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Najib Razak’s pardon application is on the agenda for a meeting scheduled this Friday by the country’s Pardons Board.

Najib said to seek 1MDB pardon as Anwar’s coalition pushes back

2026-09-09T05:27:40.000Z
BOT governor Vitai Ratanakorn said he expected the Thai economy to grow 2.3 per cent this year.

Thai monetary policy is accommodative and there is space to cut if needed: central bank minutes

2026-09-09T04:00:22.000Z
FedEx’s South Pacific Regional Hub in Singapore connects shipments moving through South-east Asia to its international air network.

Manufacturers turn to Johor-Singapore corridor as supply chains diversify

2026-09-09T02:38:15.000Z
Passengers waiting near the check-in area as Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reopened on Sep 8.

Indonesia reopens all airports as Anak Krakatau ash clears

2026-09-08T14:32:22.000Z
UPDATED 15 hours ago
Accenture Singapore country managing director Mark Tham at the launch of the “2026 Asean Business Outlook Survey” during the American Chamber of Commerce Singapore’s regional economic conference on Tuesday.

Asean’s digital economy pact promises to unlock US$2 trillion, but is unknown to 1 in 3 firms: poll

2026-09-08T10:51:48.000Z
Services trade would benefit particularly strongly from digital acceleration, which would widen markets for digital services such as cybersecurity.

More Asean corporates expect geopolitical pressure impact, with no region being ‘a safe hedge’: StanChart

2026-09-08T07:00:00.000Z
DPM and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (left) speaking at a fireside chat with Citi’s Asia South head Amol Gupte at a regional economic conference organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on Tuesday. 

Singapore must be ‘traffic controller’ of business flows amid US tariffs’ supply chain reshuffle: DPM Gan

2026-09-08T05:37:40.000Z
The latest jobs data comes as the administration of the country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jr faces pressure due to rising costs of living.

Philippine jobless rate surges to four-year high in July as growth slows

2026-09-08T03:54:12.000Z
The Philippines has lost between 42.3 billion pesos (US$675.6 million) and 118.5 billion pesos to flood-control corruption since 2023.

Floods compound Philippine growth woes from public-works scandal

2026-09-08T02:32:53.000Z
The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering in 2026, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent years.

Nvidia-backed AI firm Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity

2026-09-08T01:59:16.000Z

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