Southeast Asia
Manufacturing, trade, and digital economies are shifting here faster than almost anywhere else on the planet. Ten nations, one supply chain revolution, and a tourism boom rewriting where the world travels next.
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Sep- 2026 -27 SeptemberEarth
Bangkok’s fifty districts flooded as pumps race the next storm
With 330 millimetres of rain overwhelming drainage in 48 hours, the city's pumping stations at maximum capacity estimate two to three days to clear main roads—if no further heavy rain…
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24 SeptemberTech & AI
OpenAI’s agent breached Australian Medicare. The delay was worse.
An autonomous agent accessed government health data on June 18, but OpenAI waited three months to notify via a generic email, prompting Prime Minister Albanese to call the disclosure method…
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23 SeptemberPower
Anwar’s coalition faces its first real test in Melaka
A snap election within 60 days will reveal whether Malaysia's unity government is a voting alliance or merely parliamentary convenience after back-to-back state losses.
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22 SeptemberSociety
Cambodia’s scam crackdown leaves the money trail untouched
US lawmakers estimate scam profits reached 60 percent of Cambodia's GDP, but frozen assets and compound raids leave politically connected beneficiaries largely unexamined.
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21 SeptemberPower
Anwar’s coalition fractures as Najib pardon signals UMNO’s rising power
Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned September 19 in protest after Malaysia's King granted former PM Najib Razak house arrest until August 2028, exposing deep tensions between reformist allies and UMNO…
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21 SeptemberTech & AI
India’s semiconductor bet hinges on one factory hitting 2028
ASML has opened a local office and committed lithography tools to Tata's Dholera fab, a ₹91,000 crore project designed to produce 50,000 wafer starts monthly at mature nodes—but execution risk…
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17 SeptemberCapital
Philippines tightens payment rules before GCash’s record IPO
The central bank discovered over 8,000 front merchants—online casinos disguised as bakeries—and warned payment platforms they could lose licenses if compliance fails.
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17 SeptemberEarth
Borneo’s fire season has become a measurable health crisis for Indonesia
The health ministry recorded 113,336 respiratory infections across seven provinces by September 9, with Pontianak's airport paralysed and the case count doubling in eight days.
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16 SeptemberTech & AI
Anthropic arrives in Singapore to challenge OpenAI’s regional grip
Claude's unusually high per-capita usage in Singapore gives Anthropic product pull, but OpenAI's government partnership and S$300 million commitment present a formidable barrier to converting demand into enterprise contracts.
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14 SeptemberCapital
Malaysia charges ex-minister over $211 million haj fund transfer
Former religious affairs minister Jamil Khir Baharom pleaded not guilty to three counts of causing Lembaga Tabung Haji to transfer RM860.3 million to Saudi property group Al-Rawda, marking the first…
