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RM50m concrete pile factory breaks ground in Sarawak
PMW Winabumi plans over 10,000 tonnes of monthly capacity in Sarawak and aims to source most raw materials locally.
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Singapore builds nuclear skills ahead of 2027 IAEA review
Singapore is building nuclear expertise to assess advanced power options and prepare for a 2027 IAEA review. No decision to deploy nuclear power has been made.
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City Energy adds gas-appliance booths at two Singapore IKEA stores
City Energy established gas-appliance booths at IKEA Alexandra and Tampines in September. Nine-month water-heater sales rose 22.6%; booth-level sales were not disclosed.
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Singapore vision AI startup Ailytics announces US$7.4m Series A led by Tin Men Capital
Ailytics uses existing worksite cameras to flag safety risks. It says the funding will support expansion across Asia-Pacific, the US and Gulf; the round’s closing date is undisclosed.
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GlobalFoundries opens AI control centre for Singapore fab facilities
Built with Siemens, the centre begins a Singapore rollout of combined facilities monitoring; integration across five fab control rooms and global deployment remain ahead.
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Johor targets 5GW more solar by 2030–31
Johor outlined a 5GW solar target across three areas as data-centre power demand rises.
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Singapore invites storage proposals as it targets 1GWh by 2030
EMA seeks storage proposals and rule feedback; Singapore's roughly 1GWh capacity goal for 2030 remains a target.
Briefing
Southeast Asia 2027 cost planning: why one growth forecast is not an operating plan
ADB lifted its Southeast Asia growth forecast, but country revisions and energy and food risks call for separate budget cases.
Briefing
Indonesia’s planned marketplace fee cut leaves sellers without a confirmed start date
A ministry account pointed to 25 October for a planned marketplace fee cut. BPK metadata lists a June effective date for the regulation, but its linked PDF is draft-marked and delays the fee provisions. Current seller entitlement is unverified.
Briefing
The Edge of Care: Can AI and Microelectronics Solve ASEAN’s Looming Healthcare Crisis?
As Southeast Asia confronts ageing populations and pressure on clinical workforces, its health systems face a difficult question. With Singapore and Taiwan
Market Entry
Malaysia market access: choose the operating route before incorporation
The first Malaysia entry decision is what the business needs to do there. Is it testing demand from abroad, gathering market intelligence, signing local contracts, employing a delivery team, or operating a regulated service? Each answer creates a different set of questions, including which guidance
Market Entry
Tech Data adds Wasabi cloud storage for Singapore and Malaysia partners
The distribution agreement gives resellers and managed-service providers local access to object storage, backup and cyber-resilience products for data-heavy workloads.
Country-by-country practical checks for buyer, partner and local-evidence readiness.
Country Guides
Indonesia Country Guide: choose the operating route before scaling the footprint
Indonesia is large enough that “entering the market” is not a single operating decision. A founder or operator needs to decide who
Country Guides
Vietnam Country Guide: establish the operating facts before market entry
Vietnam is often described through growth, manufacturing and digital-economy narratives. A first operating footprint needs a more practical starting point: what
Insights
Singapore’s fintech funding rebound: choose the right fundraising peers
H1 2026 data and the different business models behind Airwallex’s Series H and dtcpay’s Series A show how founders can choose more relevant fundraising comparisons.
Insights
How AI answers about banks change with the question and service
A six-market banking study found different first-mentioned banks across tested AI routes and a wider field for business questions, suggesting that a single visibility score hides the customer need.
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Vietnam and the Philippines need more local value from the chip boom
Both countries have entered the World Bank’s upper-middle-income group, but moving towards high-income status will depend on turning semiconductor exports into deeper design, supplier and skills capability.
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