https://bit.ly/3TdmYsb

Malaysia

·       Malaysia projected to grow 4.3% annually from 2026-2035, 'SEA-6' economies set for steady growth https://bit.ly/4AhIdd0

·       MARC Ratings upgrades Sunway Group’s ratings on stronger balance sheet https://bit.ly/3SPcvmJ

·       Malaysia talks to rival airlines as it monitors AirAsia's financial health, sources say https://bit.ly/4y25luC

·       Malaysia among more open Islamic markets for crypto, Fitch says https://bit.ly/4AieZL3

·       MMNOs face DNB accounting test in Q4 https://bit.ly/4gXmoIe

·       Johari backs DRB-HICOM, Proton push into India's auto sector https://bit.ly/4hbuhIY

·       U Mobile sees FY25 losses widen as 5G costs bite, gains ground in services https://bit.ly/4ixUpQA

·       RM470bil investment target for Northern Corridor Economic Region by 2030 https://bit.ly/3US476t

·       Malaysian firms tap Australia's multibillion-ringgit investment boom https://bit.ly/3T6dxKU

Indonesia

·       Government Sets Rp 22.5 Trillion for Rural Power, Gas Networks and Pipelines https://bit.ly/4yJwlPx

·       Indonesia Has Enough Fuel, Bahlil Says as Queues Stretch in South Sulawesi https://bit.ly/4AhPc5B

·       Whoosh takeover in limbo after Purbaya ousted as finance minister https://bit.ly/3ViJfW5

·       Danantara to inject $25m to revive stalled LRT City projects https://bit.ly/4xrKn76

Thailand

·       Thailand pushes US trade deal amid 12.5% tariff before proposed Sept 17 or 18 call https://bit.ly/472T8K6

·       Thai firms’ 500bn baht Vietnam investment fuels partnership push as GDP could overtake Thailand’s in two years https://bit.ly/4xwpLe7

·       Anutin-Trump tariff call proposed for September 17 or 18 https://bit.ly/4xUlPVv

Cambodia

·       Cambodia courts US investors to boost digital, tech sectors https://bit.ly/4gXlR9c

·       Cambodia’s virtual assets and digital assets draft law sees progress https://bit.ly/4isYVzL

·       Cambodia launches new bulk-carrier route to export rice directly to Philippines https://bit.ly/3TzA6rF

Southeast Asia (Regional)

·       Largest South-east Asian economies to grow by 4.8% annually over 10 years: DBS report https://bit.ly/3TaNrGF