Siam Piwat Appoints The Bureau Of Wonders As International Public Relations Consultant For Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026

The Bureau of Wonders joins Siam Piwat to help bring Siam Paragon Bangkok Watch Week 2026 to a wider international audience.
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Nomad Makes Asia-Pacific Debut On Singapore’s Orchard Road

NoMad Singapore joins Hilton's broader rollout of eight luxury and lifestyle brands across Asia-Pacific.

Waldorf Astoria Opens Reservations For Kuala Lumpur Debut

Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur's opening lands as Malaysia pushes toward a 43 million visitor target under Visit Malaysia 2026.

Airasia X Returns To London Gatwick With Kuala Lumpur Service Via Bahrain

Schedule filings show AirAsia X easing into daily Gatwick frequency, scaling up from four weekly flights by September.

Bank Negara Malaysia Fines AEON Credit Over Sanctions Compliance Breaches

Sanctions screening failures cost AEON Credit RM520,000 in BNM's latest enforcement decision.

Indonesia’s OJK Imposes Conduct Rules On Financial Influencers

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Six months: that's the runway financial institutions in Indonesia have to align influencer deals with new OJK rules.

Prabowo Launches IDR25 Trillion Renewable Energy Drive Across Indonesia

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A USD 1.5 billion renewable energy initiative spanning 15 provinces marks Indonesia's latest move toward energy self-sufficiency.

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MAS And ABS Chart The Next Generation Of Singapore’s Instant Payments Infrastructure

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Agentic commerce is now formally on Singapore's national payments roadmap under the PayNow Generation 2 study.

HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Opens As Japan’s First Luxury Hotel Inside A Former Prison

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The Nara Prison Museum opened in April 2026. The hotel followed in June. Together, they make Nara City one of Japan's most distinctive cultural tourism destinations.

COMO Hotels And Resorts Targets Thai Luxury Outbound Market With New European Properties And Regional Sales Restructure

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Alongside two new France openings, COMO is maintaining Thai market focus on established European properties including COMO Castello Del Nero, COMO Alpina Dolomites, and COMO The Halkin in London.

Indonesia Sets July 1 Mandatory Start Date For B50 Biodiesel Mandate

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Indonesia reversed its January 2026 decision to stay at B40 after the Strait of Hormuz disruption narrowed the price premium of biodiesel over conventional diesel, improving the program's subsidy economics.

IAEA Chief Endorses Malaysia’s Nuclear Power Programme Readiness

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MyPOWER's 2024 pre-feasibility study produced 24 key findings and 22 strategic recommendations, forming the verified basis for Malaysia's current nuclear readiness assessment.

Amazon Web Services Launches First AWS Local Zone In Hanoi

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The launch of AWS’s first Local Zone in Vietnam may support cloud adoption across financial services, healthcare and other regulated sectors. Local infrastructure is becoming a core part of digital transformation.

Clicx Bank Launches As Thailand’s First Virtual Bank

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Clicx Bank’s 4% savings promotion is capped and time-limited, but its broader significance is structural. Thailand now has a live branchless bank operating under the country’s virtual bank framework.

Stripe Outlines AI And Stablecoin Infrastructure Strategy For Asia-Pacific Amid 288-Product Expansion

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Stripe's Sessions 2026 conference produced 288 product launches in a single day. The central thesis: payments are evolving from human-facing infrastructure into programmable, continuous infrastructure for AI agents.

Nuvei To Acquire Payoneer For USD2.75 Billion In All-Cash Cross-Border Payments Deal

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Payoneer holds payment licenses across major global jurisdictions, including China and India. Those regulatory assets are a core part of what Nuvei is acquiring for USD 2.75 billion.

Japanese Fans’ World Cup Cleanup Wins Plaudits

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The gesture highlighted values of discipline, consideration, and community responsibility among supporters.
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