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Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition has suffered setbacks in a succession of state elections.
Asean Business

Anwar cuts a deal with opposition to clear a 2027 budget hurdle

Anwar IbrahimMalaysia politics
Workers at a small factory that produces parts for internal combustion engine vehicles in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Sep 23, 2026.
Asean Business

Thailand’s September factory output rises 2.05% y/y, lower than forecast

ManufacturingThailand
Scoot’s operating ⁠loss balloons to S$32 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, from S$17 million a year earlier, as passenger unit cost rose 21.7%.
Asean Business

State-backed South-east Asia budget carriers handle elevated fuel prices better

South-east Asiafuel
DTEC Mineral and Metal Technology ultimately aims to build two facilities in Malaysia, which will expand the country’s role in the rare earth industry.
Asean Business

US-owned startup plans US$600 million Malaysia rare earth refinery

Rare earth metalsMalaysia

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Nvidia checked to ensure that Megaspeed did not illegally send its AI processors to China, said CEO Jensen Huang on Oct 29.
Companies & Markets

Nvidia CEO says ties to Singapore firm under spying probe were ‘normal’

2026-10-30T04:15:46.000Z
NvidiaUS-China tech war
Winnie Jiang (far right), an associate professor of organisational behaviour at Insead’s Singapore campus, will serve as the lab’s academic director.
Economy & Policy

Insead gets US$3 million Google backing for new lab to study AI’s impact on work and life

2026-10-30T04:00:00.000Z
Artificial IntelligenceAsean
The planned energy import arrangement is the subject of an MOU signed by (seated, from left) Souksavart Sosouphanh, managing director of Electricite de Laos; Somlath Mek Akath, managing director of Phongsupthavy Group; and Michael Wong, chief operating officer of Tuas Power.
Asean Business

Tuas Power to explore importing up to 500 MW a year of hydropower from Laos

2026-10-30T03:00:00.000Z
ElectricityRenewable energy
Experts say the “affordable luxury” trend is most visible in premium bubble tea, speciality coffee, beauty products, apparel and experiential dining.
Asean Business

Can ‘affordable luxury’ survive – and thrive – in Vietnam?

2026-10-30T02:41:05.000Z
VietnamAsean
Malaysia’s largest retail pharmacy chain has launched an IPO prospectus.
Asean Business

Malaysia’s Big Caring eyes Singapore expansion with YMS buyout ahead of IPO

2026-10-29T11:56:52.000Z
MalaysiaBursa Malaysia
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Singapore leads the region by total brand value, with 88 brands worth a combined US$84.1 billion.
Companies & Markets

DBS remains Asean’s most valuable brand; Grab among fastest-growing: report

2026-10-30T05:51:24.000Z
DBSGrab
ADB expects family offices, which have seen significant growth in Singapore, to play a larger role in financing regional development.
Companies & Markets

ADB expands Singapore presence to draw more private capital into Asian projects

2026-10-30T05:23:04.000Z
Private capitalAsean
Winnie Jiang (far right), an associate professor of organisational behaviour at Insead’s Singapore campus, will serve as the lab’s academic director.
Economy & Policy

Insead gets US$3 million Google backing for new lab to study AI’s impact on work and life

2026-10-30T04:00:00.000Z
Artificial IntelligenceAsean
Experts say the “affordable luxury” trend is most visible in premium bubble tea, speciality coffee, beauty products, apparel and experiential dining.
Asean Business

Can ‘affordable luxury’ survive – and thrive – in Vietnam?

2026-10-30T02:41:05.000Z
VietnamAsean
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