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Jakarta, 13 August 2026 – Southeast Asian governments are moving towards a more coordinated response to cyberscam networks as online fraud, human trafficking and money laundering evolve from…
Jakarta, Indonesia, 12 August 2026 – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Aida Budiman to become the central bank’s senior deputy governor, placing an…
Singapore, 12 August 2026 – Singapore’s long record of peace, prosperity and administrative effectiveness is creating a less visible strategic risk: citizens and institutions may become less prepared…
Seoul, 13 August 2026 – The Bank of Korea has returned to gold-related investing through a US-listed exchange-traded fund, allocating US$250 million in its first new gold exposure…
Tokyo, 13 August 2026 – Japan’s producer prices remained sharply elevated in July, reinforcing expectations that the central bank could raise its policy rate in September as currency…
Jakarta, 13 August 2026 – Indonesia is reviewing visa and tax rules for foreign digital nomads as the rapid growth of remote work creates a widening gap between…
Tokyo, 13 August 2026 – Japan’s companies face an uncomfortable contradiction: an ageing population, persistent labour shortages and weak productivity make artificial intelligence economically urgent, yet corporate adoption…
New Delhi, India, 12 August 2026 – India’s annual retail inflation accelerated to 4.45% in July from 4.38% in June as food prices increased, extending a second month…
Gwacheon, South Korea, 12 August 2026 – South Korea’s communications regulator has concluded that Google and Apple violated national rules governing in-app payments by using their dominant app…
Jakarta, 12 August 2026 – Indonesia has agreed to lift an investment moratorium on ≈ after compensation linked to the 2009 Montara oil spill was paid, clearing a…
Hong Kong, 12 August 2026 – Hong Kong’s property recovery faces a new policy risk as China broadens scrutiny of offshore wealth, raising concern that rental income or…
Seoul, South Korea, 12 August 2026 – South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, extending a fragile labour-market recovery even as manufacturing employment continued…
Singapore, 11 August 2026 – Businesses using artificial intelligence recorded a 16% revenue increase and 8% employment growth one year after adoption, according to a government study that…
