Indonesia plans to sell first Asian sovereign dollar bond of 2026
The sale comes as Prabowo looks to fund a Budget deficit that risks exceeding 3% of GDP in 2026
Citi says Indonesia may breach 3% legal cap on deficit this year
The projection comes after South-east Asia’s biggest economy recorded a 2.9% of GDP budget shortfall in 2025
Malaysia’s construction giants Sunway, IJM Corp halt trading: Is a mega-merger imminent?
The merger – if materialised – will create the country’s largest construction-anchored conglomerate by market value
Vietnam central bank cuts credit growth target to 15% this year
The new target is lower than the 16% the bank initially set for 2025 before raising it during the year
Asia’s AI robotics race: China leaps forward while South-east Asia finds its footing
High costs and labour trends slow the pace of robotic adoption in Southeast-Asia
Musk’s Grok AI blocked in Indonesia, Malaysia over sexual images
Users now need a paid subscription to generate and edit images
Malaysia’s MM2H’s new pull: Schools, second homes and a Greater China surge
The Malaysia My Second Home scheme is increasingly being used as a visa for globally mobile families
Indonesian startups chasing growth test waters in the Gulf
Startup funding in Indonesia has been on a decline since 2021
US to provide US$45 million to help implement Cambodian-Thai accords
The funding supports border stabilisation, demining, and efforts to combat scams and drugs
Thai central bank to expand authority to scrutinise online gold trading
Bank of Thailand has blamed gold traders for driving up the baht
