Laos and Myanmar have signed a Joint Development Agreement to study a 2,790 MW hydropower project on their shared Mekong border. The feasibility phase is set to run 34 months.
AirTrunk is investing USD3 billion more in Johor, bringing its total Malaysia commitment to USD6.8 billion across 700MW of data centre capacity. That is one of the largest digital infrastructure bets in Southeast Asia.
No rollout timeline, subsidy framework, or capital commitment for household CNG has been published. The program remains a pilot with material execution risk.
The six-month review reflects honest uncertainty about how long Hormuz disruptions last. That ambiguity is as consequential for manufacturers as the tariff relief itself.
Western Union launched USDPT on May 4, a dollar-backed stablecoin on Solana replacing SWIFT settlement for its global agent network. The Philippines is first.
Seven in ten Singapore firms have not adopted AI, according to a new MOM survey of 2,560 companies. A newly formed Tripartite Jobs Council is the government's response.
Thailand's diesel is still cheaper than in most ASEAN neighbors, but that gap is sustained by a fund deficit that will eventually require either higher prices or a government bailout.