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“My job was to build people who could solve problems better than me,” said Agmo’s CEO Tan Aik Keong.

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

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

Philippine inflation eases to 6.1% after successive rate hikes

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

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

2026-09-04T02:32:22.000Z
The panel is part of a sustainability conference organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore on Sep 3. Left to right: David Kelly, executive director of British Chamber of Commerce Singapore; Sadik Arslan, Turkish ambassador to Singapore; Emily Follett; Australian deputy high commissioner to Singapore; Joseph Teo, Singapore's chief climate change negotiator.

Asean can be self-sufficient in energy, food with integrated market: Singapore’s chief climate negotiator

2026-09-03T10:14:41.000Z
Sound fundamentals are expected to keep growth resilient in 2027, with gains to be driven by export demand and sustained tourist spending, notes BNM.

Malaysia’s central bank holds rates again, says growth momentum to continue in 2027

2026-09-03T07:56:09.000Z