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Asean Business

Malaysia sees 2027 palm output declining, announces support measures

2026-10-09T12:09:54.000Z
Malaysian PM and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the 2027 national budget document as he departs for Parliament to table the budget, Putrajaya, Malaysia, Oct 9, 2026.
Asean Business

Malaysia unveils tax relief measures, wider income reforms in US$112.5b 2027 spending boost

2026-10-09T11:57:16.000Z
Silks Hotel Group chairman Steven Pan speaks to The Business Times at the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference, which ran from Oct 7 to 8.
Property

Steven Pan’s Silks Hotel Group looks beyond hotels for next phase of growth

2026-10-09T11:10:08.000Z
A tanker used as floating storage performs a ship-to-ship transfer with a smaller tanker in Johor, Malaysia, Sep 23, 2026.
Energy & Commodities

Soaring freight rates threaten Asia’s appetite for US crude

2026-10-09T06:32:24.000Z
Applications should use the AI model best suited to a task, without being redesigned each time, and without the business losing control over cost, data or risk.
Opinion & Features

Why the biggest business decision about AI isn’t which model to choose

2026-10-09T04:00:00.000Z
Japan’s R&I expects Vietnam’s strong growth to continue following a roughly 9% expansion in the first nine months of 2026.
Asean Business

Vietnam wins first investment-grade rating, opening door to cheaper funding for growth

2026-10-09T02:52:34.000Z
Vietnam’s trade surplus with the US reached US$122.62 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 23.8 per cent from a year ago.
Asean Business

Vietnam says its trade deal negotiations with US are largely completed

2026-10-08T06:18:58.000Z
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing remains under US sanctions for human rights abuses.
Asean Business

US opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation 

2026-10-08T05:56:41.000Z
CrowdStrike said it made the assessment "with moderate confidence” based on the use of the Chinese-developed tool and Chinese-language prompts.
Banking & Finance

China-based suspect in South Korea bank hacks used AI, Claude tools: CrowdStrike report

2026-10-08T04:34:02.000Z
Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul said that he received a letter from President Trump last week confirming the deal is at its final stage.
Asean Business

Thailand at ‘last paragraph’ of US trade agreement: PM Anutin

2026-10-07T13:50:58.000Z
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