Southeast Asia Editorial Team

Illustrative agency planning board marking a paid-ad route to a TikTok link as blocked for Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam; not an actual Meta notice or ad rejection.

News 10 Oct 2026

Meta restricts TikTok-linked paid ads in three Southeast Asian markets

Reuters reports an immediate Meta restriction on ByteDance ads and third-party paid campaigns linking to TikTok in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Illustrative unbranded widebody aircraft undergoing maintenance in a generic Singapore hangar; not ST Engineering’s actual Changi Creek site or a named customer aircraft.

News 10 Oct 2026

ST Engineering opens S$170m aircraft maintenance facility in Singapore

The Changi Creek site combines widebody aircraft maintenance with robotics and AI testing; two bays are operating, with the remaining two due by end-2027.

A calendar showing 4 January 2027 beside an illustrative bond-settlement worksheet and calculator; no real trade, price or official document.

News 10 Oct 2026

Philippine bond trading: settlement calculation changes on 4 January 2027

Dealers, fund managers and firms trading peso government bonds can check 4 January 2027 settlement calculations; coupon, principal and tax terms stay unchanged.

Illustrative Malaysian SME workshop with a board marking the announced additional RM5 billion and the 30 June 2027 or full-use availability limit; not a loan approval or actual BNM notice.

News 10 Oct 2026

Malaysia SME financing: BNM announces RM5bn more for relief facility

Malaysia’s central bank says it will add RM5 billion to an existing SME working-capital facility, with access available until 30 June 2027 or full use.

Illustrative Indonesian enterprise team comparing printed model catalogue, pricing routes and access-request sheets; not actual Indosat or F5 materials or customers.

News 10 Oct 2026

Indosat and F5 open enterprise AI catalogue and access route

Businesses can inspect Indosat’s AI model catalogue, published pricing and documentation, then request access to the new service.

Illustrative advisers reviewing generic listing papers in Jakarta; not an actual IPO meeting or IDX office.

News 9 Oct 2026

IDX’s amended listing rule takes effect for Indonesian IPO candidates

Indonesia’s amended Rule I-A is now effective, requiring IPO teams to revisit listing readiness and evidence against the signed text.

Illustrative Bali food stall serving customers near a road race; not an actual surveyed business or photograph of the 2026 Maybank Marathon.

News 9 Oct 2026

Maybank study reports 35% turnover lift for surveyed Bali businesses during marathon

A sponsor-commissioned study reports surveyed Bali business turnover 35% above usual during the marathon; methods and causal impact remain unverified.

Illustrative unfinished data-centre construction scene in Malaysia; not the actual Bitdeer A901 site.

News 9 Oct 2026

Bitdeer signs 10-year deal for planned Malaysian AI data centre

Bitdeer signed a 10-year agreement for a planned 67-megawatt AI data centre in Malaysia, with first capacity targeted for early 2027.

Illustrative financial analyst reviewing a Viet Nam sovereign-credit file in a Hanoi office; not an actual R&I office or rating committee.

News 9 Oct 2026

Japanese agency R&I lifts Viet Nam’s foreign-currency rating to investment grade

R&I’s move from BB+ to BBB- gives debt investors an investment-grade assessment of Viet Nam’s foreign-currency borrowing risk.

Illustrative planning desk with refinery drawings and construction view; not the actual TANAKA MEP site.

News 9 Oct 2026

TANAKA MEP breaks ground on Penang refinery for electronics materials

MIDA says the planned Penang plant would be Malaysia's first 4N precious-metal refinery, starting with electronics-grade gold materials; operations are expected in 2029.

Illustrative engineer inspecting unbranded mobile network equipment on a Singapore rooftop; not an actual StarHub or MyRepublic site or employee.

News 9 Oct 2026

StarHub plans MyRepublic Mobile acquisition in Singapore

StarHub's proposed MyRepublic Mobile purchase follows its broadband investment and an existing mobile-network relationship; completion remains conditional.

Illustration of engineers examining a marine component and simulation in a Singapore design workspace; not an actual PhysicsX or A*STAR facility.

News 9 Oct 2026

PhysicsX opens Singapore hub with joint S$40m A*STAR programme

The five-year joint S$40 million PhysicsX–A*STAR programme will develop AI engineering simulation for maritime, manufacturing, semiconductor and biotech work from Singapore.