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Across South-east Asia, tens of millions of smallholders are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed to run tractors, irrigation pumps and rice planters.

Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple

The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked a vital route for fertiliser and fuel deliveries

The 11-member bloc welcomes the revived Asean Swap Arrangement, providing short-term forex liquidity to members facing balance-of-payments issues.

Asean financial leaders voice concern about Middle East tensions and trade threats

They reaffirm commitment to deeper regional financial integration to mitigate global impacts

Pertamina Energy Trading was Pertamina Persero’s Singapore-based trading unit that has shuttered.

Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ a suspect in second graft case

Riza is designated a suspect along with six others in a probe into dealings at Pertamina Energy Trading

Governments and airlines overseeing the annual Haj pilgrimage have pledged to ensure this year’s rituals go ahead despite mounting geopolitical tensions and surging oil prices.

Fuel shock meets faith: Iran war drives up pilgrimage costs for South-east Asian Muslims

Surging oil prices are forcing airlines to balance rising costs with their commitment to transport pilgrims

Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu sold a 0.6% stake in coal and mining holding Petrindo Jaya Kreasi to boost the company’s free float.

Indonesia’s richest man sells stakes as ownership rules tighten

Petrindo’s share sale serves as a market signal, as its 15.9% free float already met requirements

Energy infrastructure in the Middle East has been so severely disrupted that oil and gas supply may take one to two years to stabilise, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas told lawmakers on Thursday.

Thai finance chief sees oil prices elevated for two years

Thailand plans to accelerate adoption of solar power and other renewables to cushion higher energy costs

Indonesia and Timor Leste are likely to witness strong consumption in 2026, while Myanmar's disaster reconstruction could support a rebound in domestic activity.

Domestic demand could support South-east Asia growth if Middle East conflict stabilises early: ADB

The energy shock is unlikely to crush longer-term growth ambitions, say economists

The RTS Link, which is expected to begin operations on Jan 1, 2027, could add a “new dimension” to spending patterns in JB towards the end of 2026.
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RTS Link unlikely to topple Singapore retail despite JB’s appeal: OCBC

A narrowing price gap between malls in the two cities is among factors keeping the city-state going

Around 90% of the rice Vietnam ships – mostly to the Philippines, but also to Africa and the US – comes from the Mekong.

How war in the Middle East paralysed an Asian food giant

The scarcity of fuel and fertiliser is affecting production in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta

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