Asean

Indonesian tycoon creates coal mining giant with 30% Bayan stake deal

2026-09-18T11:00:11.000Z
It’s time for South-east Asia to turn intent into implementation on the Asean Power Grid, says the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 212: Banking the Asean Power Grid; mobile operators’ gridlocked emissions

2026-09-18T11:00:00.000Z
TRX is KL’s premier onshore financial district, designed to cluster leading banks, tech innovators, professional services and top-tier talent.

TRX and Labuan IBFC join forces to boost Malaysia’s regional financial ambitions

2026-09-18T08:11:37.000Z
A farmer from West Kalimantan whose plot was damaged after a fire in the neighbouring land spread to the area.
BRUNCH

No smoke without fire: Smallholders’ view from ground zero of the haze

2026-09-18T06:00:00.000Z
Higher crude oil prices can increase Malaysia’s fuel-subsidy costs.

Five ways US$100 oil cuts both ways for Malaysia

2026-09-18T05:17:13.000Z
Janice Bong, managing director for power and renewables at Keppel’s infrastructure division, also highlighted the hydrogen-ready Keppel Sakra Cogen facility as a key investment.

Keppel to link Indonesia solar project with Jurong Island power plant, eyes data centre customers

2026-09-18T05:00:00.000Z
The MRO facility of Asia Digital Engineering in Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The company expects to reach 20 maintenance lines by end-2027.
INSIDE ASEAN: MALAYSIA

Malaysia’s aircraft servicing sector is taking off, but can it move up the value chain?

2026-09-17T23:00:00.000Z
Current rules cap the government’s annual budget deficit at 3% of GDP and its public debt at 60%.

Indonesia parliament discusses changes to fiscal deficit limit

2026-09-17T14:01:50.000Z
The new agreement signed on Thursday builds on the first 10-year one that OCBC signed with the Chinese bank in 2017.

OCBC extends Bank of Ningbo partnership with new 10-year agreement

2026-09-17T10:34:04.000Z
Overseas investors have sold over US$3.6 billion of Vietnamese stocks so far this year, following an outflow of about US$5 billion in 2025.

Vietnam’s FTSE upgrade looms, but foreign investors need more convincing

2026-09-17T08:04:52.000Z