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“We are internationalising the usefulness of Singapore’s accountancy profession,” says Isca CEO Fann Kor.
International

Singapore’s national accountancy body builds lower-cost regional route for smaller firms

AccountingAccounting firms
Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has been active since early July, with eruptions intensifying on the night of Sep 4
Asean Business

Anak Krakatau ash halts flights at Indonesia’s Jakarta and Lampung airports; SIA services cancelled

UPDATED 37 minutes ago
AseanIndonesia
The Jakarta centre joins an existing network spanning Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Nanjing and Hongqiao in Shanghai.
Asean Business

Singapore’s lawyers, accountants follow businesses abroad, with Jakarta the latest stop

AseanIndonesia
Thailand will establish uniform oversight of data centres in operation as well as those being developed.
Asean Business

Thailand puts 49 data centres on hold over resource strain, community impact

ThailandData centres

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Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng noted that Asean has remained a region of growth, stability and resilience.
Asean Business

Asean ‘compelling’ for businesses looking for long-term growth amid tensions: Tan See Leng

2026-09-04T07:40:38.000Z
AseanSingapore
The Court of Appeal unanimously ruled to set aside a decision by the High Court to suspend bankruptcy proceedings against Najib Razak (pictured) and his son Nazifuddin Najib.
Asean Business

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib wins pause on bankruptcy proceedings: report

2026-09-04T05:01:47.000Z
Najib RazakCorruption
“My job was to build people who could solve problems better than me,” said Agmo’s CEO Tan Aik Keong.
Asean Business

Why Tan Aik Keong of digital solutions specialist Agmo wants to make himself less indispensable

2026-09-04T03:03:54.000Z
AseanMalaysia
Consumer prices in Philippines rose 6.1 per cent last month from a year earlier.
Asean Business

Philippine inflation eases to 6.1% after successive rate hikes

2026-09-04T02:33:44.000Z
InflationPhilippines
At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Prabowo urged Russian businesses to use Indonesia to tap Asean’s market of about 680 million people.
International

‘Natural entry point’: Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to Asean

2026-09-04T02:32:22.000Z
Prabowo SubiantoAsean
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“We are internationalising the usefulness of Singapore’s accountancy profession,” says Isca CEO Fann Kor.
International

Singapore’s national accountancy body builds lower-cost regional route for smaller firms

2026-09-06T07:24:48.000Z
AccountingAccounting firms
Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has been active since early July, with eruptions intensifying on the night of Sep 4
Asean Business

Anak Krakatau ash halts flights at Indonesia’s Jakarta and Lampung airports; SIA services cancelled

2026-09-06T06:47:20.000Z
UPDATED 37 minutes ago
AseanIndonesia
Singapore’s 2015 haze produced losses in tourism, hospitality, retail and entertainment, as footfall collapsed.
Opinion & Features

People care about clean air. Climate action starts there

2026-09-06T04:00:00.000Z
HazePollution
Ella Jia (left), chief financial officer of Sasseur Reit’s manager, with CEO Cheng Hsing Yuen.
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

Sasseur Reit eyes South-east Asia for next phase of growth as it looks beyond China

2026-09-06T04:00:00.000Z
Sasseur ReitChina
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