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Starlink service plans go live in Vietnam
Vietnamese customers can now view and order residential and business satellite internet plans after the operator secured local licences.
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Danantara lines up lower-cost financing for Indonesia's national electric motorcycles
State-owned banks are preparing lower-rate, longer-tenor financing to support investment in the newly launched Molinas electric motorcycle initiative.
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Bitazza completes Travel Rule infrastructure ahead of Thailand deadline
The licensed broker says its customer-verification and secure information-exchange systems are ready before the SEC enforcement date.
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Jakarta says LRT extension is 97.99% complete
The 12.2km Velodrome-Manggarai extension has reached a late construction milestone, but passenger service is still scheduled for 26 August and must not be described as open.
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Singapore group starts APAC blockchain governance work
Project Pigeon will develop risk controls for financial institutions using permissionless blockchains, following a Monetary Authority of Singapore consultation on crypto-asset treatment.
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MetaOptics agrees to place laser writer at Stanford nanofabrication facility
The Singapore metalens company will install a prototyping system at nano@stanford, giving researchers and potential customers a route to test small-volume optical components.
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HMI Medical buys Lifescan Imaging and expands Singapore diagnostics
The acquisition adds three imaging centres and takes HMI Medical to seven diagnostic sites, strengthening its ability to connect diagnosis with care outside hospitals.
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GoComet creates dedicated AI unit for logistics providers
The Singapore-headquartered software company is separating product and commercial resources for freight forwarders and other logistics providers, not only enterprise shippers.
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ACWA and PT GARAM plan $400m East Java water and salt project
A joint development agreement covers a planned integrated desalination and industrial salt facility in Gresik; construction, financing and operating results have not yet been established.
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Bakery ASEAN plans an August supplier showcase in Jakarta
The announced 27 to 29 August exhibition offers equipment and ingredient suppliers a route to meet Indonesian buyers, but attendance and deals remain future evidence.
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Anchanto study finds a wide gap in omnichannel execution
A survey of 408 decision-makers at large companies finds confidence running ahead of operational integration, but its multi-region sample is not a Southeast Asia market estimate.
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AIA summit puts preventive health technology on Singapore’s agenda
The insurer’s first healthcare summit brought policy, clinical and technology leaders together around healthy ageing, with prevention and connected health positioned as operating priorities.