Japan is facing a shortage of Japanese language teachers for foreign workers as the country prepares to introduce a new worker acceptance system next April.
TNB will directly power Southeast Asia's largest water treatment plant under a new agreement with Air Selangor. Sungai Rasau will be Malaysia's first facility with a direct 132 kV supply.
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.
Malaysia's Automatic Fuel Adjustment surcharge rose from 2.59 to 3.59 sen/kWh between June and July 2026, with steeper increases forecast through October.