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DBS Digital Outage On March 19 Draws MAS Attention Amid History Of Recurring Failures

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MAS confirmed it is engaging DBS to identify the root cause of the March 19 outage and ensure preventive action.
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Tawi-Tawi’s Sabah Supply Line Breaks Down As Regional Fuel Crisis Deepens

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Gasoline in Tawi-Tawi went from ₱95 per liter to ₱140–₱150 in bottles on the roadside — then disappeared. The Bongao emergency is a ground-level account of what supply chain collapse looks like in a remote fishing community.
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Singapore Widens Crisis Response Beyond Fuel To Cover Food, Diplomacy, And Security Risks

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PM Lawrence Wong warned on April 2 that Singapore faces a stagflation risk as the Strait of Hormuz closure deepens.
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Ripple Treasury Makes Digital Assets Behave Like Cash For Finance Teams

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Stablecoins hit USD 33 trillion in volume in 2025. Ripple Treasury gives enterprises a regulated way to deploy those balances.
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QRIS Goes Live In South Korea On The Day Of A Presidential Summit

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60.77 million QRIS users in Indonesia can now transact in South Korea using their existing domestic banking apps.
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MobiFone Digital Payment Launches As Vietnam Ends NAPAS Switching Monopoly

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Vietnam's State Bank licensed MDP in November 2025. The official launch on March 27 brought together regulators, banks, and global partners.
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BNM Annual Report: Malaysia Clocks 18.4 Billion E-Payments In 2025

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Malaysia became the first country to fully adopt the ISO 20022 messaging standard for cross-border payments, completing the transition ahead of the SWIFT global deadline.
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Malaysia Formalizes Regulator-Industry Co-Creation For Shariah-Compliant Capital Products

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CIMB's FIKRALab participation reflects its position as one of ASEAN's leading Shariah-compliant banking franchises.
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Cantonese Cuisine At The Summit: How The Chairman And Wing Redefined Asia’s Dining Hierarchy In 2026

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Ubud and Penang entered the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants top 50 for the first time, signaling Southeast Asia's expanding culinary geography.
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G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

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The statement reflects unified action among major economies to stabilize supply chains.
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Vietnam Signals Selectivity Over Scale As Gia Lai Greenlights 144 Projects Worth US$8.7 Billion

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VinEnergo Energy pledged approximately US$7.97 billion in renewable energy projects under MOU, anchoring Gia Lai's wind power ambitions through 2030.
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From Assembly To Design: Malaysia Calls On Japanese Investors To Move Up The Chip Value Chain

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Malaysia is Japan's fourth-largest ASEAN investment destination, behind Singapore in finance, and Thailand and Indonesia in the automotive sector.
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Tazapay Targets Asia, LATAM, And Middle East With Fresh Series B Capital

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Tazapay's licensing footprint now spans Singapore, Canada, Australia, and the US, with UAE, EU, and Hong Kong applications underway.
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The Hormuz Effect: Southeast Asia’s Nuclear Ambitions Move From Plans To Agreement

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Southeast Asia needs a quarter of global energy demand growth by 2035. Nuclear is now part of five governments' answer to that math.
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Nium Positions Stablecoins As Enterprise Spending Tools

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Nium compresses stablecoin card program launch timelines from months to days across a 190-country payout network.
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Yadana Pipeline And Laos Hydro: The Energy Ties Behind Thailand’s Export Exemptions

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The Yadana pipeline runs Myanmar gas to Thailand's Ratchaburi complex. That's why Myanmar still gets 300,000 liters of Thai oil per day.
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Japan Begins 1st Release Of State Oil Reserves In 4 Years

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The initiative forms part of a broader international response to the ongoing energy crisis.
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Vietnam Finance Minister Flags Institutional Investor Gap And Governance Shortfalls At National Capital Market Forum

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Investor accounts on Vietnam's stock market exceeded 11.6 million as of March 15, 2026, already surpassing the 2030 national strategy target.
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Jetstar Airways Opens Melbourne Avalon’s First International Route with Bali Service

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Jetstar Airways inaugurates Bali flights from Melbourne Avalon, opening regional Victoria's first international air corridor.
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D&L Industries Stays Optimistic Despite Middle East Supply Risks

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The company remains cautiously optimistic as global tensions disrupt supply chains, relying on past experience and strategic measures to navigate uncertainty in the current Middle East crisis.
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Bursa Malaysia’s ETF Consultation Targets Digital Asset Investors

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The proposed Bursa Malaysia amendments focus on enhanced disclosure requirements and a mandatory investor risk statement before digital currency ETF purchases.
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Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program Targets Cross-Border Payment Friction

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Mastercard's crypto coalition includes Binance, Circle, Ripple, PayPal, Fireblocks, and Singapore-based regulated stablecoin issuer StraitsX.
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A 2021 Property Dividend Finally Reaches Its Market: PNB Holdings Corp. Cleared For PSE Listing

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No fresh capital raised. No public offer. Just 30,000 shareholders finally getting a liquid market.
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MAS And 24 Financial Institutions Publish AI Risk Toolkit Covering Generative And Agentic AI

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The MindForge handbook is structured around four pillars aligned with MAS proposed AI guidelines, giving firms a head start on future supervisory requirements.
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FOMO Pay Brings Stablecoin Acceptance To Singapore Merchants With Single-Device Terminal

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FOMO Pay positions the Soundbox within a cross-border corridor strategy spanning Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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FESSIA Names Philippines And Vietnam As Southeast Asia’s Most Urgent Storage Markets

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Grid modernisation and transmission infrastructure must develop alongside storage deployment or Southeast Asia's renewable expansion will face structural limits, FESSIA says.
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Vietnam And Russia Sign Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Agreement

