Buzz over Fed rate cut hits Asean; Vietnam’s death-row tycoon stirs up hornet’s nest in Singapore

This week in Asean: 

• Thailand: Signs UK trade pact
• Malaysia: Forest City gets a new shine
• Indonesia: Sand producers hanker for mining permits

Dear BT reader,

Vietnam was left reeling in the wake of typhoon Yagi’s devastation last week, and is now bracing for another storm – this time, from former tycoon Truong My Lan – that is also threatening Singapore’s shores.