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Vietnam's Atomic Energy Law took effect in January 2026, designating nuclear power a national strategic priority just weeks before the Rosatom deal was signed.
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Vietnam Airlines Cuts Domestic Routes As Jet Fuel Crisis Tests Record 2025 Financial Gains

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Vietnam's domestic fuel suppliers can only guarantee aviation fuel through March under existing contracts. April supply remains an open question.
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Japan Trains Foreign Workers For Railway Maintenance

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Japan is expanding its labor pool by offering opportunities for foreign workers in technical roles.
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Hong Leong Bank Positions HLB Islamic As Primary Growth Engine With March 2026 Rebrand

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Alongside the rebrand, HLB Islamic launched Hayat, a Shariah-guided wealth lifecycle proposition spanning savings, protection, and legacy planning.
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‘Big Dawgs’ Hitmaker Hanumankind Set For April 2026 Asia Tour, Including Hong Kong

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Hanumankind builds on the impact of “Big Dawgs” with a tour that reflects his growing presence in the global rap scene.
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HSBC Begins Assessing 10% Workforce Reduction Tied To Artificial Intelligence

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No final decisions have been made, but HSBC's three-to-five year AI workforce review covers roughly 10% of its 210,000-strong global headcount.
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Grab Holdings Loan Book Doubles To USD 1.18 Billion As GXS Bank And GX Bank Scale Rapidly

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Grab's digital bank loan portfolio grew 120 percent to USD 1.18 billion. Profitability for that segment is targeted for late 2026.
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Petrolimex’s 40 Percent Supply Increase At E10 Pilot Stations Tests Nationwide Rollout Viability

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Petrolimex and PVOIL say their blending infrastructure is ready for a phased national E10 rollout beginning in April 2026.
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Maiora Renewable Energy Exits Singapore To Focus On Taiwan And Philippines As Peak Energy Consolidates Local Platform

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Natural gas supplies 95% of Singapore's electricity. Every LNG price spike is a direct argument for domestically generated solar, which is exactly what Peak Energy is building capacity to sell.
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Thailand’s Seven-Year Power Plan Gap Deepens As Government Formation Drags Into March 2026

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Thailand has been running on the 2018 Power Development Plan for nearly seven years. A new drafting panel was formed in late 2025, but its work cannot be approved without a functioning government.
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Singapore Exchange Moves To Fill Asian Bond Derivatives Gap with New Futures Products

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Foreign investors poured US$3.78 billion into Asian bonds in January 2026 alone. SGX is moving to provide the derivatives infrastructure that demand requires.
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Indonesia-Japan MoC Ties Nickel Reserves To Nuclear Energy Ambitions

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The Indonesia-Japan MoC advances supply chain resilience and low-carbon nuclear technology under the AZEC framework.
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Vietnam Agrees To Fuel Transit Corridor For Laos As Vientiane Closes Petrol Station Oversight Gap

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The Hanoi deal trades fuel for electricity: Vietnam supplies refined products; Laos commits to expanded hydropower exports in return.
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ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement Accelerated As Hormuz Crisis Exposes Regional Emergency Gaps

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Hormuz export volumes fell to under 10 percent of pre-conflict levels before the IEA acted. The 400 million barrels covers roughly 20 days of pre-war transit volume.
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ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement Accelerated As Hormuz Crisis Exposes Regional Emergency Gaps

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Hormuz export volumes fell to under 10 percent of pre-conflict levels before the IEA acted. The 400 million barrels covers roughly 20 days of pre-war transit volume.
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How A Shallow-Draft Tanker Became Myanmar’s Most Critical Power Infrastructure Asset

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Thilawa SEZ receives 24-hour power from restarted LNG plants while residential Yangon remains on rationed supply.
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New Bird Species Found In Japan For First Time In 45 Years

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The finding sheds light on previously undocumented bird populations in the region.
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Kredivo Group Acquires Full Stake In Vietnam’s Timo Digital Bank In Undisclosed Cross-Border Deal

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Kredivo Group's Timo deal reflects a regional pattern: mature fintechs acquiring banking licences rather than building from scratch.
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2C2P And M-PAY Partner To Expand Digital Payment Options For Sun PhuQuoc Airways In Vietnam

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2C2P, majority-owned by Ant Group since 2022, extends its airline payments reach deeper into Vietnam through the Sun PhuQuoc Airways deal.
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Laos Slashes Fuel Taxes To Zero As Station Closures Expose Deep Import Dependency

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Laos ordered daily supply reporting from all fuel importers and distributors, banned station closures without advance notice, and launched nationwide depot inspections. Crisis governance in real time.
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Indonesia And Japan Sign Five-Year Nuclear Energy And Critical Minerals MoC At Tokyo Energy Forum

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The Indonesia-Japan nuclear MoC was signed as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed and both countries faced acute fossil fuel supply pressure. Energy security and decarbonization are now inseparable in Indo-Pacific policy.
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British Airways Returns To Melbourne Via Kuala Lumpur, Doubling Its Australia Footprint From January 2027

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Oneworld partners British Airways and Malaysia Airlines now share the Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne corridor.
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Why Wealthy Individuals Treat Boredom As A Competitive Advantage

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Cognitive bandwidth is a finite resource. Where you spend it determines what you build. Constant stimulation is a withdrawal, not a deposit.
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How The Mastercard-Bank Of Shanghai Collaboration Fits Into A Wider APAC Payments Offensive

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The Mastercard-Bank of Shanghai integration routes inbound payments through CIPS into China's domestic banking network, reducing friction for global businesses paying Chinese suppliers.
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